Instead of the (kind of) RW C-10 Jetstream, this will be a short-fuselage Mitsubishi MU-2 (Hasegawa 1/72nd).  The Crucial Forge One bit will be the SAR mods, but for different a role: all-weather logistic support for Lao guerillas. fighting the Reds in the 1960s.

Will you be modifying the tail group to have straight leading edges and forward swept trailing edges to give it a proper Mooney look?

Quote from: Flyer on October 24, 2022, 09:39:58 PMWill you be modifying the tail group to have straight leading edges and forward swept trailing edges to give it a proper Mooney look?

l hadn't thought of that. l like the idea, but it's probably beyond my skill set.

l'll have to explain the discrepancy in my backstory.

I chose Mooney as the manufacturer because, in the RW, they license built the MU-2.

Quote from: comrade harps on October 25, 2022, 12:32:19 AMI chose Mooney as the manufacturer because, in the RW, they license built the MU-2.

I was not aware of that. Standard MU-2 tail it is then, although a Mooney tail shape would certainly change it's look.

Quote from: Flyer on October 25, 2022, 01:45:24 AM

Quote from: comrade harps on October 25, 2022, 12:32:19 AMI chose Mooney as the manufacturer because, in the RW, they license built the MU-2.

I was not aware of that. Standard MU-2 tail it is then, although a Mooney tail shape would certainly change it's look.

Backstory suitably modified.

Just say the people at Mooney wanted to change it but the engineering was too expensive and it violated the license contract. And the people at Mitsubishi were threatening unspeakable things.......
The last sentence is optional.

Quote from: kerick on October 25, 2022, 08:13:01 AMJust say the people at Mooney wanted to change it but the engineering was too expensive and it violated the license contract. And the people at Mitsubishi were threatening unspeakable things.......
The last sentence is optional.

Not Mitsubishi. A little more obscure than that. But, l do like the too expensive bit.

Just changed it from C-10A to C-10B after a backstory review.

Obligatory kit shot:

Just finished building my 2nd Laotian fighter-bomber (Laos Pt.3) so nearly ready to start on this kit, once l take the photos and post the backstory of the Laotian jet.

Changed the name of this to Laos Pt.2 because it's chronologically the 2nd in the series by year.

Quote from: comrade harps on November 07, 2022, 03:20:41 AMObligatory kit shot:

I've not seen that boxing.  She looks good in that scheme.

Quote from: zenrat on November 13, 2022, 03:34:22 AM

Quote from: comrade harps on November 07, 2022, 03:20:41 AMObligatory kit shot:

I've not seen that boxing.  She looks good in that scheme.

Recent boxing.

Mine is going to be drab, but. 

WIP C-10B Hopi

Movement!

Quote from: Old Wombat on November 16, 2022, 01:09:50 AMMovement!

Just hope l stuffed enough lead in it.