Oh God I'm sorry it's all my fault...

Joe Coles over on Hushkit has decided to run a model contest to build one of the planes from a 2019 comedy What-If article:




This is the article: https://hushkit.net/2019/06/11/the-greatest-aircraft-that-never-were/


These are the five planes (text descriptions and bigger pics in the article):





This is the prize: https://unbound.com/books/hushkit/




If anybody wants to enter but isn't on Twitter, DM me and I'll post your entry there.

Link to the article fixed.

I've just asked him and he says that deviations from the artwork are more than acceptable. The example I used was giving the first one big venturis at the ends of it's booms to reflect the fact that they contain 120mm recoillesss rifles.

Soooo, I'm an idiot - I posted this thread in My Stash Grew Again instead of General Modelling Topics - could a Mod kindly move it there for me please?

Eric 'Winkle' Brown's notorious twin brother Alan 'Picker' Brown





Which one is which? 

Moved as per request 

So Hush-Kit's at it again:

QuoteAircraft modellers: competition time! Brief: make the craziest most
imaginative model based on a Westland Wyvern. The 10 best will be
featured in an article, top 5 will receive prizes. Remember: imagination and
eccentricity will be rewarded. Deadline 16/12/22. Share images here

And the Twitter thread wherein the images should be shared is here:
https://twitter.com/Hush_Kit/status/1581942634809298944?s=20&t=-3W5bqXZ5jqGqtVHUbT26A

Just to be clear, he's said in a follow-up post that it only has to be INSPIRED by the Wyvern, not literally based on a Wyvern kit, which a number of people have pointed out are not exactly thick on the ground at the moment.

If you're not on Twitter but you fancy giving it a go, I'll be happy to post the pics up for you. Just drop me a DM.

Result in from @joe_wilding on Twitter.

This is the Whacky Wyvern - 3D printed, then hand-finished and brush/airbrush painted.
Details and more pics here: https://sites.google.com/view/wacky-wyvern/

TWO Pythons? 

It would probably take-off with them both at idle!

Needs to be about 50% longer, with a "t"-tail & armed with 4 x 30mm Adens .......... You could call it the Westland Whirlwind II

Looks like power should be sufficient 

I suppose it looks a bit cartoonish. Which is fine by me 

Very nice, but I think it would need a bit more rudder. 

Quote from: Old Wombat on November 27, 2022, 07:23:51 AMNeeds to be about 50% longer, with a "t"-tail & armed with 4 x 30mm Adens .......... You could call it the Westland Whirlwind II

Why not simply change the engines on a Meteor to two Pythons?

Gondor

...and a VERY stalky landing gear. 

A potential contender, even though it was build MANY moons ago: This personal creation was obviously inspired by the Wyvern, but technically it's a F-86/F4U kitbash (including a Metor tail  ) in anime colors:


1:72 [Inspired by] The Sky Crawlers - Stockum Air Force "Fafnir Ausf. B" turboprop fighter (kitbashing/scratch-built) by Dizzyfugu, on Flickr


1:72 [Inspired by] The Sky Crawlers - Stockum Air Force "Fafnir Ausf. B" turboprop fighter (kitbashing/scratch-built) by Dizzyfugu, on Flickr


[Inspired by] The Sky Crawlers - 1:72 Stockum Air Force "Fafnir Ausf. B" turboprop fighter (kitbashing/scratch-built) by Dizzyfugu, on Flickr

Quote from: Gondor on November 28, 2022, 01:04:29 AM

Quote from: Old Wombat on November 27, 2022, 07:23:51 AMNeeds to be about 50% longer, with a "t"-tail & armed with 4 x 30mm Adens .......... You could call it the Westland Whirlwind II

Why not simply change the engines on a Meteor to two Pythons?

Gondor

There was the turbo-prop proposal