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V/STOL E-2 COD Plane

Started by Green Dragon, March 12, 2009, 02:32:54 PM

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Green Dragon

#15
March 17, 2009, 06:12:06 PM
Hi Hobbes, I thought about cutting it almost to the fan blades like on the Do31 but then I'd need to source some larger fans as the kit ones are shrouded by the inlet trunking.

Paul Harrison
"Well, it's rather brutal here. Right now we are advising all our clients to put everything they've got into canned food and shotguns."-Gremlins 2

On the bench.
1/72 Space 1999 Eagle, Comet Miniatures Martian War Machine
1/72nd Quad Tilt Rotor, 1/144th V/STOL E2 Hawkeye (stalled)

Green Dragon

#16
April 10, 2009, 04:45:20 PM
Been busy for a while but I finally got round to chopping the roof off the E2, also drilled out the four forward jet nozzles and only damaged one! Should be able to fix it easily enough. I'm going to add around 3mm in height along the cut and will bulge the top of the rear fuselage with some Miliput and am hoping the bit between the cockpit glazing and the wing leading edge will look Dornier 328-ish.


Still haven't decided on a colour scheme, probably be dictated by a rumage through whatever's in the decals box.

Paul Harrison
"Well, it's rather brutal here. Right now we are advising all our clients to put everything they've got into canned food and shotguns."-Gremlins 2

On the bench.
1/72 Space 1999 Eagle, Comet Miniatures Martian War Machine
1/72nd Quad Tilt Rotor, 1/144th V/STOL E2 Hawkeye (stalled)

Vulcan7

#17
April 10, 2009, 05:14:41 PM
Top idea Paul  :thumbsup: :ph34r: can't wait to see her done  :tornado: :thumbsup:
"My grandad fought in WW1 and used to make Mosquito wings in WW2"

John Howling Mouse

#18
April 10, 2009, 05:23:01 PM
I don't know if this will help (or if you have the same intent) but here is how I built up the area aft of the cockpit bulge on my SAR-1 Able-Eye Hawkeye conversion (1:72).
Styrene in my blood and an impressive void in my cranium.

Green Dragon

#19
April 10, 2009, 06:26:18 PM
That's looking good John! I hadn't it before There's a lot of stuff on here that I haven't found yet, whiffers are extremely prolific! That is a good way to fill the gap but my one will have quite a slope on it as the wing is raised up so I might just glop on a load of Miliput, that will help keep the nose wheel down too (hopefully!).

Paul Harrison
"Well, it's rather brutal here. Right now we are advising all our clients to put everything they've got into canned food and shotguns."-Gremlins 2

On the bench.
1/72 Space 1999 Eagle, Comet Miniatures Martian War Machine
1/72nd Quad Tilt Rotor, 1/144th V/STOL E2 Hawkeye (stalled)

Tophe

#20
April 10, 2009, 11:39:37 PM
Quote from: Green Dragon on March 12, 2009, 02:32:54 PM
The Tail will be Bronco styled using E-2 tail parts.
a triplex-boom Hawkeye? Wonderful!  :wub: :thumbsup:
[the word "realistic" hurts my heart...]
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