1/144 Yf-113 Diamondback

[Brian da Basher]

Just in case you haven't been over to the USAF 60th Anniversary Group Build, here's a taste of my entry, the Lockheed-Martin YF-113 Diamondback. The entire project only took me two days. Sometimes it pays to work small.

Here's what I started with:



And here's how it turned out:





Brian da Basher

[John Howling Mouse]

Wha----?  How'd you DO that?!

Sharp.  Can I do one in 1:32 to match?

Do bread-bag ties come in that size?

[anthonyp]

Nice way to recycle parts, Brian!  Very creative.

 

[chadders]

Thats really smart mate. You must be like me though.......always trawling through the house trying to find something that I can use in my models  
Mark

[nev]

Wow, that was, um, quick!    

[Eddie M.]

All that and a bag of chips! I really like this one BdaB! Great work! B)  
  Eddie  

[Burncycle]

nice!

[John Howling Mouse]

Still thinking about recreating this in larger scale.  How do you envision the landing gear lay-out?

[Brian da Basher]

I picture it with tricycle gear, nosegear ahead of the jet intake, retracting forward. The two sets of rear landing gear would be about halfway down each "wing", aft of the missiles. I imagine double-bogey gear all-around. Alas, spats don't seem like they'd be very beneficial on this bird.

Wow it'd be great to see you pull this off in a larger scale, Mr Howling Mouse! Keep us posted.

Brian da Basher

[ysi_maniac]

Small, simple and ... PERFECT
         

[Captain Canada]

Aw, is that ever a cute little aeroplane ! Love the colour scheme, BdB. Great job on such a small piece of plastic....your eyes must be hurting !