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XP-3647 Hawkerbolt

Started by Tophe, November 07, 2010, 01:48:30 AM

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Tophe

One of the 4 rotors, and one of the 2 canopies, are in place. Completion soon.
[the word "realistic" hurts my heart...]

Tophe

Finished...
I will present other angles, then I will explain why such a craft (out of the psychiatric department) :blink:
[the word "realistic" hurts my heart...]

Tophe

showing the rotors are not intermeshing (the ~Bolt's ones are above the Hawk's ones):
[the word "realistic" hurts my heart...]

Tophe

--Backstory---
January 1946: a boat bringing two wrecks (P-36, P-47) and P-61 propellers shipwrecked on a tiny uninhabited island, without a radio still working. For the sailors do not go mad having nothing to do but wait (or fight each others), the captain decided to make them rebuild an airplane, but there was no place to take off, and no float to make a seaplane. So they decided to make a helicopter. Without large blades, 4 small propellers would fit, on two fuselages. The P-3647 Hawkerbolt was just completed when rescuers arrived, it never flew.
[the word "realistic" hurts my heart...]

Pablo1965

 :blink: You don't know border over plastic models. Fortunately nobody was injured. Congratulations! :thumbsup: :cheers: :bow:

PYF42

Bonjour
Poor Tophe ! this time , it's sure : you have a problem !!!!
;D ;D ;D ;D
Great work
Regards
Fred

Stargazer

There is a huge smile on my face thanks to you, Tophe. Thanks!
I would never inflict such suffering to poor little plastic models, but it's nice to have modelers who know no borders but those of their imagination (which, in your case, is pretty wild!!)
Oh, by the way, I wish you'd called it the Useinbolt... that was a cool idea!

Taiidantomcat

"Imagination is the one weapon in the war against reality." -Jules de Gaultier

"My model is right! It's the real world that's wrong!" -global warming scientist

An armor guy, who builds airplanes almost exclusively, that he converts to space fighters-- all while admiring ship models.

Tophe

Thanks for your indulgence... ;D
(madness without violence is just dream, somehow) :blink:
[the word "realistic" hurts my heart...]