BOAR - easy project for Freightdog?

[Weaver]

Hi Colin

I was just looking at the Wiki page for the Mk.7 nuclear bomb, which you make a very nice model of, and noticed a link to BOAR:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BOAR

This was a very crude rocket-boosted version of the Mk.7 intended to give more stand-off protection for low-performance carrier-based aircraft like the Skyraider when toss-bombing nukes. I'd heard of such things as projects, but this one was actually operational from 1956 to 1963.

It looks like a relatively simple modification to the Mk.7 shape, with a cropped tail cone for the rocket and four symmetrical tail fins. It would partner nicely with your Mk.7, and appeal to both whiffers and real-world modellers since it's a real, but little-known weapon.

[Freightdog862]

Thanks for the suggestion Weaver, I'll have a word with Mr Lucas about it!

Colin

[Lord_Voyager]

While you're at it, you might want to include the HOPI rocket... also used on the Skyraider... The link is on the same Wiki page as the BOAR.