STUGGLING

[NARSES2]

I've got modellers block with my Chain Lightning no idea why, but there it is, so I'm struggling to finish it.

However I have this little beauty absolutely beggig to be built, question is. Does it qualify as twin boom ? I will leave it up to the ajudicator. If not I've something else I can get finished quickly

Chris

Is it a twin ?

[Gary]

As far as I'm concerned, go for it. She appears to be a twin bodied design. However, lets not forget the number one rule.



Beer, and the number 2 rule.


No rules, or as few asneeded. Hey, in the end, we have a vote, and the winners get prizes. Simple as that, so please feel free to participate.

Cheers, Gary

[Tophe]

I agree this twin-nose belong to the almost-twin-boomers, with many other ones. As this is a twin-pod flying wing, this is a tail-less plane, not a twin-tail, but Gary is right, this is a twin-body, part of the subject, not in the central area but on the boundaries.
As dear Judge Gary approved: welcome,

[NARSES2]

Thankyou gentlemen - I now get to build one of my favourite aircraft types - flying wings  

Chris

[NARSES2]

Ok here she is complete with fresh varnish !!!

He P1078B Nightfighter

[NARSES2]

Planet kit and she's an absolute beauty. Hardly any filler, and what there is, is down to me, apart from a slightly odd cockpit section that would need a little no matter what. Only spoiler is the transfers - very, very thin --- grab and curl like doolaly, lost all 4 crosses, didn't even try with he PC two part swastika's , but got the rest on ok - learn't a lesson there, always a good thing.

[NARSES2]

Built her in a day, including painting (thanks Xtracrylic), transfers put on thursday and varnish and vac form canopy this am.

The body/wing is a one piece casting and is absolutley superb

[NARSES2]

I now have visions of a second one flying at zero feet over the sea armed with anti-ship missiles and maybe a second cockpit - whats German for Leopard Seal or shark ?

[Tophe]

Nice model!
Seeing the box art , I did not realize how weird and asymmetric it was ^_^ , one of your view shows it very fine . As advertising so well this kit, you should have got it for free...

[Jschmus]

I now have visions of a second one flying at zero feet over the sea armed with anti-ship missiles and maybe a second cockpit - whats German for Leopard Seal or shark ?

According to Babelfish, Leopard Seal translates to "Leoparddichtung", and Shark to "Haifisch".  Leopard Sharl becomes "Leopardhaifisch".

On a similar note, I've been working up an idea for the JASDF to use the F-100 Super Sabre, as backstory for painting my YF-107 in JASDF colors.  I reasoned that the F-100 looks vaguely shark-like.  Shark in Japanese is "Zame".  The F-107, with the intake mounted above the fuselage, reminded me of the goblin shark, a truly freaky-looking thing, so I set about looking for the Japanese word, and came up with "Tenguzame".

[Hobbes]

Babelfish gave you the wrong translation for 'seal': in English, seal means both a material used to seal (close off) whatever, and a cute marine mammal. Babelfish used the material (dichtung), where it should have used the other. IIRC it's Seehund.