From low wings to shoulder wings

[McColm]

Hi Guys,
I'm working on a Heller 1/72 Lockheed Constellation EC-121 Warning Star and had the idea of giving the model shoulder mounted wings. Having bought a publication that has cutaway drawings of the Super-G and Starliner. The fuselage was constructed with large circles of different diameters. All I did was to cut the fuselage fore and aft of the wing-box section, add any internal details and turn the middle section upside down.
Having taped all the fuselage sections together using the fuselage seem as a guide. Took me awhile to figure out the wing layout to get the undercarriage legs pointing in the downwards position. They have been made up but not glued into position as the wings from the Italeri C-130J are a good fit and would make a good Starliner copy.
Haven't fitted the undercarriage legs either as the Italeri A/C-119G Flying Boxcar has very long legs that I could use. Just waiting for some plasticard sheets to arrive for extra strength when gluing the fuselage sections.

This has got me thinking, dangerous I know. What if this principle was applied to the Airfix BAe Nimrod? Could copy the same layout as the Airfix Valiant although  the fixed  weapons bay doors would be used. The fixed doors would create a new roof . Whilst the old roof could be used to create a deeper weapons bay or would house reconnaissance cameras, JSTARS pod or a deep fuel tank for inflight refueling or water bomber.
The undercarriage could come from a metal aftermarket kit ( valiant). Might take a little longer to work out but having seen the drawings for the amphibious/Seaplane version of the Comet/Nimrod this could also be considered.

The Avro Shackleton if given the same treatment could resemble the Avro York. Whereas the C-97 would take on the mini-Sea Princess.
Interesting combinations to be Whiffed.

Not too sure if they were considered in the Real World or if they would have worked. Although there was a wooden mock-up of "Old Shaky" with shoulder mounted wings, never made it to the prototype stage!- Douglas C-132.

[The Rat]

All I did was to cut the fuselage fore and aft of the wing-box section, add any internal details and turn the middle section upside down.

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What if this principle was applied to the Airfix BAe Nimrod?

Yep, it works: http://www.whatifmodelers.com/index.php/topic,22279.0/highlight,nodens.html

[Old Wombat]

Be careful with the C-119 landing gear - it's very fragile!

[McColm]

The Norden looks great, the C-119 landing gear and wings have been attached to a Lockheed Neptune. No breakages so far.