Vultissop XP-5456 at 1/144 (finished page 2)

[Tophe]

Before the P-5456 was flown (and built in 35,000 copies scale 1), a feasibility prototype was the XP-5455, even more asymmetric:

[Tophe]

The P-5456B model is finished:

[Tophe]

From 4 angles:

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Seeing the sources, it seems I have failed in respecting instructions, like a (damned?) what-ifer... Shame on me!

[PR19_Kit]

That's truly awesome Tophe. 

Will it stay sand colour or switch to your usual pale blue later on?

[Tophe]

Thanks!
I think it will stay like that because zero putty this time (I am very happy of that)
But when I turn to the other part of the same kit, the XB-31 part, there will be truncation and massive putty thus paint, sky blue yes. But not here.

[Tophe]

In the same family, with the same unusual colours were many other derivatives.
The P-54455 & P-54466 below had lost both twin-boom layout and asymmetry, so (as a punishment) each of them was ordered in less than 10,000 copies:


And many more to come...

[Tophe]

The twin-boom layout was restored on the P-54455B and P-54466B

[chrisonord]

Wow you  will certainly  hear  that when it flies over  excellent build Tophe.
Chris

[Tophe]

Thanks a lot!

The next ones are just twin-pod flying wings, not twin-boomers:


They are coded XP-555 and XP-566, they are different (push-pull mainly) from the XP-55Z and XP-56Z.

[Tophe]

Thank you!

Fortunately, there were twin-boom versions P-555T and P-566T:

[Tophe]

Without engine in the nose of the XP-54 component, there was the same process: the XP-5445 with 4 booms was rejected and General Tophe Sr ordered the twin-boom P-5445T in 12,000 copies (this is easy with taxpayers' money):

[zenrat]

Very good Tophe.

[Tophe]

Thanks!

The beginning of this family was maybe the XP-54Z aka XP-544, refused by the USAAF because having 4 booms but mass ordered as P-544A in a twin-boom version:


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