DeHavilland Seavixen COD

[63cpe]

Right.......

A COD is a freighter, so it needs a cargo hold. Basic shape of the cargo hold is made from plastic tube about an inch in diameter. Three lengths were cut and the two that'll be the front are glued at the point were the tubes are overlapping. The third will be the mid fuselage part and is to be covered by the left and right fuselage halves of the Seavixen. The balsa wood is used to sand a nose cone (in real world this was swinged open to access the cargo hold). it's more proud than the tube or fuselage is as the balsa will be painted and sanded, then painted again, then puttied and sanded and puttied again....

IMG_20200302_205741605 by Buddy Holly, on Flickr

The marked area is were the cockpit (from Lightning with Pavla bangseat) will be.
IMG_20200302_205751136 by Buddy Holly, on Flickr

This is a first picture of how it all is planned to be
IMG_20200302_211441220 by Buddy Holly, on Flickr
IMG_20200302_211452642 by Buddy Holly, on Flickr

There are still a lot of sheet styrene to be used especially between the engines. I do like the looks of the Seaharrier canopy, though.....
The forward fuselage might need to be shortened by 5 mm I think to achieve a more balanced look.
Both booms aren't straight anymore as the fuselageparts were skewed by the mid fuselage tube. To get the booms straightened they will be cut on the innerside and accept a filling triangle between wing and booms of about 6/7 mm. This means the tailplane needs to be widened....

Right....

David aka 63cpe

[Tophe]

Interesting modified twin-boomer...

[Dizzyfugu]

The "SeaHamster"! 

Maybe in service with the "Rodent Navy"! 

[NARSES2]

The "SeaHamster"! 

[sandiego89]

Well that is really ugly- in a perfect WHIF way!.....  Keep it up. 

[sideshowbob9]

Great concept but I suggest it will need an all-moving horizontal tail to overcome the monstrous CofG issues.

[zenrat]

Certainly no possibility of it being a tail sitter...

[Caveman]

Great concept but I suggest it will need an all-moving horizontal tail to overcome the monstrous CofG issues.

Or some good chunks of lead at the aft ends of the booms.

[PR19_Kit]

Fuel tanks in the fins and tailplane?