Folland Gnat F mk 2

[chrisonord]

After  seeing  how successful  the  Northrop F-5 had become  around  the world, the the bigwigs at Folland  wanted some of that pie also. The Gnat  was already  built  as both 2 seat  training aircraft and single seat  combat  aircraft, but it lacked several  key features  needed to make  it a more viable option.  After  6 months of planning testing and  rebuilding a single seat airframe, a proof of  concept  aircraft  was rolled out to the world. The aircraft  had been fitted with an A.I. radar, a more  powerful  after burning  engine  giving  mach 1.5 capability, wingtip sidewinder rails, and 4 under wing  pylons  all plumbed to carry fuel tanks  air to air missiles  or air to ground  ordnance.  The aircraft  retained  the 2 30 mm cannons internally  mounted  in the fuselage also. The aircraft was  very potent  and nimble, and in a mock  dog fight against  a phantom  fgr1 and a hunter  it proved a  difficult  aircraft to  shoot down. Several  countries were very interested in the  "new" Gnat, including the  RAF, which  were considering  sending  several  to the Falklands  islands, and to air bases in Germany. Both  India and several  African  nations  also took  keen interest in the aircraft  and put in orders.
The kit is the special hobby  gnat F1 in1/72  scale, nice  little kit to build too with lots of detail.
Chris
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[NARSES2]

Looks  good Chris 

The kit is the special hobby  gnat F1 in1/72  scale, nice  little kit to build too with lots of detail.

Yup, shows how far SH have come. Their He 162 is of similar quality

[PR19_Kit]

Very nice mode Chris, and a good backstory idea too. 

[Dizzyfugu]

Nice one, Reminds me that I want to build my F11F in RAF colors some day as a grown-up Gnat. 

[AeroplaneDriver]

Very nice!  So much whiffing potential with the Gnat.

[Glenn Gilbertson]

That looks really good!

[chrisonord]

Thankyou everyone 
I am very tempted to  get another  one of these single seater gnats, unless I can convincingly  convert  one of my airfix  2 seaters. A fleet air arm  version  could be on the cards.
Chris.

[DogfighterZen]

Very nice, mate! I like the Gnat and your's is making me wanna get one of those kits.

[rickshaw]

Reminds me of my Hawker Siddeley Gnat T.2.

[The Rat]

Looks perfectly natural! 

Very nice!  So much whiffing potential with the Gnat.

Second that!

[chrisonord]

Thankyou for your comments guys 
I like the look of your  T2 Rickshaw, what did you use for the  twin engines  please.
Chris

[rickshaw]

Thankyou for your comments guys 
I like the look of your  T2 Rickshaw, what did you use for the  twin engines  please.
Chris

J85s from a Pioneer F-5 kit, so a little bit small for anything more realistic.  They fitted the Gnat without too much work being needed. 

[chrisonord]

Thankyou for your comments guys 
I like the look of your  T2 Rickshaw, what did you use for the  twin engines  please.
Chris

J85s from a Pioneer F-5 kit, so a little bit small for anything more realistic.  They fitted the Gnat without too much work being needed. 

Brilliant, I  will have to  have look for a che6 f-5 kit to plunder as I  would  like to do one of my 2 seater gnats with twin engines.
Cheers 
Chris