Non Whiff Aircraft

[wikxie]

Hi again,
Here's some 1/72 aircraft for you.
First up a Tamiya Bell X1

[Shasper]

Sweet!

How'd the kit go together? I've always wanted to do one up as a WWII air launched interceptor with either six .50cal or four 20mm in a belly pack.


Shas B)  

[Scooterman]

Very nice!  bTW-wot color did you use for the orange?

[BlackOps]

Very clean!  

[wikxie]

Hi, thanks to all for looking.

Shasper, from what I remember it went together well with just a little work around the canopy. When I first read you want to arm one I thought it a little far fetched. Then I recalled seeing a photo of a mock up for nose mounted guns for supersonic gunnery tests. It was for the un-built X-1C which was part of the second generation X-1's which were bigger and had a conventional cockpit canopy. So, perhaps a '46 X-1 warbird might work. Some sort of high altitude interceptor chasing down Luft '46 Amerika Bombers?

Scooterman, it is just Humbrol Orange I think, nothing special. It may not be right but look ok to me!

[wikxie]

More!


A Cheshire (Tom) Cat?


1/72 Hasegawa




again 1/72 Hasegawa with  Roo Decal markings ( I Think! )

[K5054NZ]

Very swish! I particularly like the snake-mouthed Hornet, very very cool! Roos make anything Air-Superiority-Yawn-Grey interesting!



Well, less sleep-inducing.








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Hey, I said "less".

[B777LR]

     

[Mossie]

More!


A Cheshire (Tom) Cat?

ARRRRGGGHHHH!!!    Poo'd me pants......!?!?!        :dum:  

[Shasper]

And in my all time fav markings! Nice Cat!

Shas B)

[wikxie]

Some gosh darn rooskies for ya'all


Hasegawa 1/72




Hasegawa 1/72

[Mossie]

Very nice builds wikxie, I especially like the Flanker!

[wikxie]

Last but not least. My most whiffy aircraft in my collection.
I present to you the Chance Vought Flying Flapjack.



This was the Pegasus kit I think. Lots of FSR and rescribing of panel lines. Of course was it Tamy or Hasa that released one almost as soon as I'd finished it. :dum:

[John Howling Mouse]

oooOOOooo, let the drooling begin.

Question for you: did you use Blue-Tac sausages or some other technique to get the demarcation so tight yet still slightly blended on that (gulp) 1:72 Flanker?

[wikxie]

I hate to say this but I did it free hand, and for the extra degree of difficulty my airbrush is one of those Tamiya ones with its own little compressor and the gun shaped hand piece. Yes I do seem to like making life hard for myself.