New Project Off The Drawing Board

[Dork the kit slayer]

Have you thought about armament yet?

~Steve

Steve old mate.............................I havent thought about me dinner yet      

[CanisD]

I personally prefer the bubble. The heavier canopy just seems to "overpower" the design to me.

[Damian2]

I personally prefer the bubble. The heavier canopy just seems to "overpower" the design to me.

I agree wiht Canis, the bubble looks "faster" if you will...

[Mossie]

I'm with the framed canopy, I think it adds character.  It looks slightly too large IMHO but it's nothing serious.  You could cut it shorter & fair it in with Milliput or similar if your happy to do a little chopping & sanding.

[Ian the Kiwi Herder]

Wow, that's something of a rarity old friend.... a Dork project that did not require a raiding party to descend upon my decal stash. Poor thing is still trying to receover from your last 'visit'....

Great SharkVern, btw !

Ian

[Dork the kit slayer]

Wow, that's something of a rarity old friend.... a Dork project that did not require a raiding party to descend upon my decal stash.
Ian

Who told you that??............................................Ill be round 0800 .............................AS ARRANGED

I really dont know where you people get these ideas from.  

[philp]

I also vote for the bubble.

We are voting, right?

[John Howling Mouse]

As soon as I saw the heavier framed canopy, the originality and uniqueness (is that a real word?) of the overall design struck me much more than the bubble one.  Makes it stand out that much more, IMHO.

It is a beautiful opportunity to watch this one come together!    

[Dork the kit slayer]

We are voting, right?

Only if you like the the bubble...........the heavy frame brigade are voting "left".

THe canopy choice was even discused on a few occasions at the SIG AGM on Saturday, it seems to have caused a minor stirring of the muddy waters  ( no not THAT Muddy Waters) at the bottom of the WIF pond,with very definite opinions from both camps..........................apart from Raddish whos' ......welll.......just camp.  B)


Check out our mate Archibalds thread ,he also has a Skyraider "family member" on the go,which is looking very interesting.............................................and I only steal ideas from the best :ar:

Narses2 has a rather cheeky littleAustralian Skyshark lurking in his collection,this is turning into an unintentional "Theme"

[Dork the kit slayer]

The original u/c assembly seemed very spindley,so I figured todays update would be to "beef" it up a bit. The intention is to put a twin tail wheel bogey at the rear.

This is the British produced Botham u/c units in place.(in the power off settings)








As an aside,thanks to Narses2,for the new 5 blade, a new power egg for another skyraider or maybe my Wyvernesque project.

[Dork the kit slayer]

Can this be entered in Goobers build?? TrumpeterWyvern prop,Airfix Skyraider( been in the loft over 10years as a French job),Hasegawa Nate cockpit,Monogram Panther struts,Italari B26 tail,HasegawaSkyhawks drop tank,Revell F111 nose wheels and wing tanks from aforementioned B26.

[philp]

Looks like the left won.

Completed kit looks great.

[Dork the kit slayer]

Philp,Click on the thumbnail,its a hung vote ,left AND right catered for.  

[Damian2]

Dork that sucker looks mean. How mean? Mean enough to make you soil yourself if that thing came overhead.

[van883]

That looks so feasible to my untrained in engineering eye-its great!

Van