C-17 Globemaster III

[nev]

They were certainly looking at it - but several nations would still like their own.  NATO has E-3s, but Britain and France still have their own AWACS.  Turkey were/are pursuing their own as well.

[Radish]

I might be interested in this beast.......

Soviet?
Luftwaffe '46-type?
USAAF-retro?
Japanese?
BOAC?

Any ideas or colour profiles?

[Hobbes]

Queen's Flight, to transport the royal motorcade
Heavylift (to replace the Belfast)

There's been a discussion of this before, with suggestions in the vein of Royal Mail, FedEx, Stobart etc. There were profiles, too.

http://www.whatifmodelers.com/index.php/topic,20404.0/highlight,stobart.html




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[Thorvic]

Drawdecals actually had samples of FedEx and other Civil C-17 Whif Schemes at Telford.
Did suggest Heavy Lift as a potential scheme.

Howabout RAF Retro Rad ?

Transport Command white over grey with blue lightning cheat line
Air Support Command in the MEAF camo scheme as per Beverley/hercules etc

(Note TwoSix decals do both schemes in 1/144 )

[Radish]

The MEAF two toner sounds a good idea!!
The civil schemes don't sound too exciting, except I've some Air Atlantic decals in 1/144th

A SAR scheme could look bright too.

[Mossie]

The Meteorolgical Research Flight retired W.2 Snoopy a few years back.  How about a C-17 replacement in nice bright colours, maybe even Raspberry Ripple?



EDIT, kind of, thread got swapped while I was posting & I got confused thinking I'd put this in the wrong thread, which I hadn't, so I removed it & now I've realised whats happened so it's back now, so this is now suggested twice in this thread but to two different people.

[Aircav]

Ya could stretch the fuselage a little or convert it into a Airbus M400 

[Spey_Phantom]

BUMP

if anyone is watching Agents of SHIELD over on Channel 4 right now, you might have noticed the 6-engines triplane configured C-17
this one's definatly on my list of "Things to build before i die" 

[lenny100]

yer saw that and also thought its a must build, but looking closer at it, i say it is  a larger aircraft mabe a c5m  with new wings etc

[MiB]

if anyone is watching Agents of SHIELD over on Channel 4 right now, you might have noticed the 6-engines triplane configured C-17
this one's definatly on my list of "Things to build before i die" 

Yeeeeaaaahhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  

[kitnut617]

yer saw that and also thought its a must build, but looking closer at it, i say it is  a larger aircraft mabe a c5m  with new wings etc

Definitely not a C5M, the way the nose is shaped and how the nose gear is, that's an Airbus A380 and the tail is an Airbus A400M

[McColm]

Change the wings seems like a good idea .I'm using the 1/96 scale wings from a Frog DH Comet MK 4.
You could try using the Revell 1/144   Tu-95 Bear wings .I'll see if the C-17 wings fit the Bear.

[lenny100]

BUMP

if anyone is watching Agents of SHIELD over on Channel 4 right now, you might have noticed the 6-engines triplane configured C-17
this one's definatly on my list of "Things to build before i die" 

dont think a c 17 will do this thinking about using a revell Antonov-124 "RUSLAN" rear  and a airbus 380 front end and power plants

[Spey_Phantom]

"The Bus" its definitly a C-17 derivative 



but i like the addition of a skyroof in the cockpit

[Gondor]

Those rear engines are going to be eating a lot of hot air!

Gondor