''Nobody's Home" GB (Ground-Air-Naval RPV, UAV, UCAV, and UCV)

[Mossie]

This might ruffle a few feathers.  It's been mentioned, but how about an Unmanned Vehicle GB?  I say vehicle so we could allow for UAV's, UCAV's, UGV's, UUV's, or any other acronym I've missed.

Unicraft do the only kit's that I'm aware of modern UAV's, although Accurate Minatures are due out a 1/72 Predator & Global Hawk.  I think there's kits of the Firebee & D-21 drones too although I don't know who kits them.  But why stick to the 'real world'?  Build your own!  I know some aren't so keen on UAV's so why not build a parody???

[GTX]

I'm in!!!

Regards,

Greg

[SinUnNombre]

I'm in! This could produce some crazy stuff. I'll probably scale-o-rama my 1/48 Strv into a 1/35 UGV(?).

Jon

[Daryl J.]

That's a pretty cool idea.   Just Tuesday evening, I asked The Missus if the bottom half of 21st Century's Stuka wing tanks looked like those bazillion legged crustateans....she said "Yes.".      And then when they were put together my thought "there's room for a camera, very long wings, a teeny power plant..."and the idea of a SowBug Predator UAV was born.    

I might be in this one.   ^_^
Daryl J.

[McGreig]

Well, I already built the MiG-29 UAV without the excuse of a GB, so how could I resist this?  ^_^  I'm in if this goes ahead    

[kitnut617]

I think there's kits of the Firebee & D-21 drones too although I don't know who kits them.

Firebees:

http://www.belcherbits.com/lines/172conv/bl6.htm

[Mossie]

Well, we've got a few interested!  Thought we might struggle with this one, but so far so good.  Some nice ideas!

Thanks for the Firebee link Robert.  I've remembered that the M-21/D-21 comes with the Italeri SR-71, & maybe the Revellogram one too.

Greg, I guess your the man to ask to post some inspiration!  I've got a few pics I post, but it's past my bedtime!

[Daryl J.]

My UAV's would be entirely ficticious.


Daryl J.

[Spey_Phantom]

although in fact i absolutly hate UCAV's or anything unmanned, you can count me in anyway, i got some great 1/144 UCAV ideas  ^_^  

[GTX]

Greg, I guess your the man to ask to post some inspiration!

Well, if I must .

Here is some inspiration:

Uninhabited (to use the non sexist term) vehicles come in all shapes and sizes.  

Some are large:





Some aren't:





Some are based upon existing aircraft:




and some don't even fly:




Regards,

Greg

I unashamedly like UVs.

[GTX]

BTW,  Just because it might be uninhabited, doesn't mean you can't have a large loadout:

General Atomics Advert:



F-16 UCAS:



Regards,

Greg

[Mossie]

Nice one Greg!  A few from me:


China's 'Dark Sword'


Avpro UCAV-1


Sikorsky Draon Warrior battlefield surveliance UAV


Two versions of Lockheed Martin's Cormorant submarine launched UAV


LM's Sabre Warrior strike UAV


Boeing X-45


BAE concept


Avpro FOAS-2 mothership with VTOL UAV.

[Mossie]

BAE mothership/UAV concept


Avpro FOAS-1 manned & UAV variants of the same basic airframe


Avpro Avenger VTOL UAV



Avpro Archangel


EADS Barracuda


T-52 Enyru Rescue Robot, can be manned, or operated remotely in more dangerous environments


I guess both these guys could be classed as UGV's!!!!!          

[elmayerle]

I know the UCAV F-35 has at least been looked at by our PD folk; I don't know more than that though it wouldn't be that difficult a conversion to make. *chuckle* Actually, getting rid of the canopy would free up some real estate in a crowded area.

I've seen COMPANY PROPRIETARY bits on several Skunk Works programs, at least one of which looks to be a worthy foe, at a minimum, to the Dark Sword shown above.

[Maverick]

As a non-Uwhateveruwannacallit fan in the real world, I tend to look at them from scale-o-rama point of view as manned units, but then that's me.