The Avenger / Skyrocket

[Sisko]

That's one top lookin aircraft 

Really looks the goods. 

[John Howling Mouse]

Can you imagine if a tired pilot brought one of these babies after a long night mission and forgot to retract the ventral gun assembly?      Or will it clear the deck when the landing gear are down?

[Weaver]

THis is just a fantastic project, Sotoolslinger - credible and yet the gun (sorry, The Gun) in particular gives it an almost Hollywood/cartoon-strip exaggerated feel: like something Juan Gimenez (sp?) would draw....

You can see it doing a fast pass on some little smugging sampan whose crew are struggling to get a .303 MG mounted and into action.

"Hey", says the rookie observer, "they've got a gun!"

"Nah, that's not a gun..." says Pilot Officer Hogan, pulling around for another pass, "THIS is a gun........" 

[HOG]

Hi Sotool

It`s nice of you to name your GUN after me.

BFG...Big Friendly Giant as me mam calls me or........
BFG   Big Fat G!T to my friends and enemas, well at 6ft 2 and 340+lbs you expect to get called somthing

[Ed S]

Looks good.  That is one big impressive beast with a big impressive gun.

Ed

[jeff3385]

Yeah, we used something like that to pick off water buffalo in Nam, out the side of an old C-119. 

[sotoolslinger]

Thanks all ya'll, I just did about 20 hours but we finished the job so I will be off all weekend
I must have beer but I will have the beast finshed and photos up today

[jeff3385]

Well it's about time... I thought this was turning into another Morsair, or Aygore, or twin Jugs build. Kick back, catch your breath, but two beers is the limit for now.

[sotoolslinger]

Well dang Jeff, I wish you would have posted that about 4 beers ago

[sotoolslinger]

I thought I posted this yesterday too much
No it does not fly like this

Gun and doors mounted

Right side up

From below

Closer

Starboard above

Comin at ya

Long shot

Not quite finished still have to decal the props and put the pitot tube on but it is essentially done
Oh yeah still have to make a stand

[sotoolslinger]

Well heck looking at those pictures I can see I also have to touch up those doors
And get that huge effin fingerprint off the nose

[sequoiaranger]

... a mean Super Bloch 175!!

[Rafael]

Sotool, I've been silently watching this build.

It really is an inspiring piece of whiffery, and the level of detail you put in it is incredible.

The paintjob looks very impressive, as is the gun mounted in the weapons bay.

All in all, a winner!!

Rafa

[Arc3371]

Thats an incredible aircraft! Loved every step of the way

[sotoolslinger]

Thanks ya'll I feel it is only right to finish this after I let it set half finished for 2 years.
Here are a few more pictures

Props decaled

More of the Big Friendly Grin

Still forgot the pitot tube