soviet, witches of the midnight sun

thedarkmaster · April 01, 2008, 03:40:43 AM

Here is something I`m working on for a Soviet vs N.A.T.O. 1960s campaign in Spitzbergan.

Loosley based around the old " Night Witches " of wwii but updated and of course this is the area of the midnight sun !!!

Howard of Effingham · April 01, 2008, 04:11:49 AM

i'm not sure what to say.

is it a permanment biplane or a slip-wing in the same manner as the hurricane variant was?

either way its different in a very good sort of way!

trevor

thedarkmaster · April 01, 2008, 04:37:55 AM

my original idea was for a slip wing thing but when i saw it made up i decided it just had to be full time.

I`m going to scribe on a side opening door soon, but it is just a cute little thing and it has red stars

gunfighter · April 01, 2008, 06:08:38 AM

NICE yesterday I thought about a spatted biplane spitfire...

thedarkmaster · April 01, 2008, 10:41:38 AM

wasn`t sure about spats, thought it might havs been to much !!!!!

Brian da Basher · April 01, 2008, 12:31:53 PM

Spats would've been a wonderful addition!

I like this one a lot! It reminds me of a jet-powered Antonov "Colt".

Great work!

Brian da Basher

thedarkmaster · April 01, 2008, 12:33:12 PM

do you know that is a current project.

noxioux · April 01, 2008, 05:34:39 PM

I love this thing, just as it is. I wouldn't add anything, except maybe additional weaponry in the wings. . .

Joe C-P · April 01, 2008, 07:06:19 PM

I've wanted to do a bipe jet myself, though mine was going to be RN and straight wing.

I love it! Very Soviet.

sotoolslinger · April 01, 2008, 08:16:10 PM

A biplane jet. I thought I was a nut!

McGreig · April 02, 2008, 09:51:36 AM

Quote from: noxioux on April 01, 2008, 05:34:39 PM
I love this thing, just as it is. I wouldn't add anything, except maybe additional weaponry in the wings. . .

I agree completely. Definitely one for the "why-didn't-I-think-of-that" file and very reminiscent of the (piston engined) biplane MiG PBSh-2 project of 1940.

kitbasher · April 02, 2008, 12:34:56 PM

Biplane jets. Surely they have to catch on sometime soon??

gunfighter · April 02, 2008, 12:50:33 PM

I read some time ago in a Salamander boook titled "Fighters of the XXI Century", that a biplane or even triplane jet would be the ultimate dogfighter due to its low speed manoeuvrability, but noone had dared to propose such a design.

John Howling Mouse · April 02, 2008, 05:44:14 PM

Well, somebody had to do one sooner or later!

retro_seventies · April 02, 2008, 08:03:03 PM

yes yes yes! NOW we're modeling with the right degree of lunacy!