Aircraft of different lengths...ideas?

[Mossie]

"Long Tall Sally" sounds a terrific idea.
A friend had a go at a "Lily"....edged in gold...a Gilded Lily.

A black & yellow striped 'tiger lily', flame job 'fire lily' or maybe a version converted to a post-war airliner, 'Peace Lily'  Lily has a lorra potential......

[Weaver]

Okay, "What If" Mr. Seversky stayed in Russia and Mr. Polikarpov went to America, but Mr. Kartveli still ended up working for him.........

[jorel62]

Weaver..... That P-47D is a hoot. I love it.

[Brian da Basher]

Calling Mr Howling Mouse, our resident P-47 whiffer, white courtesy phone please...

I love it Weaver! Great work!!!

Brian da Basher

[Mossie]

You know, what, it must be real, because Hasegawa do a kit of it!





That's a good point, Rad, you could do any of Hase's Egg Planes as 'Short' aircraft.

[PanzerWulff]

The funny thing is I just picked the entire Hase Egg plane SET of 12 on Ebay for the measely sum of $42.00!!! Now that's a Steal esp as in Ebay the singles are going for $11+ each OHHHH do I have plans for that P-47 Now
"Panzer"

[Weaver]

Cheers folks - high praise indeed for 20 mins work......

HOWEVER, bear in mind that as I was doing it, I was thinking "Christ - this would NOT be straight-forward kit chop!" Both sections that I removed (between engine and wing root and between wing root and rudder) were severely conical. I had to deepen the cowling by about 25% to get it to match up and move the canopy forward by almost it's own length. The upper rear decking only matches up because it was the variant with a fin fillet and I re-drew the belly from scratch. The intercooler and exhaust vents and the tailwheel bay were all re-positioned and re-profiled.

YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED! 

[Scooterman]

Roger the Cabin Boy did the Short(er) Tucano.........

[John Howling Mouse]

Calling Mr Howling Mouse, our resident P-47 whiffer, white courtesy phone please...

I love it Weaver! Great work!!!

Brian da Basher

You're right, Brian, this would be great next to the SuperBolts    

[Weaver]

Since the regular A-7 was nicknamed the SLUF (Short Little Ugly 'Fella' <ahem>), how about:

[PanzerWulff]

This thread has got me thinking of uses for some of my hasegawa eggs the P-40 in particular lie making a P-40S "Shorthawk" or the F-18"Bumblebee" any other ideas?
kits in the set
P-51 mustang
P-47 T-bolt
P-40
F4u Corsair
Mitsubishi Zero
Fw-190A
F-15 eagle
F-16 falcon
F-18 hornet
F-4 Phantom
F-14 tomcat
and the Space shuttle
"Panzer"

[Daryl J.]

What was that factory shortened 747?   Do it as fat boy AWACS eh?

Somebody I know is taking two 1/48 Hercules kits, removing a length out of one and adding it to the other for a LittleCleez and a BiggerCleez. (Bruce Craig formerly of www.f84thunderjet.com fame)



Daryl J.

[elmayerle]

Factory shortened 747 is the 747SP (personally, I think that designation should be for a 747 in Southern Pacific colors, but that's my fondness for railroading coming out).  I could see that as an AWACS or as an "AIr Force Three-Quarters".

[Weaver]

[jorel62]

That is so cool......