Stealth Testbed

[sotoolslinger]

The most excellent Black Ops gave me 1/72 MiG 37 Ferret a few months ago but I didn't really know what to do with it. Then I had to get a 1/72 F-15 to scavenge for parts for the Stingray build. So last night while watching putty dry on the F-416 project I came up with this. My first 1/72.

[Mossie]

Looks good so far!

[cthulhu77]

Very cool concept !   Especially love the tail fins.

[Sauragnmon]

Very interesting concept, STS - the Notched wings, the cranked tails, it certainly does look quite interesting.

Welcome to the fine scale, man!

[sotoolslinger]

Thanks y'all I have the wings attached now





Dang this thing is small

[Mossie]

There's a 1/48 incarnation of the kit that you should be able to find & scalorama it to 1/72?  All you'd really need to do is substitute a new cockpit.

[sotoolslinger]

Been there ,got it  it will be the advanced operational version of this testbed. I plan on putting the wings from the F-19 on the 1/48 version. Actually a combination of the wings from both kits. Then I will take the fuselage from the F-19 and install SR-71 engines possibly scaloramma'd 1/72's . I will then take the rest of the SR- and make it into a HUGE droptank. The concept will be an exo atmospheric satelite killer/reentry bomber

[Mossie]

Wow!  I'll look forward to that one!   I've wondered about recreating the XF-34 Dreamstar (a FSW stealth fighter) from Dale Browns 'Day of the Cheetah', using a 1/48 MiG-37 with S-37 Berkut wings.

[sotoolslinger]

Wow that sounds cool :mellow:I have been keeping my eye out for a 1/48 Berkut .I'll have to get that book.

[Mossie]

It's good, the best one that I've read of his, & ironically, the first one too & I've never found another one that comes close to it!  It's a near rip-off of Craig Thomas' Firefox, but it's done quite well.   His novels are worth a read from a whiffery standpoint, there's quite a lot of real aircraft with upgraded capabilities as well as a few fictional ones like the Dreamstar.  There's a list of them on Wiki (everything's on there these days!):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fictional_Aircraft_in_Dale_Brown_Novels

Think he'd fit in here well!

[Captain Canada]

Way cool......that's a very futuristic looking aeroplane !

[Brian da Basher]

That's one hot ship there Toolslinger! To me it just begs for the gold or black canopy treatment!

Brian da Basher

[Rafael]

Jaw dropping in Caracas!!!!

Rafa

[frank2056]

I love it - it looks far better than the original! The wings - especially the drooped tips - are especially nice.

[Ed S]

Looking good.  Very imaginative and creative.  Like usual for your subjects.

Ed