The De Havilland Whats-its-name

[monkeyhanger]

Hello All,

Second attempt to start this thread, so if its duplicated - sorry.

Anyway, I was starting a Novo (Frog) Sea Venom and then got hit by the Whiffing lightning bolt. I added:

Outer wing panels from a Frog (Novo) Sea Vixen
Radome and afterburner from an airfix Phantom

Then I realised that there was no air intake. So this was sorted using half a Matchbox Meteor radome. I considered giving the "whats-its-name" a dorsal intake - but changed my mind. The tail will probably be twin and the parts come from an ancient Matchbox Phantom - the spare tail pinched from my brother's spares box. That only leave:

armament
colour scheme
decals

to be decided. The canopy will be faired in somewhat and offset (as per the Sea Vixen/Canberra).

[thedarkmaster]

Starting to look good, but she needs a name ! 

[sequoiaranger]

How about DeHavilland Phantix?

PHANTom and VIXen?

Or Phenom (a slang contraction of "Phenomenal" sometimes used in American tabloids for a "star" performer)

Phantom and Venom

or "Phenotix", which of course sounds VERY close to "fanatics", which we whiffers all are!

or "Phenomix", which is also close to "Phoenix", when we destroy models to make them into something greater.

Or "Venophix" which is.....just CRAZY!



Trust me, I have had LOTS OF PRACTICE making up names in searching for what is now my "Blordiator" (Bleriator thread).

Question: why isn't there a "smiley face" with question-marks AND a smile instead of a frown??

[kitnut617]

Like the idea MH, I've got a similar plan where I'm going to use the DH.108 I have and make it into a proof-of-concept Sea Vixen prototype

[AeroplaneDriver]

I think DeHavilland Wolverine is the name you're looking for...   

[jcf]

I think DeHavilland Wolverine is the name you're looking for...   

Only if its a DeHavilland Canada product.

[jcf]

DeHavilland Virago   

[kitbasher]

Or Phenom (a slang contraction of "Phenomenal" sometimes used in American tabloids for a "star" performer)
Phantom and Venom

Mr Embraer has got there first with the real world 'Phenom' bizjets.
I did a dH 'Viper' a while back that looks very similar. 

Posted it up on ARC (see  http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/Gal7/6301-6400/gal6325-Viper-Drake/00.shtm and http://www.whatifmodelers.com/index.php/topic,15975.0/highlight,viper.html) before I'd heard about this forum and getting an invite to join.  My Viper used bits from a Matchbox Hunter FGA.9 and Mystere IV, Merlin Vampire T.11 and a Novo Javelin FAW.9).
Looking forwards to seeing this develop!

[Weaver]

With that beaky nose, how about De Havilland Vulture?

[kitbasher]

With that beaky nose, how about De Havilland Vulture?

Excellent suggestion - sticks with the 'V' theme. 

[lancer]

Sticking with the 'V' theme

Verpine
Vole
Vol-au-vont
Viceroy
Vigilant
Virgin - how many pilots can say the ride a virgin every day??

Had a 'Radish' moment trying to figure the cammo scheme for this blasted Yak of mine!!

I know, I know Hat coat and gone!

[monkeyhanger]

Nice model Kitbasher. My "name to be decided" has the wing fences from the original Sea Vixen outer wing panels and an under fuselage air intake (hmm, what about FOD, perhaps make it a naval aircraft), but otherwise very similar. I do like the DH108 ancestry. Progress is slow because of the amount of filler I'm using.

As yesterday's weather wasn't good and it was the first day of the football season (and a disastrous Test Match day!) I settled down to see what spares I had. This is were the De Haviland project started but I think I'll start a new thread on this one.

[sequoiaranger]

I've seen variations on this phrase:

"Hat coat and gone!"

or "(leaving with hat and coat)"

I'm an ignorant sot, I suppose, and haven't a clue what this phrase inplies.

Enlightenment, anyone?

[kitnut617]

I've seen variations on this phrase:

"Hat coat and gone!"

or "(leaving with hat and coat)"

I'm an ignorant sot, I suppose, and haven't a clue what this phrase inplies.

Enlightenment, anyone?

It comes from when someone makes a funny (as in sarcastic mostly) remark, and they are told they can leave anytime, and don't forget to take your hat and coat.  So when someone makes a remark and they know they have, they say "I know , hat, coat and gone" before someone else asks them too  

[Weaver]

Yep - it's a way of saying "I know that joke I just made was so corny I should leave now...."