I'm Back

[sotoolslinger]

Howdy y'all Long time no post. I am now back at the bench and have several projects going. I figured I would start off with one that will horrify and piss off everyone equally
So I am going to combine (read bastardize) a Spitfire and a Mustang and just to make it worse I will give it a T-tail
Since I am doing a Malcolm hood I figured I should put at least some effort into the cockpit



She will have this fuselage

With this nose (with 16 cylinders)

This prop

With Spitfire wings

I will use the Spits horizontals at the top of the Stang tail 

Widthwise the two fuselages will go together nicely .Top to bottom I will probably have to add a couple of nose guns to furr the Spit nose up to fit the Mustang contours. Oh no y'all know how I hate adding guns
To give credit where credit is due ;Thanks to Scooterman and Roger the Cabin boy for providing me with these models.
So that your (entirely appropriate) anger can fly in the right direction neither of these fine folk are in any way responsible for this design.

But Scoot did giggle evilly while helping me hold the parts up to each other to check fit.

[Jeffry Fontaine]

Good to see you found your way back to the asylum.  Looking forward to seeing this WIP.  BTW, the pilot sure has a funny look on his mug :^)

[tc2324]

Welcome back, (although I`m a newbie so perhaps I should be saying hi instead ), and looking forward to seeing this with a T tail...

[Weaver]

Yay - the slinger of tools is back! Nice to see you and nice project! 

So that's an AIRFIX Spit you've got there? Thought you said "never again" after the Buccaneer....

[Mossie]

So this is where you got in, good to have you back Tex!

And what a start, alienating die-hard Brits & Yanks in one go, good move!

I've built a 1/48 Airfix (Mk.Vc) & to be fair on it it's not a bad kit.  The most annoying bit of it is the wing/fuselage joint, but since it looks like you're going to make life difficult for yourself there anyway, it doesn't matter much!

[Scooterman]

hehehehehehehehe.  This is going to be killer.

And nice to see ya back dude!

[sotoolslinger]

Thanks to all y'all  I am very glad to be back.
Jeffry I think that pilot is just confused over what he is going to be flying
tc, thanks nic to meet ya you'll get used to my particular brand o madness
Weaver I just wanted the Griffin engine and the 5 blade prop .
Mossie the wings on the Spit are nicely detailed and come with 2 different sets o guns but they do look like they will fit the Stang better than the kit they came on
Brad thanks again for the kits . Excellent choices

[Roger the Cabin Boy]

That pilot has a 1000 yard stare.     Usually considered poor form in figure painting cliques, but mastering the manic stare is very much welcomed in these circles...   

[Ed S]

Good to see you back and bashing plastic.  This promises to be another great creation.

Ed

[sotoolslinger]

Thanks y'all.
Phil I wear glasses because I'm nearsighted Now I notice that to see things very close to me I have to take my glasses off Reading glasses here I come I'm effin old
In other words I don't think my figure painting is going to improve
Ed I just cut off the wings and nose's . This is actually going to fit together pretty well 

[Arc3371]

Looks interesting and welcome back

[Sisko]

Welcome back! Nice to see you around here again.

[John Howling Mouse]

Heh, heh: T-Tail....T-Tail....ha.

I'm going to PM you with my own current Mustang conversion (hasn't hit this forum yet).

You'll be pleasantly surprised: we are both crazy in the same way at the same time...

Your pilot figure looks like John Belushi in "1941"

[BlackOps]

Ron's back!     

Looks like it's gonna bee a great comeback build. 

[sotoolslinger]

Hey y'all thanks
Arc I'll definitely be looking over your stuff to come up with some painting ideas
Sisko glad to be back modelers block sucks
Screamin Rat ...I cannot effin wait....though you might like her tail....
Howdy Jeff I ain't been in your part of Cali in a while PM or call bubba.