Whiffs found surfing

[Weaver]

Gyrobikes, by Callum Alexander Watt:






From a Twitter post here: https://twitter.com/CalumAWatt/status/674875374589911040

Callum's website: http://www.calumalexanderwatt.com/

[Dizzyfugu]

Not a whif, but...

https://youtu.be/f9Szcd6PmfU

Opens a lot of options for modelers.  

And another charming entry from/for Japan, a major kitbash:

[jcf]

And another charming entry from/for Japan, a major kitbash:

Blech.  Why would you do that to something as lovely as a Hien.

[Dizzyfugu]

Why NOT? O.K., the nose is a bit long (I'd leave out 1cm or so in the wing leading egde area), but I like the overall concept and the paint scheme. Should also have a very sleek profile?

[seadude]

Now THIS is a big aircraft carrier!         
http://www.motionmodels.com/ships/cv/cvn2014.html

[scooter]

Now THIS is a big aircraft carrier!         
http://www.motionmodels.com/ships/cv/cvn2014.html

And an extremely eclectic airwing.  Besides Hornets, LM Frightnings and drones, I saw Tomcats (Tomcat 21, perhaps?), Skywarriors, Panther/Cougars 

[Madoc]

seadude,

Yeah, that's an impressive bit of modeling there!  I think they got a bit "fanboy-ish" in doing the islands however.  Note the landing pads for the hello's and the CIWS turrets there amidships.  Those helicopters are up off the main deck and attempting to land on such a small pad with so many projections around it whilst there's all that huge flight deck so near by seems odd.  And the firing arcs of those CIWS stuck where they are seems limited at best.

Still though, that's a might impressive concept.

[seadude]

seadude,

Yeah, that's an impressive bit of modeling there!  I think they got a bit "fanboy-ish" in doing the islands however.  Note the landing pads for the hello's and the CIWS turrets there amidships.  Those helicopters are up off the main deck and attempting to land on such a small pad with so many projections around it whilst there's all that huge flight deck so near by seems odd.  And the firing arcs of those CIWS stuck where they are seems limited at best.

Still though, that's a might impressive concept.

Makes me almost wish I had that carrier model.  And I'd probably tweak all those deficiencies too and make them better. Not sure how, but I would. 

[jcf]

Why NOT? O.K., the nose is a bit long (I'd leave out 1cm or so in the wing leading egde area), but I like the overall concept and the paint scheme. Should also have a very sleek profile?

Huh, the Hien already had a very sleek profile, amongst the sleekest of all, sorry but friggin' annular radiators do not
make anything sleek.

Anyhow the Hien had a bellymounted radiator, it was already liquid-cooled, so why would they bother with the redesign
necessary to mount an annular radiator. Sure, go ahead and give a Hien a Jumo 213, however that re-engining would not
require it to have an annular radiator.

[Joe C-P]

Now THIS is a big aircraft carrier!         
http://www.motionmodels.com/ships/cv/cvn2014.html

And an extremely eclectic airwing.  Besides Hornets, LM Frightnings and drones, I saw Tomcats (Tomcat 21, perhaps?), Skywarriors, Panther/Cougars 

Basically emptied the parts box of every aircraft the builder had.

I wonder if it could turn?

[kerick]

That's as big as some airports!

[Dizzyfugu]

Where's the monorail?

[Dizzyfugu]

Why NOT? O.K., the nose is a bit long (I'd leave out 1cm or so in the wing leading egde area), but I like the overall concept and the paint scheme. Should also have a very sleek profile?

Huh, the Hien already had a very sleek profile, amongst the sleekest of all, sorry but friggin' annular radiators do not
make anything sleek.

Anyhow the Hien had a bellymounted radiator, it was already liquid-cooled, so why would they bother with the redesign
necessary to mount an annular radiator. Sure, go ahead and give a Hien a Jumo 213, however that re-engining would not
require it to have an annular radiator.

I like the idea of a complete power egg implanted into the nose, and getting rid of the ventral radiator and it respective plumbing. Sure, the ring cooler is not sexy, but the overall result (maybe on a Hien with a low spine) could look nice.

[Captain Canada]

Love those big wheel things ! Now there's an idea.

[kerick]

Love those big wheel things ! Now there's an idea.

Its been done before. No machine guns on these.
http://silodrome.com/the-dynasphere/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynasphere

I'm thinking of how to build an RC version.