What's on the workbench!

[Captain Canada]

Sure does !

[McColm]

I'll try that next time I'm in my local internet cafe.

[McColm]

Sure does

Two views of the EB-29 AEW Wyton. Donor kits;
Airfix B-29, Rotodyne
Heller Grumman E-2A Hawkeye
Solid nose off a EC-135N/A Snoopy
Upper deck/cockpit B-17
Nose art two car stickers
Based around the B-29A Washington paint scheme and RAF decals

This build was sold as seen
Haynes do a manual of the Boeing B-29 with cutaways, black and white photos/technical drawings and colour photos for £25. Saw a copy in WH Smiths. (future builds for the long winter nights)

[McColm]

Came across retrorides.proboards.com musing on the Austin FX4 taxi. These are 'real world' projects that people have converted their FX4 into. Either by lowering the roof and taking out the centre pillar to a panel van or hearse.
Or changing the grill and bonnet /hood probably got something with a bit more grunt in the engine bay.
Which is one of the reasons for buying the Revell Monogram Ford Coupe Street Rod.
  Rat rods seem to be dropped with an open engine.
Only mentioned this as the prices have fallen,  not everyone's brand of vodka.
Although there are a few pick-up trucks/Utes. Might try and mount an anti-aircraft gun in the back or a track version. I've seen cars on skis with what looks like an aircraft propeller at the front or rear.
And then there's the aqua-taxi.Not kidding someone actually built one and tested it on the Thames
Chitty-Chitty Bang-Bang springs to mind or a pair of Dragon wings ( where did I put those fake Harry Potter stickers?).

[McColm]

An interesting article that caught my attention is the Supersonic Attack Seaplane roughly based around the B-58 Hustler. (US Navy backed studies 1953-1955).
Having forward mounted jets on long pylons and two rear jets mounted either side of the tail fin.The landing gear would be attached to water skis. Further studies included a streamlined hull with the engines above the fuselage or a similar layout to the SeaMaster.
Convair also came up with an alternative design to the SeaMistress  in the Seaplane Logistic Transport of 1955.
As I'm getting both kits B-58 and the Tu-22 Blinder a future Whiff could be kitbashed with a raid in my spare parts bin.

[McColm]

https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/10322684_10208699138701565_2175444088787453168_n.jpg?efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&oh=1196f5fa8f8bdf19aa09b8f519b98e7a&oe=5765C5D0

 

[NARSES2]

Engines look good, but fuselage looks a little short for the random ? Possibly not deep enough at the rear rather than short ?

[McColm]

Engines look good, but fuselage looks a little short for the random ? Possibly not deep enough at the rear rather than short ?

You mean deep as I'm the B-24/Privateer rear end?
Looks like the 'Night Hawk' twin engined Privateer is for the chop, fortunately I've got a B-24J in the stash so I can Whiff that at a later time.

[McColm]

This started out with a cheap version of the Frog/Revell 1/72 Avro Shackleton MR3 phase 3 kit.
The engines replaced with the turbojets from a B-47, single vertical tail fin is from a Airfix B-29 and tail flaps off the KC-97G. The weapons bay is a resin Shackleton Mk2 but fitted the back to front and the nose flattened.
It was to become a civilian airliner but with the Night Hawk being recycled yet another excuse for a AEW or ASW.

[Captain Canada]

Nice. Looks huge like that !

[McColm]

Thanks,
Just have to practice how to put the link or pictures up.

[Gondor]

This started out with a cheap version of the Frog/Revell 1/72 Avro Shackleton MR3 phase 3 kit.
The engines replaced with the turbojets from a B-47, single vertical tail fin is from a Airfix B-29 and tail flaps off the KC-97G. The weapons bay is a resin Shackleton Mk2 but fitted the back to front and the nose flattened.
It was to become a civilian airliner but with the Night Hawk being recycled yet another excuse for a AEW or ASW.

Are you saying that the picture is out of date as you have modified the build since it was taken?

Gondor

[McColm]

No, but with the new rear end of the Shackleton being replaced by the Privateer with the large cargo doors and single vertical tail fin,  glued and filler applied to fill all the gaps created by the new parts an up to date piccy on the work done will appear within the next 2-3 weeks.
Having sold the Boeing EB-29 AEW Wyton " as seen" I hope to finish as many started builds as possible putting their pics up on the Alternative History pages that I have posted.
I know this is easy for some of you, but I don't have a laptop,  tablet or PC of my own although I appreciate the help and the links provided. Just not savy with computers.

[Gondor]

The difficulty I am having is understanding what you have written most of the time. Your sentence construction and general ability to describe[/] what you are or have done could be far better.
Yes I can understand that you have difficulties in your technical ability and lack of a computer, you could however use what is now "old fashioned" methods and write out on paper what you intend to say then read and read again and again editing and correcting until what you intend to say not only reads easily but is easy for anyone to understand. Even though I am using a computer I still do this, although the editing is done on the computer, and I am sure that many other members here also write this way.  That part at least is nothing to do with technology or a lack of such, it's a matter of a person taking care and pride in what they are writing and their ability to communicate.

Gondor

[McColm]

This looks hot....your best yet I'd say !

Having seen pictures of the Sea Victor on another topic and dry tested the hull from the Hasegawa PS-1/SS-2 seaplane ASW/SAR, this seems doable. I'll dry test the hull on the stretched HS/BAe Nimrod Sky Guardian before the final fitting.