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BA Merlin-Olympus Concorde Prop Prototype

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Vulcan7

March 26, 2012, 05:23:35 AM


BA Merlin-Olympus Concorde Prop Prototype

Revell 1/44 Concorde & Airfix 1/72 Mosquito Merlins



























"My grandad fought in WW1 and used to make Mosquito wings in WW2"

The Rat

#1
March 26, 2012, 05:49:21 AM
My gob has been officially smacked!  :o
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Steel Penguin

#2
March 26, 2012, 06:54:25 AM
 :thumbsup:
smashin!
the things you learn, give your mind the wings to fly, and the chains to hold yourself steady
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NARSES2

#3
March 26, 2012, 07:05:35 AM
Quote from: The Rat on March 26, 2012, 05:49:21 AM
My gob has been officially smacked!  :o

Same here  ;D Love the way the colour changes in different lighting from gold to silver
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ChernayaAkula

#4
March 26, 2012, 10:14:42 AM
Damn, that's inspired!  :bow:
Cheers,
Moritz

Must, then, my projects bend to the iron yoke of a mechanical system? Is my soaring spirit to be chained down to the snail's pace of matter?

Army of One

#5
March 26, 2012, 11:07:57 AM
That is spanking.....!!!!! Insane.....!!! Love it..... :thumbsup:.....gotta say that I have thought of kitbashing a kit or two into pushers but have hesitated as I'm not 100% sure about the props an their 'handing'.......
BODY,BODY....HEAD..!!!!

IF YER HIT, YER DEAD!!!!

tanktastic43

#6
March 26, 2012, 11:20:49 AM
Mad as ever!

But........

I think it would look better with 4 smaller engines.

Great job!  :thumbsup:

tt43.

Vulcan7

#7
March 26, 2012, 03:53:55 PM
many thanks for the kind comments  :cheers:

Quote from: tanktastic43 on March 26, 2012, 11:20:49 AM

I think it would look better with 4 smaller engines.
tt43.

you could be right, I just liked the look of 2 Giant Merlins somehow, it's not what you'd expect & gives it a 30's feel ;D, also not sure where to get hold of the right scale Merlin style engines for 4?...any ideas....unless I scratch-build?
"My grandad fought in WW1 and used to make Mosquito wings in WW2"

Pablo1965

#8
March 26, 2012, 04:42:46 PM
A Concorde is always a beauty, but this is a high exponent of  Dieselpunk culture.  :thumbsup: :bow: :bow:

PR19_Kit

#9
March 27, 2012, 04:23:20 AM
TOTALLY bonkers!  ;D

But I love it nonetheless.  :thumbsup:

A 1/144 Revell Lancaster would give you 4 Merlins in the right scale, and then you could graft the Olympuses (Olympii?) onto the Lanc!  ;) ;D
Kit's Rule 1 ) Any aircraft can be improved by fitting longer wings, and/or a longer fuselage
Kit's Rule 2) The backstory can always be changed to suit the model

...and I'm not a closeted 'Take That' fan, I'm a REAL fan! :)

Regards
Kit

Vulcan7

#10
March 27, 2012, 06:01:10 AM
 :cheers: Pablo & Kit
Quote from: PR19_Kit on March 27, 2012, 04:23:20 AM
A 1/144 Revell Lancaster would give you 4 Merlins in the right scale, and then you could graft the Olympuses (Olympii?) onto the Lanc!  ;) ;D

Great idea! Kit  :thumbsup:, a supersonic Lanc sounds brilliant, only snag I used this Concorde's engines for my 8 engined Blackswift Concorde, but might be worth a go if I can find any bargin kits?  ;D :thumbsup:
"My grandad fought in WW1 and used to make Mosquito wings in WW2"

PR19_Kit

#11
March 27, 2012, 07:17:03 AM
I have this vision of the BA Maintenance Manager on the phone to the Personel Dept. (Yeah, I KNOW they'd call it 'Human Resources' these days.....)

BAMM : Yes, we really DO need engineers with piston engine experience.
........

BAMM : I don't care that we made the last ones of those we had redundant in 1955, we need some NOW!

.........

BAMM : If anyone at board level gives you a tough time just say the magic word 'Concorde', OK?  ;D
Kit's Rule 1 ) Any aircraft can be improved by fitting longer wings, and/or a longer fuselage
Kit's Rule 2) The backstory can always be changed to suit the model

...and I'm not a closeted 'Take That' fan, I'm a REAL fan! :)

Regards
Kit

Vulcan7

#12
March 27, 2012, 07:26:09 AM
Quote from: PR19_Kit on March 27, 2012, 07:17:03 AM
I have this vision of the BA Maintenance Manager on the phone to the Personel Dept. (Yeah, I KNOW they'd call it 'Human Resources' these days.....)

BAMM : Yes, we really DO need engineers with piston engine experience.
........
BAMM : I don't care that we made the last ones of those we had redundant in 1955, we need some NOW!
.........
BAMM : If anyone at board level gives you a tough time just say the magic word 'Concorde', OK?  ;D

nice one  :lol: :lol: , if only, you can't beat the beautiful roar of Merlins ....match that with looker that is Concorde  :thumbsup:
"My grandad fought in WW1 and used to make Mosquito wings in WW2"

Aussie747

#13
March 27, 2012, 09:03:28 PM
Very nice, love the concept!  :cheers:
Ray
Canberra
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raafif

#14
March 27, 2012, 09:18:32 PM
oooh! nice one !! :wub:
               it doesn't look quite "right" without the props turning tho .... can you take a photo while blowing on them ? ;D ;D

you may as well all give up -- the truth is much stranger than fiction.

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