PL-123 TrukAir

[Tophe]

I am going to build the Transavia PL-12 Airtruk (Sharkit 1/72) as a triplane, asymmetric (with one boom shorter than the other) and with a streamlined pod. This is just fun, far better could be done than what I will do.

[ericr]

doing it just "as is" would already be strange-looking, but the announced program sounds amazing!
let's see what it will give 

[loupgarou]

doing it just "as is" would already be strange-looking, but the announced program sounds amazing!
let's see what it will give 

Thope, you chose a bizarre aircraft to start with, and plan to "better" it   
What kind of alcoholic drink would you suggest as appropriate to have at hand when you'll show your creation? 

[Tophe]

doing it just "as is" would already be strange-looking, but the announced program sounds amazing!
let's see what it will give 

You know, my skills are very low. I am just having fun with bizarre transformation, tried in a physical way, not only drawing.

Thope, you chose a bizarre aircraft to start with, and plan to "better" it   
What kind of alcoholic drink would you suggest as appropriate to have at hand when you'll show your creation? 

The goal is not "improvement", just weirdness. And I belong to the mad ones, no need of alcohol for us

[Father Ennis]

Way Kool , model !!!!!!   Didn't a bi-plain version feature in one of the "Mad Max" movies ?  I remember that wierd cockpit/body and the twin tails. I have always thought it was a very interesting design. Where does one find this little beauty


                  Father Ennis ...

[Tophe]

It seems the boxart comes from MadMax movie...

I got it there:
http://sharkit.com/sharkit/airtruk/airtruk.htm

Sharkit-man, Renax, is one of our members here. His topic is
http://www.whatifmodelers.com/index.php/topic,23401.0.html

[NARSES2]

This is going to be fun 

[ericr]

You know, my skills are very low. I am just having fun with bizarre transformation, tried in a physical way, not only drawing.

my skills are a bit limited too, especially in the range of colours 
sometimes I think that better-skilled modellers could take up some of our ideas, and make impeccable models of them.

The goal is not "improvement", just weirdness. And I belong to the mad ones, no need of alcohol for us

it's just like with some of the music I listen to : no chemical additive needed, I like it soberly 

[Captain Canada]

The thing doesn't even look like it would fly...probably fly better after the Tophe treatment ! Would look cool in mad max colours as well.

[Tophe]

Thank you all.
Here is the project a little advanced (truncated main wing, sharp nose from a Junkers EF-112, discarded undercarriage for in-flight aspect):

[Tophe]

As I am not a good-enough modeller, able to handle properly the (included) thermoformed canopies, I have filled the windows with putty, and I will draw freely black windows with a pen. The first sanding is done but PSR is required:

[Father Ennis]

Looking good there ,buddy !!!   Don't sell yourself short. How do you think the "good modelers" got that way ?  You are way ahead of most modelers in that you are posting here what you are done. Keep up the good work,my friend ... !!!

[NARSES2]

Agree with Father Ennis Tophe. Your "creations", because that's what they are, always look good to me.

Chris

[Tophe]

Thanks a lot, my friends, for the psychological support, better than psychiatric pills

[Captain Canada]

...and by drawing in your own windows, your passengers will have a much better view if you add a few/ make them larger !