Panther & LCM, red : hybrid aircraft/animals e.a.

[ericr]

 

[ericr]

remainings of the day ...

[Tophe]

I was completely puzzled: "what is this?"
Then I saw the title: "Osprey & Mi-17 & Skytrain", and I understand better, thanks. Weird! What a mix!

[Snowtrooper]

Looks deceivingly like a cross between Aérospatiale Puma and a Sea King

[McColm]

Looks great,  I wonder why you didn't use the Osprey cockpit?

[ericr]

thanks !

Looks great,  I wonder why you didn't use the Osprey cockpit?

good question  the kit I had was cheap, because it lacked the transparent parts ...
therefore I had to be inventive w.r.t. having a nose and cockpit
the rest of the Skytrain was used ealier, with the nose of a XB-70,
the rest of which had been used earlier ...

[McColm]

thanks !

Looks great,  I wonder why you didn't use the Osprey cockpit?

good question  the kit I had was cheap, because it lacked the transparent parts ...
therefore I had to be inventive w.r.t. having a nose and cockpit
the rest of the Skytrain was used ealier, with the nose of a XB-70,
the rest of which had been used earlier ...

Point taken.

[kerick]

Wow! That really works!
Looks like it could have been a "JollyGreen Giant" for the USAF, if it were green of course. Keep these wonderful ideas coming!

[ericr]

 

[ericr]

the wings of the Osprey went there :
https://www.whatifmodellers.com/index.php?topic=40517.msg909439#msg909439

[ericr]

the wings from the Mariner there
https://www.whatifmodellers.com/index.php?topic=40517.msg909439#msg909439
came here (with the help of the tail of an Osprey, and landing gear from a SR-71) :

[Tophe]

Wonderfully crazy!
My favorite points are the contrast between sharp nose and old radial engines, and the gull wing that goes near the ground but safely!

[Tophe]

Of course, I love also the twin version: 

[steelpillow]

Truly mental, disturbingly plausible as some 1960s idiot superpower experimental type or other.

Tophe's twin-boom wins extra kudos on both counts.

[McColm]

Sort of looks cool  in a crazy way!