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

[ericr]

a very old Constellation kit, by Monogram : I like very old kits in all their quirkiness

[Tophe]

Lovely!
Maybe in RW, the true one would require a titanium tail not to be burnt, but as plastic model there is no problem at all.

[PR19_Kit]

 A swept jet Connie, I bet Lockheed wished they'd thought of that! 

[ericr]

thanks !

I placed the engines just below the horizontal stabilizers, hope it suffices to remain cool

[McColm]

That's another one to add to my build list 

[Tophe]

With its 4 fins the Twin-Conniev Tu-1034 was less typical:

= link http://www.kristofmeunier.fr/tu134constellation-x2.jpg

[jcf]

A swept jet Connie, I bet Lockheed wished they'd thought of that! 

https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/lockheed-l-193-constellation-ii-jet-airliner-1953.16708/#post-161722


A couple of the various configurations considered:

[ericr]

 

thanks for the reference pictures !

[su27rules]

 

[NARSES2]

 

[ericr]

 

[ericr]

[PR19_Kit]

VERY smart, and very believable too. 

[jcf]

Very cool
It could be a Lockheed as it resembles a cross between the PV-1 Ventura and Model 44 Excalibur.

[Tophe]

According to civilian users (all Schtroumpf little blue men, and Schtroumpfette women), the twin fuselage version 451CZ was even better with its double load:

= link http://www.kristofmeunier.fr/leo451connie-x2.jpg