Supermarine Swallow

Devilfish · April 28, 2014, 11:36:50 PM

At the end of WW2, the allies got their hands on all the German "wonder weapons", including their jet technology. Test flying the Me262 against a Meteor, it was evident the Gloster product lacked in many areas. The 262 was faster and more manoverable, but it's engines had just a 10 hour service life. This was due to the metals used, as Germany could not manufacture materials that could take the intense heat. Britain, however, could, and a program was initiated to reverse engineer and build copies of the 262. Bristol were contracted to build the engines, called Prometheus and Supermarine were to build the plane.
Altho popular with those that flew it, on the whole it never gained public acceptance as it was still a remnant of the Nazi era. Only one squadron, 19, were ever equipped with the Swallow, flying them for only 3 years, before they were replaced with Meteors

Kit is the Revell 1/72. I apologise for the dust. the flash shows it up more than the human eye!

dumaniac · April 29, 2014, 01:50:30 AM

Nice camo - great decals

NARSES2 · April 29, 2014, 07:35:23 AM

That looks strangely right

lancer · April 29, 2014, 11:51:04 AM

Nice one, I had the same idea.

Captain Canada · April 29, 2014, 04:24:40 PM

Oooh lovely ! I really like the silver undersides. Love camo colour and roundel scheme.

aston · April 30, 2014, 10:10:33 PM

It would be interesting to see those wings on a Meteor ..... or Meteor engines (can't remember) - mid-wing on those wings.

Devilfish · April 30, 2014, 11:05:05 PM

I have a second one of these kits and I am trying to think of "export" versions. The most obvious that comes to mind is selling them back to the fledgling post-war Luftwaffe.

Tophe · May 01, 2014, 03:51:29 AM

Surprising and nice, congratulations!

McColm · May 10, 2014, 02:01:28 AM

Great work

kitbasher · May 10, 2014, 03:03:22 AM

Quote from: aston on April 30, 2014, 10:10:33 PM
It would be interesting to see those wings on a Meteor ..... or Meteor engines (can't remember) - mid-wing on those wings.

I grafted Meteor wings on to an Me262 - looks really rubbish!

zenrat · May 10, 2014, 06:53:45 AM

Hmmm, this has got me thinking Spitfire wings and horizontal stabilisers would go well with the 262s fuselage.
Not sure where you'd put the engines though.

Old Wombat · May 10, 2014, 07:25:17 AM

Quote from: zenrat on May 10, 2014, 06:53:45 AM
Hmmm, this has got me thinking Spitfire wings and horizontal stabilisers would go well with the 262s fuselage.
Not sure where you'd put the engines though.

Up against the fuselage? $:-\$

nighthunter · May 10, 2014, 08:16:39 AM

Zen, take a look at my CGI thread, you'll see a jetified Spitfire using the 262 engines...

pyro-manic · May 11, 2014, 11:32:30 AM

Quote from: Devilfish on April 30, 2014, 11:05:05 PM
I have a second one of these kits and I am trying to think of "export" versions. The most obvious that comes to mind is selling them back to the fledgling post-war Luftwaffe.

French, like the Venoms and Meteors they actually had? Belgium? Argentina? Jordan?

Weaver · May 11, 2014, 03:53:16 PM

Excellent stuff - looks good in those decals.

Quote from: pyro-manic on May 11, 2014, 11:32:30 AM
Quote from: Devilfish on April 30, 2014, 11:05:05 PM
I have a second one of these kits and I am trying to think of "export" versions. The most obvious that comes to mind is selling them back to the fledgling post-war Luftwaffe.

French, like the Venoms and Meteors they actually had? Belgium? Argentina? Jordan?

Egypt? (they had Meteor night fighters)
India? (it'd look good in the early "mandala" roundels)
Finland?
Yugoslavia? (We sold them a handful of Gnats and the US sold them Sabres)
South Africa?
Rhodesia?