DH Midge-Singled Engined Comet

Captain Canada · October 01, 2015, 08:34:33 AM

Needs a name. Starting a thread for this one as it should be finished first ! Really seem to enjoy hacking and drilling and cutting these days

Using the Hurricane as a guide, but it will probably have Spitfire spares as legs.

Drilled a bunch of holes and then scraped and hacked etc. Once painted up and with a piece of styrene to busy it up it'll be close enough. Also marked off where I will scribe in the flaps.

Busied up the cockpit with bits. I'm using the open canopy option from the Airfix Gladiator for it. Still need to finish the painting but shes getting there.

Captain Canada · October 01, 2015, 09:04:49 AM

Thank you sir ! Ya, I guess a name like that would work eh ? Thanks for the input !

JayBee · October 01, 2015, 09:07:42 AM

Supermarine Sawfly ? Stinger ?

Scargill ? That was a nasty little insect in the UK some years back.

Captain Canada · October 01, 2015, 09:28:41 AM

Good names wrong maker

PR19_Kit · October 01, 2015, 09:43:59 AM

Gnat? Midge? Wasp?

Captain Canada · October 01, 2015, 09:54:51 AM

I was thinking Midge ! They were attacking some tinker the first time I was in Stornoway, Scotland but I think she was hallucinating ! Problem is, the thing is actually bigger than you think ! But I like the name and I'll go with it !

tigercat · October 01, 2015, 11:26:23 AM

Meteorite

JayBee · October 01, 2015, 12:00:34 PM

Quote from: Captain Canada on October 01, 2015, 09:54:51 AM
Problem is, the thing is actually bigger than you think ! But I like the name and I'll go with it !

RUBBISH! Scottish Midges are fall smaller than anyone expects, and far nastier than you can imagine.
I lived, and worked, in Stornoway for three and a half years (my first posting as a civil ATCO) and the only way I found to be safe from the midges was to go fishing with George (an electrician who worked on the airfield with us). He smoked a pipe with the most evil smelling tobacco that you can imagine. The midges agreed!

Yes you are right I was thinking of the wrong manufacturer, Darn!

Captain Canada · October 01, 2015, 12:12:54 PM

I was talking about the Comet being big ! Midges are so small that a small aeroplane should be named after them

Rheged · October 01, 2015, 12:42:40 PM

Quote from: Captain Canada on October 01, 2015, 12:12:54 PM
I was talking about the Comet being big ! Midges are so small that a small aeroplane should be named after them

Midges may be small, but their effect is enormous. I was given an effective repellent by a contact in the Forestry Commission. Be sure that you ONLY store it in a glass bottle, he said, it seems to melt plastic!

The aircraft is not huge, but needs a substantial sting. How about a couple of 20mm cannon in the fuselage, firing through the prop arc from troughs under the fuselage?

KiwiZac · October 01, 2015, 01:28:12 PM

DH.96 Wasp! 96 and 97 don't appear to have been used, and I can't find a DH Wasp. My two cents

Dizzyfugu · October 02, 2015, 02:16:22 AM

Uh, lovely!

Did not expect that the single engine conversion would look so well! Excellent.

Looking forward to see what this insect becomes.

zenrat · October 02, 2015, 05:42:18 AM

According to my research the RAAF version of the single engined Comet was locally known as the De Havilland Blow Fly. AKA the Dunny Budgie...

Captain Canada · October 02, 2015, 05:44:21 AM

Cheers guys. Maybe wasp but know by the crews as the Midge.

And Dunny Budgie in Australia

Captain Canada · October 07, 2015, 06:17:49 AM

Again the flash ruins the pic....doesn't even look like there's paint under it. I was going to add those underwing guns from the Galdiator, but of course forgot to before I painted or cleaned up the 'real' engine mounting holes. I also forgot to add some intakes and details around the engine.

Camo started too