Commonwealth CA-19 Wirga trainer...x3

[KiwiZac]

Hi all,
The graphically- and wordically-gifted Apophenia shared his history of the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation CA-14 Wallaby series of fighters over on BTS. Tucked in the tail end of the saga are two posts about the CA-19 Wirga trainer, derived from the successful Wallaby fighter. I felt rather inspired by this subtype as I quite enjoy trainers, and they are more aesthetically appealing to me than the fighter (no offence intended, Apo).

To build a Wirga you basically need a Harvard/Texan/T-6 fuse and tail and a FW190 wing and gear. Lucky for me I knew I had two of each, plus a T-28 to donate its canopy for the late version:


After some hacking and slashing while listening to a Dungeons & Dragons podcast (no, really - if you're after a laugh look up "D&D Is For Nerds), I ended up with this likely-looking pair. Actually...isn't that another Harvard and a FW190D-9 lurking in the bakground?:


So now there are three Wirgas when I started the weekend with none. In the foreground is a T.Mk.IV, serial yet to be determined. In the background you can see the subtly re-engined target tug-to-be. I have some suitable decals winging their way to me for all three, and I think I have all the necessary landing gear components.

[NARSES2]

Interesting combination of parts

[KiwiZac]

Unfortunately for the Wirgas another CAC model has arrived, so these guys are on the backburner for a little while.

[Captain Canada]

Cool stuff Zac !

[KiwiZac]

Thanks Cap

So no Wirga's for a bit. What's the next CAC? Based on a RW or fictional type?

RW - the brand-new, 3D-printed Woomera Models 1/48 CA-11 Woomera. Got stuck into it on Friday, it'll be the prototype. Got some detail bits coming from Canada and received engines from Oz a couple of days ago.

[Captain Canada]

Woomera Models 3-D from Canada ?

I googled that nothing comes up. Interested tho !

[KiwiZac]

Woomera Models from Australia*  :http://forum.aussiemodeller.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=11372

*Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation, Fisherman's Bend, Melbourne