Chronic's Research and Aeronautics Project (C.R.A.P.)

[Librarian]

Reminded me of this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLGz692ihAM

...and how could I have forgotten this. Starts at about 0.06 mins:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GClXXOKe5Ik

[TheChronicOne]

I want to make mine a sliding canopy so it will be situated to the rear of the cockpit instead of cocked open.  I can't recall at the moment a similar configuration but I seem to remember certain US Navy craft or something having that set up.

A-6 Intruder?
>picture<

Yeah there we go!!  Side by side and all that! Perfect. I think it looks cool and the "other" way makes it look like a peeled back can top or something off some catfood or Popeye's spinach. 

[TheChronicOne]

Reminded me of this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLGz692ihAM

...and how could I have forgotten this. Starts at about 0.06 mins:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GClXXOKe5Ik

HAHAHA!!!  I love it.

Imagine this... a few hundred years from now some deep sea explorer finds a bunch of piano keys at the bottom of the ocean with nothing else around to indicate a sunken ship...

[DogfighterZen]

Reminded me of this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLGz692ihAM

...and how could I have forgotten this. Starts at about 0.06 mins:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GClXXOKe5Ik

HAHAHA!!!  I love it.

Imagine this... a few hundred years from now some deep sea explorer finds a bunch of piano keys at the bottom of the ocean with nothing else around to indicate a sunken ship...

Excellent stuff! Love that A-6, i'd never seen one with that camo.

[PR19_Kit]

All the single seat Vampires had rearwards sliding canopies, so it's not beyond belief that DH could have done that on the T11 and NF10s as well.

The crews may have thanked them, it was quite a squeeze getting into a T11, from my limited personal experience anyway.

[TheChronicOne]

Right then! Sliding sounds more like a winner than ever. 


I got all the painting done and got a gloss coat on. I also finally got all the transfers in order. This is going to be an interesting looking bird..


In the meantime... the cutting of in weathering technique.. .

[Old Wombat]

Pay me more attention, human!



Looks like fodder for an "exploding AFV" diorama, to me!

[kerick]

Awww, such a cute little helper!

[TheChronicOne]

[TheChronicOne]

https://www.facebook.com/yoelkingnobulto24/videos/765701993586811/

[TheChronicOne]

All done!! I was worried about the nutjob livery but I think it turned out pretty damn decent for some weirdo stuff...  lol







This was SUPPOSED to be a Halloween Surprise for you all here, but I failed to get the kit soon enough.  Good thing, though, as I was able to put more effort into it instead of rushing.

The decals are from about 6-7 different things. Of note are the crosses on the fins - - those are those finger nail decorations decals.  Also of note, the round cross type thing on the port wing was from a set of transfers printed back when WWII was still on... either 1943 or 1944...   THEY STILL WORK!  A little bit fragile, sure, but held together better than stuff I've gotten out of factory sealed kits from the 80s.

I hope you all like my plane! 

Brad

[kerick]

Nice! You'll need a backstory the size of a novel for this!
Can't help thinking of a pair of eyes on the windscreen like in the movie Planes.

[TheChronicOne]

Nice! You'll need a backstory the size of a novel for this!
Can't help thinking of a pair of eyes on the windscreen like in the movie Planes.

HAHAH! Them eyes..... dude... Speaking of, I was this ---->||<---- close to sticking a warning stencil decal right smack in the middle of the windscreen for giggles but decided against it. 

Thank you! I'm glad you like it.

[Captain Canada]

What a neat looking Intruder ! Have not seen that one before. Great shot.

The Vampire looks great as well ! I like that colour combo on her.

[TheChronicOne]

Thanks, bud!!