RAE B.E.25 Firebird

[63cpe]

Thanks Kerick and i think your right. It does have some anime-like styling to it.

Anyway, I sanded the engines and attached them to the wings earlier. Seams were psr-ed. So the wings were glued to the fuselage and the upper fuselage fairing was made to fit between the rear turret and the canopy.

I also made the main undercarriage from the leftover Blenheim undercarriage parts and test fitted them.
IMG_20180907_161421628 by Buddy Holly, on Flickr
IMG_20180907_161434163 by Buddy Holly, on Flickr

Now the floor of the belly isn't yet in place. Need to make a bomb aimers window and bombbay hatches.
IMG_20180907_161458591 by Buddy Holly, on Flickr
IMG_20180907_161519017 by Buddy Holly, on Flickr

Enjoy your modelling!
Cheers,

David aka 63cpe

[Ed S]

Great conversion. It's starting to have that ugly look of other British planes of the 30's/

[NARSES2]

Great conversion. It's starting to have that ugly look of other British planes of the 30's/

Very much so ED. I can also see it in French markings. Looks like something one or two of their designers would come up with.

[zenrat]

...It's starting to have that ugly look of other British planes of the 30's/

It wasn't exactly pretty to begin with.

Great work Dave.  My brain is telling me that there should be rudder(s) at the back instead of on the wingtips.  It is obviously programmed to accept traditional layouts and so won't accept something different like this.   

[kitbasher]

👍
Shouting out for an overall NIVO scheme with blue/red roundels.  Successor to the Boulton-Paul Overstrand.

[63cpe]

Hahaha, you're spot on kitbasher!

David als, 63cpe

[ericr]

the PZL Zubr look is a killer

even more in a flying wing mode

[jcf]

the PZL Zubr look is a killer

even more in a flying wing mode

Ya read my mind. 

[The Rat]

Wow,that thing is so ugly it couldn't even be a Blackburn aircraft! 

[63cpe]

Sitrep:

IMG_20180929_220904723 by Buddy Holly, on Flickr

3 entries for the GB getting close to completion..
Still working on four others...

David aka 63cpe

[NARSES2]

Coming along very nicely 

[Dizzyfugu]

That's looking good! 

[TheChronicOne]

Sweeeeeeeet!   

[63cpe]

During the late 1920-ies and early 1930-ies the RAE ( former RAF, nowadays BAE) were experimenting to find the optimum wing shape. This was done by numerous experiments with wind tunnel models. The next step was an experimental plane which proved stable enough for service. It was decided to build a full scale model which was intended to be a bomber/ radio training aircraft. First flight was in july 1937.

The BE-25 had trapezoidal wings with slotted flaps (Junkers double wings) over the entire rear flap, of which the outer ones were used as ailerons and the inner ones as elevators. The two rudders were in end plates at the wing end. The fuselage was equipped with a bow and stern turret, each with a 7.62-mm machine gun and a bomb pit for 500 kilograms bombs. Although powered by two RR Merlin II engines, it was rather slow due to it's less than efficient body shape.

IMG_5248 by Buddy Holly, on Flickr

IMG_5247 (2) by Buddy Holly, on Flickr

IMG_5246 by Buddy Holly, on Flickr

IMG_5244 by Buddy Holly, on Flickr

More pictures here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/jetsonsspecial/albums/72157694715734230/with/30378194467/

David aka 63cpe

[PR19_Kit]

Yes another David 63cpe masterpiece.