P-64 Superstang

[Ed S]

I started this one a few years ago. It got abandoned right after a base coat and some masking applied.  i decided recently to clear up a few of the oldies on the shelf. Amazingly, the masking hadn't damaged the base coat. Probably because I used a spray can of Krylon Brilliant Silver. That stuff sure is tough. It didn't peel off at all. I finished it with Model Master Metalizers. The decals are from the Academy F-51 Korean War Mustang.

The original story was an idea to convert the P-51 to jet power as an interim measure during the later part of WWII. I figured with the low power jet engines available, two would be better. I constructed the engines from some old drop tanks. I removed the intakes from the nose and reshaped it and added 4x .50 cal machine guns, since wing guns were removed to fit the jets. I moved the main gear wells aft to make it a tricycle gear and added a wheel well in the nose. Obviously, the belly radiator was removed as well. I added some 5 inch rockets and tip tanks for a combat ground attack mission.

[AeroplaneDriver]

Well that is definitely an original and quite lovely!    Very nice work Ed!   

[The Rat]

Sweetness! 

[king of men]

Very nice. The basic outline of the P-51 is still in there, but the mods are logical and artful. There were a number of prop-to-jet conversion projects in this period; I'm surprised no one tried to do this in real life.

[zenrat]

Good job Ed.

[Dizzyfugu]

Cool. I esp. like the reversed landing gear wells for a proper trycycle stance! 

[Leading Observer]

Nice work

[Tophe]

  Gorgeous!

[Hotte]

Nice work 


Hotte

[kitnut617]

There were a number of prop-to-jet conversion projects in this period; I'm surprised no one tried to do this in real life.

They did --- but not like that.

Very nice Ed, are all the guns in the nose now ?

[PR19_Kit]

Very impressive Ed, not just the build but the thinking behind it too. 

[Ed S]

There were a number of prop-to-jet conversion projects in this period; I'm surprised no one tried to do this in real life.

They did --- but not like that.

Very nice Ed, are all the guns in the nose now ?

yes. No room in the wings.

[NARSES2]

That sharp nose certainly gives it a different look 

Nice job Ed 

[Tophe]

I have added the related Superstang prototype and Twin-Superstang at http://www.whatifmodellers.com/index.php/topic,4461.1920.html
Thanks again!

[Ed S]

I have added the related Superstang prototype and Twin-Superstang at http://www.whatifmodellers.com/index.php/topic,4461.1920.html
Thanks again!