Mitsuberican KP5146 Bitang - Finished pics page 5

[zenrat]

Tophe produced this for the 2017 1WGB.  I fell in love with the look of it and saved it to my hard drive.
Tophe - P82-51C5_ae cropped by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

It is a twin engined Mustang bizprop.  It carries one passenger in the glazed first class cabin mounted in the nose.

I shall be building it from these two kits...
Mitsuberican KP5146 Start 01 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr
Mitsuberican KP5146 Start 02 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr
...but not until July 1st obviously.

I did get the fuselages out today to compare widths and to try to work out where to cut.   But no actual building.

<edit> it has just struck me that if I cut neatly I can also build a single engined KI-46.

[Old Wombat]

<edit> it has just struck me that if I cut neatly I can also build a single engined KI-46.

Packard Merlin engined?

[PR19_Kit]

<edit> it has just struck me that if I cut neatly I can also build a single engined KI-46.

Two entries at once, what's not to like? 

[TheChronicOne]

Glorious and the secondary idea is a handy side effect. This is a very cool project, I love seeing drawings and profiles and the like turned 3D. It's fine team work and both people get to have fun working in their preferred realm whilst enjoying seeing it come to life in the other.

[ericr]

 

[zenrat]

And we're off.
Fuselages assembled before cutting.
Bitang WIP 01-07-2019 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

[Tophe]

This is great if you succeed in building it!

[zenrat]

Girded my loins, crossed my fingers, took a deep breath and cut into the fuselages today.
I think this is going to look great.  All down to the designer (Tophe) of course.
Bistang WIP 02-07-2019 01 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr
You will notice that while Tophe's drawing shows the standard length Bitang I am building the extended fuselage long range version.
This is was really done so I could match the width of the two fuselages at the ventral joint and hopefully reduce the amount of PSR.

As far as building a single engined Ki-46 from the remains goes I think it's just got too much Mustang DNA...
Bistang WIP 02-07-2019 02 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

[Tophe]

Wow! Congratulations!

[Dizzyfugu]

LOL, wait until I start posting my first submission to this GB. Tophe-inspired Mustangs seem to be this summer's rage! 

[Weaver]

Tophe produced this for the 2017 1WGB.  I fell in love with the look of it and saved it to my hard drive.
Tophe - P82-51C5_ae cropped by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

It is a twin engined Mustang bizprop.  It carries one passenger in the glazed first class cabin mounted in the nose.

I shall be building it from these two kits...
Mitsuberican KP5146 Start 01 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr
Mitsuberican KP5146 Start 02 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr
...but not until July 1st obviously.

I did get the fuselages out today to compare widths and to try to work out where to cut.   But no actual building.

<edit> it has just struck me that if I cut neatly I can also build a single engined KI-46.

In a strange way, it almost reminds me of an Me 262....

Nice project - good luck!

[zenrat]

Thanks folks.

....In a strange way, it almost reminds me of an Me 262...

In Tophes drawing?  Maybe the nose shape and canopy.

Looking at my mockup has me thinking Russian.  There's something Shturmovik about it.  Maybe in the shape of the wings?

[Old Wombat]

Build up the rear fuselage & add Hurricane or (early) Spitfire canopy & wings.

It will, at worst, look odd. At best it'll look weird!


(A Muricah or Mutfinah? Possibly Hurtangah or Spitangah? )


PS: I always read "Bintang" when I see "Bitang" ... & I've never been to Bali!

[ericr]

Tophe-inspired Mustangs seem to be this summer's rage! 

they might make a good topic for a special GB 

[ericr]

Thanks folks.

....In a strange way, it almost reminds me of an Me 262...

In Tophes drawing?  Maybe the nose shape and canopy.

Looking at my mockup has me thinking Russian.  There's something Shturmovik about it.  Maybe in the shape of the wings?

the Me262 with a glass nose?