Douglas Baby-31 Redmast Air (finished page 3)

[McColm]

Looks great 

[Tophe]

Thanks!

Here is the current aspect:

There was no tail for the 4-engined part but I will use the wing tips from the XP-54: one as fin, the other as port tailplane (no starboard tailplane, as I love asymmetry)

[Tophe]

Sanding then putty again...

[Tophe]

Sanding goes on, and adding putty again (from another tube/provider). This is not fun but, providing a smile, I had a new idea for the missing tail: I will use the small remaining half wings of the XP-55 & 56, as big V-tail. The tiny wing tips of the XP-54 may either be fins on the wing (between engines, not as winglets I think) or be horizontal tailplanes in addition to the V-tail, like on a F-18 more or less.

[ericr]

That's pretty wild stuff Tophe !

I don't think Tophe does 'UN-wild' stuff, does he? 

looking right is indeed giving pleasure to look at : and there are different kinds of pleasure, some not related to the laws of aerodynamics

in this case, it is looking bold, as always with Tophe's creation ! 

[Tophe]

Thanks!

The BB-31A sub-part is well advanced:

(the other plane, BB-31B, is in stand-by currently)

[Tophe]

The BB-31A sub-part is almost ready for paint, just the (pusher) propeller blades to add:

The project of making it a glider is cancelled, as I have enough blades for the 2 sub-parts, 4+1 engines.

[Scotaidh]

I like it! 

[Tophe]

Thank you!

Now I have painted the underside of the BB-31A while the BB-31B, not finished, is silently waiting...

[Tophe]

The propeller blades have been glued and the upper side of the BB-31A is started to paint:

[NARSES2]

Now that's got quite a neat look about it 

[Tophe]

Thank you!
This evening, the BB-31A model is finished:

The canopy size, at last, makes it a 1/48 model (from the 1/144 source, ahem).
More pictures tomorrow at daylight.

[chrisonord]

That looks really cool  Tophe, I am liking it 
Chris

[Tophe]

Thank you!
It is only 4 am and there is no daylight yet here, but a mirror copy provides a derivative:

Later I will show views of the model from 4 angles, featuring the \!/ tail...

[Tophe]

Here are the 4 main slanting views of this abnormal plane: