Current projects: Airspeed Imperial, AVIA 60 & Nakajima Ki-41

[63cpe]

Let's share some pictures of my current projects:


First is a Northrop NF-5 Quad:
IMG_20200209_141845474 by Buddy Holly, on Flickr
IMG_20200209_141831338 by Buddy Holly, on Flickr


Then the Martin Baker MB.7:
IMG_20200209_141610563 by Buddy Holly, on Flickr
IMG_20200209_141639930 by Buddy Holly, on Flickr


A stealthy surveillance drone:
IMG_20200209_141650859 by Buddy Holly, on Flickr
IMG_20200209_141727798 by Buddy Holly, on Flickr


and the Airspeed As.68 Imperial:
IMG_20200209_141943763 by Buddy Holly, on Flickr
IMG_20200209_141921680 by Buddy Holly, on Flickr

More here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/jetsonsspecial/albums/with/72157713040774711

Cheers!
David aka 63cpe

[kitbasher]

Interesting.  Source kits?  Some are obvious, some not, can you describe the builds?

The F-5 looks very Gerry Anderson.

Boing beat you by a few years with the stealthy drone - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_Martin_RQ-3_DarkStar - unless, of course, that was your inspiration.

[PR19_Kit]

I love the Imperial.  :wub

It looks as if it's powered by DH Super-Duper-Gypsy-Queens! 

[CammNut]

What are those two airliners doing, and is it allowed?

[Weaver]

Oh nice one! 

I had the same idea for a twinned-up F-5 that worked just like that, and I even got as far as chopping a couple of Airfix F-5E fuselages up, but then I got distracted and never got back to it.

[Tophe]

First is a Northrop NF-5 Quad:
Then the Martin Baker MB.7:

(for these 2 ones, mainly). Wow!

[TheChronicOne]

 


BOTH, hell, all three four of these appeal to me.

[chrisonord]

Marvellous stuff David, I  especially like the Martin  Baker project   

[Dizzyfugu]

Marvellous stuff David, I  especially like the Martin  Baker project   

Me too, that one looks very good. 

[zenrat]

The drone body, is that a mouse?

[NARSES2]

Marvellous stuff David, I  especially like the Martin  Baker project   

As do I  That Airspeed As.68 is also 

[63cpe]

Thank you for the kind words gentlemen!
Very much appreciated!

@Kitbasher: The NF-5 Quad are two Matchbox F-5's and a scratchbuild cockpittubbie with Pavla bangseat.
                   The Martin-Baker is a GAL Hotspur fuselage, 1/48 P-51 canopy, wings and tailbooms are 1/32 Glencoe XV-1
                   The drone is made of two stands (think ancient revell??) and 1/144 B-29 outerwings
                   The Airspeed Imperial is made of mostly 1/144 and 1/100 parts. My goal was to make something with as much as possible 1/100-144 parts and
                   minimal 1/72 parts, but still make it recognizable as 1/72. It's made from: 1/144 Monogram Constellation, outerwings from 1/94 F-27 Friendship, nosecone is
                   from an 1/100 B-47, 4x RR Peregrine engines from 1/72 Westland Whirlwind and a 1/72 Lockheed Hudson canopy.

And the Darkstar was the basis of the drone....love the simple yet sinister design of that thing...

@Zenrat: sorry, no mouse involved here.....

Cheers!
David aka 63cpe

[loupgarou]

Thank you for the kind words gentlemen!
Very much appreciated!

@Kitbasher: The NF-5 Quad are two Matchbox F-5's and a scratchbuild cockpittubbie with Pavla bangseat.
                   The Martin-Baker is a GAL Hotspur fuselage, 1/48 P-51 canopy, wings and tailbooms are 1/32 Glencoe XV-1
                   The drone is made of two stands (think ancient revell??) and 1/144 B-29 outerwings
                   The Airspeed Imperial is made of mostly 1/144 and 1/100 parts. My goal was to make something with as much as possible 1/100-144 parts and
                   minimal 1/72 parts, but still make it recognizable as 1/72. It's made from: 1/144 Monogram Constellation, outerwings from 1/94 F-27 Friendship, nosecone is
                  from an 1/100 B-47, 4x RR Peregrine engines from 1/72 Westland Whirlwind and a 1/72 Lockheed Hudson canopy.

And the Darkstar was the basis of the drone....love the simple yet sinister design of that thing...

@Zenrat: sorry, no mouse involved here.....

Cheers!
David aka 63cpe

here have you found an 1/100 B-47??? I do 1/100 planes and wasn't aware of any.
BTW, I suppose you'll blend the original Connie cockpit in the fuselage.
Fantastic ideas all, anyway. I'll refrain from asking what you drink or inhale to get your ideas....

[Captain Canada]

Very cool stuff you have on the go !

[zenrat]

...@Zenrat: sorry, no mouse involved here.....

Cheers!David aka 63cpe

OK.  The body looks similar to the round mouse Apple supplied with the original "fruit" iMacs.