Twin podded engines on aircraft

[McColm]

 The use of twin jet engine pods is nothing new,  aircraft such as the Vickers VC10  and Lockheed Jetstar are prime examples of such types.
There's also been the Chase XC-123A, with concept designs such as the Boeing Model 367-64 turbojet Advanced C-97 and Model  367-70-2 with the 35° wings whereas the Model 367-60-64 had 25° swept wings.  Which resulted in the B-52 engine layout.
It wasn't just Boeing who thought of this,  Douglas also had Models 1814 and  Model 1905 ( Advanced  DC-8 concept). Lockheed penned the CL-291 which lost out in the tanker competition.
Convair was also considering the Model 105' but having four engines instead of it's rivals with eight.
There's a lot of scope for whiffery on airliners, cargo transporters and support aircraft.

[Rick Lowe]

I recall a pic I saw earlier on this here site that was an AWACS in SEA cam and B-52 style engines.
Would be easy enough using the Giant Warplanes diecasts.

[McColm]

I've been meaning to do the 1/144 Boeing 747 with a pair of poded engines similar to the one used in the James Bond film. As I have the Revell Space Shuttle set in the stash.
The Heller Boeing 707 or E-3 AWACS  are next on my list although I have added the engines from a  Mach2 Boeing B-45 to the Airfix Bristol Superfreighter and turned it into a Gunship..
The A-10C would look wicked  and a double take if the HS 125 or Dassault Falcon.
Another idea would be to move the engines on the VC10 to fit them under the wings,  along with the new model from Mach2 the DC-8.
I have a 1/144 B-52 in the stash and a odd scale Convair 880 which might work.
I did buy a bunch of airline desktop models and a pair of BAe 146 in what the boxes say 1/72 scale but they aren't the same size. The fuselage is made of wood with plastic wings,tail , engines and stand.
The B-47 and Lockheed S-3A are next,  although some of the piston bombers could also  benefit from a pair of jet engines.  The Lockheed Neptune and the Airbus A400M. I'll have to check and see how many engines I have in the stash.
One or two aftermarket kits are available in 1/72 and 1/144 scale but I don't know the prices. I will have to check.

[Rick Lowe]

In that sort of scale, a pot of rubber and some resin and you've got as many as you need...

[McColm]

As an alternative I have a few pairs of engines from the 1/72 Revell/Monogram Convair RB-36H Peacemaker,  it might be cheaper to buy the Hasegawa B-47E kit than the BlackDog resin set.

[McColm]

In that sort of scale, a pot of rubber and some resin and you've got as many as you need...

Thanks Rick

[Rick Lowe]

In that sort of scale, a pot of rubber and some resin and you've got as many as you need...

Thanks Rick

All good.
It's fun, and can be frustrating, but it's particularly useful if you have an ongoing use for a particular piece.

Also, check out the Green Stuff World Blue Mould material - softens and can be moulded with boiling water, and is reusable when you've got enough of something and need something else...

[McColm]

In that sort of scale, a pot of rubber and some resin and you've got as many as you need...

Thanks Rick

All good.
It's fun, and can be frustrating, but it's particularly useful if you have an ongoing use for a particular piece.

Also, check out the Green Stuff World Blue Mould material - softens and can be moulded with boiling water, and is reusable when you've got enough of something and need something else...

I've seen someone use blue tac wrapped in clingfilm and he made the mould surround out of Lego bricks. The resin he used can be bought from a supermarket or hardware store but I will check that out.
Another conversion that I am building at the moment is a 1/72 Revell/Monogram Convair RB-36H Peacemaker which has the wings and engines from the Italeri B-52G with the Cammett BAe Nimrod AEW.3 conversion set. I have removed the tail from the original kit and will use the one from the B-52G. I also used the section of drainpipe which came with the Contrail Convair RB/B-36D . I don't have that kit anymore.  The build is based around the Convair YB-60.

[Rick Lowe]

Yeah, Lego are pretty standard for mould walls/boxing.

There are a couple of vids on the 'Tube about using Caulking Silicon for making moulds, various ways of making it more amenable to being used for our purposes - and that stuff is a lot cheaper than anything sold specifically for modelling purposes...

This is one, but there are others

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nXy1j5b6q0

like this one:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZeQNih7MuI

Have fun! 

[McColm]

Thanks again