The LHC Group Build - General Discussion

[zenrat]

Hmmm, I've thought of building the current Airfix 1/72 F6 OOB.

That'd be the one that has the tailplanes missing on the box art............... 

[zenrat]

A scaleorama Canberra could be pretty close to Gloster Meteor in size.

I am toying with the idea of scaleoramaing a 1/144 Canberra into 1/72.  I'd use 1/72 engines which would make it sufficiently cartoon like.
An Egg Canberra would be nice but i am not aware of anyone making one.

[PR19_Kit]

An Egg Canberra would be nice but i am not aware of anyone making one.

You could........... 

[The Wooksta!]

The wings are cast for my BAC answer to the P.1121. May cast another set for the planned Delta wing Lightning.

[Dizzyfugu]

That looks cool, melikes (and reminds me of a Su-15 conversion project on the long list  ). Landing gear could be interesting.

[The Wooksta!]

On mine, they retract into the fuselage, meaning a wet wing and more hard points for assorted lethality.  Although I want one with wingtip missiles, first prototype would have the F1 wing and fin, a second one* in possibly greys would have the F6 wing, although it had been flight tested before the Lightning F1 entered service!

Currently shuffling bits of P.1121 about.

*Now I'll have to locate a few more cheap Su-15 kits...

[Tophe]

The LHC letters reminded me something else but what?
I asked Google and the answer is:
The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is the world's largest and most powerful particle accelerator. It consists of a 27-kilometre ring of superconducting magnets with a number of accelerating structures to boost the energy of the particles along the way.
It is located in Switzerland about 100km (70 miles?) from my home, and my uncle worked in these CERN particle accelerators before retirement a few years ago, maybe this is him that talked about it in my family.
But no problem I think to invent another meaning, special for aircraft modellers.

[TomZ]

I'm thinking of a swing wing Lightning. There were plans for this, I know.
But what about an operational  FAA version?
I have an Airfix Lightning and an old Revell F-14 lying around..........


TomZ

[The Wooksta!]

There are a fair few models of operational VG Lightnings about in FAA colours.  The wing itself is basically a Lightning wing 10% larger.  Freightdog do it to go with the Airfix F2A/F6.

[Gondor]

Two different Naval Lightnings were proposed with swing wings, both two seat's, one with a normal intake and the other with side intakes and a larger radar in the nose. Both had larger under fuselage tanks/fairings as well. I have both versions part started. Might be some time before I finnish them though.
I also did a straight interceptor previously



Gondor

[philp]

Well, I have a Lightning idea and a Hunter one.  Will have to see if I get to work on either.

[zenrat]

I'm building a Delta Lightning (which sounds like a blues song to me).
But do I mean Delta wings or Mekong Delta?
Or both?
Do I even know myself at this stage?

As far a Hunters are concerned I think an RAAF Revell FGA.9 paint and load out Whiff.

[McColm]

What percentage of the donor Lightning ,Canberra and Hunter is passable for this GB?
I've grafted the Lightning T.55 to the Mirage IVP before but didn't get around to finishing it. I have seen parts of the Airfix 1/72 TSR.2 and I have the Sword T.5.

[PR19_Kit]

That's a very good question...............

The rules say the model '....must be based on....', but it doesn't say how MUCH of the model should be an L, H, or C.

I'll consult with my fellow Mod and get back to you.

[Tophe]

The rules say the model '....must be based on....', but it doesn't say how MUCH of the model should be an L, H, or C.

See for instance the blue mix by ericr:
Heinkel 111 fuselage and internal wing, Camberra jets and external wings
would that have been OK for this GB if made later in July instead of May-June?