F-23S Super Widow (finished page 2)

[Tophe]

I was feeling sad, with bad news from the hospital about my future   , then my (marvelous) wife said « you should buy a model kit », and the smile came back on my face, thanks !  
I selected the Trumpeter YF-23 1/144 kit, cheap (9€) from China. And receiving it is scheduled for June 28, I think I will still be at home, not in final hospitalisation yet.
Of course this will not be a simple OOB YF-23 Black Widow II, no, but a tailless twin-fin low-wing F-23S Super Widow. I mean I wish my wife to be happy in the next years.

[thundereagle1997]

I'm so sorry to hear about your cancer diagnosis. Is it fatal? I'm so shocked by this & my full condolences to you & your family, I'm so sorry to hear about this.

[Tophe]

we will see the future, waiting for it let us joke about non existent aircraft

[McColm]

You'd be better off and buy the X-32 to use as the donor kit it's roughly the same shape as your drawing, a fuselage swap and a few tweaks.

[perttime]

Does it have engines of some kind, or is it a glider?

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Earlier this year, a guy I know was diagnosed with a bad case of cancer in the head, and given weeks or months to live. He was in bad shape. Some weeks later, he went to get his head scanned again and other tests were taken. He wasn't dying after all. Turns out he had Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM), "a neurological disorder characterized by brief but widespread attacks of inflammation (swelling) in the brain". It can look just like cancer in scans. I met him a week ago and he seemed to be pretty well recovered.

[Tophe]

The X-32 (Italeri) kit is 1/72 and I have not room enough in my shelves... I build almost only 1/144 now.
And yes, the F-23S has no jet engine, but it is not a glider: it is powered by The Force (of The Dreamer dreaming this world)

[NARSES2]

we will see the future, waiting for it let us joke about non existent aircraft

Great outlook on life Tophe   

[Vulcan7]

Great looking F-23S flying wing   

[DogfighterZen]

Tophe, just say it has a anti-gravity propulsion system! It looks like it could fly in space.   

[Tophe]

Thanks to all

[Tophe]

I received the kit today from China, in advance.
No box, no colour art, but it will be OK.

[Tophe]

Here are the 5 parts I am going to use:

I have already glued the canopy on, and I consider making it a sesquiplane (rather than sad monoplane)

[Tophe]

Here is the updated project, sesquiplane:

[Tophe]

The huge truncation has occurred:   

I have not removed the front of what was the wing, that could become tailplanes maybe...

[Vulcan7]

Here is the updated project, sesquiplane:

that looks very cool