SNCASO 4100 Coutelas

[63cpe]

I'm still there.....didn't leave the whiffing scene. Just some Family business WE ( with the missus) to take care off. Took some months.

Meanwhile I started some projects. Among these is a French version of the Vought Cutlass, The SNCASO 4100 Coutelas.
SNCASO followed the same design studied Vought used to develop the Cutlass but differed in engines. It's fuselage design was very similar to the F7-U1 and remained so throughout it's career in the French Aeronavale.

PXL_20230529_194333972 by Buddy Holly, on Flickr
PXL_20230529_194315262 by Buddy Holly, on Flickr

Anyway, It started with the fuselage of an 1:72 MB326, added two 1:48 F-84 droptank halves to the sides and cut off the spine and tailplane. It's clear what the origin of the wings is. The canopy is from the spare box and I can't remember what its origines are. Later in the built the canopy will be tilted a little.

Cheers,
David aka 63CPE

[PR19_Kit]

Very promising. 

[The Rat]

After the career of the Gutless Cutlass it deserves to be whiffed into something better. 

[Wardukw]

Beasty looking Dave 👌 

[killnoizer]

Absolut harmonic design , nice !

[Pellson]

Nice! I've been considering a twoseater ever since I first saw this:

[zenrat]

 

[PR19_Kit]

Ooooh, a 2 seater Cutlass. I like that idea, and I have a Fujimi Photo-Cutlass kit in the loft, and almost ANY change in the nose would improve its ugliness!

What sort of canopy would work though? 

[Pellson]

..and almost ANY change in the nose would improve its ugliness!

I'd say this is an excessive use of the word "almost"..

[NARSES2]

Looking forward to this one, always had a liking for the Cutlass and have the Fujimi one in the stash.

[PR19_Kit]

..and almost ANY change in the nose would improve its ugliness!

I'd say this is an excessive use of the word "almost"..

              

[63cpe]

Ooooh, a 2 seater Cutlass. I like that idea, and I have a Fujimi Photo-Cutlass kit in the loft, and almost ANY change in the nose would improve its ugliness!

What sort of canopy would work though? 

As the fuselage is from an Aermacchi Mb 326. it's easy to make it a trainer...just use the MB 326 canopy!

3016_3-auto_downl by Buddy Holly, on Flickr

Imagine the wings and tiptanks gone and replace them by Gutlass wings and tails.. Easy job to create an F7-U1 like trainer.

Cheers,
David

[killnoizer]

Just a oneseater , but similar Silhouette ...

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 From the other side .

[Tophe]

I felt surprized to see the short distance between Cutlass (a word I did know only for the Vought fighter) and Couletas (of my French language, for a wild knife).
Asking Google Translation: yes, the meaning of Cutlass is Coutelas, while what I thought was wrong: a young girl cut in pieces is Cut Lass.

[Captain Canada]

Looking good !