Gloster Geras

[63cpe]

What I Gloster turned their F5/34 project into a twin engined predecessor of the F9/37 inspired on the Grumman XF-5F? maybe it looked like this:

PXL_20240218_100736762.MP by Buddy Holly, on Flickr

PXL_20240218_100746221 by Buddy Holly, on Flickr

PXL_20240218_100758093 by Buddy Holly, on Flickr

It'll get twin fins made of Gladiator stabilo's and stabilo's made of the lower wing of a fiat Cr42. Still need to strip the paint of the stabilo's.

Cheers,
David aka 63CPE

[kitbasher]

Well hello 

[NARSES2]

Oooooh I like the look of where this is headed 

[Captain Canada]

Oh yeah ! Now there's a neat looking machine ! Cool.

[63cpe]

Update : PSR is mostly done. Tail section is on as is one engine (the other prop is getting new blades as the are handed). Gear is installed.

PXL_20240317_172649530 by Buddy Holly, on Flickr
PXL_20240317_172706251 by Buddy Holly, on Flickr
PXL_20240317_172719308 by Buddy Holly, on Flickr

Once the other prop is cured and sanded, the other engine goes on aswell. Next up is the paint job. Maybe do this one in the alu dope scheme with gaudy squadron colors just like the early Gloster Gladiators.

David

[UhuFin]

Looks very promising!

[Rick Lowe]

Coming right along.

I see you've also been doing unmentionable things to a poor, innocent DC3...   

[NARSES2]

Next up is the paint job. Maybe do this one in the alu dope scheme with gaudy squadron colors just like the early Gloster Gladiators.

David

Yes     or possibly put it in early Desert AF colours ? (I have a "thing" about DAF and SEAC schemes  )

[kitbasher]

Late-1940 colours - maybe a Whirlwind squadron?

[63cpe]

Next up is the paint job. Maybe do this one in the alu dope scheme with gaudy squadron colors just like the early Gloster Gladiators.

David

Yes     or possibly put it in early Desert AF colours ? (I have a "thing" about DAF and SEAC schemes  )

You mean like this?
Knipsel by Buddy Holly, on Flickr

[perttime]

"alu dope scheme with gaudy squadron colors" sounds good to me.

Cool design!
I'm a little concerned about visibility from the cockpit, though.

[63cpe]

So a scheme like this:

Knipsel II by Buddy Holly, on Flickr

although i like this aswell:
Knipsel III by Buddy Holly, on Flickr

The cockpit is the same as the Gladiator. I do get your point about visibility with those eggbeaters in front to the left and right. Visibility downward would be limited but horizontal and up won't be much of an issue.

David aka 63CPE

[NARSES2]

You mean like this?

Very much like the P-40's 

The cockpit is the same as the Gladiator. I do get your point about visibility with those eggbeaters in front to the left and right. Visibility downward would be limited but horizontal and up won't be much of an issue.

David aka 63CPE

When it comes to downward visibility the designers may well have included a clear vision panel in the cockpit floor so the pilot could look down ? There were a few aircraft of the period and later that included something similar.

[63cpe]

Ah, that's a very nice idea! i'll get it sorted..

Thanks,

[63cpe]

Coming right along.

I see you've also been doing unmentionable things to a poor, innocent DC3...   

Oh, I'll reveil the poor innocent DC-3 very soon. It's supposed to be a Miles project. Something like a follow-up of the M.20. Not sure yet..

David aka 63CPE