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DONE +++ 1:72 Lockheed-Detroit P-22A 'Alcyone', USAAC, 1935

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Dizzyfugu

June 08, 2024, 12:22:29 AM Last Edit: June 16, 2024, 02:18:04 AM by Dizzyfugu
First entry, and work has already begun this morning. This will be an interwar biplane project, based on an ICM Ki-10 kit with some mods (spats!) and a VERY bright livery. Should look very pretty once it's done. Ambitious, but, hey, it's a WHOLE week of time...  :lol:

Rick Lowe

#1
June 08, 2024, 01:21:19 AM
A week?! You should have three or four done in that time, going by your usual completion rate!  ;D

zenrat

#2
June 08, 2024, 05:51:39 AM
Yay! Spats!
 :thumbsup:
Fred

- Can't be bothered to do the proper research and get it right.

Another ill conceived, lazily thought out, crudely executed and badly painted piece of half arsed what-if modelling muppetry from zenrat industries.

zenrat industries:  We're everywhere...for your convenience..

PR19_Kit

#3
June 08, 2024, 08:10:43 AM
That'll be a Memorial Build for Brian Da Basher then!  :thumbsup:
Kit's Rule 1 ) Any aircraft can be improved by fitting longer wings, and/or a longer fuselage
Kit's Rule 2) The backstory can always be changed to suit the model

...and I'm not a closeted 'Take That' fan, I'm a REAL fan! :)

Regards
Kit

Rick Lowe

#5
June 08, 2024, 01:44:06 PM
Quote from: PR19_Kit on June 08, 2024, 08:10:43 AMThat'll be a Memorial Build for Brian Da Basher then!  :thumbsup:

Was just thinking that.

Dizzyfugu

#6
June 08, 2024, 11:52:33 PM
Results after Day #1; the Ki-10 is a beautiful and very sleek aircraft, and while I want to keep as much of that as possible I decided to add a bit more speed to the overall look. Therefore the upper wing was cut and modified so that the now gull-shaped wings could be directly attached to the fuselage, similar to a Polikarpov I-153:


1:72 Lockheed-Detroit P-22A 'Alcyone'; aircraft '62' of the United States Army Air Corps' (USAAC) 95th 'Kicking Mule' Pursuit Squadron, 17th Pursuit Group; March Field (California/USA), 1935 (What-if/ICM kit) - WiP by Dizzyfugu, on Flickr

Propeller was also modifed to accept a metal axis, as ususal. The cockpit was - according to color pics from museum a P-12 and P-26, in a light grey, with a full-metal seat, and the pilot recieved a headrest (piece of sprue and PSR) to change the lines a bit and offer some protection in case of a somersault on the ground.


1:72 Lockheed-Detroit P-22A 'Alcyone'; aircraft '62' of the United States Army Air Corps' (USAAC) 95th 'Kicking Mule' Pursuit Squadron, 17th Pursuit Group; March Field (California/USA), 1935 (What-if/ICM kit) - WiP by Dizzyfugu, on Flickr


1:72 Lockheed-Detroit P-22A 'Alcyone'; aircraft '62' of the United States Army Air Corps' (USAAC) 95th 'Kicking Mule' Pursuit Squadron, 17th Pursuit Group; March Field (California/USA), 1935 (What-if/ICM kit) - WiP by Dizzyfugu, on Flickr

Mounting the wings without fixation aids/points was not easy...


1:72 Lockheed-Detroit P-22A 'Alcyone'; aircraft '62' of the United States Army Air Corps' (USAAC) 95th 'Kicking Mule' Pursuit Squadron, 17th Pursuit Group; March Field (California/USA), 1935 (What-if/ICM kit) - WiP by Dizzyfugu, on Flickr

...but eventually worked, and it looks good!  :lol:  The (modified) wings´ struts/supports were added next, and the machine will furthermore receive a more streamlined landing gear with singe struts and spats, IIRC left over from a Hasegawa SOC. These required proper attachment points on the hull, so that I had to add the small bulges in front of the lower wing roots.


1:72 Lockheed-Detroit P-22A 'Alcyone'; aircraft '62' of the United States Army Air Corps' (USAAC) 95th 'Kicking Mule' Pursuit Squadron, 17th Pursuit Group; March Field (California/USA), 1935 (What-if/ICM kit) - WiP by Dizzyfugu, on Flickr

Some detail work and PSR still to do, but painting stage is already approaching fast - still a long way to go, though!

Wardukw

#8
June 09, 2024, 10:13:47 AM
Yep..Dizzy doing a epic build again and moving like lighting at the same time  ;D  :o
If it aint broke ,,fix it until it is .
Over kill is often very understated .
I know the voices in my head ain't real but they do come up with some great ideas.
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loupgarou

#9
June 09, 2024, 12:19:55 PM
Sleek indeed. And believable too.  :thumbsup:
Owing to the current financial difficulties, the light at the end of the tunnel will be turned off until further notice.

jcf

#10
June 09, 2024, 03:56:44 PM
:thumbsup:

The real world Curtiss XP-22 led to the P-6E via a very convoluted path involving the YP-11/YP-20. ;D
The earlier Curtiss XP-10 had a gulled upper wing like Dizzy's model, and a slight inverted gull on
the lower wing.





NARSES2

#12
June 10, 2024, 06:00:39 AM
 :o  :o

Seriously it would take me a week to get the yellow wings looking anywhere near that good, and I'm only half joking.
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