Bristol 204

[Leading Observer]

As announced on My Stash Grew thread, I have the 1/72 Lost British Projects Bristol 204 model. It includes two small underwing pods, which are shown on the few drawings I can find of the project, but I have no idea what these are! Anyone got any ideas?

[Mossie]

I can see the Type 204 in Spectrum colours, landing on Cloud base.

The pods are 2" rocket pods.  They get a mention in BSP2 in the spec box.  The plan in that book has it with a number of armaments, Red Beard, 1000lb conventional bombs, the 2" rocket pods and even 3" RP's.

[Leading Observer]

I can see the Type 204 in Spectrum colours, landing on Cloud base.

The pods are 2" rocket pods.  They get a mention in BSP2 in the spec box.  The plan in that book has it with a number of armaments, Red Beard, 1000lb conventional bombs, the 2" rocket pods and even 3" RP's.

Thanks Mossie - I may remove the pods and substitute something a little more "dramatic" in their place

[Rheged]

Being of  advanced decrepitude, I'm afraid I assumed that the Bristol 204 was an early  1950's  sports car!  No doubt the motoring cognoscenti here will rush to inform me that I'm really thinking of the Bristol 404!

That said, I'm eagerly awaiting the appearance of the completed Bristol 204 in all its glory!

[Gondor]

Being of  advanced decrepitude, I'm afraid I assumed that the Bristol 204 was an early  1950's  sports car!  No doubt the motoring cognoscenti here will rush to inform me that I'm really thinking of the Bristol 404!

That said, I'm eagerly awaiting the appearance of the completed Bristol 204 in all its glory!

Although I am not as advanced in decrepitude as your esteemed self Mr Rheged, I too thought the Bristol 204 was going to be a car.

Gondor

[PR19_Kit]

The earliest Bristol car was a 400, which was almost a BMW 327 built in Bristol, but, as with many good things, it was lengthened a bit.   

[Leading Observer]

[NARSES2]

 

[zenrat]

Being of  advanced decrepitude, I'm afraid I assumed that the Bristol 204 was an early  1950's  sports car!  No doubt the motoring cognoscenti here will rush to inform me that I'm really thinking of the Bristol 404!

That said, I'm eagerly awaiting the appearance of the completed Bristol 204 in all its glory!

Although I am not as advanced in decrepitude as your esteemed self Mr Rheged, I too thought the Bristol 204 was going to be a car.

Gondor

For some reason I was expecting a helicopter.   

[Leading Observer]

Finally got this assembled and painted up as a Canadian aircraft and concocted a bit of a back story:

Bristol 204 Eagle FGR.51/Canadair CF-109

The Type 204 was designed for the GOR339 requirement of 1956 for an advanced two seat Tactical Strike Reconnaissance aircraft. The 204 had a very unusual layout with a gothic delta wing and a canard gothic wing mounted on a ventral fin below the nose. Two Rolls Royce Olympus engines were mounted at the extreme rear of the fuselage and the air intakes were mounted above the fuselage. 
It was selected for the RAF, and entered service as the Eagle FGR.1, and was sold to several Commonwealth and NATO nations, with versions being licence built in Australia and Canada.
The RCAF versions primary role was a long range interceptor to counter the threat of Soviet incursions over the North Pole. Initially armed with 4 AIM-4 Falcon missiles carried internally, these were later supplemented with 2 AIM-54 Phoenix for additional punch.

[Steel Penguin]

nice     and the splashes of red on the missiles really call attention to them.

[su27rules]

  

[PR19_Kit]

That looks pretty darn formidable, and very 'Canadian' as well. 

That foreplane has always looked totally bizarre to me, but I expect it would have worked OK. Did any aircraft ever fly with one like that?

[Glenn Gilbertson]

A magnificent -looking beast -well done!