Mustang - For Tophe. Finished pics Pg 5.

[zenrat]

I am seeing a huge positive with this GB with all this major rebuilding and exploring different shapes.. terrific work.

Ya gotta love the freedom of weird for this GB..loving all these builds 

It's certainly pushing me in directions.
I hadn't realised the influence Tophe had on me.  I miss him.

[ericr]

It's certainly pushing me in directions.
I hadn't realised the influence Tophe had on me.  I miss him.

    
 

[Robomog]

I am seeing a huge positive with this GB with all this major rebuilding and exploring different shapes.. terrific work.

Ya gotta love the freedom of weird for this GB..loving all these builds 

It's certainly pushing me in directions.
I hadn't realised the influence Tophe had on me.  I miss him.

Me too 

[Wardukw]

I am seeing a huge positive with this GB with all this major rebuilding and exploring different shapes.. terrific work.

Ya gotta love the freedom of weird for this GB..loving all these builds 

It's certainly pushing me in directions.
I hadn't realised the influence Tophe had on me.  I miss him.

Me too 

Same ...everytime I'm looking thru a wiffy folder on my comp..there he is ...least I'm glad in the fact that I knew him and I didn't get to not meet this strange mad scientist from France   

[kerick]

I am seeing a huge positive with this GB with all this major rebuilding and exploring different shapes.. terrific work.

Ya gotta love the freedom of weird for this GB..loving all these builds 

It's certainly pushing me in directions.
I hadn't realised the influence Tophe had on me.  I miss him.

Me too 

Same ...everytime I'm looking thru a wiffy folder on my comp..there he is ...least I'm glad in the fact that I knew him and I didn't get to not meet this strange mad scientist from France   

I miss him too.

[zenrat]

More progress on the 'stang.
I think i'll put a seat in the pod.  I don't know where the pod canopy came from but it's got heavy, Japanese style framing which i'll polish off.  The canopy from the Mustang kit will also need polishing as it's badly moulded with lumps in.  Not sure how clear it'll be even then.
It needs more horizontal tail (asymmetric, natch), possibly a fin on the back of the pod, and the undercarriage sorting out.  And then the PSR will begin.

Tophe 'stang WIP 14-07-24 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

[Wardukw]

Very cool 😎 😁😁

[Robomog]

I'm liking this, gotta have a fin on the pod ( very Flash Gordon )

And another build with the "undercarriage to sort out"   

I recon its going to be a very difficult poll at the end of this group build 

Mog
>^-.-^<

[Wardukw]

I'm liking this, gotta have a fin on the pod ( very Flash Gordon )

And another build with the "undercarriage to sort out"   

I recon its going to be a very difficult poll at the end of this group build 

Mog
>^-.-^<

I'm  thinking the same Moggy...man there's some great builds going on 

[Weaver]

Progress. I know it looks similar to the mock up but I changed the outer wing angle and have glued the wings and pod together. The pod has an undercarriage bay cut into it and an internal floor. It will be getting a canopy on top. I'm not yet sure if the pod houses the pilot or his dog. Or maybe a droid?

Well the droids in Star Wars fighters are basically flight mechanics, so the low-tech equivalent would be a human mechanic in the pod. Not sure what he's going to do from there, mind you...

[buzzbomb]

So Tophe... looking great

[zenrat]

2/3 of the undercarriage is going to be standard Mustang.  Surely that will make it easier...
I might not explain the purpose of the pod.  I feel Tophe may have done the same.

I'm loving this GB.  The subject matter almost forces us to think outside of the envelope and push the box.

[PR19_Kit]

The subject matter almost forces us to think outside of the envelope and push the box.

If there's a Whiffie for 'Understatement' that's a sure fire candidate!

[NARSES2]

Well the droids in Star Wars fighters are basically flight mechanics, so the low-tech equivalent would be a human mechanic in the pod. Not sure what he's going to do from there, mind you...

Well some "Between the Wars" record breaking aircraft (I can think of French and Italian off hand carried a mechanic who's job was simply to keep the aircraft going when problems occured.  There's some fascinating stories of forced landings in Africa and Asia and these mechanics coming to the rescue. Always the pilots who got the glory though 

[Rick Lowe]

Am I right in thinking that's a remould of the original Academy Mustang with 7 exhaust stacks each side?
If so, it's even more Tophe-like...