Vampire - for Tophe. Finished pics pg 7.

[zenrat]

"A long time ago in a galaxy far far a whey..."
 

I'm calling this officially finished.

The model or the "cheeserisms" ? 

Oh the model only.

If I come up with anymore fromage related Star Wars puns I won't fail to share them.

[NARSES2]

If I come up with anymore fromage related Star Wars puns I won't fail to share them.

  

[kerick]

Gromit as Yoda
Wallace as Luke Skystumbler

[Wardukw]

"A long time ago in a galaxy far far a whey..."
 

I'm calling this officially finished.
Backstory needs finishing and pics will wait until the Mustang is also ready to be photographed.

😆 🤣 
This just keeps getting better 🙌 ☺️

[Rick Lowe]

Gromit as Yoda
Wallace as Luke Skystumbler

It'll come with some Weapons Grade eye-rolls...

[zenrat]

Vampire – for Tophe.

Tophe Vampire - 8 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

This aircraft is a former night fighter De Haviland Vampire.  Following retirement from its military career it was demilitarised, desymmetricised (or asymmetricated if you prefer), and converted to a non-environmentally threatening power source before joining the ranks of the Tophe Air Peace where it took joined their ongoing mission of spreading love globally.

Tophe Vampire - 2 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

The Tophe Air Peace retro-engineering structural modifications are rendered using Tophalumin.  This is a versatile material which can be cast forged or milled, foamed with helium or vacuum to add lightness, welded soldered braised or glued with ease, and deep fried.  It is an alloy of Whiffium, Unobtanium, and Love with materials properties which if looked up simply say "Better".

Tophe Vampire - 5 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

This aircraft is powered by an Eco Power Rainbow Unicorn V1720 V12 spontaneous combustion engine.  Eco Power's Rainbow range of engines run on organically grown agri-fuels which intermingle and combine synergistically with atmospheric gases in a non-aggressive but lively expansion.  Power is thus provided without the crude aggression of sparks and explosions and the resultant bad karma and aura damage.  The exhaust products generated by a Rainbow engine reduce climate change, smell faintly of butterscotch, and glow yellow when exposed to the red end of the spectrum at high altitude (enabling the writing of messages of love for humanity in the skies at sunset – the first sign of the imminent arrival of Tophe Air Peace).

Tophe Vampire - 7 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

The retro-engineering required longer than standard landing legs to provide clearance for the aircraft's pusher prop.  There is no way legs of the required length will fit into the Vampire's bays unless they can change shape.  Being crafted from Tophalumin this is the case.  They take advantage of its ability to switch between two predefined forms when an appropriately modulated current is passed through it.

Tophe Vampire - 9 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

Tophe Air Peace is so called because as force is not the way of the pacifist the descriptor "Air Force" is inappropriate.  It is a global non-government organisation which through the use of unarmed, usually sky blue painted aircraft persuades the spread of peace, love, and understanding.  Tophe Air Peace aircraft operating over areas currently engaged in conflict carry no obvious markings.  They do carry identifiers, but they are revealed only to those wearing optivisors programmed to render them visible.
The exact methods by which Tophe Air Peace carry out their persuasion are not revealed to those outside the organisation and their success rates are not reported but needless to say those in the know claim they rarely fail.

Tophe Vampire - 1 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

The Model.

Tophe Vampire - 10 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

Heller De Havilland Vampire/Mistral.
Styrene tube.
Filler.
Hasegawa F-4 Phantom II undercarriage legs.
Radiators are spares from Special Hobby Seafire 47.
Unknown exhausts and prop from parts boxes.
Vallejo Sky Blue acrylic.

Tophe Vampire - 11 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

[PR19_Kit]

Where's the pale blue script option when you want one?

That's OUTSTANDING Fred, and so 'Tophe-like' it's not true. 

[zenrat]

Thanks Kit.

[ericr]

flabbergasting ! 

     

[NARSES2]

Terrific sir   

The details in the backstory raised a smile as well   

[su27rules]

      

[Wardukw]

Top notch Tophe wiff Fred  ..he'd have definitely loved this to no end ❤️ 💖   

[Weaver]

That's cracking - Tophe would love it.    

Well done.

[zenrat]

Thanks folks.

[Robomog]

Love this, classic Toph design, beautifully built.

Welcome to the Long Leggy Club     

Mog
>^-.-^<