DeHavilland P-77A Vampire Bat

AeroplaneDriver · July 17, 2005, 12:23:00 PM

Well fellas, I managed to finish my little parasite fighter before heading out of town tonight. It still needs a coat of dullcote to finish it off, but that will have to wait a few weeks.

I usually try to make up a pretty detailed backstory, but time does not allow this time, you guys can fill in the blanks.

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USAAF DeHavilland P-77A Vampire Bat "Foo Fighter"-England, 1947

AeroplaneDriver · July 17, 2005, 12:24:43 PM

another shot...

AeroplaneDriver · July 17, 2005, 12:27:57 PM

and one more. This one shows the underfuselage rocket pack that is fired after seperation to boost the fighter high and fast before diving on the enemy. Once the rockets are exhausted the pack jettisons and the fighter continues on jet power.

Spey_Phantom · July 17, 2005, 12:28:01 PM

i salute you Aeroplanedriver,

that baby looks awesome

Radish · July 17, 2005, 01:31:45 PM

Oh my that is excellent work.
Doesn't it look great!!

Mine'll be RAF, standard colours, standard everything really, so people need to take an extra look.
He, he, he!!!

Martin H · July 17, 2005, 01:57:32 PM

I like it

now i know what to do with that crappy Novo vampire in the loft B)

Tophe · July 17, 2005, 02:50:50 PM

Wonderful! I love her...

I am foo of your Foo Fighter... (in French, foo - written 'fou' - means crazy, or 'crazy in love')

[As you told us a gun was replacing the landing gear, I wondered how you would make her standing and the answer is: 'not standing: flying!" Great!

]

Sisko · July 17, 2005, 04:21:24 PM

That is so Cool!!!!!

retro_seventies · July 17, 2005, 04:23:21 PM

that's fantastic!!!!!!

soooooooooooo - sea vixen next?

save room on carriers - i mean, if she handles well, then she needn't JUST be a parasite, right?

aeronavale ones?

swiss?

mmmmmmmm mmmm mmmm mmmmmmm

markm70 · July 17, 2005, 04:36:47 PM

Awesome, that is one cool little fighter!

The Rat · July 17, 2005, 05:25:26 PM

Whiffery at it's best!

Gary · July 17, 2005, 08:18:44 PM

Hoooo mannn that is so cool!

Tophe · July 17, 2005, 08:50:00 PM

Quoteaeronavale ones? swiss?

Don't laugh: on this little twin-boom fighter, Swiss roundels and arrester hook for carrier operation on the Leman Lake is actually serious, don't you remember that the Swiss team beated USA in the America Sail Cup?

Captain Canada · July 17, 2005, 08:57:35 PM

Great stuff, Mr. Driver !

The vampire looks too good in those USAF colours.

Looks alot to me like a mini B-47 !

AeroplaneDriver · July 17, 2005, 10:09:48 PM

Thanks for the comments guys. Between this little dealie and the One Week Build, I've been modeling pretty furiously for the past 8 days. Now I'm stuck in a hotel room in Miami for God-knows-how-long I feel lost.

DeHavilland P-77A Vampire Bat

markm70