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SR-90 = Testors F-19 + Monogram SR-71 (What-If Kit-Bash)
finsrin:
Picked 1/48 F-19 kit up at estate sale last week. Checked sizing hunch of SR-71 forward fuselage to make it 1/72. Hunch was good.
Is A-xx for now until determine a number. Last attack I know of is cancelled Navy A-12.
Be approx 80-90 ft long.
Am testing and adjusting fit of SR-71 front to 1/48 F-19 body. So far so good. Maybe shorten SR-71 section, will see.
Also is a 1/72 F-19 kit and another F-19 kit of way different design than this one. Both were common back in 1990s or so.
Should be working on many unfinished builds. Most over half done.
see attached
Jeffry Fontaine:
That looks like a great pairing between the SR-71 forward fuselage section with the F-19 fuselage. The extended length may improve the overall appearance since the original Testors' kit was a bit stumpy looking. Plus the additional length means more internal volume for fuel and electronics. Something that is quite obvious and lacking in the original kit.
finsrin:
Surprised how closely fuselage width, depth, and cross section match between the two kits. Meant to be ?
Dunno if becomes attack or recon. Attack could get nose radome while recon gets OOB SR-71 nose. Is a weapons bay in F-19 portion. Seal up or retain.
Yes, extended length does improve appearance from stumpy short range fighter to one with some legs.
Did enough cutting & sanding to place front and rear together w/o glue for basic appearance photo. Using two SR-71 kits could make front longer.
see attached
LemonJello:
This is off to a good start. Those F-19 kits are neat, but clearly don't take into account internal fuel and weapons in those little airframes.
Frank3k:
Wow - it looks like it was designed to mate like this. The "F-19" always seemed small to me (both in 1/72 and 1/48) when compared to the F-117 and other jets in the same scale. The 1/48 looks good at 1/72.
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