Author Topic: ladybug & Leclerc, red : hybrid aircraft/animals e.a.  (Read 611584 times)

Offline apophenia

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Re: Concorde & Tu-160 (1/144), yellow : hybrid aircraft/animals e.a.
« Reply #3125 on: October 17, 2023, 06:37:03 AM »
Yup, that's a natural. Probably what the Tu-144 should've been  :smiley:
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Re: Concorde & Tu-160 (1/144), yellow : hybrid aircraft/animals e.a.
« Reply #3126 on: October 17, 2023, 04:57:26 PM »

thanks !

I have a 1/72 Concorde in the stash, but that's a bit more intimidating  ;)

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P-51B & spitfire, blue : hybrid aircraft/animals e.a.
« Reply #3127 on: October 24, 2023, 04:34:20 PM »

P-51B & spitfire, blue : hybrid aircraft/animals e.a.

a hybrid double-seater (more or less inspired by Tophe)








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corn & Corsair (1/32), yellow : hybrid aircraft/animals e.a.
« Reply #3128 on: November 03, 2023, 01:58:41 AM »

corn & Corsair (1/32), yellow : hybrid aircraft/animals e.a.

a vegetal/aircraft hybrid
(with a plastic foam fake corn)







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Re: corn & Corsair (1/32), yellow : hybrid aircraft/animals e.a.
« Reply #3129 on: November 03, 2023, 02:07:09 AM »
See this is a perfect example of the need for good communication.  The client asked for a Vought Corsair with a "Corncob" engine but the production department gave them a Vought Corsair Corncob with engine...
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Re: corn & Corsair (1/32), yellow : hybrid aircraft/animals e.a.
« Reply #3130 on: November 03, 2023, 05:29:08 AM »
 ;D ;D ;D

I can see one of the Reno racers painted like this :smiley:

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Re: corn & Corsair (1/32), yellow : hybrid aircraft/animals e.a.
« Reply #3131 on: November 04, 2023, 03:07:59 AM »
 ;D

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carrot & Sea vixen, red (?) : hybrid aircraft/animals e.a.
« Reply #3132 on: November 10, 2023, 09:56:59 PM »

carrot & Sea vixen, red (?) : hybrid aircraft/animals e.a.

with a Buccanneer tail as well

another vegetal/aircraft hybrid
(with a plastic foam fake carrot)








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Re: carrot & Sea vixen, red (?) : hybrid aircraft/animals e.a.
« Reply #3133 on: November 11, 2023, 01:28:01 AM »
 :smiley:
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Re: carrot & Sea vixen, red (?) : hybrid aircraft/animals e.a.
« Reply #3134 on: November 12, 2023, 10:17:32 AM »
Not a whif  but a 3D cartoon of the real thing ? ;D

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Re: carrot & Sea vixen, red (?) : hybrid aircraft/animals e.a.
« Reply #3135 on: November 12, 2023, 04:04:39 PM »
 ;D

thanks for the reference, I didn't konw that one, quite close indeed

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parrot & F-111, yellow (?) : hybrid aircraft/animals e.a.
« Reply #3136 on: November 17, 2023, 07:33:30 PM »

after the carrot, the parrot :

parrot & F-111, yellow (?) : hybrid aircraft/animals e.a.

"this parrot has been nailed"










with working moveable wings

Offline ericr

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Sturmtiger & spider & antelope, yellow : hybrid aircraft/animals e.a.
« Reply #3137 on: November 26, 2023, 12:59:02 AM »


Sturmtiger & spider & antelope, yellow : hybrid aircraft/animals e.a.

with Halloween I found a few cheap spiders in plastic, and so accomodated some remains












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Citroën traction & spider, blue : hybrid aircraft/animals e.a.
« Reply #3138 on: November 30, 2023, 04:25:46 PM »

Citroën traction & spider, blue : hybrid aircraft/animals e.a.









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Re: Citroën traction & spider, blue : hybrid aircraft/animals e.a.
« Reply #3139 on: December 01, 2023, 05:54:44 AM »
I'm sure I saw that in the corner of my bathroom ceiling  :-\

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Re: Citroën traction & spider, blue : hybrid aircraft/animals e.a.
« Reply #3140 on: December 01, 2023, 06:53:47 PM »
 ;D

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ant & Corsair, blue : hybrid aircraft/animals e.a.
« Reply #3141 on: December 04, 2023, 08:53:21 PM »

ant & Corsair, blue : hybrid aircraft/animals e.a.

(a variant of eggplanes)









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Corsair & ant, red : hybrid aircraft/animals e.a.
« Reply #3142 on: December 08, 2023, 04:27:53 PM »

the reciprocal

(engine and propeller kept for some later project TBD)










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F-111 & Lightning T55, yellow : hybrid aircraft/animals e.a.
« Reply #3143 on: December 15, 2023, 04:19:08 AM »

F-111 & Lightning T55, yellow : hybrid aircraft/animals e.a.








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Re: F-111 & Lightning T55, yellow : hybrid aircraft/animals e.a.
« Reply #3144 on: December 15, 2023, 05:30:25 AM »
That looks so amazingly plausible! If a person built that people would really do some double takes! I know I just did!

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Re: F-111 & Lightning T55, yellow : hybrid aircraft/animals e.a.
« Reply #3145 on: December 15, 2023, 08:55:17 AM »
This F-111 version features lower acquisition and ongoing maintenance costs.   Such a deal.   :smiley:

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Re: F-111 & Lightning T55, yellow : hybrid aircraft/animals e.a.
« Reply #3146 on: December 15, 2023, 07:28:20 PM »
 ;D

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Lightning T55 & Wellesley, red : hybrid aircraft/animals e.a.
« Reply #3147 on: December 24, 2023, 04:48:28 AM »

Lightning T55 & Wellesley, red : hybrid aircraft/animals e.a.












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Re: Lightning T55 & Wellesley, red : hybrid aircraft/animals e.a.
« Reply #3148 on: December 24, 2023, 07:01:53 AM »

Lightning T55 & Wellesley, red : hybrid aircraft/animals e.a.

Nice! The Lightning U.2  :smiley:
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Re: Lightning T55 & Wellesley, red : hybrid aircraft/animals e.a.
« Reply #3149 on: December 24, 2023, 11:19:48 AM »

Lightning T55 & Wellesley, red : hybrid aircraft/animals e.a.

Nice! The Lightning U.2  :smiley:

Yep, right on.   Good move by the RAF.  :smiley: