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Title: Hi All - new here and posting my first kit bash
Post by: finsrin on December 28, 2011, 10:51:36 AM: After way too long (decades) not building models am getting back into it by kit bashing some airplanes. Set up a work area, bought some models, and find bashing appeals to me. What I'm doing is also writing a one page brief on the model and including that. Will see if this first posting works. Model and brief is on the "Spider Venom". Wrote it in Word. Is pasted below.

Spider Venom 1/72
Missions: Surface strike, bomber interception.
Description: Long low speed loiter time on prop engines. High speed dash to target and strike running on props and jet. In lieu of including a bomb bay that could hold two 500lb bombs, the space is dedicated to storage of ammunition. This gives the Spider Venom a great increase over having only forward fuselage ammunition trays. Far more rounds for more passes than typical fighter planes.
Dimensions: Length 45ft. Wing span 72ft.
Power plants: 2 x R-2800, 2250 hp each. 1 x J33, 5400 lb thrust
Speed: 450 mph class
Armament: 2 x 37mm, 4 x 50cal, 4 x hard-points 1600 lb each
Models: 1/48 De Havilland Venom 1/72 P-61, A-37, F-86, Dornier 219
Title: Re: Hi All - new here and posting my first kit bash
Post by: GTX_Admin on December 28, 2011, 11:08:11 AM: Welcome aboard! A very tasty first offering.

Regards,

Greg
Title: Re: Hi All - new here and posting my first kit bash
Post by: Maverick on December 28, 2011, 11:10:20 AM: Welcome aboard. Wild looking ship indeed.

Regards,

John
Title: Re: Hi All - new here and posting my first kit bash
Post by: finsrin on December 28, 2011, 12:37:53 PM: Looking at 1/48 Venom kit and thought how can I make this part of a 1/72 something. Opened P-61 kit and surprise, wing root match was near perfect. So went from there.
One thing about bashing; the what the heck will fit part of figuring out what the heck to build is its own fun.
How do you guys get pictures to post full size? Have to click on them to enlargr in this posting.

Bill
Title: Re: Hi All - new here and posting my first kit bash
Post by: GTX_Admin on December 28, 2011, 02:13:15 PM: Quote from: finsrin on December 28, 2011, 12:37:53 PM
How do you guys get pictures to post full size? Have to click on them to enlargr in this posting.

Bill,

The trick (at least what I do) is to host them on a service such as photo bucket and then post them in using the IMG function. See here (http://beyondthesprues.com/Forum/index.php?topic=4.0), here (http://beyondthesprues.com/Forum/index.php?topic=5.0) and here (http://beyondthesprues.com/Forum/index.php?topic=23.0) for some guidance - if you still have problems just let me know.

Regards,

Greg
Title: Re: Hi All - new here and posting my first kit bash
Post by: jcf on December 28, 2011, 03:42:50 PM: Very cool Bill and welcome.

Re: image attachments, we have the forum software set to show a small .png thumbnail that opens to a full size
image as it makes for faster page views and reduces bandwidth usage.

Cheers, Jon
Title: Re: Hi All - new here and posting my first kit bash
Post by: Jeffry Fontaine on December 28, 2011, 04:06:05 PM: Just wait till you see his latest project, he should be posting that real soon.
Title: Re: Hi All - new here and posting my first kit bash
Post by: Tophe on December 29, 2011, 03:43:49 AM: Wonderful twin-boomer, thanks a lot!
Just a question: when was it designed (in your dreams)? after the F-86 entered service?
Title: Re: Hi All - new here and posting my first kit bash
Post by: finsrin on December 29, 2011, 06:25:21 AM: I'd say 47-48. Rational for F-86 stabilizers on outside is that in case of high speed dive at least they would be effective for some control. Already designed, so taken directly from F-86. Remembering problems P-38 had with high speed dives.

Bill
Title: Re: Hi All - new here and posting my first kit bash
Post by: sotoolslinger on December 29, 2011, 08:45:42 AM: Well that is just frikken nifty right there :in-love: Welcome to the forum dude :yarr:
Title: Re: Hi All - new here and posting my first kit bash
Post by: Tophe on December 29, 2011, 11:10:54 AM: Quote from: finsrin on December 29, 2011, 06:25:21 AM
I'd say 47-48.
It seems you mean 1947-48, not 2047-48 (while 2047-48 would explain why we never saw it in History books...) :D
Thanks for this expert explanation! :)
Title: Re: Hi All - new here and posting my first kit bash
Post by: finsrin on December 29, 2011, 11:26:51 AM: Right, 1947-1948. Besides dive control, I like how they look.
Hmmmm,,, could it have F-86 main wings outboard of the booms ?

Bill
Title: Re: Hi All - new here and posting my first kit bash
Post by: sotoolslinger on December 29, 2011, 11:37:31 AM: Kitbash means never having to say you're sorry :D
Title: Re: Hi All - new here and posting my first kit bash
Post by: GTX_Admin on December 29, 2011, 12:03:49 PM: Quote from: sotoolslinger on December 29, 2011, 11:37:31 AM
Kitbash means never having to say you're sorry :D

Except to the kits...
Title: Re: Hi All - new here and posting my first kit bash
Post by: Tophe on December 29, 2011, 01:58:33 PM: Butcherizing kits is not crualty, this is aesthetic surgery... :D
Title: Re: Hi All - new here and posting my first kit bash
Post by: Brian da Basher on December 30, 2011, 05:29:34 AM: Quote from: Tophe on December 29, 2011, 01:58:33 PM
Butcherizing kits is not crualty, this is aesthetic surgery... :D

That quote is worthy of being put on a plaque.

Bill that's some superlative work and I tip my hat to your creativity. Talk about an entrance!

Brian da Basher
Title: Re: Hi All - new here and posting my first kit bash
Post by: finsrin on December 30, 2011, 12:41:36 PM: Thank you everyone for the comments. And I am liking all the builds I'm seeing.
Mixing scales does provide a lot of parts possibilities to work with.
A fun aspect of this is looking through many kits to get ideas and find parts will work for each kit bash.
Bomber now in work has 1/72, 1/100, 1/144. Will end up 1/72 which is what I am building to for a potential diorama in a 10x8ft shed.
Title: Re: Hi All - new here and posting my first kit bash
Post by: ysi_maniac on March 08, 2012, 10:30:50 PM: Very good! :-*