Beyond The Sprues
Current and Finished Projects => Profiles and Pixels => Topic started by: charliemikeromeo on June 26, 2019, 12:23:58 PM
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https://charliemikeromeo.com/2019/06/25/what-if-lockheed-l-206-3/ (https://charliemikeromeo.com/2019/06/25/what-if-lockheed-l-206-3/)
Lockheed L-206-3 - a packplane derivative of the design that would become the C-130. Just think - this...thing...could have been the Herk! ;-)
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Must say, has notable aesthetics.
Recommend Constellation like tri-tail to lower total height. Avoid costs of building higher hangers and doors.
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Kind of reminds meow this:
(https://allthatsinteresting.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/real-black-swallower.jpg)
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Some details:
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(https://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e68/GTwiner/GTwiner038/L-206_zps7hmejaca.jpg)
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I thought it was just a whimsical whiff profile! That's some beer gut!
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That's some beer gut!
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Would be an interesting whiff from a C-130, especially if you had some "special duty" pods worked up. Say, a "Spectre" attack gunship pod, a SAR pod, a MPA pod, a communications jamming/control pod, a command and control pod, an AEW pod with British-style fore-and aft-scanning radar antennae, various special purpose cargo pods - bulk solid, bulk liquids of different types, vehicles of different types, paratroop drop, and so on.
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Oh, yeah - a strictly whif gunship version is indeed being cooked up :-)
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(https://live.staticflickr.com/7854/46419483685_4dd20bb7d5_h.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2dHVZgB)What-If Northrop F-17A with the Fighter Weapons School (https://flic.kr/p/2dHVZgB) by Christopher Reed (https://www.flickr.com/photos/156267950@N05/), on Flickr
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(https://charliemikeromeo.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/b-45-turboprop-1.jpg)
https://charliemikeromeo.com/2019/07/07/north-american-b-45-derivative-with-turboprops/ (https://charliemikeromeo.com/2019/07/07/north-american-b-45-derivative-with-turboprops/)
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Very cool! I'm guessing that the engines were twin GE J47s geared to drive the single props. How about a follow-on with contra-rotating propellers? (From 1949, NACA was testing an AS Python specifically for its contraprops.)
If you're looking for an engine designation for your turboprop Tornado, you might need to 'recycle'. There are no gaps in the US 'T' for turboprop/turboshaft range until the T59 ... but there are a couple of cancelled projects in the right number range ...
The best option would probably be T41 for GE's own cancelled TG-110 (a TG-100/T31 derivative). AFAIK, the J47/TG-190 turbojet was the last internal GE 'TG' designation (maybe Jon knows otherwise?). So, your 'T41-GE-1' could have the GE corporate designation 'TG-200' ;)
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Or possible Allison T40s as used in the North American XA2J Super Savage:
(https://www.the-blueprints.com/blueprints-depot-restricted/modernplanes/north-american/north_american_xa2j_1_super_savage-91850.jpg)
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Or possible Allison T40s as used in the North American XA2J Super Savage:
That works! And for those not averse to 1:72, Anigrand does an XA2J-1.
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The NAA Savage is one subject that I really wish the model companies would consider producing.
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The NAA Savage is one subject that I really wish the model companies would consider producing.
Quite!! I really wouldn't mind seeing some other companies do the XA2J-1 also. Unlikely to happen, but one can wish. :-[
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The NAA Savage is one subject that I really wish the model companies would consider producing.
There have been multiple produced: https://www.scalemates.com/search.php?fkSECTION%5B%5D=Kits&q=AJ-1+Savage (https://www.scalemates.com/search.php?fkSECTION%5B%5D=Kits&q=AJ-1+Savage)
I have one of these in the stash:
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Quite!! I really wouldn't mind seeing some other companies do the XA2J-1 also. Unlikely to happen, but one can wish. :-[
(https://www.scalemates.com/products/img/7/4/1/144741-10189-pristine.jpg)
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@Greg/GTX, guess having just one of those CollectAire kits is not enough to get a proper injection moulded kit in 1:48th scale.
Looks to me like you need to buy another one to get this party started. :smiley:
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Quite!! I really wouldn't mind seeing some other companies do the XA2J-1 also. Unlikely to happen, but one can wish. :-[
(https://www.scalemates.com/products/img/7/4/1/144741-10189-pristine.jpg)
Donate the engine nacelles to a turboprop B-45 and fit the wings from an A3D or B-66 to the A2J fuselage and tail, though you'd likely need to do some modifying of the fuselage to get the CG correct.
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You should post some of your other work (https://www.flickr.com/photos/156267950@N05/albums/72157673708371548) here as well.
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You should post some of your other work here as well.
They're coming soon, thanks much!!
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https://charliemikeromeo.com/2019/07/22/what-if-high-speed-handley-page-bomber-as-a-wartime-boac-transport (https://charliemikeromeo.com/2019/07/22/what-if-high-speed-handley-page-bomber-as-a-wartime-boac-transport)
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(https://live.staticflickr.com/7868/46308022144_f88ffba4c2_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2dy5HCU)Convair Portage "what if" profile (https://flic.kr/p/2dy5HCU) by Christopher Reed (https://www.flickr.com/photos/156267950@N05/), on Flickr
The Convair Portage - early postwar concept for a flying boat powered by a quartet of Wright T-53 turboprops. Payload would have been 50,000lbs over a 5,000 mile range. A what-if profile as a water bomber, with a paint scheme derived from that of the Martin Mars.
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Both. :smiley: 8)
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Lots of beautiful gorgeousness in the last two pictures.
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Love your Convair Portage in Coulson colours :-*
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Nice - this was quite an attractive design:
(https://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e68/GTwiner/GTwiner064/xV-346B_zpsuxo1h3ma.jpg)
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Very attractive aircraft; too bad it used underperforming engines (which is a nicer description than my first thought about the engines).
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I wonder if there were any British engines that could have been used instead?
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Mikoyan I-7K
The USSR had a substantial challenge in defending the vast Soviet airspace frontier, especially as the performance of threat aircraft increased. Among the large interceptor projects of the 1950s was Mikoyan's I-3P, a swept-wing design powered by a single Klimov VK-3 and armed with two 30mm cannon and the capability to carry unguided rockets. Problems with the VK-3 kept the I-3P prototype from being finished as planned, but this airframe was converted to take the Al-7F engine as the I-7. This was intended to lead to an I-7U tactical fighter that would have been accompanied by an I-7K interceptor variant fitted with the Almaz-3 radar and armed with K-6 AAMs. Testing with the I-7 showed a disappointing performance, and no series production of either model would be undertaken.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48730167022_37c7ee232e_h.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2hf7QVu)Mikoyan I-7K interceptor (https://flic.kr/p/2hf7QVu)
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(https://live.staticflickr.com/7864/47055609601_25c8aed06c_h.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2eG9ikP)"What If" RAF F-105G color profile (https://flic.kr/p/2eG9ikP) by Christopher Reed (https://www.flickr.com/photos/156267950@N05/), on Flickr
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Did this one _ages_ ago...an RAF B-32 or Dominator Mk.I
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Did this one _ages_ ago...an RAF B-32 or Dominator Mk.I
Beautiful!! Perhaps with the demand of other programs for R3350 engines, production B-32's could have been fitted with W3420s as trialed on the XB-39?
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IN THE REAL WORLD: Although the US Navy would not operate monoplane fighters until the first F2A Buffalos requipped VF-3 aboard USS Saratoga in December 1939, it had been interested in this class of aircraft for some time prior, and in late 1932 ordered prototypes from Boeing (the XF7B, a navalized P-29) and from Northrop, the XFT-1, a Wright R-1510 -powered design that owed much to the company's work on the Delta and Gamma monoplane transports. The XFT-1 was the first fighter from designer Ed Heinemann, who would go on to find much success with Douglas, but this initial foray would be far less successful than its illustrious descendants.
First flown in January 1934, the XFT-1 would prove to be fastest USN fighter of its day, but had poor low speed controllability and buffeted badly when spun. The prototype was reworked with a larger tail and R-1535 engine as the XFT-2, but this configuration proved even worse, and the Navy actually deemed the aircraft unairworthy. Despite instructions to ship the aircraft back to California from Anacostia, an attempt was made to fly it back, ending in a crash in the Allegheny Mountain range.
This did not mean an immediate end to the design, as it formed the basis for the Northrop 3A land-based fighter, with retractable landing gear. This was proposed as a P-26 replacement, but USAAC testing showed that the aircraft still tended to spin. The prototype was lost without a trace over the Pacific in July 1935.
This ended Northrop's involvement with the project, but amazingly the design was to cling to life, being sold to Vought, which used it as the basis for the V-141 prototype. This was put forward to meet the P-26 replacement need, but still proved susceptible to spinning, and there would be no US orders. Vought tried to sell the V-143 with a larger tail to export customers, but there were no takers. Aftrr the aircraft was stretched, given a new tail and uprated engine, there were still no customers, and Vought disposed of the V-143 by selling it to Japan as the AXV1. Predictably, the Japanese found no more use for the design than any others, and the program finally died an overdue death.
What If Profiles & NMUSAF Photos: https://www.flickr.com/photos/156267950@N05/albums (https://www.flickr.com/photos/156267950@N05/albums)
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My what lovely spats you have there!
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Brian da Basher
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A hypothetical F-80E of the 8th Fighter Bomber Wing in Korea. The F-80E was a planned but unbuilt version of the Shooting Star, with swept wings and an afterburning engine.
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(https://live.staticflickr.com/7832/40144567853_7194f5c28f_h.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/24arppB)De Havilland DH.111 Comet Bomber what-if profile (https://flic.kr/p/24arppB) by Christopher Reed (https://www.flickr.com/photos/156267950@N05/), on Flickr
Years before the Comet airliner was adapted into the Nimrod patrol aircraft, there was another proposal to use the type as the basis for a military version - the De Havilland DH.111, a bomber variant that was not pursued. 18 1,000lb conventional bombs or a Blue Danube-sized nuclear store could have been carried in the revised fuselage with bomb bay.
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Your DH.111 bomber is very cool :smiley:
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Thank you!
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(https://charliemikeromeo.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/boeing-model-322-superfortress.jpg)
https://charliemikeromeo.com/2019/12/07/boeing-model-322-superfortress/
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Hmmm,interesting bird :smiley: I like it .
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Tail needs a bit more length forward, or depth of fuselage under it. Looks like it'd fall off in a stiff breeze, let alone in flight! :o
Other than that, interesting concept! :smiley:
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Tail needs a bit more length forward, or depth of fuselage under it. Looks like it'd fall off in a stiff breeze, let alone in flight! :o
Other than that, interesting concept! :smiley:
Agree :smiley: Great concept :smiley:
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Thanks! Yeah, the original would have had the early B-17 tail, but I'd guess that it wouldn't have taken long at all to transition to a B-17G type unit!
(https://charliemikeromeo.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/boeing-464-b-52d.jpg)
The Boeing 464-17, an early B-52 predecessor optimized for conventional warfare, fitted out in "real world" B-52D Southeast Asia colors. 90,000 lb payload!
Model 464-17 color profiles
https://charliemikeromeo.com/2019/12/10/boeing-model-464-color-profiles/ (https://charliemikeromeo.com/2019/12/10/boeing-model-464-color-profiles/)
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That looks good! :smiley:
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That's quite a looker and the props are a nice touch.
Brian da Basher
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(https://charliemikeromeo.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/amphibian-b-46-2-1024x337.jpg)
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BV P.211-01 as a captured Soviet example:
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(https://charliemikeromeo.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/twin-metrovick-fighter-bomber-small.jpg)
Wetland twin Metrovick Beryl turbojet fighter-bomber "what if"
https://charliemikeromeo.com/2019/12/16/westland-jet-fighter-bomber/ (https://charliemikeromeo.com/2019/12/16/westland-jet-fighter-bomber/)
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Did a minor re-do of an older profile tonight - the Consolidated LB-26. This was a lightweight outgrowth of the company’s (equally unbuilt) LB-24 medium bomber design, and might have been put forward to meet the same requirement that spawned the B-25 Mitchell and B-26 Marauder.
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Nice! Great subject :smiley:
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Damn, that's nice!!
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That's a nice approach to rendering the ever-challenging natural metal finish too!
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Brian da Basher
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Thank you all!!
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49392633561_e6519ff903_h.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2ifEa9n)"What if" Lockheed CL-590 TFX (F-111) (https://flic.kr/p/2ifEa9n) by Christopher Reed (https://www.flickr.com/photos/156267950@N05/), on Flickr
Lockheed's CL-590 TFX competitor
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A couple of other images to give people an idea of what it would have looked like from other angles:
(https://ic.pics.livejournal.com/raigap/40496274/2552301/2552301_original.jpg)
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Any chance of one in RAAF markings?
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Adding RCAF markings please.
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Thanks! The RAAF bird was already in the que, now an RCAF a/c is as well
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(https://charliemikeromeo.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/af-1-what-if-fury.jpg)
The NA-295, a North American competitor to the Vought design that would become the A-7:
https://charliemikeromeo.com/2020/01/29/what-if-north-american-na-295/ (https://charliemikeromeo.com/2020/01/29/what-if-north-american-na-295/)
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Curs Fury on serious steroids! :icon_surprised: Very cool! :smiley:
Edig Edit: Fury. Wanted to type Fury. Don't know what a "Curs" is. Damn fat fingers.
Edit #2: Had also meant to type Edit instead of Edig. Damn..... :icon_twisted:
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TF30 powered too.
(http://alternathistory.com/files/resize/users/user6327/000_1634-680x453.jpg)
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Not sure they put enough ordnance on there. Maybe a couple of Sidewinder rails on the fuselage, Corsair-/Crusader-style?
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I remember seeing, waay early on in the program, and artist's depiction of the A-10 in a Southeast Asia type scheme. Here's my interpretation of what a slightly earlier Warthog might have looked like:
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My A-10 bibliography: https://charliemikeromeo.com/2019/05/05/a-10-warthog-at-nmusaf/
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Now, what about a South Vietnamese one?