Beyond The Sprues

Modelling => Ideas & Inspiration => Aero-space => Topic started by: ChernayaAkula on July 10, 2013, 07:38:13 AM

Title: Vought F6U Pirate
Post by: ChernayaAkula on July 10, 2013, 07:38:13 AM

A thread for your Vought F6U Pirate whifs.

First up is Dizzyfugu's Argentinian F6U-1 Pirate, built from the 1/72 Admiral/AZ Model kit. Click HERE (http://www.whatifmodelers.com/index.php/topic,37320.0.html) for more pics and background info.

(http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5478/9229907180_7a307d5070_c.jpg)

And now for something completely different. Here's one with a canard layout:

(http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m309/ChernayaAkula/WhIf/VoughtV-341_zps0afb3b31.png)

The (appallingly bad) background story (which came after finishing the profile):
Vought based this carrier-borne fighter on a German WWII design (only a wind tunnel model), the Me 263. A suitably modernized replica of the Me 263 was later used in the (appallingly bad) film Aces: Iron Eagle III.
 :-X  ;D
When I had finished the profile, it kinda reminded me of Scaled Composites' ARES, which was used in the film to star as a German design from WWII. So there.  :P Looking at it now, it's actually much more of a jet-propelled BAe SABA.

Title: Re: Vought F6U Pirate
Post by: GTX_Admin on July 10, 2013, 11:31:35 AM

Someone should invite Dizzyfugu here.

Title: Re: Vought F6U Pirate
Post by: GTX_Admin on July 10, 2013, 11:31:51 AM

Love the canard version.

Title: Re: Vought F6U Pirate
Post by: Jeffry Fontaine on July 10, 2013, 03:46:36 PM

Moritz!  Your plan view of the Vought Pirate with the canards looks absolutely wicked :)