Wyrmshadow's Assorted Whifs

[finsrin]

Wears alternate noses well.  Want to size up B-17 nose on Connie kit.  Boeing cashed in selling tails to Lockheed.   

[Wyrmshadow]

Wears alternate noses well.  Want to size up B-17 nose on Connie kit.  Boeing cashed in selling tails to Lockheed.   

You got it right on the nose, pun intended. I did use a B-17 nose but decided not to use the chin turret. I wanted to keep the lines clean and it already had a 4 quad turrets from the B-29. If you wanted to do this in plastic, you'd need a lot of putty to make the joint smooth. The B-17's nose is quite a bit more narrow than the Connie.

[Wyrmshadow]

A proto-Hercules heavy transport aircraft. C-130 Fuselage, C-54 nose, B-29 wings and tail

[finsrin]

First styrene impressions.   Wings and tail surfaces doable.   C-54 or other front rather problematic.

[Wyrmshadow]

First styrene impressions.   Wings and tail surfaces doable.   C-54 or other front rather problematic.

Yes, the C-54 nose was resized to fit the C-130 and I modified the windows to be smaller. As a child, I never liked the greenhouse of a Hercules flight deck. Just a personal preference.

[Wyrmshadow]

Updated with textures

C-100 Conestoga

[finsrin]

Perhaps with skillful cutting and puttying a C-97 nose can be grafted on  --  perhaps (perhaps not) !
Browsing stash for British and Russian transports will reveal possibilities.

[Wyrmshadow]

Take a B-25 glass nose and turn it into a scout helicopter. I was inspired by the Bell 207 Sioux Scout.

[GTX_Admin]

 

[Wyrmshadow]

This one wasn't very quick.  It's a AC-47 Spooky, but in WW2. My AC-47 is armed with two Quad 50 caliber machine guns, two 20mm Oerlikon cannons and a shortened 75mm howitzer in the back. I was unable to fit 40mm Bofors guns in this small fuselage, I tried. It's all aimed using the remote sighting system of the B-29 in those little glass bubbles.

It's not a Spooky or Puff the Magic Dragon.

It's a Tomahawk.

[finsrin]

Scout chopper and Tomahawk work     Great graphics.      Both look styrene buildable.

On my wanna build list for long time is 1930ish Ford Trimotor gunship.   Maybe modernized for WW2 to Vietnam war.   A styrene challenge.

[Wyrmshadow]

Scout chopper and Tomahawk work     Great graphics.      Both look styrene buildable.

On my wanna build list for long time is 1930ish Ford Trimotor gunship.   Maybe modernized for WW2 to Vietnam war.   A styrene challenge.

What engines were you thinking about? I'm pretty certain I have a Trimotor models and I can fish up some new engines or cowlings from any other plane. Same Normandy paint scheme as my C-47? Or SE Asia for Nam?

[finsrin]

Scout chopper and Tomahawk work     Great graphics.      Both look styrene buildable.

On my wanna build list for long time is 1930ish Ford Trimotor gunship.   Maybe modernized for WW2 to Vietnam war.   A styrene challenge.

What engines were you thinking about? I'm pretty certain I have a Trimotor models and I can fish up some new engines or cowlings from any other plane. Same Normandy paint scheme as my C-47? Or SE Asia for Nam?

Not that done any serious sizing of parts.  Boeing P-12 engines came to mind for initial version.  Maybe exchange R-1830 in for nose engine WW2.   Three PT6A for Nam.   All WAGs...

[Wyrmshadow]

I'm unfamiliar with WAG

[Jeffry Fontaine]

I'm unfamiliar with WAG

WAG = Wild Ass Guess

[Gingie]

Take a B-25 glass nose and turn it into a scout helicopter. I was inspired by the Bell 207 Sioux Scout.

insert Homer Simpson drooling sound effect

[Wyrmshadow]

I had been brain storming on how to make a a 2 seater helicopter canopy and still make it look WW2 era and NOT anything like an Apache or Cobra or even HIND. At first I tried to make it a stepped cockpit using a blocky design like the Me-109 but it looked too much like the Mi-28. So in the end I used a OV-10 Bronco. Add 2 Merlins from a P-51 and then stub wings inspired by Japanese anime. Each wings contain a dozen M8 artillery rockets arranged in Helfire quad racks. The guns are 4 Hispano-Suiza 20mm on each side and a quad 50cal turret from a B-29.

What do you think so far?

[Kerick]

Looks great! Some nice Cheyenne vibe there. Personally I would reduce some of the armament but it’s your idea so go for it.

[Wyrmshadow]

Looks great! Some nice Cheyenne vibe there. Personally I would reduce some of the armament but it’s your idea so go for it.

Yes, the Cheyenne was always in the back of my mind. I had a 3d model somewhere but I was unable to find it.

[Wyrmshadow]

Bronco Attack Helicopter

[Wyrmshadow]

M-13 Picket family of armored vehicles.


Introducing the M-13 Picket family of armed fighting vehicles.

The main hull of this APC started out as the soviet MTLB. I liked the overall look of it but it had some drawbacks. It was very cramped so I made it a lot deeper. I also changed the suspension to use M4 Sherman Volute Spring bogies because this is a WW2 era design. I also had to redo a lot of small things like give it American style radio antennae, viewports and headlights. Small things. Biggest change was I removed the 2 rear doors and replaced it with one large M113 style hatch.

Front row, closest to camera is the standard APC version.
It could carry 8 fully armed soldiers and a maximum of 4 more in the vehicle. 1 in the turret and 3 more in the drivers compartment.
This carried the turret from the M1 scout car with a single M2 Browning 50 cal HMG and a M1919 30 cal machine gun.

Next furthest is the Infantry Fighting Vehicle version.
The turret used is from the M22 Locust light tank. It has a 37mm M6 cannon and 30 cal. Additionally it has 4 external M20 "super" bazooka barrels.

Furthest away in the front row is a 2nd IFV version.
This uses a modified M3 Lee turret. The 37mm cannon is replaced with a 20mm Oerlikon autocannon firing AP and a 30 cal coax.

Back row has a Fire Support Vehicle, Rocket Launcher and AA Mount.

The FSV turret houses a short barreled 75mm howitzer.

The Rocket launcher contains 33 M8 artillery rockets

Last vehicle contains the M16 AAA mount with four 50 cal M2 HMG.

[jcf]

 

The VVSS and HVSS systems used by the US were actually rather brilliant, standardized components,
easily maintained and, best of all, easily replaced when damaged. Was it a perfect system compared
to torsion bar, and similar systems, in terms of cross-country performance etc.? No, but it sure made
things easy on the logistics side and allowed for quick experimentation and modification, all you needed
was a "box" to mount it on. The M4 High Speed Tractor is a good example as it used the suspension
assemblies and tracks from the Stuart tank mounted to a new hull.

[Wyrmshadow]

The VVSS and HVSS systems used by the US were actually rather brilliant, standardized components,
easily maintained and, best of all, easily replaced when damaged. Was it a perfect system compared
to torsion bar, and similar systems, in terms of cross-country performance etc.? No, but it sure made
things easy on the logistics side and allowed for quick experimentation and modification, all you needed
was a "box" to mount it on. The M4 High Speed Tractor is a good example as it used the suspension
assemblies and tracks from the Stuart tank mounted to a new hull.

I chose the VVSS instead of a modern torsion bar because it saved room in the tiny hull. Not the 'best' system, but it had many bonuses. I can make the belly more protected against mines without having to worry about torsion bars running across it.

[jcf]

Yep, and if a suspension unit gets blown off, bolt on another one. 

[GTX_Admin]