Author Topic: Assorted Aircraft Profiles.  (Read 14520 times)

Offline Flitzer

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Assorted Aircraft Profiles.
« on: February 10, 2012, 05:14:51 AM »
Some projects and some full production examples.

Well, they were all projects/concepts at some point... ;)
« Last Edit: February 10, 2012, 06:37:39 PM by Flitzer »

Offline apophenia

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Re: Assorted Aircraft Profiles.
« Reply #1 on: February 10, 2012, 07:33:23 AM »
I've had a bash at rendering the Yak-17 in the past but found its shape oddly elusive. But you sir have nailed it! Very nice  :icon_alabanza:
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Offline finsrin

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Re: Assorted Aircraft Profiles.
« Reply #2 on: February 10, 2012, 09:05:56 AM »
Fine renderings - you nailed it on both.
Can you do a picture bash and swap main wings between the two?

Offline elmayerle

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Re: Assorted Aircraft Profiles.
« Reply #3 on: February 10, 2012, 01:45:00 PM »
Any chance of you doing the original "straight-wing" P-86 proposal.  If need be, I think I know where to find pictures of the mockup of same.

Offline Flitzer

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Re: Assorted Aircraft Profiles.
« Reply #4 on: February 10, 2012, 03:49:00 PM »
Many thanks...

If you've got the refs, I'll give it a go.
May take a while as I'm in the middle of a new profile set, but I'll definitely take a look.

Offline Flitzer

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Re: Assorted Aircraft Profiles.
« Reply #5 on: February 10, 2012, 04:19:25 PM »
Another French design, post war.

Offline JP Vieira

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Re: Assorted Aircraft Profiles.
« Reply #6 on: February 10, 2012, 06:53:07 PM »
The last one is very interesting.

Offline Doom!

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Re: Assorted Aircraft Profiles.
« Reply #7 on: February 11, 2012, 01:28:16 AM »
Peter, that mig 15 wearing the multi tone stripes is one of my very favorites  :-*
Doom!
Jeff G.

Re: Assorted Aircraft Profiles.
« Reply #8 on: February 11, 2012, 02:04:50 AM »
Love the Arsenal! The plane that is!

Offline elmayerle

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Re: Assorted Aircraft Profiles.
« Reply #9 on: February 11, 2012, 12:10:04 PM »
Here's the reference I've got on the NA-140, the straight-winged P-86 Sabre:  http://tanks45.tripod.com/Jets45/Histories/NorthAmerican-XP-86/Sabre.htm

I'm thinking a blend of a Matchbox F-86A and a suitable FJ-1 Fury (it seems a worthy use of a Merlin Models FJ-1 kit) would be a good starting place for actually modelling one.

Offline finsrin

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Re: Assorted Aircraft Profiles.
« Reply #10 on: February 11, 2012, 01:34:00 PM »
To build Arsenal INSPIRED bash.  How about a F-8 with F-100 wings and B-58 engine (J-79) at wing tips?
Bill

Offline elmayerle

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Re: Assorted Aircraft Profiles.
« Reply #11 on: February 11, 2012, 02:07:57 PM »
To build Arsenal INSPIRED bash.  How about a F-8 with F-100 wings and B-58 engine (J-79) at wing tips?
Well, going by the size differential, I could see doing the basic airframe in 1/72 and doing the wingtip engines using pods from a 1/48 Hustler.

Offline JoseFern

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Re: Assorted Aircraft Profiles.
« Reply #12 on: February 11, 2012, 03:14:36 PM »
Very nice early jets, love the Yak and the Arsenal figther! :-* 8)

Offline Flitzer

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Re: Assorted Aircraft Profiles.
« Reply #13 on: February 11, 2012, 05:08:57 PM »
I have a few more early gets...
Not the straight wing Sabre but the straight wing Thunderjet.
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Offline Flitzer

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Re: Assorted Aircraft Profiles.
« Reply #14 on: February 11, 2012, 05:11:29 PM »
And things a bit Swedish...