Beyond The Sprues
Modelling => Completed GBs => Group and Themed Builds => Scaleorama GB => Topic started by: ed s on August 03, 2016, 11:46:43 AM
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I have an old Crown 1/144 B-24. It has been started by the previous owner, but I think that I will be doing enough surgery on it that it will be acceptable for the GB. It is going to become a 1/72 high altitude photo recon jet.
Here is what I am starting with.
(http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc250/esveum/20160802_215536_zpstiggqtbc.jpg) (http://s213.photobucket.com/user/esveum/media/20160802_215536_zpstiggqtbc.jpg.html)
I have removed the engines from the wings. Here it is lined up with the new center wing sections. Just for the record, the inner wing sections came from an OV-10 that was cut up a few years ago for a different group build.
(http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc250/esveum/20160802_230111_zpsjmwh1ni1.jpg) (http://s213.photobucket.com/user/esveum/media/20160802_230111_zpsjmwh1ni1.jpg.html)
Ed
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As a (naive) pacifist, I love this project of transforming a bomber killer into a recon plane... ;)
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Looks to be kind of build wish I thought of !
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Acceptable, go on :D
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Great Idea!! :)
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I'm seeing something that appears to be a bit of U-2 lineage there...
What an inspired concept! Such imaginative thinking is bound to result in an amazing model!
Brian da Basher
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Just a quick update. Latest "honey do" project is taking a lot of time.
Here's the latest. I've found time to get some epoxy putty in place to fill some voids and reshape the nose and tail. You can also see the jet engines which are converted 1/48 rocket pods.
(http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc250/esveum/20160812_215717_zpsbuy22w2c.jpg) (http://s213.photobucket.com/user/esveum/media/20160812_215717_zpsbuy22w2c.jpg.html)
Ed
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That's one fantastic update, ed!
Rocket pods means this baby will be wicked fast!
Brian da Basher
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Looking forward to see this mysterious plane finished. .
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Holy putty Batman! :o
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Jet engines looks very good. I think I'll borrow this idea someday :)
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Ja!
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great inspiration there
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see the jet engines which are converted 1/48 rocket pods.
Will they be extra-engines (Neptune or B-36 like) or will they replace the piston engines? ;)
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see the jet engines which are converted 1/48 rocket pods.
Will they be extra-engines (Neptune or B-36 like) or will they replace the piston engines? ;)
The piston engines have been removed. Note the globs of putty on the wings. This jet powered only
Ed
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Today's update. I've glued on the wings. They are fixed in place with short brass rods that fit through the fuselage and into each wing root. The engines and tail surfaces are pinned in place with pieces of straight pins (sewing pins) but they haven't been glued on yet. I still have some PSR to complete first. This does give you an idea of the final configuration.
(http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc250/esveum/20160824_222215_zpswv6capdm.jpg) (http://s213.photobucket.com/user/esveum/media/20160824_222215_zpswv6capdm.jpg.html)
(http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc250/esveum/20160824_222223_zps7sllxa6u.jpg) (http://s213.photobucket.com/user/esveum/media/20160824_222223_zps7sllxa6u.jpg.html)
Ed
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This is starting to look quite promising Ed. I was having a problem trying to imagine how this was going to look and now that I see what you have done with that B-24 fuselage and wings it all makes much more sense now. :)
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Wonderful! :-*
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That's a ripping great update, ed!
I especially like the placement of those engines. That's a configuration which is all to rare.
Brian da Basher
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Loving the look of this one.
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Sprayed a coat of primer (MR Surfacer 1000) last night. Looks pretty good. I have a few surface imperfections to clean up.
(http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc250/esveum/20160828_215942_zpsr6jrw7yi.jpg) (http://s213.photobucket.com/user/esveum/media/20160828_215942_zpsr6jrw7yi.jpg.html)
Ed
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I love it! The tail is great and it just has a wonderful retro-future feel :-*
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Wow! Whether intentionally or not, you've actually ended up with something plausible! It looks like a long wingspan, V-tail recon variant of the Short Sperrin! You could even come up with a story about how the wing sucked for high speed flight and maybe the Canberra didn't have range they were looking for, so Short was given a contract for a Sperrin PR variant as a consolation prize for not making it as a V-bomber.
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HM920Rs3jl0/UBKQWyctPRI/AAAAAAAAAs4/c_F44tsABmo/s1600/scan0003.jpg)
Cheers,
Logan
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Looks pretty good.
even VERY good (this is the most beautiful B-24 that I have ever seen...) :-*
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Mighty nifty! Everything flows together very nicely
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Looks like a unknown child of U-2 and Me-262 :D
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Wow does that baby look fast, Ed!
The V tail is a great touch!
Brian da Basher
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The R-6 "Icarus" was developed by Consolidated (Convair) and Avro Canada in the late 40's as a high altitude reconnaissance aircraft. It flew operationally with the RCAF, USAF, RAF and RAAF. For a short period in the early 50's a few were leased to the French AF. They flew a number of successful missions during the Korean War. NASA acquired 3 of these in 1953 for high altitude missions, including photo mapping, air sampling, chase planes and other missions.
(http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc250/esveum/20160930_193858_zpslforecwy.jpg) (http://s213.photobucket.com/user/esveum/media/20160930_193858_zpslforecwy.jpg.html)
(http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc250/esveum/20160930_193837_zpsjtkvwqjp.jpg) (http://s213.photobucket.com/user/esveum/media/20160930_193837_zpsjtkvwqjp.jpg.html)
(http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc250/esveum/20160930_193803_zpsp4o54kix.jpg) (http://s213.photobucket.com/user/esveum/media/20160930_193803_zpsp4o54kix.jpg.html)
(http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc250/esveum/20160930_193741_zpstzxsjhf5.jpg) (http://s213.photobucket.com/user/esveum/media/20160930_193741_zpstzxsjhf5.jpg.html)
Ed
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:-* Wonderful!
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Wow did that ever finish up a treat!
That's one of the cleanest, sharpest, most unique builds I've seen in a while!
Well done, ed!
Brian da Basher
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:)
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That looks amazing!!! Would never guess the original design !
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+1 to all previous comments. You would never know there is a B-24 somewhere in there.
Great job! :)
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Make it another +1.
B-24 parts morphed away into R-6 Icarus. :-*
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:-* :-* :-*
WOW!