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Title: P-78 Pegasus, RAAF
Post by: Modelnut53 on September 30, 2017, 10:48:28 AM: This build was based on a picture I saw in this forum called the N.A. Stallion.
I used 3 P-51D kits (2 x Airfix and 1 X Academy)
The booms are are the Airfix kits sans cockpit and with the Radiator assembly moved to the outer fuselage aft of the the main wing.(I needed this space for the main gear which I took from an old Airfix P-38 kit)
The pod for the pilot is the cockpit section of the Academy kit with scratch built sections for the nose and aft section. This section also contains the nosewheel assembly which comprises a re-purposed P-51 Main Gear.
The wing between the pod section and the boom and the tailplane is also scratch built.
The tail was extended for and aft.The Engines are Griffon units taken from 2 Airfix Mk.22 Spitfire kits.
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Post by: Rickshaw on September 30, 2017, 04:55:49 PM: Interesting.
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Post by: Tophe on September 30, 2017, 10:31:28 PM: Wonderful! :-*
Maybe I have drawn something like that (I will check) but anyway never built it! (congratulations!)
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Post by: Volkodav on September 30, 2017, 11:04:21 PM: :smiley:
Title: Re: P-78 Pegasus, RAAF
Post by: Tophe on September 30, 2017, 11:13:44 PM: Quote from: Tophe on September 30, 2017, 10:31:28 PM
Wonderful! :-*
Maybe I have drawn something like that (I will check) but anyway never built it! (congratulations!)
Checked! Yes, mine was very different, as P-82+P-38, I think I prefer your one. :-*
(http://www.kristofmeunier.fr/P38_53a.JPG)
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Post by: GTX_Admin on October 01, 2017, 04:18:21 AM: :smiley:
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Post by: pigflyer on October 01, 2017, 04:37:59 AM: WOW, cool. Very real world looking and great paint and markings. Great work.
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Post by: Brian da Basher on October 02, 2017, 01:46:49 AM: That's just killer! A nice bonus are those cool SEAC markings!

Great stuff all the way!

Brian da Basher
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Post by: The Big Gimper on October 02, 2017, 07:15:13 PM: Bravo Zulu!!

Great idea and execution. :smiley:
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Post by: Camthalion on October 03, 2017, 06:31:54 AM: very cool
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Post by: Kerick on October 03, 2017, 08:31:58 AM: Great idea and build! I've been tossing around building something like this for some time and now you beat me to it!
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Post by: sletch on October 03, 2017, 05:48:59 PM: Great idea + Nice look = Well done!
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Post by: Gingie on October 04, 2017, 07:58:49 AM: Great idea! Picking up an OV-10ish vibe, and makes me think the P-78 would be a good COIN bird!
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Post by: b29r on October 05, 2017, 04:20:06 AM: That is a great concept and execution, well done!

Best regards,
Kem
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Post by: ChernayaAkula on October 05, 2017, 01:49:01 PM: Very nice! :smiley: Really liking the look of this one.
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Post by: Modelnut53 on October 16, 2017, 04:44:03 PM: Thankyou for the positive comments. Very much appreciated.
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Post by: finsrin on October 16, 2017, 05:22:57 PM: Where have I been,,,, just discovered P-78. Really like this build, really do. :smiley:
Combining three P-51 kits like this is kitbash creativity. How many years (decades) have P-51 kits been in front of us and you saw the connection and built it.
Radiators on sides, 5-blade props and rest of it look fast. So nice.......
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Post by: Dr. YoKai on November 10, 2017, 10:24:30 AM: I remember seeing the Stallion photoshop a few years ago - looks like you nailed it.
Title: Re: P-78 Pegasus, RAAF
Post by: Tophe on November 11, 2017, 08:12:25 PM: The Stallion is there: http://aviadesign.online.fr/pages/naa-stallion.htm (http://aviadesign.online.fr/pages/naa-stallion.htm)
I think the Pegasus is much different (and so nice)... :-*