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Offline The Big Gimper

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1/72 Armstrong Whitworth A.W. 47 Antares
« on: December 25, 2014, 01:33:18 AM »
Here is my second of 5 A.W. aircraft which were successful in their own right but got forgotten by the more "sexy" designs.

The A.W. 47 Antares was a Griffon power dedicated ground attack aircraft. Packed a train busting punch of 4x 20MM cannons









The victims are:

Hasegawa P-40E for the fuselage
Academy Typhoon Ib for the wings and fin
Horz stabs are from the spares dept so I don't know the source
Academy Spitfire XIV for the propeller and Griffon bulges
DML FW-190 and Academy P-51D for the wheels and LG
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Offline Cliffy B

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Re: 1/72 Armstrong Whitworth A.W. 47 Antares
« Reply #1 on: December 25, 2014, 01:38:41 AM »
ooooooOOOOOOooooooo!!!  So what colors will she be wearing?  8)
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Offline The Big Gimper

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Re: 1/72 Armstrong Whitworth A.W. 47 Antares
« Reply #2 on: December 25, 2014, 01:57:07 AM »
Quote from: Cliffy B on December 25, 2014, 01:38:41 AM
ooooooOOOOOOooooooo!!!  So what colors will she be wearing?  8)


I am thinking of RAAF P-40's or Hurricanes:



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Re: 1/72 Armstrong Whitworth A.W. 47 Antares
« Reply #3 on: December 25, 2014, 03:54:55 AM »
Interesting
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Offline The Big Gimper

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Re: 1/72 Armstrong Whitworth A.W. 47 Antares
« Reply #4 on: August 29, 2015, 04:24:45 AM »
Wow. I finished another kit. 4th one this month. The gods have given me my mojo back.









I went with Tyhpoon landing gear. Decals from a P-40 set from Authentic decals.
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Re: 1/72 Armstrong Whitworth A.W. 47 Antares
« Reply #5 on: August 29, 2015, 05:25:23 AM »
 :)
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Offline trickyrich

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Re: 1/72 Armstrong Whitworth A.W. 47 Antares
« Reply #6 on: August 29, 2015, 06:17:00 AM »
very nice!
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Offline finsrin

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Re: 1/72 Armstrong Whitworth A.W. 47 Antares
« Reply #7 on: August 29, 2015, 02:55:13 PM »
Done it again.  Kitbashed (blended) right pieces to build a terror of the ground forces.
Griffonized P-40 (brilliant) with Typhoon wings and tail tweaks does look Rusky :)
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Offline Volkodav

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Re: 1/72 Armstrong Whitworth A.W. 47 Antares
« Reply #8 on: August 29, 2015, 08:35:24 PM »
That is one very aggressive looking attack bird, very dive bomberish.
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Offline apophenia

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Re: 1/72 Armstrong Whitworth A.W. 47 Antares
« Reply #9 on: September 03, 2015, 10:15:42 AM »
Quote from: Volkodav on August 29, 2015, 08:35:24 PM
That is one very aggressive looking attack bird, very dive bomberish.

Agreed ... and great choice of markings!
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Offline Brian da Basher

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Re: 1/72 Armstrong Whitworth A.W. 47 Antares
« Reply #10 on: September 09, 2015, 03:56:02 AM »
Well done, Mr Gimper!

I'm really impressed with your mods on this baby, especially the tail fin extension. It blends in so naturally, I think you're employing voodoo on top of your mojo!

This beauty is worth a place of pride on the shelf!

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