Author Topic: Hunter & FW189, yellow : hybrid aircraft/animals e.a.  (Read 589237 times)

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not quite hybrids, but a nice pair of kits I found lately, of the brand Renwal, of very early aircraft.

They were both composed of a plastic "squeleton" with a kind of fabric to be cut and pasted in order to finish the surfaces.



I chose to keep the Antoinette as a squeleton, because I liked the idea, in blue :





and for the Voisin biplane, my motivation to find and build it came originally from a painting by Robert Delaunay in the 1910s where its simplified geometric shape appeared :

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:L%27%C3%89quipe_de_Cardiff



and I did it in a more Mondrian-esque livery :






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British Mini and French 2cv Re: hybrid aircraft/animals and others
« Reply #876 on: March 29, 2017, 05:22:18 PM »

a cross-kit-bash, in 1/43 Heller : a bit sketchy but gives the idea










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Re: British Mini and French 2cv Re: hybrid aircraft/animals and others
« Reply #877 on: March 30, 2017, 01:28:03 AM »
The most funny may be the wheels of different size! :D :-*

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Re: British Mini and French 2cv Re: hybrid aircraft/animals and others
« Reply #878 on: March 30, 2017, 06:26:10 AM »
a cross-kit-bash, in 1/43 Heller : a bit sketchy but gives the idea

Great concept!  :)
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Re: British Mini and French 2cv Re: hybrid aircraft/animals and others
« Reply #879 on: March 31, 2017, 02:23:53 PM »

thanks!

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Twin Otter & Mi-1 Re: hybrid aircraft/animals and others
« Reply #880 on: April 03, 2017, 06:52:43 PM »

a kitbash, from remains I had from previous projects ... nothing should get lost !  ;D
The Twin Otter is remarkably flexible and adaptable ; and I still have two more in my stash  ...  :o
And the Mi-1 parts were used with a pipe shown earlier in this very same thread.
And the top cockpit from some old Zero-like japanese plane.






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Re: Twin Otter & Mi-1 Re: hybrid aircraft/animals and others
« Reply #881 on: April 03, 2017, 11:13:19 PM »
Very elegant, harmonious and surprising all at the same time.
If you would say this is a 1945 ancestor to the Twin-Otter, I would try to make (with PhotoPaint) a Zwilling derivative... Yes? ???

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Re: Twin Otter & Mi-1 Re: hybrid aircraft/animals and others
« Reply #882 on: April 04, 2017, 05:09:20 PM »

thanks !

and yes, please make a zwilling if you like  :)

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Re: Twin Otter & Mi-1 Re: hybrid aircraft/animals and others
« Reply #883 on: April 05, 2017, 12:23:59 PM »
yes, please make a zwilling if you like  :)
Thanks! I will, soon I hope.

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Re: Twin Otter & Mi-1 Re: hybrid aircraft/animals and others
« Reply #884 on: April 06, 2017, 02:21:01 AM »
Here is it, thanks! (Twintwin-Otter?)

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Re: Twin Otter & Mi-1 Re: hybrid aircraft/animals and others
« Reply #885 on: April 06, 2017, 10:10:42 AM »
ericr: Great stuff  :)

Tophe: How about an asymmetrical Siamese-twin-Otter?
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Re: Twin Otter & Mi-1 Re: hybrid aircraft/animals and others
« Reply #886 on: April 07, 2017, 12:06:34 AM »
Tophe: How about an asymmetrical Siamese-twin-Otter?
The more easy to make is a little asymmetry (3 engines without external starboard one).
There is a good technical reason for such a layout: having fun in designing... ;)

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Re: Twin Otter & Mi-1 Re: hybrid aircraft/animals and others
« Reply #887 on: April 07, 2017, 12:14:59 AM »

asymetry is great !

 ;D

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elephant & Alouette helicopter Re: hybrid aircraft/animals and others
« Reply #888 on: April 07, 2017, 04:27:31 AM »

some time ago I was given a link to this !




and it was just irresistible, I did that :





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Re: Twin Otter & Mi-1 Re: hybrid aircraft/animals and others
« Reply #889 on: April 07, 2017, 04:48:40 AM »

asymetry is great !

Yep. Nice job, Tophe  :D
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Re: elephant & Alouette helicopter Re: hybrid aircraft/animals and others
« Reply #890 on: April 07, 2017, 10:21:17 AM »
it was just irresistible, I did that :
zoologically, your one is far more credible, ericr! :-*

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Re: elephant & Alouette helicopter Re: hybrid aircraft/animals and others
« Reply #891 on: April 07, 2017, 08:39:15 PM »


thanks !


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Re: elephant & Alouette helicopter Re: hybrid aircraft/animals and others
« Reply #892 on: April 08, 2017, 03:41:13 AM »
I don't want to be around when the elephants fly overhead... :o
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Re: elephant & Alouette helicopter Re: hybrid aircraft/animals and others
« Reply #893 on: April 08, 2017, 08:53:44 PM »
Even an Ancient Psychic Tandem War Elephant?

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Re: elephant & Alouette helicopter Re: hybrid aircraft/animals and others
« Reply #894 on: April 09, 2017, 04:46:33 AM »
 :icon_surprised:

Re: elephant & Alouette helicopter Re: hybrid aircraft/animals and others
« Reply #895 on: April 09, 2017, 08:16:21 AM »
Does this make Operation Dumbo Drop obsolete?  :D

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White Knight & Space Shuttle 1 Re: hybrid aircraft/animals and others
« Reply #896 on: April 11, 2017, 06:46:22 PM »

not exactly a whif, except for the livery of course
but that incredible twin-fuselage deserves attention
like other creations by Rutan






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Re: White Knight & Space Shuttle 1 Re: hybrid aircraft/animals and others
« Reply #897 on: April 11, 2017, 11:23:32 PM »
double-twin-boom + spats + marvelous colours = a diamond (or a pearl, at least) :-*

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Re: White Knight & Space Shuttle 1 Re: hybrid aircraft/animals and others
« Reply #898 on: April 11, 2017, 11:25:48 PM »
My what lovely little spats you have there!
 :-* :-* :-*
Well done and love those primary colors!

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Re: White Knight & Space Shuttle 1 Re: hybrid aircraft/animals and others
« Reply #899 on: April 12, 2017, 04:09:57 AM »

thanks !