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Stealthfast Fighter
« on: September 10, 2014, 06:58:58 AM »
A "stealthfast" fighter using an Airfix HMS Belfast as the fuselage with wings from an F22. Pilot, cockpit and legs come from a RoboGear model.

























Dave
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Re: Stealthfast Fighter
« Reply #1 on: September 10, 2014, 07:25:13 AM »
That is brilliant!! Wow!  :-*
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Re: Stealthfast Fighter
« Reply #2 on: September 10, 2014, 07:50:52 AM »
Wicked!
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Re: Stealthfast Fighter
« Reply #3 on: September 10, 2014, 09:16:27 AM »
Ah, one of the venerable Town-class steam-turbine fighters! ;D
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Re: Stealthfast Fighter
« Reply #4 on: September 10, 2014, 10:28:30 AM »
Wicked!!  That looks like it'd be totally at home in a Gerry Anderson production!!

Re: Stealthfast Fighter
« Reply #5 on: September 17, 2014, 04:46:58 AM »
Thanks, peeps.  :)

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Re: Stealthfast Fighter
« Reply #6 on: September 17, 2014, 07:10:21 AM »
Wha? with a side-helping of whoa?! That's crazy-good!  :)

Has Radish seen it yet?  ;)

The long fuselage with F-22 wings reminds me of something Russian. Can't put my finger on it.... maybe something by Alexayev?

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Re: Stealthfast Fighter
« Reply #7 on: September 26, 2014, 08:06:10 PM »
that looks great.  Very cool