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Current and Finished Projects => Physical Models => Aero-space => Topic started by: oz rb fan on December 03, 2015, 06:58:10 PM

Title: DAP MK20 beaufighter
Post by: oz rb fan on December 03, 2015, 06:58:10 PM

  so what has 2 R2800's and 2 40mm bofors cannons.....a DAP beaufighter MK20..modified


 (http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b339/ozrbfan/IMG_9668_zpsitk8p53x.jpg) (http://s22.photobucket.com/user/ozrbfan/media/IMG_9668_zpsitk8p53x.jpg.html)
(http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b339/ozrbfan/IMG_9669_zpsh58h464r.jpg) (http://s22.photobucket.com/user/ozrbfan/media/IMG_9669_zpsh58h464r.jpg.html)
(http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b339/ozrbfan/IMG_9671_zpshr3j375e.jpg) (http://s22.photobucket.com/user/ozrbfan/media/IMG_9671_zpshr3j375e.jpg.html)
(http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b339/ozrbfan/IMG_9670_zpszkun6nv9.jpg) (http://s22.photobucket.com/user/ozrbfan/media/IMG_9670_zpszkun6nv9.jpg.html)
(http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b339/ozrbfan/IMG_9672_zpsvrxybidl.jpg) (http://s22.photobucket.com/user/ozrbfan/media/IMG_9672_zpsvrxybidl.jpg.html)
(http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b339/ozrbfan/IMG_9675_zpsun3nhmtq.jpg) (http://s22.photobucket.com/user/ozrbfan/media/IMG_9675_zpsun3nhmtq.jpg.html)
its a build for an up coming John Baxter alternate RAAF in the SW Pacific book
so in our heads the Beaufort never went into production in Australia...DAP started with Beaufighter's...being an early one it has the flat tailplanes,and because of possible shipping problams we also reengined ours with R2800's :o

the kit is the VERY old frog MK1 beaufighter,with a few minor interior upgrades (airfix instrument panel and scratch built control column) the gun cupola is a resin one from a JU88 P2,with brass 40mm bofors barrels and the engines and cowls are from Quickboost for the monogram F7F,the decals are from the DK decals sheet,the markings are for a real aircraft flown by the uncle of our current Governor General Sir Peter Cosgrove...Bill Cosgrove,he was a former Richmond VFL footballer and named all his planes "eat em alive" and used the richmond football club mascot as his nose art.

Title: Re: DAP MK20 beaufighter
Post by: The Big Gimper on December 03, 2015, 08:19:40 PM

WOW!!!!!  :-* :-* :-*

The Beaufighter has so much latent WHIF potential.

Title: Re: DAP MK20 beaufighter
Post by: Volkodav on December 03, 2015, 08:27:20 PM

The second I read oz rb fan and DAP I knew it was going to be some sort of awesome!

Title: Re: DAP MK20 beaufighter
Post by: LemonJello on December 03, 2015, 08:59:30 PM

Now that's how you make an entrance!

Very cool mods to the kit.

Title: Re: DAP MK20 beaufighter
Post by: KiwiZac on December 04, 2015, 02:55:46 AM

Brilliant job! I love the real DAP Beaus but this is a real treat. Love it!!

Title: Re: DAP MK20 beaufighter
Post by: elmayerle on December 04, 2015, 03:29:01 AM

Beautiful!!

Title: Re: DAP MK20 beaufighter
Post by: GTX_Admin on December 04, 2015, 03:58:18 AM

Wicked!!

Title: Re: DAP MK20 beaufighter
Post by: Brian da Basher on December 05, 2015, 10:39:13 PM

That's one of the sweetest Beaufighters I've seen in a while!

Your paintwork is sharp as a tack!

Most excellent!

Brian da Basher

Title: Re: DAP MK20 beaufighter
Post by: Dr. YoKai on December 05, 2015, 11:53:26 PM

 Sez KA-BOOM to me. Beautiful job!

Title: Re: DAP MK20 beaufighter
Post by: Jeffry Fontaine on December 06, 2015, 05:17:47 AM

Very nice kit bash!