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Offline Old Wombat

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Zealandia Aero Corporation BR-26
« on: August 07, 2026, 06:10:26 PM »
This is my build for the The Antipodes/ANZAC GB over on What If Modellers.

The build will, in some small way, I hope, honour our Kiwi comrades & one Australian (Kiwi Zac, Ian the Kiwi Herder, Rick Lowe, & the late Wardukw (Phill Harrison) & Rickshaw (Brian Ross), who both passed away earlier this year).

I started it on the 2nd August.

This is my starting point;

The In-Box pic's;

The Box with the bits;


The bits in The Box;



This is where I was at on the 5th ;

Top view giving an idea of the planned general lay-out;



She's currently trussed up like a turkey while the wings (hopefully) bond with the supports I've stuck through the fuselage.
 
More pic's as the advancements become photo-worthy! ;)
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Offline Old Wombat

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Re: Zealandia Aero Corporation BR-26
« Reply #1 on: August 07, 2026, 11:05:49 PM »
Well, here we are with the latest update, whereby I double the number of photo's so far:

Wings are partially attached & I've done some work on the tail.







At this point I think she's looking pretty cool!  8)

Now to not stuff it up!  ::)

Still lots to do.  :smiley:
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Offline Frank3k

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Re: Zealandia Aero Corporation BR-26
« Reply #2 on: August 07, 2026, 11:51:00 PM »
Wow! Those wings are a perfect match. It reminds me of the F7U Cutlass.
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Re: Zealandia Aero Corporation BR-26
« Reply #3 on: August 08, 2026, 12:57:03 AM »
Thanks, Frank!  :icon_alabanza:

You're not the first to make that comparison, though.  ;)
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Offline Kerick

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Re: Zealandia Aero Corporation BR-26
« Reply #4 on: August 08, 2026, 04:43:15 AM »
You forgot to drop the slats, flaps and ailerons!  :o ;D
I don't know where this is going but I know it will be cool!
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Re: Zealandia Aero Corporation BR-26
« Reply #5 on: August 08, 2026, 06:05:04 AM »
Nice one - looking very business-like so far.  Looking forward to see how things develop!  :smiley:
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Re: Zealandia Aero Corporation BR-26
« Reply #6 on: August 08, 2026, 09:11:43 AM »
Quote from: Old Wombat on August 07, 2026, 11:05:49 PM
... At this point I think she's looking pretty cool!  8)

I'll say! And then some  :smiley:

Quote from: Frank3k on August 07, 2026, 11:51:00 PM
Wow! Those wings are a perfect match. It reminds me of the F7U Cutlass.

I was going to say the same thing ...

Quote from: Old Wombat on August 08, 2026, 12:57:03 AM
... You're not the first to make that comparison, though.  ;)

... making me the umpteenth, then  :-[
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Re: Zealandia Aero Corporation BR-26
« Reply #7 on: August 08, 2026, 09:51:11 AM »
The last two remind me of the B&V P.215:

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Offline Old Wombat

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Re: Zealandia Aero Corporation BR-26
« Reply #8 on: August 08, 2026, 10:58:06 AM »
Thanks, everyone!  :icon_alabanza: :icon_alabanza: :icon_alabanza: :icon_alabanza:

I forgot to mention that the wings are from a Revell 1/72 Arado (E) 555 - Although you'd probably figured that out.  ;)

My initial plan was to stick them on a Tamiya 1/48 Douglas F4D-1 but the Fords are getting more difficult to come by.

So, I looked at sticking them on either a SEPECAT Jaguar (Heller Jag A) or this Tornado. Turned out the Tornado was the easier to convert to a tail-less design.

Then the The Antipodes/ANZAC GB came along &, considering I'd been discussing this build with Wardukw (Phill), someone (Rick Lowe, actually) mentioned "what if the continent of Zealandia hadn't sunk", & that, I figured, was the perfect opportunity to build this beastie.
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Offline Old Wombat

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Re: Zealandia Aero Corporation BR-26
« Reply #9 on: August 08, 2026, 11:10:11 AM »
Still pottering away. Indoors weather today, so I'll try to get something done.

I'll probably work on the forward section, get the cockpit done. It'll be a bit basic because I'm only using kit parts & styrene stock for the build, plus, maybe, a few of my generic cockpit dial decals.

Then I can put the completed forward section aside while I finish off the rear & wings.

Oh, man, is there going to be some PSR there!  :o
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Offline Old Wombat

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Re: Zealandia Aero Corporation BR-26
« Reply #10 on: August 08, 2026, 03:48:06 PM »
I've figured out the primary load-out for the BR-26 ... 2 x Sea Eagles & 2 x ASM-3As.

The Sea Eagles are from the old-mould Airfix 1/48 Buccaneer, the Orange Hobby ASM-3As have just been ordered from BNA Model World.

I may add drop tanks but, if you look at those big lumps off to either side of the fuselage as wet wings, that's a lot of fuel she's carrying!
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Offline Old Wombat

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Re: Zealandia Aero Corporation BR-26
« Reply #11 on: August 09, 2026, 02:20:39 PM »
Well, because of the 504/502 Gateway issues over on What If Modellers, I'll put this here first.

Cockpit assembled & ready for the halves to be jointed around it;









Is currently rubber-banded & clamped together waiting for the glue to do its thing. The bang-seats are, of course, going in just before she's buttoned up & the paint starts going down.
« Last Edit: August 10, 2026, 10:22:44 AM by Old Wombat »
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Re: Zealandia Aero Corporation BR-26
« Reply #12 on: August 10, 2026, 06:56:37 AM »
Nice bit of office work :smiley:
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Offline Old Wombat

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Re: Zealandia Aero Corporation BR-26
« Reply #13 on: August 10, 2026, 10:23:08 AM »
Thanks, BT!  :smiley:
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Re: Zealandia Aero Corporation BR-26
« Reply #14 on: Today at 12:39:52 AM »
Day Four since the wings went on & the high-risk option I took to get the wings to stay on has resulted in some issues.

Against my better judgement I used sprue-goo to fill the gaps between the inner surface of the wings & the rectangular styrene bar stock I used to support them. I knew the better option was to work out the gap & make a triangular structure to support the wings & act as a gluing surface. Instead I took the "quick & easy" option.

After four days, I thought I'd gotten away with it but, tonight, just after I glued on the front fuselage, there they were - five sink marks of varying levels of embuggerance.

I'll start working on them now, but I expect to be adding more layers of putty over the next-few-days-to-a-week.

So much for "quick & easy", hey!  ::)
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Offline Claymore

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Re: Zealandia Aero Corporation BR-26
« Reply #15 on: Today at 02:19:50 AM »
Fingers crossed that it all works out, mate! 🤞 :(
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Offline Old Wombat

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Re: Zealandia Aero Corporation BR-26
« Reply #16 on: Today at 10:05:02 AM »
She'll be right, mate!  :smiley:

It's just annoying having to fix up issues caused by my own laziness.  ::)
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Re: Zealandia Aero Corporation BR-26
« Reply #17 on: Today at 04:41:40 PM »
The Arado wings on the Tornado remind me just a bit of the Vought F7U Cuttlass
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