Author Topic: F4-A Tornair (Read 9630 times)

sotoolslinger · « **on:** December 11, 2012, 06:38:20 AM »

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I have warned you before not to draw stuff you don't want to see built

ChernayaAkula · « **Reply #1 on:** December 11, 2012, 07:49:28 AM »

This... is gonna be good! :)

Brian da Basher · « **Reply #2 on:** December 11, 2012, 08:12:03 AM »

Quote from: ChernayaAkula on December 11, 2012, 07:49:28 AM

This... is gonna be good! :)

Definitely one for the books!

Go, Ron, go!

Brian da Basher

sotoolslinger · « **Reply #3 on:** December 11, 2012, 08:23:21 AM »

Thanks y'all. I think this will be the perfect complement to the GTX-24 as featured in the sites banner. (Hope our glorious leader don't get jealous

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Frankly, even after doing the Hellcat/Typhoon bash it never occurred to me to give the same Vulture 24 cylinder x engine treatment to a Corsair.
Just another reason Profilers are so important to our hobby.

Jeffry Fontaine · « **Reply #4 on:** December 11, 2012, 09:05:04 AM »

Nice start! Hope it goes smoothly with the build and your PSR is kept to a minimum :)

sotoolslinger · « **Reply #5 on:** December 11, 2012, 09:20:06 AM »

Quote from: Jeffry Fontaine on December 11, 2012, 09:05:04 AM

Nice start! Hope it goes smoothly with the build and your PSR is kept to a minimum :)

GTX_Admin · « **Reply #6 on:** December 11, 2012, 04:24:03 PM »

Looking good.

Doom! · « **Reply #7 on:** December 12, 2012, 01:25:24 AM »

If anyone can pull it off....you would have my vote! :)

mikejapan · « **Reply #8 on:** December 12, 2012, 04:53:36 AM »

Right when I saw the redesigned engine...I was sold.
This'll be a fine looking plane after your done.
Good luck!

Michael

finsrin · « **Reply #9 on:** December 12, 2012, 05:10:43 AM »

Can see it now. This is gunna be a good build. :)

sotoolslinger · « **Reply #10 on:** December 12, 2012, 06:39:45 AM »

Thanks all y'all

Here is progress so far.
Got the new engine and wings on in preparation for blending the nose. I also installed the big cannons in the wings.

arkon · « **Reply #11 on:** December 12, 2012, 09:56:36 AM »

now i see a good part of your great modeling skills!!! far right in last photo!!! i need to skip beer and go for the bottle!!
that looks great!

Artoor_K · « **Reply #12 on:** December 12, 2012, 11:46:56 PM »

No that's an inspiration :) Great idea :)

Cliffy B · « **Reply #13 on:** December 13, 2012, 05:26:56 AM »

Quote from: ChernayaAkula on December 11, 2012, 07:49:28 AM

This... is gonna be good! :)

What he said!!! Popcorn and beer are ready. GREAT start man, keep it up

Brian da Basher · « **Reply #14 on:** December 13, 2012, 05:50:28 AM »

I just love the added wing cannons. You can never have too much firepower.

Brian da Basher

sotoolslinger · « **Reply #15 on:** December 14, 2012, 09:28:16 AM »

Thanks all y'all

Here she is semi blendyfied

Brian da Basher · « **Reply #16 on:** December 15, 2012, 04:49:53 AM »

That is the work of a true master of the craft!

The new engine totally blends in!

Amazing!!!

Brian da Basher

sotoolslinger · « **Reply #17 on:** December 15, 2012, 06:20:30 AM »

Thank you my brother

Here she is even more blendyfied

I think she is lookin pretty and can't wait to get her into primer. Tomorrow I have to move again, 13-15 hours depending on snow. Hopefully Sunday or Monday I will get to add the 24 exhaust stacks which will make her look even more sweet :)

Brian da Basher · « **Reply #18 on:** December 15, 2012, 07:11:12 AM »

Did you say 24 exhaust stacks?

Yowsa! This baby is really built for speed!

Wishing you safe travels and a speedy next update,

Brian da Basher

Artoor_K · « **Reply #19 on:** December 15, 2012, 04:12:53 PM »

Have you considered different color scheme ? :) Maybe something like Gee Bee racer ? :)

apophenia · « **Reply #20 on:** December 16, 2012, 12:27:08 PM »

Wow! What a brute of a fighter

This is gonna be good :)

Litvyak · « **Reply #21 on:** December 16, 2012, 12:55:30 PM »

Just... wow.

Can't decide if it's inspiring me or dissuading me!

Amazing work, and getting better with each photo!

Tophe · « **Reply #22 on:** December 16, 2012, 04:55:02 PM »

Congratulations!

Buzzbomb · « **Reply #23 on:** December 17, 2012, 06:43:34 AM »

Just everything right here.. nice melding of bits

sotoolslinger · « **Reply #24 on:** December 17, 2012, 11:09:44 AM »

Thanks all y'all

I hope to get her in primer tomorrow.

ChrisF · « **Reply #25 on:** December 17, 2012, 08:41:24 PM »

Thats some SERIOUS blendification there matey !

Doom! · « **Reply #26 on:** December 18, 2012, 01:28:14 AM »

Looks like the blendification process has gon well. :) looking forward to seeing more progress.

sotoolslinger · « **Reply #27 on:** December 18, 2012, 04:34:21 AM »

Thanks all y'all

Well there will be no primer today

I bought some but I also found a nifty hobby shop with some cool accessories and changes must be made...

When the F4-A was first issued many of the pilots complained of a lack of firepower

Apparantly 920 rounds from 4 1inch cannon was lacking

The pilots specifically pointed out that the GTX-24 had the same cannons but also had nose guns . The reluctant engineers went back and added the requisite interrupter gear and not 2 .60 calibers but 4 34-40 machine guns with 250 rounds per gun.

Most pilots immediately began going into combat with the wing cannons switched off and fighting air to air against other fighters with just the nose guns. They claimed to use the cannon for bombers, ground attack and "emergencies"

Doom! · « **Reply #28 on:** December 18, 2012, 11:32:02 AM »

Cool! sometimes I don't know why you don't skip the kit and just do all your work with putty.

Like the new guns. :)

apophenia · « **Reply #29 on:** December 18, 2012, 01:35:01 PM »

I was wondering where all the rest of the guns were going to go

Brian da Basher · « **Reply #30 on:** December 18, 2012, 10:09:29 PM »

Yowsa! Look at all that firepower!

Remind me not to ever tick you off, Ron.

Brian da Basher

finsrin · « **Reply #31 on:** December 24, 2012, 08:39:27 AM »

What a build

With that engine and guns and your skills it all comes together.
Overhead picture really has impact :)


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