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two-seat venom and vampire - visual differences?


bootneck

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I'm trying to find out what the outwardly visible differences are between the two-seat versions of the Vampire and Venom.  Can anyone advise, in not too technical terms please?  Are there any diagrams available of the two?

 

cheers

 

Mike

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Thanks.  Would that mean the fuselage and booms are basically the same?  I want to convert a vampire to a venom and I'm not that fussed by uber-accuracy.

 

Mike

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1 hour ago, bootneck said:

Thanks.  Would that mean the fuselage and booms are basically the same?  I want to convert a vampire to a venom and I'm not that fussed by uber-accuracy.

 

Mike

 

No, the fuselages are very different. The venom fuselage is longer for starters, then the different variants of Vampire and Venom two seaters are different - radome on the Venom Twins for starters (onoly on NF Vampire, but a different shape). Even the Vampire two seaters have a very different shaped forward fuselage between NF and T versions.

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Ah well, that's put paid to that idea.  I might have a go at scratchbuilding one if I can find a g.a. diagram with dimensions.

 

Thanks again.

 

Mike

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Hi Boot neck 

 Cyber hobby did a two seater Dh Venom  night fighter  in there 72nd scale range but Hannants do not have any at the moment

you could try another source. 

 

Geoff Arnold  

World helicopter SIG 

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Thanks both but the scale I would build this to is 1:144.  I hadn't mentioned the scale previously as I was just trying to find what external differences were between the two types.  I have just bought the Mark1 models DH Vampire FB.5 and thought it might be a simple job to convert to a Venom; that then led on to me considering a two seat Vampire or Venom etc.

 

Cheers


Mike

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16 hours ago, Geoff Arnold said:

 

 Cyber hobby did a two seater Dh Venom  night fighter  in there 72nd scale 

Cyberhobby made something that vaguely resembled a Venom shape, even Trumpeter would say that kits a bit off.

 

To answer the OP 

Different aeroplane entirely, new wing booms & tail plane

Heavier landing gear

Fuselage pod longer

Larger circumference engine cowl as the Ghost is a lot bigger than the Goblin

Some commonality with systems and black boxery but nothing airframe or engine.

 

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