Dereknf Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 This my attempt at the Anigrand 1/72 XF-12/XR-12 Rainbow, one of the most beautiful aircraft ever built and the epitome of piston-engined aircraft design. Flown in 1946, the XF-12 was capable of 400mph at 40000ft. Only two were flown before the project was cancelled. The Anigrand kit is in resin and quite heavy so the landing gear has wire inserts for extra strength. Construction was actually pretty straight forward and the fit was pretty decent. The only area I had difficulty with was the vacform cockpit parts. New ones are on order from Angrand.... An astonishing amount of weight was needed in the nose, even in the engine nacelles. I ended up by putting more weight in the nosegear bay as well. Finished in Vallejo silver and aluminium and the rather sparse markings of the first Rainbow prototype. 20180401_192851_edit by dereknferguson, on Flickr 20180401_192837_edit by dereknferguson, on Flickr 20180401_192827_edit by dereknferguson, on Flickr 20180401_192803_edit by dereknferguson, on Flickr 20180401_192758_edit by dereknferguson, on Flickr 29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch K Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 A superb build of a beautiful subject. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darby Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 Very different. How big is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dereknf Posted April 1, 2018 Author Share Posted April 1, 2018 Surprisingly, it is almost the size of the B-29A. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 I love your Rainbow ... I wish i could have one of these. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John R Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 Nice job on a very rare bird. Am I right in thinking that it was a reconnaisance a/c and part of the reason it was so big that it had its own on-board photo processing lab. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vultures1 Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 Beautiful build of a beautiful aircraft - well done! I had never heard of the XF-12 so have just spent some happy googling time, so thank you for introducing me to this interesting type. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Head in the clouds. Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 Certainly is a fine looking plane and probably one of the most streamlined I have seen.I can concur with vac form glazing, I always struggle with it. A nice build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Mc Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 That is impressive. It was a very beautiful aeroplane but already obsolete as it was being tested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dereknf Posted April 3, 2018 Author Share Posted April 3, 2018 Thanks for the kind comments. It's been a long time in the stash that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HL-10 Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 Very nice looking model. Interesting looking aeroplane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invidia Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 Great looking build, interesting subject Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R A Ferguson Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 Another pat on the back from me, I do remember having similar problems with vac form glazing some time ago and I ended up making a balsa wood one and just painting it dark grey. Dad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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