russ c Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 Hi Everyone, just thought I`d show you my Monogram 1/48 scale Invader which I modified to represent an Air Commandos B-28B of Operation Farmgate . based at Bien Hoa Air Base, South Vietnam in the early 1960`s The kit started life as a clear nosed B-28C, which I converted with a `Cutting Edge` 6 gun nose. scratch built weapons pylons, reworked antenna and some suitable stores from the spares box and the bogus South Vietnamese markings came from a Skyraider sheet Hope you enjoy looking at. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr B Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 Really Nice work on a great subject......Where do you find the time to come out with master pieces after master pieces........ Great to see and most of your subject areas are close to the heart "Nam" Rgds Mr B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveH Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 I do like that, very nice......... Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapper_city Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 Nice. Really want to do a counter invader if I can ever find one. Top stuff. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbuna Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 Very nice indeed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stryker Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 Hmmmmmmmmm that's a little different Russ. Good Job! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 Great weathering, love it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicE1 Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 Really nice invader! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamden Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 Stunning example of an Invader Roger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCinLA Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 Believe it or not, about halfway through their deployment they realized the spars were corroded (losing two airplanes to wing loss will make you check that) and ended up putting a spar brace around the wing - 1/4" thick steel. put right on top the wing at the spar, no "smooothing out" or any of that - and flew them. Info from a friend who was one of the pilots. I've often thought of doing a Farm Gate Invader with that modification done with Evergreen strip, and then let people tell me it's not possible. Very nice work here on your take of the topic. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HL-10 Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 That's a different looking Invader! Very nicely done 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousDFB1 Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 Nice work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted May 23, 2013 Author Share Posted May 23, 2013 Believe it or not, about halfway through their deployment they realized the spars were corroded (losing two airplanes to wing loss will make you check that) and ended up putting a spar brace around the wing - 1/4" thick steel. put right on top the wing at the spar, no "smooothing out" or any of that - and flew them. Info from a friend who was one of the pilots. I've often thought of doing a Farm Gate Invader with that modification done with Evergreen strip, and then let people tell me it's not possible. Very nice work here on your take of the topic. Hi Tom, Cheers for that info`, I knew about them losing wings but not about the steel strap, also, apparently I read somewhere that they were limited on what `G`s they could pull as the gunners sight and mount was a load bearing structure and was removed during a refit at some point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bri48 Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 Looks the part Russ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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