Rob Probert Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 I visited the USAF museum in Dayton, Ohio last summer, and came across a Northrop Raider sitting in the transport section of the museum and it intrigued me to say the least! There are no injection molded kits of this aircraft in existence, but I knew that Combat Models did a 'kit' of this aircraft. As soon as I got home I ordered one, and a few weeks later it arrived. Kits such as these are bumps in plastic, which give a good starting point to what is always a good modelling adventure. A resin 'detail' set was provided, which gave me the engines, propellers, undercarriage and intakes etc. Decals were not provided, so I had to raid the spares box. I painted the model using my trusty Badger 200 and paints were from Xtracolour and Humbrol enamel ranges. It has taken approximately three months to build. I would estimate that it's about 40% plastic and 60% filler! Here is a picture of the aircraft in flight - a total of 23 were built (picture used for illustrative purposes only): [ Combat Models 1/72nd scale Northrop YC-125B Raider Thanks for looking, Rob 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Learstang Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 Great job on an ungainly-looking aeroplane! Regards, Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev67 Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 Never ever ever ever seen one of these before, even as a model, great job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troffa Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 Never heard of it! Great job though, reminds me of a Scottish Aviation Twin (Triplet?) Pioneer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicE1 Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 That's really nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Ranger Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 Nice model. I recall seeing some of these aircraft about fifty years ago at Wichita Falls, TX (my home town). They had been retired from use as maintenance trainers at Sheppard Air Force Base and were sitting forlornly away from the civil airport terminal, missing most of their instruments and with engines stored inside the fuselages. They had been purchased by a guy who was rebuilding them for use as freighters in Central and South America, so we were told. A buddy of mine and I crawled all through them and got oil, grease, and hydraulic fluid all over ourselves and our clothes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCinLA Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 Anyone who can turn a Combat Vacuform into a model like that deserves the Scale Modeling Medal of Honor. That's really nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessica Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 Combat Models is a description, not a brand name. Congratulations on your victory : ) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cardiff guy Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 very well done Glenn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barracuda67 Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 Great work! Congratulations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcode Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 unusual??? but looks great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 Full marks for your endeavour, there must have been many times during the build that you wished a different aircraft had taken your fancy ! However the finished result is excellent and just rewards for all you efforts. Like many who have never heard or seen one of these before what's the story ? Cheers Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Probert Posted June 23, 2013 Author Share Posted June 23, 2013 Thank you for the kind words, and yes it was a bit of a battle at times but I managed to beat it into submission! Full marks for your endeavour, there must have been many times during the build that you wished a different aircraft had taken your fancy ! However the finished result is excellent and just rewards for all you efforts. Like many who have never heard or seen one of these before what's the story ? Cheers Pat The Raider was designed with two jobs in mind: troop transport from short, unpaved runways and Arctic rescue. They were delivered to the USAF from 1950 onwards, but proved to be very unstable and woefully underpowered. Also, with helicopters becoming increasingly capable they were seen as a far more viable option in both roles intended for the Raider. Therefore they were soon declared surplus and sent to Shepperd AFB (as stated by Space Ranger) and were used as instructional airframes. The example I saw at Dayton is only one of two survivors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HL-10 Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 Impressive work! Very unusual machine, never encountered this one before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan B Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 Never seen one of these before! Wonderful looking model so well done to you. Duncan B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
general melchett Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 Lovely job Rob...another quirky design, the scheme realy suits it...love it Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dergrunepunkt Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 Looks very very cool, congrats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julien Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 Great job, never heard of this aircraft before now! Julien Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 Wow that is seriously ugly, but beautifully made! Sounds you came out of it with a few battle scars, but it was certainly worth it. Trevor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 Well made, colourful and off beat. I loce it! Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 Fantastic job !! Really Nice and unusual Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapper_city Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 Great job and very unusual subject. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean1968 Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 Thats nice, first time (I'm ashamed to say) I'veever seen this model aircraft. Great work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 Never seen one,never heard of one,what a fantastic job.!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigsty Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 Rob, you've trodden on it - it's all bent! Nice to see it finished at last, though goodness knows, I didn't think it was possible ... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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