Rob Probert 585 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 post Share on other sites
Learstang 3,594 Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 Great job on an ungainly-looking aeroplane! Regards, Jason Link to post Share on other sites
kev67 1,737 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 post Share on other sites
Troffa 839 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 post Share on other sites
nicE1 241 Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 That's really nice! Link to post Share on other sites
Space Ranger 3,253 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 post Share on other sites
TCinLA 37 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 post Share on other sites
Jessica 2,813 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 post Share on other sites
cardiff guy 1,159 Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 very well done Glenn. Link to post Share on other sites
barracuda67 216 Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 Great work! Congratulations! Link to post Share on other sites
batcode 3,533 Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 unusual??? but looks great Link to post Share on other sites
JOCKNEY 11,707 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 post Share on other sites
Rob Probert 585 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 post Share on other sites
HL-10 6,224 Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 Impressive work! Very unusual machine, never encountered this one before. Link to post Share on other sites
Duncan B 7,649 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 post Share on other sites
general melchett 9,674 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 post Share on other sites
dergrunepunkt 59 Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 Looks very very cool, congrats Link to post Share on other sites
Julien 8,536 Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 Great job, never heard of this aircraft before now! Julien Link to post Share on other sites
Max Headroom 7,291 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 post Share on other sites
Martian 25,858 Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 Well made, colourful and off beat. I loce it! Martin Link to post Share on other sites
russ c 10,172 Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 Fantastic job !! Really Nice and unusual Link to post Share on other sites
snapper_city 3,186 Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 Great job and very unusual subject. Link to post Share on other sites
Sean1968 151 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 post Share on other sites
stevej60 37,300 Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 Never seen one,never heard of one,what a fantastic job.!!! Link to post Share on other sites
pigsty 1,580 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 post Share on other sites
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