Bungled Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 (edited) Please, you will have to excuse the following meandering posts they are here for a reason, perhaps not for best of reasons either. I apologise in advance as I am posting basically to get my post count up ! I recently tried to purchase a kit from the Sales thread but not having very many posts I found the thread locked out to me. The seller, obviously suspicious of a lurker, wanted re-assurances but it seems that the best re-assurance is for me to come out of the shadows and post some of my work. I am a lurker, in the true sense of the word. I spend a lot of time looking at the exceptional quality of the work done by members on the forum. It is art, it is craft and it is fantastic and that is also the reason why I never submitted anything in the past - my stuff could never be that good, shameful in fact. I do modelling for my own relaxation devoting a minimum of an hour a day to de-stress myself. Not quite 60 I have made the move from an active sports life to painful arthritis from playing injuries and two major operations. Sitting in front of the TV may not drive me mad but my wife, well that's a different, she'd rather I was active in someway. I am a member of a well known What-if forum so some of these are already 'out-there'. I will keep using BM as my inspiration and hope the following what-ifs are acceptable. What-if #1 Westland / Grumman F7F-5P Bosscat PR.4 Westland had over estimated the Navy's desire for the Wyvern and had a stockpile of Armstrong Siddeley Python engines and initial considered re-launching the cancelled TF.2 converting it to a photo reconnaissance version. But in a bizarre link up with Grumman, Westland were given several airframes from the Tigercat (F7F-3) project that was scaling down. Unfortunately the F7F-3 was a single seater and the RN's specification required a twin seater. Westland got around this by extending the nose and lengthening the wingspan Kit is 1/72 scale (as are all my kits bar a very few) Monogram Tigercat, the extended front fuselage is a balsa wood plug as are the engine cowling extensions. Props are from two old Novo Wyverns. Very rarely do I get the photography right - I wish I could remember how I did this ! Andy (aka Bungle) Edited July 31, 2014 by Bungled 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 Very nice idea, looks the part. Robert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Procopius Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 That's beautiful! Lovely paintwork and an impressive display of modelling skills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 Welcome to Britmodeller - very cool whif. Great idea using balsa for the fuselage and cowling plugs. Thanks for posting it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomasweir Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 Certainly unique. Great work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 That is actually a superb looking aircraft! great model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin H Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 That takes WHIF to another level and I'm very impressed Justin H Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 Andy, Welcome aboard. Like the Bosscat and the story behind it. What else do you have? We all have bad eyesight so almost anything may look good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bungled Posted August 1, 2014 Author Share Posted August 1, 2014 Andy, Welcome aboard. Like the Bosscat and the story behind it. What else do you have? We all have bad eyesight so almost anything may look good! Unfortunately that's probably my best effort to date, certainly the best photography anyway. I will be posting a few more and thank you all for your comments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 Hi Andy welcome to BM and the crazy WhatIf threads. your first posting is great and certainly meets the mad standards we all try to aim for. What a great idea for a build, and the story was great too. Hope to see plenty more from you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reddog Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 Very new to the website. But, have to say, that is one pretty plane. And, a scenario that could have easily happened. Great stuff. Paul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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