TME3 Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 (edited) Not sure yet exactly where this is going... just having fun with it. Academy 1/72 Super Etendard, aftermarket Harrier FA.2 Blue Vixen radar, Hobbyboss Rafale tail, Revell F-16 parabrake, Revell Typhoon nozzle.... Edited November 12, 2018 by TME3 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abandoned Project Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 will be watching with interest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TME3 Posted November 24, 2018 Author Share Posted November 24, 2018 (edited) The interior of the Academy kit is sparse, and the color of the real cockpit is black. I added some generic detailing just for interest... the only thing that will draw any attention anyway will be the still TBD ejection seat... Edited November 24, 2018 by TME3 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TME3 Posted December 25, 2018 Author Share Posted December 25, 2018 Slow progress, but finally managed to squeak out a little work on this one... Got the tail attached, along with some card filler to start shaping and blending in the parabrake housing and the small ram air vent I'm putting on the front edge of the tail.... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TME3 Posted December 30, 2018 Author Share Posted December 30, 2018 Blended in.... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TME3 Posted January 6, 2019 Author Share Posted January 6, 2019 Working on a set of wings now.... These are re-worked Hasegawa F-18A wings... reduced the chord, removed the wingtip missile rails (for now anyway), removed and shortened the flaps, and sanded away the wingfold and flap hinges. Also working to add just a bit more sweep to them.... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hook Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 Nice! Can I just suggest "Iraqi markings, dark blue over white, centreline Exocet"..? 😉 Cheers, Andre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TME3 Posted January 8, 2019 Author Share Posted January 8, 2019 Thanks Andre...! This is only my second crack at a WHIF design, and I kind of made a set of rules for myself. I can only use paints I've already opened, unused spare weapons, and only decals that are leftover or spare. I dont have the colors you mentioned, Iraqi decals or an Exocet missile. I'm leaning toward a multi-color camouflage, and markings from a country that didn't operate the Etendard. (The Netherlands is a possibility by the way!) But thanks for your input.... it's helpful and motivating to have the encouragement! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie_c67 Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 Could also Whif the country operating it and come up with your own markings... 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TME3 Posted January 9, 2019 Author Share Posted January 9, 2019 I thought of that too... Also a possibility..! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SA80A2AR Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 any more happening coz i'm intreagued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abandoned Project Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 On 08/01/2019 at 22:04, charlie_c67 said: Could also Whif the country operating it and come up with your own markings... 😉 Mind if I pinch this idea? Have to ask with this being intellectual property. Loving the progress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie_c67 Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 The plane or the whif stories? Sure no-one would mind you using either! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abandoned Project Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 The whif country idea. Already got too many whif planes on the go to add another one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TME3 Posted January 20, 2019 Author Share Posted January 20, 2019 Heck yeah... pinch that idea... It would be great to see some imaginative markings...! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie_c67 Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 Agreed, pick a country and go for it! I’ve a whole back story for an independent Hanover and there’s plenty of points in history where things could’ve diverged ever so slightly and have very different results. Just try not to include politics in any discussions as it can cause trouble 🙄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abandoned Project Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Have no fear! Any whif politics I include will be of the monty python order. I was thinking of the 'People's Republic of Fenlandia' as the Lincolnshire flag would look great as the national flag on an airliners tail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TME3 Posted January 26, 2019 Author Share Posted January 26, 2019 OK... so I wasn't happy with the cockpit... and took a step backward. I cut off the forward fuselage, gutted the cockpit with my Dremel tool, and dug through the spares box. I found an old Airwaves instrument panel for a BAe Hawk, cockpit tub from an Academy T-50 ( which I separated from the rear tub, and modified to fit), a seat persuaded to fit from a Hasegawa F-104, and some strip detailing... Its ready for paint again now... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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