Eric Mc Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 By no means the best model I've ever built and a fairly ropey vintage short-run injection moulded kit from a long defunct (1989) company called 12 Squared, this is the Northrop X-4 tail less research aircraft from the late 1940s, early 1950s. Two X-4s were built to research into the problems of stability etc in respect of tail less designs - much like the British de Havilland DH108 Swallow. Unlike the Swallow, the X-4 turned out to be a fairly benign machine and both aircraft survived their test programme and both are now preserved in the US. 32 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashlight Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 Nicely done model of an unusual and interesting object! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Mc Posted November 27, 2022 Author Share Posted November 27, 2022 Thank you. It's a little pig of a kit and I only perservered because I'd promised it for the NASA SIG stand at Telford. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopesdaddy Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 The end result appears to be worth your effort, I had that same kit years ago and ended up binning it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John R Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 Not quite a silk purse from a sow's ear but a decent result but why did you start from there? Was it lurking in the back of the stash and here was an incentive to get rid of it or did someone give it to you and say 'Eric, could you?' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Mc Posted November 27, 2022 Author Share Posted November 27, 2022 It was the only X-4 I had and wasn't aware of the MPM/Special Hobby version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 Nice job. I'm impressed with how well you got the gloss white paint to lay down and the even density of the paint over all the model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Mc Posted November 28, 2022 Author Share Posted November 28, 2022 Multiple primer layers with sanding followed by multiple white coats sprayed thinly sanded back each time until the last coat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Klaatu Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 Nice build, looks great! I have the MPM X-4, and the Planet Swallow- I really need to get around and build them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Mc Posted December 6, 2022 Author Share Posted December 6, 2022 I hadn't reailed that MPM did an X-4. If I had, I might have not bothered with the 12 Squared one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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