Post-WW2 Twins Inspiration Gallery

[Enzo the Magnificent]

Show us your previous builds of post-WW2 twins.

[Enzo the Magnificent]

FROG DH Hornet built last year for the Frog Squad 2 GB.

 

 

Another Hornet, this time from AZ Model, built in 2023 for the Airco and DeHavilland GB.

 

 

 

From the same GB, a post-war Mosquito B.16 from the newish Airfix kit.

 

 

And a post-war Mosquito T.3 built this year in the Mosquito STGB from the older Airfix kit.

 

[Chrisj2003]

From various GBs a lot of similar post war twin jets.
 

Fuijimi FG.1

 

 

Airfix RB-57 and FineMolds F-4E early

 

FineMolds F-4EJ

 

 

hasegawa F-4E

Academy F-89

 

[Black Knight]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Enzo the Magnificent]

Airfix Bassett CC.1 built in last year's Classic Airfix GB. 

 

 

[danbuoy]

Esci AC-47 Spooky gunship from The Italian Job group build;

 

 

Hasegawa A-37 Dragonfly from a previous KUTA group build;

 

 

[TheyJammedKenny!]

Valom Vickers Viking 1a with Aeroclub props and other modifications.  Hunting Clan, circa 1959.

 

 

[RC Boater Bill]

Very pleased with how this old 1/72 Monogram HU-16E Albatross turned out….

 

 

[paul-muc]

Here are some piston engined aircraft:

Dornier Do 28 "Skyservant", Matchbox 1/72

 

Grumman HU-16D "Albatross", Monogram/Revell 1/72

 

Douglas C-47 "Slytrain", Italeri 1/72

 

[825]

A little collection of post war twins. First a 1:100 Heller Breguet Alize built for the recent Classic Heller GB

 

 

 

Sword Fairey Gannet AEW3 of 849 NAS. 

 

 

DH 89 Dragon Rapide of the Culdrose Station Flight 829 NAS built for the Heller GB back in 2020/21. 
 

 

 

Revell/Matchbox DHC-6 Twin Otter of Trans Maldivian Airways. This was one of the aircraft we flew on when on holiday. 

 

 

A bundle of Gloster Meteors. First an Xtrakit T7 of the RNAS Yeovilton Station Flight. 
 

 

A Meteor U15 of 728B NAS based at Hal Far. An Alleycat conversion of a Revell/Special Hobby F4. 
 

 

 

This one a Meteor U16, another Alleycat conversion of a Special Hobby F8 kit. Once again from 728B NAS at Hal Far. 
 

 

A Matchbox Phantom F4K of 892 NAS. 

 

 

 

Special Hobby DH Sea Hornet NF21
 

 

 

[Mr T]

All 1/72nd scale 

Mikro Mir AW52 kit decals

Fujumi CF18 Leading Edge decals

Esci CF5A Leading Edge decals

 Silver Cloud EAP and Revell Typhoon kit decals

Hasegawa F15C Sky decals 

Airfix Lightning F6 Modedecal decals 

Magna Jetstream T2 kit decals

Hasegawa + Flightpath Jaguar GR1 l Modeldecal decals

Matchbox Meteor NF12 Modeldecal decals 

Fly Bristol Freighter Mk31 kit and homemade decals

I will put some more up when i go through my drives

[amos brierley]

Hello everyone.                           Here’s my suggestions.

 

I’ve read the instructions and these are my interpretations and recommendations for appraisals.

 

First up is this 1/72 Hobby Boss Kamov Ka-27 , built O.O.B , it’s a lovely easy build, , and those contra-rotating blades make the model compact. And there’s 1/48 and 1/35 options, the latter is a monster.

 

 

Another 1/72 option, Academy F-117 Nighthawk, this one has been properly modded-up with details. But, this can be a quick build, a Quinta cockpit and closed bomb bay and a lick of the ubiquitous black, easy-peasy.

 

 

Thanks for looking.          😉

 

[81-er]

You've interpreted the rules perfectly, Amos, those are both cracking builds. Especially the Kamov

 

James

[Wings unlevel]

I think half my builds would qualify for this GB! 😆 I might not get to add to the collection here as I’m over hosting the Hurricane GB ATM, but I’ll try!

Here are few from my shelves (all 1/72):

 

A blitz build Revell/Italeri YF-23

 

Academy F-14A

 

My Fine Molds Phantoms

A GWH F-15E

 

And, probably my favourite, a Fujimi A-6E.

[bianfuxia]

Like many of us, I suspect, I have tons of twins sitting on the shelf. Here's a few:

 

 

These are my 1/72 twin engined fighters. The 2 seater F-18 next to the desert camo F-5 is my oldest proper model - I made that in 1990. The most recent are the three F-15s, finished earlier this year.

 

 

Now some military twins in 1/200:

 

The Noratlas is the old Heller kit in 1/160. The Atlantic is also Heller, the rest are Hasegawa.

 

And here's my big collection of 1/200 airliner twins.

 

 

 

I have in mind to make an airport diorama something along these lines. Those gates are just test-prints which is why they don't quite align. There's a parking area for retired planes at the front.

 

 

Once I do this properly I think it will look pretty cool actually. Especially viewed at tight angles like this one above.

 

Other than the JAL 773ER and the JAS MD-90 I've been on each of those with that airline. I know it's highly unrealistic that a LATAM A320 would ever be at the same airport as a LH 735 ...but that's ok. This is my alternative universe airport. There are many more in the stash to contribute to this project so I will need four times the real estate, too.

[Dennis_C]

As noted by others - tons of option suit this GB and I do have something on the shelf to inspire others:

Time to add something else to the shelf!

[Romeo Alpha Yankee]

I shall follow bianfuxia's lead and clump all my previously build twins into a few group shots

 

Starting with a 1/72 jets

 

Followed by some more 1/72 jets and props

 

and finishing with my 1/144 airliners

[shortCummins]

earlier this year I built a "naked" hornet...

 

 

 

 

[Christer A]

Joining in here to say that it is possible even for me to finish a model or two...

Starting with a Revell 1/72 F-101 Voodoo

Classic Airframes 1/48 deHavilland Hornet

And finally a Valom 1/72 Bristol Brigand

By pure coincidence that one was also from Operation Firedog...

[Ghostbase]

To accompany my Eduard German Marine Tornado IDS in this GB, this is the 1/48th Revell Luftwaffe Tornado IDS which I completed just over two years ago. I was really pleased with the end result though it was hard work 😊 Michael

 

20221120_154408 by Michael, on Flickr

[wimbledon99]

Here are a couple of mine

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Dermo245]

Here's a few from me, thanks for looking! All are 1/72

 

Hasegawa F-5B converted to T-38A

Hasegawa_T-38_Talon_NASA_done (6) 

 

Hasegawa S-3 Viking

1_72 Hasegawa_S-3 Viking_VS-33_4 

 

 

Hasegawa F-14 NSAWC

Hasegawa_F-14_Tomcat_1_72_NSAWC_done (4) 

 

Italeri F-5F Aggressor

Italeri_172_F-5F_Aggressor_1 

 

 

Sword U-125A

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Edited August 11 by Dermo245
Fixing photo links

[theplasticsurgeon]

For @Dermo245 my NASA Skyvan  -  and call if you need a copy of the colour plans.

 

For @parip my Academy OV10D.

 

For @col, not quit the same but my Fuji Cutlass fighter

 

And for @Romeo Alpha Yankee, my Italeri 1/72 SparkVark

 

[Marklo]

Revell 1/144 F18

 

PM 1/72 Beechcraft

 

Academy 1/144 Tornado

 

Revell 1/72 F15

Italeri 1/72 F84

Revell 1/144 F14s x 2

 

Revell 1/144 Rafale 

PM 1/72 F5

 

Another PM 1/72 F5

 

1/144 Phantom

Academy 1/144 Phantom

 

Revell 1/144 Mig29

 

2 more 1/144 Mig 29s Bangladesh on the left 

 

1/144 Mig 25 (Kazakhstan)

 

1/144 Mig 35

Matchbox 1/72 Meteor

 

Airfix 1/72 Meteor

 

Heller 1/144 A10

 

Another Heller 1/144 A10

 

Academy 1/72 A10

 

Tamiya 1/48 A10

PM 1/86 Phantom 

 

Hacked Hobbyboss 1/72 Me262 Whif ( if the Von Stayffenbeg plot had succeeded)

1/144 YF23

 

1/144 YF22

Revell 1/72 Tornado 

 

CAD and print 1/48 Saunders Roe

 

Hasegawa 1/72 OV-1A

 

Ok genuinely surprised at how many modern twins I have in the collection 😀

 

 

 

 

 

[rob Lyttle]

I've got quite a few done that fit the spec. Here's a couple of Airfix Vintage Classics with a Civil makeover, 

 

And a Beagle 206 from the Bassett kit, 

 

Islander in 1.72,  quite a tailsitter, 

 

And finally got my hands on a Valom Islander in 1.48,  mahoosive tailsitter! Scratched metal main gears to cope with the all-up weight...

Probably be another Scillies Skybus livery. 

First Skybus was the DHC6 Twin Otter...

 

... and a float plane version-

 

I'm on single engined types at the moment, but who knows what's next ⁉️😎

Plenty of time, yeah?