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Old plastic twin-tails 1939-45

Started by Tophe, August 28, 2005, 06:42:12 AM

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– the Gothophe Go 241 of 1939 was a biplane T-tail preliminary Gotha Go 242 cargo-glider
[the word "realistic" hurts my heart...]

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– the BMWophe TL-/I/ of 1945 was a canard asymmetric BMW TL-III

[the word "realistic" hurts my heart...]

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– the Caudronophe C-7114 of 1941 was a twin Caudron C.714, glider or single-engined

[the word "realistic" hurts my heart...]

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– the Bellophe P-7117 of 1944 was a twin Bell P-77, also glider or single-engined
[the word "realistic" hurts my heart...]

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– the Lockheedophe GP-38 of 1945 Space Sheep Zero was a transonic stratospheric glider
[the word "realistic" hurts my heart...]

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– the Grokhoskophe PG-38 of 1945 was also a transonic stratospheric glider
[the word "realistic" hurts my heart...]

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– the Yuriophe Kit-11 of 1945 was a tailsitter VTOL, double Kit-1 without propellers
[the word "realistic" hurts my heart...]

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Thanks to Seavixen's topic http://www.whatifmodelers.com/forum//index...showtopic=10804 (directing to http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/Gal5...ock/gal4897.htm ), we may add the finished Ta 183Z with linked tailplanes, completing the separate-tail one built by our Linzifox:
[the word "realistic" hurts my heart...]

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Thanks to Martin H's topic http://www.whatifmodelers.com/forum//index...showtopic=10847 and as I do not find anymore the Winthrop Model Award page on the Web, I post here the comparison between the new C-47Z Twin-Dakota and the "old" C-53Z Walla-Walla. :)  :)

Besides, I have discovered that Walla-Walla is a town in Washington State, USA, not only a Scandinavian god, and this is more appropriate for a USAF Cargo plane, less What-ifing, a little... ^_^  
[the word "realistic" hurts my heart...]

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Here is a DoubleThunder completing the DoubleBolt that I knew. Mainly with a different tail : 2 asymmetric tailplanes with rocket internal...

(thanks to Aircav, from http://babelfish.altavista.com/babelfish/t...php%3Fid%3D2217 )
[the word "realistic" hurts my heart...]

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In Nev's topic http://www.whatifmodelers.com/forum//index...showtopic=13062 , are (to complete the collection) a Do 335Z and a Zwilling V1, from Tellford 2006.
[the word "realistic" hurts my heart...]

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from http://modelstories.free.fr/reportages/IPM...6_P/page14.html (JCC photo) and http://www.whatifmodelers.com/forum//index...showtopic=13020 (Falcon photos) and http://www.hannants.co.uk/search/?FULL=HR7342 (advertisement), I have discovered that the Renard R-42 twin-fuselage is now available as a commercial kit, from the Czech HR resin kits company
[the word "realistic" hurts my heart...]

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At http://www.whatifmodelers.com/forum//index...showtopic=13020 was featured, among so many other things, a nice Lavochkin La VRD model (photo by Falcon):
[the word "realistic" hurts my heart...]

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[the word "realistic" hurts my heart...]

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In the gallery, BdB's 4-engined P-38XL model is a great addition :wub: , see at
http://www.whatifmodelers.com/forum//index...showtopic=14050
[the word "realistic" hurts my heart...]