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A F-111 as Very Light Fighter ?!?!: YF-115

Started by ysi_maniac, July 04, 2010, 06:21:17 PM

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ysi_maniac

Yes take a 1/144 Arii model (a very nice model indeed) and scalorame (does this verb exist? :banghead:) it to 1/72.

Pics soon. :thumbsup:
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.... and breed a race of pygmy pilots to crew it, no doubt?  -_- ;D
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#4
It is becoming like one of those Northrop projects (marvelous IMO) between F-5 and YF-17. Can I call it F-115 or perhaps F-511? :blink:

http://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,448.0
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#5
Here you can see the plugin in cockpit area ...
Otherwise white area shows F-111 origin :rolleyes:
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Caveman

Second one matches the rake of the main wings better but I think I would say stick with as much f111 as possible.
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Weaver

Well the whole thing looks very Northrop, so I'd go for the F-5 tail.

DAMN sexy-looking bird there Ysi. :thumbsup:

I was considering a scaleorama for this GB, but I decided to hold off until I saw yours. Now I see that they are completely different concepts, I'll go ahead.  :thumbsup:
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ysi_maniac

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proditor

I vote for the second tail as well.  From a scale-o-rama perspective, the second tail looks right.  The F-111 tail looks too small in detail IMHO.

Spey_Phantom

kinda looks like a single seat version of the M-346/yak130 trainer jet.
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Mossie

Another fan for the F-5 tail! :thumbsup:  Looks very much the light fighter.
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G.Marcat

Quote from: Mossie on July 26, 2010, 08:08:50 AM
Another fan for the F-5 tail! :thumbsup:  Looks very much the light fighter.

Instead I prefer the F-111 tail : in this way, holding the F-111's tail, is possible to maintain a line of connection between the old F-111 and the new model.

PS: good project! Also the work done until now  is great. :thumbsup:

Slerski

Me prefer F-111's tail. However F-5's tail give another looks to the plane, but I find it too high when it's on the plane... Just a question of aesthetics  ;D
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