Some wrapped up projects

[Gary]

Ummm in order to clear up my model boxes (I keep unfinished kits in plastic boxes till completed) and make room for my what if projects, I put a push on and completed a few kits weekend before last. Unfortunately they got covered in plaster dust cause last weekend I spend destroying walls and putting up new ones. But hey, I thought you might enjoy.

First is My Airfix Hunter, based on a museum image I saw some time ago.

[Gary]

The Airfix/Italarie Gripen

[Gary]

A closer look at the office

[Gary]

The Boeing JSF (waiting for resin seat)

[Gary]

French Crusader (clipped and folded wings) (Italarie)

[Ollie]

Nice models buddy!

I built the Grippen too, as a CF-139A Viking!!

B)

[Tophe]

Both of your Gripen are beautiful, while the Boeing JSF is not... No guilt of the modeller at all, it is the engineers' fault    . Fortunately (?), the Boeing prototype was not selected. Boeing design-bureau has produced many beautiful aircraft previously, including twin-boomers for me (thanks! ), but their JSF was almost a crime towards aesthetics... Well, I understand the goal of a fighter military weapon is not to seduce our eyes, but modellism is at the meeting point of appreciating beauty and understanding efficiency. Not easy.  

[Tophe]

The Boeing JSF (waiting for ...

waiting for a courageous modeller's aesthetic surgery ?  

[John Howling Mouse]

Aw man, the SAAB is sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!



Can't wait for the Gripen in 1:48 later this year from Italeri (fingers crossed; breath held!).

[elmayerle]

Both of your Gripen are beautiful, while the Boeing JSF is not... No guilt of the modeller at all, it is the engineers' fault    . Fortunately (?), the Boeing prototype was not selected. Boeing design-bureau has produced many beautiful aircraft previously, including twin-boomers for me (thanks! ), but their JSF was almost a crime towards aesthetics... Well, I understand the goal of a fighter military weapon is not to seduce our eyes, but modellism is at the meeting point of appreciating beauty and understanding efficiency. Not easy.

Once the former McDonnell folk from St. Louis got through reworking it, it was a far better design in all respects.  Unfortunately, that wasn't enough, still, to win the competition.  Still, even that one wasn't the most attractive design; too bad McDonnell messed up big time and got eliminated early.  Theirs was rather attractive, too.

[Marty]

Hi Guys,

Don't knock the Boeing JSF design based on the model kit, the Italieri kit doesn't  do the design justice. I built the Italieri kit a while back and was surprised at how far off the kit was to the design drawings. You've built a gorgeous model, I'm NOT knocking your work but the kit itself is truly a "What-IF" with very little relation to reality.

<signed>Marty

[Radish]

That Canadian Grippen looks awesome!!
Mind you, I agree with JHM, when the 1/48th kit arrives it'll be a real seller/
I can think of 5 schemes already.
And the T-tail JHM?
As for the Italeri F-32, a great model for a tiger-mouth!
My example will be WW1, open cockpit, big teeth in the intake and  pusher prop.
 

[Jschmus]

I was really hoping that the Boeing JSF would win the competition.  The F-35 is cool and all, but it looks so bland.  I realize it is Lockheed Martin, but it looks like someone just carved out a smaller F/A-22.  I realize the X-32 wasn't the most aesthetically pleasing shape out there, but I was really looking forward to seeing a squadleader or CAG bird dressed up with a sharkmouth on that intake.  Oh well...

[F-32]

The X-32 rocks!

Big, fat, heavy, ugly with a big mouth.................kinda reminds me of my
ex-girlfriend  

[Aircav]

The Boeing JSF (waiting for ...

waiting for a courageous modeller's aesthetic surgery ?

I know what you mean Tophe its that bloody BIG intake     I keep looking at one and thinking there must be a way around it    :dum:
Cool camo job Ollie, I see that the germans are get those big missiles.
Love the Crusader