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Twin-Hunter

Started by Tophe, July 09, 2022, 03:53:20 AM

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Tophe

From the LHC GB Rules:
Quote from: NARSES2 on May 24, 2022, 07:27:48 AM
•   The English Electric Lightning
•   The Hawker Hunter
•   The English Electric Canberra
3)  You may build, draw or write as many entries as you like (good luck!).
Well, I made a topic about Lightning pictures, 2 about Canberra drawings, was I refusing to take into account the Hunter?
Ahem, no of course. I will play with it (or play with her) too, I accept smilingly, even if I am not sure to draw a special vector drawing for this, just making photo editing as easy step. <_<
[the word "realistic" hurts my heart...]

Gondor

I was hopeing this would be able to go after The Proclaimers for the most infectious song ever  :banghead:

Gondor
My Ability to Imagine is only exceeded by my Imagined Abilities

Gondor's Modelling Rule Number Three: Everything will fit perfectly untill you apply glue...

I know it's in a book I have around here somewhere....

Tophe

Uh? Google/Wikipedia tell me that "The Proclaimers" are a group of rock music in Scotland with two twin brothers. And with YouTube I hear today their song "I'm gonna be", not very pleasant to my taste, sorry, but the brothers are very much looking like each other, yes.

Anyway, here is a first step into Twin-Hunter (sisters?) as double two-seaters:

= link http://www.kristofmeunier.fr/r_hunter-tssd.jpg
[the word "realistic" hurts my heart...]

Tophe

The "true" 4-seat Twin-Hunter was different from the drawing board, a little: <_<

= link http://www.kristofmeunier.fr/r_hunter-t-top.jpg
[the word "realistic" hurts my heart...]

Tophe

Of course, more famous was the 2-seat Twin-Hunter, almost "normal" a plane: <_<

= link http://www.kristofmeunier.fr/r_hunter-front-dehor.jpg
[the word "realistic" hurts my heart...]

Tophe

"Hey! If you look at the Twin-Ladies' buttocks, you may be burnt alive as punishment!" :angry: ;D

= link http://www.kristofmeunier.fr/r_hunter-rear.jpg
[the word "realistic" hurts my heart...]

Tophe

The Twin-Hunter was also a huge success on the export market. Here one in an airshow above the Alp mountains: <_<

= link http://www.kristofmeunier.fr/r_hunter-sw.jpg
[the word "realistic" hurts my heart...]

Tophe

The Twin-Hunter first flight occurred in 1951, 2 months and 2 days after the single Hunter, and in 2022 now most Twin-Hunters are retired, standing in museums rather than in air bases (here a Mk.33 for tourists): <_<

= link http://www.kristofmeunier.fr/r_hunter-mk3museum.jpg
[the word "realistic" hurts my heart...]

Tophe

Between the black silhouette and the photograph (of Twin-Hunter), there is the detailed top view: <_<

= link http://www.kristofmeunier.fr/r_hunter-3v_w.jpg
[the word "realistic" hurts my heart...]

Tophe

A Twin-Hunter making a rush at very low altitude: <_<

= link http://www.kristofmeunier.fr/r_hunter-lowRush.jpg
[the word "realistic" hurts my heart...]

Tophe

A version of Twin-Hunter was proposed, like a P-38; with a central engineless pod and lateral booms with engines: <_<

= link http://www.kristofmeunier.fr/r_hunter-3v_alaP38.jpg
[the word "realistic" hurts my heart...]

Tophe

from DogfighterZen's topic https://www.whatifmodellers.com/index.php?topic=50626.0
Quote from: Tophe on June 28, 2022, 07:38:20 AM
Quote from: DogfighterZen on June 28, 2022, 05:57:15 AM
also a pair of "Boom bags"...  :wacko: ;D
Uh? At first sight, I thought I was reading "a pair of booms", twin-boom layout (yes! :thumbsup: ). But no, boom is also the sound of an explosion, or sonic barrier, this will be something else than the dream of mine. Maybe I will draw my interpretation as a joke, but the plastic model of yours will be THE subject here, of course. Sorry for my misreading. :unsure: <_<
Here is the "actual" twin-boom Hunter, at last: <_<

= link http://www.kristofmeunier.fr/r_hunter_alaJ21r.jpg
[the word "realistic" hurts my heart...]

PR19_Kit

Hmmm, thoughts of a Hunter mixed with a Sea Vixen come to mind.............
Kit's Rule 1 ) Any aircraft can be improved by fitting longer wings, and/or a longer fuselage
Kit's Rule 2) The backstory can always be changed to suit the model

...and I'm not a closeted 'Take That' fan, I'm a REAL fan! :)

Regards
Kit

Tophe

Quote from: PR19_Kit on July 13, 2022, 03:28:10 AM
Hmmm, thoughts of a Hunter mixed with a Sea Vixen come to mind.............
Here you are: ;)

= link http://www.kristofmeunier.fr/_hunter-sea-vixen.jpg
Thanks!
(the scale is 1/300 from the Hunter source, the Sea-Vixen source 1/270 having been scaled down by 10% to match)
[the word "realistic" hurts my heart...]

Tophe

I have checked Wikipedia page about the Hunter and there is a big mistake it seems:
They say only 1,930 Hunters have been built, including 1,470 F Hunters (F.1 to F.6) the other ones being T Hunters.
But... what about the 554 copies of Hunter F111?

= link http://www.kristofmeunier.fr/r_hunter-f111.jpg
(Well, in the 1960s, those F111 were pretended to be American planes made by General Dynamics but, now, the cold war is finished and we may say publically they were Hawker Hunters, no?) ;) ;D
[the word "realistic" hurts my heart...]