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General Modelling Forum => General Modeling topics => The Idea Bank => Topic started by: Radish on November 27, 2010, 07:01:38 AM

Title: HP Hampden
Post by: Radish on November 27, 2010, 07:01:38 AM
Now that the Airfix kit is out again, ideas that spring to mind are:

Vichy France
Japanese with floats
Spanish Republican
Portuguese Maritime Reconn
USAAC in 1941, yellow wings, green fuselage.

Civil...transport

USAF or El Salvador....gunship with a solid nose, wingtip tanks and underwing stores.

Any other ideas? :wacko:
Title: Re: HP Hampden
Post by: Aircav on November 27, 2010, 07:21:44 AM
Canadian water bomber  ;) ;D
Title: Re: HP Hampden
Post by: pyro-manic on November 27, 2010, 07:59:53 AM
What about a "wide body" version, capable of carrying a 4000lb cookie?
Title: Re: HP Hampden
Post by: kitnut617 on November 27, 2010, 08:16:18 AM
Terry, I think there's a thread on the Hampden already, lots of ideas there

EDIT:  Here it is

http://www.whatifmodelers.com/index.php/topic,24619.0/highlight,hampden.html
Title: Re: HP Hampden
Post by: Radish on November 27, 2010, 08:16:56 AM
 :thumbsup:
Title: Re: HP Hampden
Post by: PR19_Kit on November 27, 2010, 10:29:18 AM
Quote from: Radish on November 27, 2010, 07:01:38 AM
Now that the Airfix kit is out again, ideas that spring to mind are:

Civil...transport

They'd need to be really NARROW passengers!  ;D

Wasn't there a Biggles one somewhere?
Title: Re: HP Hampden
Post by: Army of One on November 27, 2010, 11:47:55 AM
Damn n blast......as if there ain't enough to do.....I like the idea of an up engined Flak suppressor with loadsa guns n small bombs as on the attatched thread.......
Title: Re: HP Hampden
Post by: Doc Yo on December 01, 2010, 10:56:28 AM
 Parasol, and/or 'cranked-w' wing, and fixed gear.
Title: Re: HP Hampden
Post by: Mossie on December 01, 2010, 11:52:16 AM
The Hampden was a bit of a damp squib, not really powerful or large enough.  So how about an upgrade, in a simillar fashion to what Martin did to the Maryland to produce the Boston?  Would more or less brings it up to the standard of the Wimpey.

Stretch the fuselage but shorten the tail boom, keeping a similar overall length.  New engines of course, probably Hercules and/or Merlins.  Turret in nose & upper fuselage, keeping the gun position in the lower fuse.  Larger tail to compensate for the extra fuse area & power.  A width plug would be handy for more room for the crew & larger bombs, but not essential.