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Picture Post => Current and Finished Projects => Aircraft => Topic started by: TomZ on August 29, 2016, 10:01:03 AM

Title: Pitcairn O-64 Locust
Post by: TomZ on August 29, 2016, 10:01:03 AM
The last autogyro of the USAAF

(https://www.whatifmodellers.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fairwar1946.nl%2Fwhif%2Fimages%2FO64-2.JPG&hash=76293f6ca9f85521736248781f2bbefd44226255)

(https://www.whatifmodellers.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fairwar1946.nl%2Fwhif%2Fimages%2FO64-1.JPG&hash=6c7767ccdad23923ec162f21e3c0fa30b8002bf4)

More on my site:  http://airwar1946.nl/index.htm (http://airwar1946.nl/index.htm)

TomZ
Title: Re: Pitcairn O-64 Locust
Post by: PR19_Kit on August 29, 2016, 10:11:53 AM
That's AMAZING!  :thumbsup: :bow:

What are the components please Tom, it looks just as if's from a kit!
Title: Re: Pitcairn O-64 Locust
Post by: Logan Hartke on August 29, 2016, 10:12:55 AM
That looks great, like something out of Crimson Skies. Very nice!

Cheers,

Logan
Title: Re: Pitcairn O-64 Locust
Post by: AXU on August 29, 2016, 11:55:50 AM
Yes,this is something new and very interesting,I really like the look of this machine...well done! :wub: :wub: :wub:
Title: Re: Pitcairn O-64 Locust
Post by: 63cpe on August 29, 2016, 12:14:10 PM
Ow, wooooow. Luv it!

Also working on whif autogiro's at this moment. This sure is inspirational!

Thanks for sharing!
David
Title: Re: Pitcairn O-64 Locust
Post by: Captain Canada on August 29, 2016, 03:44:10 PM
Hey hey hey ! Look at that ! Totally blown away. I was expecting some kind of Cayuse and then this appears. Great stuff.

:thumbsup:
Title: Re: Pitcairn O-64 Locust
Post by: Old Wombat on August 29, 2016, 09:03:42 PM
 :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: That's brilliant! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Title: Re: Pitcairn O-64 Locust
Post by: Tophe on August 29, 2016, 09:26:25 PM
Wonderful! :wub:
And thanks for the link! (your page having a view partly from above, featuring the rotor even more) :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Pitcairn O-64 Locust
Post by: TomZ on August 29, 2016, 11:33:36 PM
Quote from: PR19_Kit on August 29, 2016, 10:11:53 AM
What are the components please Tom, it looks just as if's from a kit!

It's a complete kit from Hasegawa (Lupin III and Autogyro):  http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10012889 (http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10012889)

TomZ
Title: Re: Pitcairn O-64 Locust
Post by: Dizzyfugu on August 30, 2016, 12:09:46 AM
One of these had turned up here some months ago, IIRC - something bright green? The USAAF markings look good on it, though.  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Pitcairn O-64 Locust
Post by: zenrat on August 30, 2016, 01:43:11 AM
Absolutely love it.

Olive drab is certainly an improvement over red and orange.
:thumbsup:
Title: Re: Pitcairn O-64 Locust
Post by: NARSES2 on August 30, 2016, 06:24:51 AM
Absolutely fantastic  :bow:
Title: Re: Pitcairn O-64 Locust
Post by: Mondria on August 31, 2016, 03:50:33 PM
wonderfully weird