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Picture Post => Current and Finished Projects => Aircraft => Topic started by: Ed S on October 25, 2018, 08:54:55 PM

Title: Oscar EW-5894 Fallus
Post by: Ed S on October 25, 2018, 08:54:55 PM
Here is my latest completion. Now the question is this a WHIFF or a RW aircraft? The Oscar Fallus is a fictional aircraft from the movie Hot Shots. But the plane in the movie is a Folland Gnat with spurious markings.

So feel free to debate the question. But meanwhile, here are some photos.


(https://www.whatifmodellers.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi213.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fcc250%2Fesveum%2F20181007_153633_zpsdcrsd8ov.jpg&hash=fc606692039e8e8535cffaf9c4653707b8e3c4f3) (http://s213.photobucket.com/user/esveum/media/20181007_153633_zpsdcrsd8ov.jpg.html)

(https://www.whatifmodellers.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi213.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fcc250%2Fesveum%2F20181007_153630_zpskstbmxxk.jpg&hash=9cfa81433a97063c7445dee4ce6e019b034e7b39) (http://s213.photobucket.com/user/esveum/media/20181007_153630_zpskstbmxxk.jpg.html)

(https://www.whatifmodellers.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi213.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fcc250%2Fesveum%2F20181007_153636_zps2xzuvvye.jpg&hash=3605a8a7df64fe900e49b1dbc821818f0792ba44) (http://s213.photobucket.com/user/esveum/media/20181007_153636_zps2xzuvvye.jpg.html)

This is the new Airfix 1/72 Folland Gnat. It is a nice kit with decent detailing, a good fit, and easy to assemble. The finish is hand brushed Testors enamel Light Ghost Gray with a little pastel chalks for some light weathering. The markings are actually from the kit. A little humor from the folks at Airfix.
Title: Re: Oscar EW-5894 Fallus
Post by: philp on October 25, 2018, 09:16:04 PM
I haven't seen the movie but I also picked up this kit because of the decals.

Title: Re: Oscar EW-5894 Fallus
Post by: AeroplaneDriver on October 25, 2018, 09:53:51 PM
That's a beautiful hand brushed finish!  Looks very nice! 
Title: Re: Oscar EW-5894 Fallus
Post by: PR19_Kit on October 25, 2018, 10:24:41 PM
Excellent work there Ed, that nose probe is magnificent!  :thumbsup:

Is that a kit item or an add-on?
Title: Re: Oscar EW-5894 Fallus
Post by: Ed S on October 26, 2018, 05:39:47 AM
Quote from: PR19_Kit on October 25, 2018, 10:24:41 PM
Excellent work there Ed, that nose probe is magnificent!  :thumbsup:

Is that a kit item or an add-on?

Actually a long probe came with the kit, but somewhere in the build process I lost it. So this is a stretched spruce replacement.
Title: Re: Oscar EW-5894 Fallus
Post by: NARSES2 on October 26, 2018, 06:21:16 AM
That's come out well Ed  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Oscar EW-5894 Fallus
Post by: scooter on October 26, 2018, 09:31:40 AM
Needs Cary Elwes with a chafing dish...
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C94O3_bUAAA40pt.jpg)

:wacko: :wacko: :wacko: :wacko:
Title: Re: Oscar EW-5894 Fallus
Post by: AS.12 on October 26, 2018, 09:38:52 AM
Excellent!

Will you be following-on with the EW-5894E Super Fallus?