Mc Donald Phantom 5 (finished page 3)

Tophe · April 06, 2020, 05:15:09 AM

As I did with the Tornado becoming Tornanard, my Mc Donnell F-4E Phantom 2 (Academy 1/144, ordered yesterday) will become a very small canard single-seater with maybe rocket engines (or very very short turbojets, depending on the possibility not to include air intakes)...

There was only 1 in stock remaining, I hope this will not be cancelled checking the actual stock...

$:-\$

Dizzyfugu · April 06, 2020, 05:19:03 AM

Looks like a Buck Rogers prop?

Tophe · April 06, 2020, 07:36:50 AM

Yes: at the end, with mirror copy, the zwilling version will have a double nose like Buck Roger's craft
see http://www.universalhartland.com/code/buck000m.shtml

Tophe · April 07, 2020, 06:29:24 AM

Quote from: Tophe on April 06, 2020, 05:15:09 AM
There was only 1 in stock remaining, I hope this will not be cancelled checking the actual stock... $:-\$

I have been informed that the parcel has been sent to me. So... if the virus permits the postman to deliver it, the Phantom 5 will become true (plastic but true)...

Tophe · April 11, 2020, 09:41:42 AM

News! I received an E-mail: "Are you satisfied with this product? in case you have not received it yet, wait"
So: not immediately, but the parcel is clearly on its way... $:-\$

Tophe · April 12, 2020, 09:39:42 AM

Here is the top view of my project (rocket engine version, hoping the air intakes can can be removed without tons of putty):

Tophe · April 14, 2020, 01:59:47 AM

Quote from: Tophe on April 12, 2020, 09:39:42 AM
Here is the top view of my project (rocket engine version, hoping the air intakes can can be removed without tons of putty):

In case the plastic will not be exactly what I hope, there is a turbojet version hypothesis:

Tophe · April 16, 2020, 08:42:06 AM

The 4th of April (Greenwich time) I ordered an ink cartridge (to print the schoolwork of my son at home) then the Phantom model for myself. And today I received the ink cartridge ! So :
1/ The postman is not dead, not even in the hospital
2/ I will probably receive very soon the Phantom model...

JoeP · April 16, 2020, 10:56:55 AM

Makes me think of the Sky part of the UFO Skydiver.

JoeP

Tophe · April 16, 2020, 08:59:37 PM

Thanks! I did not know that one but Google/Wikipédia explained:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skydiver_(submarine)#/media/File:SkyOne.jpg

Tophe · April 17, 2020, 12:26:53 AM

Drawing the turbojet-version top view, it seemed I cannot shorten the F-4 as much as I wanted.
But, adding the air intake on the profile, I see a possibility: shortening as I wanted while cutting away the wing-fuselage junction to reduce chord (and span, sorry PR19_Kit):

$:-\$

PR19_Kit · April 17, 2020, 05:08:32 AM

Quote from: Tophe on April 17, 2020, 12:26:53 AM

(and span, sorry PR19_Kit): $:-\$

Tut, tut.

Tophe · April 17, 2020, 07:09:46 AM

I have tried to illustrate my guilty project: $:-\$

Like Brenda Lee was singing: "Sorry... I'm sorry... So sorry... I was such a fool..." $:-\$

PR19_Kit · April 17, 2020, 07:16:46 AM

Quote from: Tophe on April 17, 2020, 07:09:46 AM

Like Brenda Lee was singing: "Sorry... I'm sorry... So sorry... I was such a fool..." $:-\$

Tophe · April 21, 2020, 09:51:19 AM

The post email department told me today I should have the parcel in 2 days... The Phantom5 construction may start immediately Thursday.