Supermarine Scorpion - the sting is in the tail!

[kerick]

I hope they reinforced the airframe after chopping a big hole in it!

[jcf]

The Russians' had a rear gunner on their Spitfires used during WW2, I don't think that there's started life as a two seater.
Good build, great idea 

Where did you hear that?
Yes, they did with the Hurricane, how many were actually modified is the big question. It's very doubtful that the same was done with the Spitfire. Unlike the tube-frame and cloth covered rear fuselage of the Hurricane, the semi-monococque alloy fuselage of the Spitfire does not lend itself to having big holes chopped into it.

[jcf]

I hope they reinforced the airframe after chopping a big hole in it!

If you're referring to the Hurricane
it really wasn't a big deal because of
the structural design of the Hurricane.
It has an alloy tube frame that has
unstressed aluminum sheet skinning
forward and cloth covering on the rest
of the fuselage. Opening up the top
of the fuselage and adding the gun
position was easily accomplished and
would have little effect on structural
strength.
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[jcf]

I hope there's an interrupter gear linked to the rudder pedals.    The erks back at the station won't like patching all the self-inflicted holes.

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The Defiant, and Roc, turret had electrical servos that controlled the gun firing mechanism, they paused the guns when the turret traversed past the tail. The turret was based on an earlier French design that was licensed by Boulton-Paul.

[PR19_Kit]

........the semi-monococque alloy fuselage of the Spitfire does not lend itself to having big holes chopped into it.

They managed it with the Tr.8s and Tr.9s though.

[jcf]

........the semi-monococque alloy fuselage of the Spitfire does not lend itself to having big holes chopped into it.

They managed it with the Tr.8s and Tr.9s though.

Yes, but as an engineered conversion
not an in the field "let's chop it open
and stick a gunner in". 

[Glenn Gilbertson]

Further progress - the shareholders in Milliput must be celebrating.
Any suspicions that the turret looks like a bit of old copper water pipe are quite correct - the diameter scales exactly as 1?72 of a Shackleton mid-upper.
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First prime & rub-down:
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I'm not saying that the Revell undercarriage is bad, but I never believed i would say the words " I'll use a scrapped PM one, its better"!. Ready for painting:
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[Wardukw]

Further progress - the shareholders in Milliput must be celebrating.
Any suspicions that the turret looks like a bit of old copper water pipe are quite correct - the diameter scales exactly as 1?72 of a Shackleton mid-upper.
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First prime & rub-down:
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I'm not saying that the Revell undercarriage is bad, but I never believed i would say the words " I'll use a scrapped PM one, its better"!. Ready for painting:
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That's very very cool Glenn ....i really like that   

[buzzbomb]

Getting a hardware bit that fits.. .is always just the ticket.

Nice work fairing in and the whole concept looks great 

[Rick Lowe]

 

Airfix A-26 turret?

[RAFF-35]

I just came across this image, not sure if it provides any additional useful information for you?

[Captain Canada]

Wow! Does that ever change the look of her! Neat stuff.

[Wardukw]

I was thinking of doing the same sort of turret idea on a Beaufighter..was going to be a Me110 but that's far to narrow.
Hmmmm Ju88 maybe 🤔

[Rick Lowe]

Didn't they try that on a Beau IRL?
Yup:
https://www.reddit.com/r/WeirdWings/comments/ydwl6f/bristol_beaufighter_mark_v_prototype_r2274_with/?rdt=36212

But if you made the engines the regular radials, it'd be a whif. 

[Wardukw]

Didn't they try that on a Beau IRL?
Yup:
https://www.reddit.com/r/WeirdWings/comments/ydwl6f/bristol_beaufighter_mark_v_prototype_r2274_with/?rdt=36212

But if you made the engines the regular radials, it'd be a whif. 

Very nice find matey 
I've got the Tamiya kit in 48th and she's a radical all right ✅️ 
The turret will be something I'll have to go thru the stash to find and it's probably gonna be twin 50s