March-June 2015 GB: Four Engine Bombers. Chat Thread.

[rickoshea52]

"its a very interesting 'Gerry Anderson ' looking aircraft", that's just the right way to describe it! You can see how Fireball XL-5 might have been inspired by one of these.

 

[Ian M]

Ya crafty bugger Tony. I been scratching my head thinking of obscure Russian Birds.... Was half expecting a Bear or the like


Still a Hustler will be nice. Look forwards to that. All that bare metal....


Ian M

 

[papa 695]

I picked a bad time to post the teaser , everyone just went offline! , no matter heres the box art , i'll be starting a proper thread at the weekend , cheers tonyView attachment 111452

How big is that Tony?

 

[dubster72]

Loving the Hustler Tony! I see them on ebay from time to time, but they're always rather expensive

 

[Dave W]

I picked a bad time to post the teaser , everyone just went offline! , no matter heres the box art , i'll be starting a proper thread at the weekend , cheers tonyView attachment 111452

Great choice Tony.That will be a big beast in 1/48.

 

[1275GT]

Hopefully I'll be in on this, Airfix Dambusters Lanc......possibly in action...

 

[flyjoe180]

I'm not going to commit to this GB just yet as I have a lot on my plate over the next month. But you never know, I have an Academy B-17 and an Airfix Lancaster in the stash.

 

[yak face]

How big is that Tony?

Its a nice size Ian , about 24" long and 15" wingspan , the nuclear bomb pod underneath is almost a foot long in itself!! cheers tony

 

[papa 695]

Wow pritty impressive then Tony

 

[stona]

Would a He 177 qualify? Technically it does have 4 engines.....

Whilst I have no problem with the He 177 being included, I think that the He 177 technically had only two engines. It's the same for the Manchester with its Vulture engines.


I don't believe that a DB 606 (or 610) was two engines. It might have used components of two existing engines, but all the cylinders drove a single crankshaft and hence everything after that.


Just sayin'


Cheers


Steve

 

[Ian M]

Having looked into this, I am inclined to agree with Steve.

 

[colin m]

I picked a bad time to post the teaser , everyone just went offline! , no matter heres the box art , i'll be starting a proper thread at the weekend , cheers tonyView attachment 111452

That would look great hanging next to a B36..................

 

[flyjoe180]

Hey Polux, or someone in the know, can you please confirm the four-engine GB ends at the end of June? I have dug out a B-17 and reckon I can do this now as my circumstances have changed slightly.

 

[flyjoe180]

Oops, just saw the calendar and see it does indeed end at the end of June. Disregard my question please, I should read through the entire thread before asking questions.

 

[Polux]

Yep Joe!


Anyway, remember if you finish your model out of time....nobody will push you!