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"Whiffers" (for fun!)

sharkman

Master at Arms
I'll use this thread for some off hand whiffers from now on!

B)



So, what do you do with a spare set of floats sittin' in the spares box?



They are from an Aichi E16A Zuiun (Paul). Got these a little while back from Dave to try on another project but they were a bit small. Can't have them go to waste though, can we?? :D

After playing around I though, "what if Nakajima was looking for a successor for the A6M2-N Rufe?" :hmmm Lets stick these babies on a FW-190 for fun!

Nakajima A190-N (artists impression)



The kit



Got the wings together and have to plug up the wheel wells



Got to work sanding these



drilled out the vents for the dive brakes



and a quick mock up. WIll have to find the best location for the floats so it looks somewhat natural.



:popcorn
 
A little fun on the side......

:coolio Glad to see they are being put to good(?) use Warren! :ro: :pilot
 
A little fun on the side......

Interesting...

The Japanese did have an Fw 190A-5:
Japanese_FW190_2.jpg


JapaneseFw190.jpg


FW190-Japan-1.jpg


I can imagine if you found a kit of the Ju-87A as offered by Special hobby, the Japanese had one example as well:
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Regards,
 
A little fun on the side......

Thanks for the interest guys!

Saul, I did know the Japanese had tested a FW-190. That was part of the reason I had thought to use it here.

Didn't know about the Ju-87 though!!! :hmmm


I worked a bit more on the floats again today. sanded some more, added some sprue, engraved some new lines, etc...

Here's the old and re-furbished floats

 
A little fun on the side......

Saul, I did know the Japanese had tested a FW-190. That was part of the reason I had thought to use it here.

Didn't know about the Ju-87 though!

I know you did, just not sure if you knew the version (but it seems so as the Hasegawa kit is the correct variant). I thought you'd admit that the Stuka would look better with the floats and the dive brakes on the struts.

Regards,
 
A little fun on the side......

Saul, I did know the Japanese had tested a FW-190. That was part of the reason I had thought to use it here.

Didn't know about the Ju-87 though!

I know you did, just not sure if you knew the version (but it seems so as the Hasegawa kit is the correct variant). I thought you'd admit that the Stuka would look better with the floats and the dive brakes on the struts.

Regards,

Interesting idea Saul. I do agree with you. Maybe a future build ( I'm already on a roll with this one). The Ju-87 is more comparable in size to the Paul for sure so based on the floats I chose it mY have been a better fit. One other plan to tackle someday is to see what floats would look like on an SBD with similar strut dive brakes.
 
A little fun on the side......

Unmistakable floats . Glad you were able to save them . :good:

Cheers, Christian B)
 
A little fun on the side......

I like the 'Japanese' seat you added to your Fred.

Regards,
 
A little fun on the side......

I like that, "Fred"!

Actually, the Allies didn't know if the Japanese would have these aircraft so names were assigned:

Bess (Heinkel He 111)
Doc (Messerschmitt Bf 110)
Fred (Focke Wulf Fw 190A-5)
Irene (Junkers Ju 87A)
Janice (Junkers Ju 88A-5)
Mike (Messerschmitt Bf 109E)
Millie (Vultee V-11GB)
Trixie (Junkers Ju 52/3m)
Trudy (Focke Wulf Fw 200 Kondor)

Regards,
 
A little fun on the side......

I like that, "Fred"!

Actually, the Allies didn't know if the Japanese would have these aircraft so names were assigned:

Bess (Heinkel He 111)
Doc (Messerschmitt Bf 110)
Fred (Focke Wulf Fw 190A-5)
Irene (Junkers Ju 87A)
Janice (Junkers Ju 88A-5)
Mike (Messerschmitt Bf 109E)
Millie (Vultee V-11GB)
Trixie (Junkers Ju 52/3m)
Trudy (Focke Wulf Fw 200 Kondor)

Regards,

Wow, never knew that they planned code names for all these!

I had read/seen that the Japanese had a BF-109 and a FW 190 and had considered an HE 111. Did not know about the others!

Thanks Saul!

Would love to do a "What if" Japanese He-111 someday!
 
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