VV's Boxing Flycar **non-starter** :(
- VickersVandal
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VV's Boxing Flycar **non-starter** :(
One of my interests is mercenary aircraft, largely as a result of reading Outlaws Inc.
This build is inspired by my Time-Life Epic of Flight series volume "Soldiers of Fortune" section on the Civil Air Transport company that more or less grew out of the Flying Tigers and basically did the CIA's dirty work, but with plausible deniability....
At one stage flew supply drop missions to the French in Indochina using USAF-supplied Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcars. This build represents one such.
I picked the Italeri kit up for a song at the local model club kit auction. It looks like a very nice build.
It comes with a bonus jeep kit which I'll build if there's time. It will be in the scheme shown on the box. Quite rare for me to do an OOB build and use the supplied decals. It will make a nice change.
This build is inspired by my Time-Life Epic of Flight series volume "Soldiers of Fortune" section on the Civil Air Transport company that more or less grew out of the Flying Tigers and basically did the CIA's dirty work, but with plausible deniability....
At one stage flew supply drop missions to the French in Indochina using USAF-supplied Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcars. This build represents one such.
I picked the Italeri kit up for a song at the local model club kit auction. It looks like a very nice build.
It comes with a bonus jeep kit which I'll build if there's time. It will be in the scheme shown on the box. Quite rare for me to do an OOB build and use the supplied decals. It will make a nice change.
Must.....build....ALL the Sopwith Camels!...
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Re: VV's Boxing Flycar
Weren't these chaps in the Air America film?. You could do two planes. one crashed and the other crashed inside it!!.
Hoping to return to modelling sometime this year!!
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Re: VV's Boxing Flycar
No Mark, the machines in the film "Air America" were C-123 Providers and Pilatus Turbo Porters, the C-113 Packet/Flying Boxcar was used in (both versions of) "Flight of the Pheonix"
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Re: VV's Boxing Flycar
Looking forward to this, and will be taking notes for mine!
Best wishes
Jim
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If you can walk away from a landing, it's a good landing. If you use the airplane the next day, it's an outstanding landing
"Never put off till tomorrow, what you can do the day after tomorrow"
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Re: VV's Boxing Flycar
Ha!MarkyM607 wrote:Weren't these chaps in the Air America film?. You could do two planes. one crashed and the other crashed inside it!!.
I might leave that project in your hands
As lancfan said, these weren't in the movie. Pity - they are much cooler than the aircraft that were.
I'm going to see if I can make a start on it today. Iggie, I'll try to remember to make note for you of how much nose weight I have to add.
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Re: VV's Boxing Flycar
Thanks VV; Its your fault anyway, I only ordered mine after seeing yours!
Best wishes
Jim
If you can walk away from a landing, it's a good landing. If you use the airplane the next day, it's an outstanding landing
"Never put off till tomorrow, what you can do the day after tomorrow"
Jim
If you can walk away from a landing, it's a good landing. If you use the airplane the next day, it's an outstanding landing
"Never put off till tomorrow, what you can do the day after tomorrow"
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Re: VV's Boxing Flycar
iggie wrote:Thanks VV; Its your fault anyway, I only ordered mine after seeing yours!
Must.....build....ALL the Sopwith Camels!...
My Biggles Model display website: https://tinyurl.com/y74ydzae
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Re: VV's Boxing Flycar
Oh. It's a while since I saw the film so going on memory!! . Thanks for the info, might have to do the diorama nowlancfan wrote:No Mark, the machines in the film "Air America" were C-123 Providers and Pilatus Turbo Porters, the C-113 Packet/Flying Boxcar was used in (both versions of) "Flight of the Pheonix"
David.
Darn you for planting the seed of the build, I just wanted to throw an idea at someone and now it's coming back my way!!!!VickersVandal wrote:Ha!MarkyM607 wrote:Weren't these chaps in the Air America film?. You could do two planes. one crashed and the other crashed inside it!!.
I might leave that project in your hands
As lancfan said, these weren't in the movie. Pity - they are much cooler than the aircraft that were.
I'm going to see if I can make a start on it today. Iggie, I'll try to remember to make note for you of how much nose weight I have to add.
Hoping to return to modelling sometime this year!!
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Re: VV's Boxing Flycar
Mine arrived yesterdayVickersVandal wrote:iggie wrote:Thanks VV; Its your fault anyway, I only ordered mine after seeing yours!
Best wishes
Jim
If you can walk away from a landing, it's a good landing. If you use the airplane the next day, it's an outstanding landing
"Never put off till tomorrow, what you can do the day after tomorrow"
Jim
If you can walk away from a landing, it's a good landing. If you use the airplane the next day, it's an outstanding landing
"Never put off till tomorrow, what you can do the day after tomorrow"
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Re: VV's Boxing Flycar **non-starter** :(
Sorry chaps. Really wanted to get into this but I have had possibly the most intense 2 months I've ever experienced. New (extremely demanding) job and major house renos all at once. The model bench has not got a look-in.
Would not be able to get any time in til after next weekend and by then the GB will be almost over. Back to the stash with this one :(
Would not be able to get any time in til after next weekend and by then the GB will be almost over. Back to the stash with this one :(
Must.....build....ALL the Sopwith Camels!...
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Re: VV's Boxing Flycar **non-starter** :(
That's a shame; I won't have the benefit of you having shown me how it's done when I tackle mine!
Hopefully things will calm down for you soon and you'll be able to get some bench time again
Hopefully things will calm down for you soon and you'll be able to get some bench time again
Best wishes
Jim
If you can walk away from a landing, it's a good landing. If you use the airplane the next day, it's an outstanding landing
"Never put off till tomorrow, what you can do the day after tomorrow"
Jim
If you can walk away from a landing, it's a good landing. If you use the airplane the next day, it's an outstanding landing
"Never put off till tomorrow, what you can do the day after tomorrow"
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Re: VV's Boxing Flycar **non-starter** :(
Sorry about that, but sure hope you can get your schedule sorted in time for the "Hump" build in June.
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Re: VV's Boxing Flycar **non-starter** :(
Thanks. Yes, the Hump build is a priority. Less ambitious subject for me too - a 1/72 Roden Camel does not have the time demands of a Boxkite in natural metal finish. It was the realisation that even if I got started on it, the amount of surface/seam preparation required for it to look halfway decent in NMF was well beyond any time I might have had available. The space I use for modelling has been overrun with junk temporarily shifted around from other parts of the house
Iggie, sorry not to provide a bad example
I'm very open to the ideas of a Boxie shared build, once life is not INSANE. If so, I could try to stay one step ahead of you so I make all the mistakes first
House dramas will be over in another 2-3 weeks and job should be settling down over the next few months.
Iggie, sorry not to provide a bad example
I'm very open to the ideas of a Boxie shared build, once life is not INSANE. If so, I could try to stay one step ahead of you so I make all the mistakes first
House dramas will be over in another 2-3 weeks and job should be settling down over the next few months.
Must.....build....ALL the Sopwith Camels!...
My Biggles Model display website: https://tinyurl.com/y74ydzae
My Biggles Model display website: https://tinyurl.com/y74ydzae