Faust Posted November 11, 2023 Share Posted November 11, 2023 (edited) As I go through my modelling journey, I find that I get onto “themes”; I’ll go hog-wild over various familes of planes, and scoop up all of what I can locate like a Roomba eats dirt. Sometimes it’s a specific type of plane, like a float plane, or one-seaters that were made from two-seaters. Other times, I get fixated on a service, like the WWII IJN or Royal Navy jets. One such tear saw me dive into the world of US Navy and Marines jets. My Twogar is a result of that particular episode. However, it’s likely no surprise that even when “under the influence” of a particular fetish, I still have a nose for the weird and often best forgotten. Surely, one such aircraft must be the Vought F6U1 Pirate, the first attempt by that storied company to produce a jet. Dumpy, barely capable of flight and deemed unfit for service, it was a long way from its later siblings the Crusader and Corsair II. Of course, when I came across the Admiral kit of this portly aeronautical dead end, I had to have it. Since it’s the 11th Anniversary of the Sprue Lagoon, I thought this would be a fun way to celebrate. Check out this half-baked and half-wooden faltering first step at the link below. Don’t tell me you don’t think it has a certain loveable charm! https://adamrehorn.wordpress.com/admiral-1-72-vought-f6u-1-pirate-early-oob/ Edited November 11, 2023 by Faust Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted November 11, 2023 Share Posted November 11, 2023 Great stuff. I want one now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackSheep214 Posted November 16, 2023 Share Posted November 16, 2023 Ugly looking prototype aircraft. Then again, most prototypes were ugly except a few that went on to be iconic fighter jets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TarheelRick Posted November 16, 2023 Share Posted November 16, 2023 Interesting build. For some reason that box art shot somehow makes me thin of an A-10, I guess it is the canopy and short nose. Anyway looking forward to your build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted November 16, 2023 Share Posted November 16, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, TarheelRick said: Interesting build. For some reason that box art shot somehow makes me thin of an A-10, I guess it is the canopy and short nose. Definite visual similarity from that angle. Short, straight, low wings too. Speaking of A-10s...I really don't think anyone will ever develop a better, more capable, more survivable CAS aircraft. If I ran the USAF, I'd be looking to build more, rather than retiring the ones in service. Sure, it could benefit from a slew of upgrades, but all the known airframe fatigue issues have been effectively dealt with. When you've got the best platform going for a particular mission, why junk it just because it's "old"? I think a much more rational case could be made for retiring the B-52 fleet. Much as I love it, I have to wonder...does its mission even exist anymore? Edited November 16, 2023 by Ace-Garageguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TarheelRick Posted November 16, 2023 Share Posted November 16, 2023 7 hours ago, Ace-Garageguy said: does its mission even exist anymore Unfortunately, yes it does. It is still our long-range nuclear bomber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted November 17, 2023 Share Posted November 17, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, TarheelRick said: Unfortunately, yes it does. It is still our long-range nuclear bomber What I meant was that, where ICBMs are available and are really pretty hard to defend against 100% effectively, as well as other delivery systems like terrain-following cruise missiles, etc., what real good is a big, fat target of a bomber that only flies 650 MPH against a technologically sophisticated adversary? I can see their potential (continued) usefulness for "carpet bombing" with conventional explosives against a variety of second-rate targets, but as a delivery system for nukes against a big grown up enemy that has things like advanced radar, high-altitude SAMs, and lotsa fighter-interceptors, not so much. I must be missing a part of the puzzle. Edited November 17, 2023 by Ace-Garageguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddyfink Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 https://youtu.be/ZSWDysvJiA4?si=2Ocn-dxZSy7EFrDR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TarheelRick Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 On 11/16/2023 at 7:13 PM, Ace-Garageguy said: I can see their potential (continued) usefulness for "carpet bombing" with conventional explosives against a variety of second-rate targets, but as a delivery system for nukes against a big grown up enemy that has things like advanced radar, high-altitude SAMs, and lotsa fighter-interceptors, not so much. Ace, I really hate to say it but I feel any use of the B-52 as a nuclear delivery system will become a suicide/kamikaze mission. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 1 hour ago, TarheelRick said: Ace, I really hate to say it but I feel any use of the B-52 as a nuclear delivery system will become a suicide/kamikaze mission. Yeah, that was what I was kinda thinking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted December 16, 2023 Share Posted December 16, 2023 Speaking of A-10s, I'll bet you've never seen one of these... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reegs Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 As clunky as it looks, it had to be safer than the F7U Cutlass, aka "The Widow Maker, aka "The Ensign Killer", and a few others that I can't remember. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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