Hey guys , heeres a quickee fore you. What do you guys have in your inventory...ready to fly or NIB, that is outside the box....meaning not a Mustang or P47 or corssaiir or Zero. Someethiing where a guy has to get out his Janes book of airplanes to see what the heck yoou are talking about.....oh yea we want proof also, Pictures, pictures pictures. i am talking warbirds and I dont care what size...combat up to 1/2 scale works for me.......the gauntlet has been dropped.

G-Man:

Here is a picture of a Bryan Taylor Typhoon in the spirit form . With a little imagination you will be able to tell what it looks like or maybe Chad will post a picture of his. This is definitely a model that is not over done. That is one of the things that appealed to me.

Dynaflite 81", ST 2500, Robart retracts, late model MK IX spade shaped fin, Belgium markings, North African campaign camo, gotta add some numeric graphics next week, will look better.

The only one I have that you don't see very much, if at all is a Heritage SBD Dauntless still in the box.

now those are some rare kits and especially if you bash your kit into a different Mrk...ala spitfire. Your Dauntless is a very unusual kit. I have a buddy with the IMP Dauntless , framed up with all thge bells and whistles. Those SBD are showstoppers. The only showstopper and chin rubbers I have right now within dreaming distance of flying are my Macchi 202 Folgere, the Jack stafford B24, The old Midwest He162 and a Wiing Hellcat. these are all glassed and awaitiing paiint. I think my favorite kit is the Old TF Hurricane. I found this one on ebay and it will be flyiing this time next year. I know there are more out there , so lets see them.

At last, another "I don't want another Mustang" warbird freak!! Here's my list of things I'd like to see:

IAR-80

PZL P-11C

Douglas A-20

Dewoitine D-520

Curtiss P-36

Junkers Ju-88

Martin Maryland and Baltimore

Lockheed Hudson

Reggiane Re-2000 series

Lavochkin La-5

Kawanishi H8K

The list goes on. Not mainstream enough for a lot of people, though. I've got a Hawker Hurricane and Spitfire 24 in the works now.

I forgot one. I also have an A-26 waiting in the wings.

alright, a little more proof of something unusual

more proof of something diferent......now youguys need to show me your stuff

Here's what the Taylor Typhoon looks like a bit further down the road. K_sonn, I have some detail accessories for the airplane if you are interested, drop me a note. I also have a couple of Spits waiting in the wings and am working on the drawings for what I hope will be a truly unique warbird, a Supermarine Spiteful.

awright Jaime...I'll just hope my two mustangs didn't hear that crack....


My wishlist:

Short Sunderland
Boeing 314 Clipper
Westland Whirlwind
Supermarine Spitefull
Bristol Beaufighter
F4F Wildcat
F8F Bearcat
N1K "George"
Ki-84 "Frank"
Martin B-26
Yak 9U
Kawanishi H8K2 "Emily"
Lockheed XP-58

Some I would like:
Curtiss tomahawk
Grumman Avenger TBF-1
Lavochkin La-7
Lockheed P-38J Lightening
Messershmitt Bf 110G-4d/R3
Petyakov Pe-2
Bell P-39D Aircobra

Well on my list is a Miss Ventage which is a world war I plane and she looks very good from the ground. Especially with an Enya 45 four stroker on her. Otherwise my list would be 190 folker,courseair,A-26B invader,C-119 (gunship Vietman), C-123 Druman, and also XC-120-FA Packplane. Find that one if you dare and you will be surprised

by next spring I should have a 1/4 scale YAK 3 ready to fly.

Here's something different, I own/fly a ziroli C-47, and tow a same scale Waco glider. for sequential pictures go to www.sarasotarc.com, on the left click on "AIRFAIR 2002". Pictures are in the middle of the article.

G-Man:

I know this isn't as different as you were asking for but here's a picture of my YA P-47 that is almost complete. The scheme is definately different from the typical schemes for a P-47.

How about a yellow P-38, CAI Panther in the process of repairing and a 1/4 scale Cub on floats. Also have a Ziroli Bearcat almost finished and an Aerotech KI-84 Frank.

One more of the Cub.

gotta love those warbirds. What happened to the Panther and where did you guys find the unusual scheme for the P47?

the unusuall plane I own is a dynaflite 84" Fly Babay, it's still under construction but pics are on my site.

G-Man:

The unusal scheme on the P-47 came from the Squadron Signal book about P-47's in the Pacific Theater.

Scratch Built palmer tigercat.

now your a guy who has to much time on your hand and an imagination to go with it. That is a beautiful plane. What are the particulars and why the F7F Tigercat. Who's is it modeled after and how does she fly? Inquiring minds wanna know

Hi G-Man and fellow Warbird fanatics.
This plane was built from Palmer Plans, which have no use in the modeling community. The plans should be hung up and looked at.
My buddy and I built two of these when we were looking for a new twin project. We simplified Palmers plans by cutting both foam cores for the wing and stab. The fuse was built according to plan as well as the fin and rudder. I originally had two OS 91 FX 2 strokes for power , but one engine would always cut out. My first 5 flights were single engine since one engine would always cut out. The plane was very managable on one engine. I changed both engines and put two OS 91 Surpasses in and never had a problem after that. The plane weighed 22 lbs. had flaps, robart retracts, full cockpit and glassed and painted with automotive enamel in the fire bomber scheme you see here. I use the past tense because a gentleman bought the plane and I no longer own it. To sum up Palmer Plans are not very builder friendly and his weight schedules would be fine if the plane was weighed on the moon ( 1/6 th the Earth's gravity LOL) The plane did fly well and the utline is pretty scale. I would not build anything from his plans again. Hope this helps. I will be posting Pics of my Scratch Built MB 5 in 1/5 th scale as soon as I get back to school and borrow the school camera.
Thanks,
Fred Menna

Grumman Skyrocket