Vultee Vengeance – First three models done
Hello to all of you.
Following with this post, we have a preliminary list of the Vultee Vengeance models to be included in this series.
1 Vultee Vengeance Mk I RAAF A27-9
2 Vultee Vengeance Mk IA RAAF A27-60 SJ-X 25
3 Vultee Vengeance Mk IV RAF HB484
4 Vultee Vengeance Mk IV RAAF A27-419
5 Vultee Vengeance Mk I RAAF A27-9
6 Vultee Vengeance Mk IV RAAF A27-610
7 Vultee Vengeance Mk IV RAAF A27-412 KF-V
8 Vultee Vengeance Mk I RAAF A29-12
9 Vultee Vengeance Mk I RAF AN838
10 Vultee Vengeance Mk II RAAF A27-17
11 Vultee Vengeance Mk I/II RAF AF745
12 Vultee Vengeance SEAC FB918
13 Vultee Vengeance RAAF A27 233
14 Vultee Vengeance RAAF A27 235
15 Vultee Vengeance RAAF A27 501
16 Vultee Vengeance IV RAAF A27-204
17 Vultee Vengeance RAAF A27-220
18 Vultee Vengeance SEAC (serial unknown)
19 Vultee Vengeance Mk IV RAF FD243
20 Vultee Vengeance Mk IV RNAF FD216
21 Vultee Vengeance Mk III IAF FB922
22 Vultee Vengeance Mk III RAF FB986/M
Here is a list with all the major modification made by my father on each kit order to upgraded a bit more.
1) The colwing was modified in order to obtain circle size.
2) The size of the front part of the fuselaje
3) Improve the cowling
4) New interior cockpit
5) New canopy
6) Increase the thickness of the elevator
7) Increase the thickness of wing tips
8) Make all the panels lines a new
9) Replace the engine (clone from the B25 Italeri kit)
10) Reduce the thickness of the main wheel doors
11) New exhaust pipes
So far my father has made 3 of them. Here are the photos
1) Vultee Vengeance Mk I A27-9 RAAF Laverton, Near Melbourne - September 1942 - Before sending to 1 AD, Laverton
2) Vultee Vengeance Mk IV A27-9 – RAAF– Target Tug.
3) Vultee Vengeance Mk IV A27-610 1 CU - RAAF - Target Tug.
Here are the first three together at the display cabinet
I hope you like them.
More RAAF Vengeance to come!
Cheers
Santiago
New vengeance
Santiago, Beautiful job on an ugly aircraft ! An ambitious project also. What is the base kit and scale? Great work !
I've been following your awesome project for many years now, it's fantastic!
Regards
Magnus
you and your dad never cease to amaze me
Joe, we used the original kit from Frog, Novo, Another URSS makers, and Revell, all are the same mold, and they are in 1/72,
our scale
HI