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I recently decided to take a little trip into an alternate history with a ”what if” model.
After the cancellation of the Avro Arrow fighter project, a small Avro Canada design team was kept on, to see about leveraging some of the advanced technology from the Arrow project for other uses.
One of the concepts generated was a simple and robust space plane that they decided to call the Avro Arrowhead, due to some family resemblance to the Avro Arrow. The Arrowhead was Canada’s first small step into manned space, much like the American X-15 was America’s first step.
OK, that’s enough back story. I recently ended up getting a Dynasoar Rocketry Valkyrie kit from Frank. Started assembling it one night and had an inspiration show up from somewhere. I thought it could make an interesting small space plane concept model with the addition on a small canopy fairing added to the juncture of the wing and upper forward fuselage. Started carving a foam canopy and it seemed to want to be the shape of an Avro Arrow canopy. I decided to to not argue with it and embrace it. I really liked how one small and simple part transformed the look of the model. This model is a box stock Valkyrie, except for the addition of that one canopy part. Pic of stock Dynasoar Rocketry Valkyrie also attached.
Since it seemed to want to look like something from Avro Canada, I ran up some custom vinyl Canadian markings, painted the nose cone red and black and this was the result.
I think this example shows how any number of Frank’s superb RC RG kits are in effect, a blank canvas that can be modified and changed and restyled, with zero change to the aerodynamics, to give the owner something unique.
Let’s get creative out there!
After the cancellation of the Avro Arrow fighter project, a small Avro Canada design team was kept on, to see about leveraging some of the advanced technology from the Arrow project for other uses.
One of the concepts generated was a simple and robust space plane that they decided to call the Avro Arrowhead, due to some family resemblance to the Avro Arrow. The Arrowhead was Canada’s first small step into manned space, much like the American X-15 was America’s first step.
OK, that’s enough back story. I recently ended up getting a Dynasoar Rocketry Valkyrie kit from Frank. Started assembling it one night and had an inspiration show up from somewhere. I thought it could make an interesting small space plane concept model with the addition on a small canopy fairing added to the juncture of the wing and upper forward fuselage. Started carving a foam canopy and it seemed to want to be the shape of an Avro Arrow canopy. I decided to to not argue with it and embrace it. I really liked how one small and simple part transformed the look of the model. This model is a box stock Valkyrie, except for the addition of that one canopy part. Pic of stock Dynasoar Rocketry Valkyrie also attached.
Since it seemed to want to look like something from Avro Canada, I ran up some custom vinyl Canadian markings, painted the nose cone red and black and this was the result.
I think this example shows how any number of Frank’s superb RC RG kits are in effect, a blank canvas that can be modified and changed and restyled, with zero change to the aerodynamics, to give the owner something unique.
Let’s get creative out there!
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