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Title: Some A-12 Shrikes for my Nationalist Chinese, 3D prints
Post by: anton ryzbak on 11 February 2025, 06:01:16 PM: (https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2qXH5RLAid6NJXwZwWkRfOq7qK7NPNV1ttsgvLebl33cDaVG7SQkDAeGPAwor_9RBW8rRGKFdFXhqDObvUvb4JCmnqGFjQohhgRJ7bcXlo4v35Z-WpKwcWXrOkqxsPnMnsxwtNPcWQB8C_ZlDZHzE7-tQV_7MxJa6fCcmaix7r7-V7BThxCnLA_E8-yEw/s3098/20250210_231503.jpg)
Frustrated with the expense and rarity of proper 1/72 scale models of inter-war aircraft I decided to take a stab at scaling up some free 1/100 scale STLs for my 3d printer. They aren't "proper scale models" by any stretch of the imagination but they will do nicely for wargaming. You can find more pictures here https://antonswargame.blogspot.com/2025/02/curtiss-12-shrike-my-first-3d-print-in.html (https://antonswargame.blogspot.com/2025/02/curtiss-12-shrike-my-first-3d-print-in.html) And you can see the raw 3D print here https://antonswargame.blogspot.com/2025/02/more-monkeying-around-with-my-3d-printer.html (https://antonswargame.blogspot.com/2025/02/more-monkeying-around-with-my-3d-printer.html)
Title: Re: Some A-12 Shikes for my Nationalist Chinese, 3D prints
Post by: has.been on 12 February 2025, 03:22:59 PM: Nice job you have done there.
Title: Re: Some A-12 Shikes for my Nationalist Chinese, 3D prints
Post by: SJWi on 12 February 2025, 04:00:10 PM: Thanks for posting. I just love 1930s combat planes.
Title: Re: Some A-12 Shikes for my Nationalist Chinese, 3D prints
Post by: mikos khan on 14 February 2025, 01:46:32 AM: The A-12 was such a cool looking aircraft - those bombers will be great for the Sino Japanese War.
Title: Re: Some A-12 Shikes for my Nationalist Chinese, 3D prints
Post by: flatpack on 14 February 2025, 03:56:55 AM: Some lovely looking planes.
Title: Re: Some A-12 Shrikes for my Nationalist Chinese, 3D prints
Post by: carlos marighela on 14 February 2025, 06:17:25 AM: Those look great!
Title: Re: Some A-12 Shrikes for my Nationalist Chinese, 3D prints
Post by: anton ryzbak on 15 February 2025, 05:50:20 AM: Thanks guys, The A-12 is almost enough to bump the Northrop Gamma off the throne of "Most Wonderful Spats".

(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBZQ3iN1gLkj9IAJQFwHSaSiDy5etrXrWd8IXiZ7kQm0w3qwEat9fXvNfZisFtQP2xMhSbDZTxmyztlsigrY-knLISNo8or62O_vSDzlPzHfPusMbYcWVQbd5Nfn-yr-dnV83ytCYz3ixj/s2048/20210308_230314.jpg)

For sheer diesel-punk anti-beauty there is always the Curtiss A-8

(http://www.aviastar.org/pictures/usa/curtiss_a-8.jpg)

If I ever find an STL of the A-8 I will print and paint all thirteen that saw service
Title: Re: Some A-12 Shrikes for my Nationalist Chinese, 3D prints
Post by: flatpack on 15 February 2025, 06:18:45 AM: All very stylish.
Title: Re: Some A-12 Shrikes for my Nationalist Chinese, 3D prints
Post by: carlos marighela on 15 February 2025, 10:21:58 AM: That Northrop Gamma was developed in the A-17 strike aircraft, saw quite a bit of service with varied nations. The Peruvians used them in their war with Ecuador in 1941. Some rather attractive schemes too.
Title: Re: Some A-12 Shrikes for my Nationalist Chinese, 3D prints
Post by: anton ryzbak on 15 February 2025, 09:04:34 PM: carlos marighela, I have a couple of A-17 kits in my collection but they will probably all end up with yellow wings and USAAC marking, I also have a Northtrop BT which has "almost retractable" landing gear. I love those old, weird planes from the 30's
Title: Re: Some A-12 Shrikes for my Nationalist Chinese, 3D prints
Post by: carlos marighela on 15 February 2025, 09:46:15 PM: Likewise. When I was a boy I was given an old Player's cigarette card book Aircraft of the RAFwith a complete set of cards affixed within that dated to about 1938. The text was rather breathless about new developments like the Hurricane and Spitfire but the aircraft that stood out were either the sleek and shiny biplanes like the Fury or the Hind or the really weird looking birds like the Heyford and the Stranraer.

I still have that book of cigarette cards.

By the by, you owe to yourself o have a Heyford if you like 1930s weird. Matchbox did one in 1/72 back in the day. You could have a fictional Plan Red and have your doughty USAAC fighters defending New York against Heyfords launched over the Canadian border.
Title: Re: Some A-12 Shrikes for my Nationalist Chinese, 3D prints
Post by: anton ryzbak on 16 February 2025, 08:24:37 PM: Carlos, treasure that book, I have a similar one of military uniforms circa 1900, paid a minor fortune for it but it was worth every penny! I have a couple of Furies and a Hind plus two Heyfords (which I got at a garage sale for pennies) Kits are available for both the Harrow and the Bombay. Currently I am trying to force myself to build more than I'm buying but the temptation is always there......