Homebuilt Scale P-38 on eBay

[bdk]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Aircraft ... 088wt_1064

Looks like a lot of development work for the opening bid.

[17f]

...but does it fly?

[maxum96]

I think it's kind of hideous (especially the paint job). After looking at the pictures of the structure and workmanship, you wouldn't get me in it.

[Fouga23]

$5 it shakes apart on take-off!

[gary1954]

I think it's kind of hideous (especially the paint job). After looking at the pictures of the structure and workmanship, you wouldn't get me in it.

I'm with 96 on this one, imagine one or boaf of them pew-whick engines sucking a valve er two....na... watch at a distance and I mean from a grrrrrrrreeeeeeeaaaaaaaaat distance

[SaxMan]

Looks like it would be at home in the Disney movie "Planes". I've definitely seen smaller-scale replicas that are far more attractive than this one. They might get more traction calling it and painting it like small-scale C-82.

[Randy Wilson]

Have you seen this 2/3rds scale P-38, based in San Angelo, TX? I have and it is really nice. No comment on the above project.

http://www.eaa.org/news/2009/2009-11-19_p38.asp

Randy

[Cherrybomber13]

WOW a Twin Engine Defender...

[Randy Wilson]

WOW a Twin Engine Defender...

Andrew, don't even get me started on that!

Randy

[robkamm]

Theres a war replica p47 project on ebay right now. i kind of like those.

[JohnB]

I love it!!!

Come on guys, he's not saying it's the real thing...it's supposed to be fun.

[hang the expense]

WOW a Twin Engine Defender...

Andrew, don't even get me started on that!

Randy

Toooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo late! lets get this started!A twin engine defender.Its probably time to edjumacate a new batch of wixers anyway.LOL

[SaxMan]

I love it!!!

Come on guys, he's not saying it's the real thing...it's supposed to be fun.

I would just wonder that if you're going to spend all that time designing and building a replica, why wouldn't you at least try to get it to more closely resemble the plane you're replicating? Basically, anything with twin engines and twin booms MUST be a P-38?

I remember seeing a twin boom / twin engine plane fly overhead when I was kid and told my Dad I saw a P-38. He told me it is was more likely I saw a Flying Boxcar instead...and he was right.

[The Inspector]

By chance, would any of you crabbys dissing this also be among those who couldn't get enough of the bare metal 3/4 P-38 @ SUN-N-FUN a few years ago?

[SaxMan]

By chance, would any of you crabbys dissing this also be among those who couldn't get enough of the bare metal 3/4 P-38 @ SUN-N-FUN a few years ago?

Not me. That plane is beautiful and is a textbook example of what a scale replica should be. It looks like a P-38...just smaller.

Another good example would be the "Tadpole Clipper", a 3/8ths scale version of the PBM. Of course, it was built as a test bed for its "big brother" and not as a small scale replica of an extant type.