Republic XR-12

I'll being following this one! cant wait to see this one started!

WINGS magazine had an article about that aircraft back in the early 1970s.

Beautiful aircraft.

However, before you set up your lathe:

http://www.anigrand.com/AA2057_XF-12.htm

Unfortunately In 1/72 not 1/144

BTW.............Out of curiosity, what brand / size hobby lathe do you own?

I have a Chinese made 9x20 lathe

Sprue-ce Goose

WINGS magazine had an article about that aircraft back in the early 1970s.

Beautiful aircraft.

However, before you set up your lathe:

http://www.anigrand.com/AA2057_XF-12.htm

Unfortunately In 1/72 not 1/144

BTW.............Out of curiosity, what brand / size hobby lathe do you own?

I have a Chinese made 9x20 lathe

 

Mine is also made in China. It is one of the ones sold by Micro Mark and is a 7 x 14 inch- not the very latest version but only a couple of years old. It replaces a Sherline, which i still have.  I had the milling attachment for it, so it stays set up as a milling machine.