Crimson Skies Brigand conversion ideas?

The back turret could be done with a ball turret from a B-24 Liberator. I built the old Monogram kit back in the day and the ball turret was a complete subassembly. Looks like the wings are inverted. The twin tail looks like something off of a German medium bomber.

right that's the turret sorted it won't be cheap but worst case scenario I will just end up building a B-24 :) now how will I do the fins on the wings instead of trying to find something similar in another model is there anyway to cut to shape some sort of card.......no?

If you get the B-24, it includes twin tails. You could use those pieces as both the tail section and the main wing fins, should be enough plastic since it is a fairly big aircraft.

The wings are definitely upside-down Corsair wings, but with an extra bend, you might want to cut them after the wind root and flip them over.  That fuse looks like it's cut out of a P-47, the canopy looks like it came off a Stuka and the cowling and prop look like they're off an FW190, that tail could be off of a B-24 or B-25 in a smaller scale, you could use evergreen styrene for that. it looks like you've got your work cut out for you.

The fins on the wings look a bit like rudders on some ships.  They look alot like WWI U-Boat rudders.

could also look at  Glenco Models  USS Oregon for the rudder.  But you would have to buy 2 kits to get them.

     better off using sheet styriene and scratchbuilding them.

Good luck and post some pictures of it. I would like to see what you come up with.

right I just brought the B-24 Liberator. the bit that's worrying me is those dam wings not the flaps its the angle of them how the heck am I going to bend them in that inverted angle well if I can't I will just use the Corsair wings and call it a different variation on the brigand it will be cheating but as long as it has that rear turret and a nice paint job I will be happy  

this is the blue print from the game as you can its those bloody wings that are going to be a problem

Gee PRINCE OF MARS   the idea of recreating a Brigand is outstanding . From the ideas above you should be able to do it up right. Always thought Crimson Skies was way cool; was never any good at it, but had fun. anyway

Keep us posted with WIP picts it should be a humdinger  

yeah don't hold your breath because I have no idea how I am going to attach the gun turret from the B-24 I could just cut the tail of the corsair then cut the section which holds the gunner from the bomber and try and try to stick it to the rear of the plane but that would just be as ugly as sin

I'll have to keep an eye on this one.

I have just about given up trying to get a Skyly from the Sky Crawlers anime and have been considering a kitbashed approximation.  Something used here might come in handy.

Awesome.  I loved that game back in the day!

Your best bet is to get Monovell's StuKa for the wings.

This is really cool!  I will be following this.  May even try my hand at it.

Terry

Polish PZL 11c   might be a good wing to start from

http://www.geoghegan.us/p11c_new/pzl11_lineup2.jpg 

DID IT!!!!!!!!!! kinda its 1 100 scale so its tiny

I tried to make one on a larger scale before but it was a disaster so when i saw the revell mini kits I figured it would be super easy to make one at such a small scale and i was right it took about an evening I used the cockpit of another plane as the rear gun and the wing fins was just some random parts from another model in my bitsbox

now i am making it in 1/72

and then comes the slow realization that after building the plane from memory that the wings are completely wrong  FFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUDDDDDDGGGGGGGGGGEEEEEEEE

Prince of Mars

and then comes the slow realization that after building the plane from memory that the wings are completely wrong  FFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUDDDDDDGGGGGGGGGGEEEEEEEE

Seriously: Great Project.  It is never easy to recreate a made up craft; So keep working on it, it  will come.