Northrop X-4 Bantam 1/72

[Eric Mc]

By no means the best model I've ever built and a fairly ropey vintage short-run injection moulded kit from a long defunct (1989) company called 12 Squared, this is the Northrop X-4 tail less research aircraft from the late 1940s, early 1950s.

Two X-4s were built to research into the problems of stability etc in respect of tail less designs - much like the British de Havilland DH108 Swallow. Unlike the Swallow, the X-4 turned out to be a fairly benign machine and both aircraft survived their test programme and both are now preserved in the US.

[Simpo Two]

Interesting. That looks like a picture frame; do you hang them on the wall?

[s111dpc]

Looks great Eric.

[Eric Mc]

Simpo Two said:

Interesting. That looks like a picture frame; do you hang them on the wall?

It is a picture frame but I just use them as bases with a appropriate inserts.

[Eric Mc]

s111dpc said:

Looks great Eric.

Thank you. It was a real struggle to build as early short run kits were very basic with little in the way of finesse.