When the Lockheed began to work on a faceted stealth airplane, the first one was dubbed “Hopeless Diamond” by the team as it was deemed to be a hopeless airplane concept. No clear wings, tails, and pretty much terrible for anything other stealth. However, Hopeless Diamond eventually grew semi-proper wings and tails and a some what realistic cockpit to become HAVE BLUE. Still, since I love drawing airplanes, I couldn’t help but look at that early diamond, literally just a diamond, and wonder or would I take the same starting diamond and make it seem like it could possibly fly? I opted to hold as pure of a diamond fuselage as possible. Who needs a reasonable view out of the cockpit?! That’s what the 2 small diamond windows on the top and bottom of the nose are for! These windows would house gimbaled EO/IR cameras to provide the pilot an enhanced outside view despite the sunken cockpit. As an alternative to the grid inlets, louvers would be used instead, really just cause I could. The wings are not really anything special and lastly I wanted outward canted V tails to further shake things up. In the end I like to feel HOPEFUL about my diamond!

This model is roughly a 1/72 scale airplane, 6.2” long, designed around a posable Hogwerks 1” pilot figure and/or other 1” posable figures like from the Jazwares Micro Galaxy line. Hopeful Diamond also features a movable canopy as well as movable landing gear. To complete you will need: 1--A resin printer, try FDM at your risk 2--CA glue 3--1mm x 1mm magnets 4--0.52mm steel piano wire 5--For a clear canopy and sensor window: clear resin + high gloss quick shine floor finish or other high gloss clear coat; the more it can self-level the clearer the finish can be! 6--I recommend wet sanding for all resin printing, less dust and can get real smooth finishes! 7--Misc small modeling hand tools such as xacto knife, sprue cutters, pin drill (hand or powered) 8--Lack of friends 9--A proclivity for airplanes, really an obsession. Probably an obsession for airplanes that encourages your loved ones to wonder if you should be diagnosed with autism, or really already have said neuro divergent tendencies towards flying machines. Aren’t airplanes cool? Seriously. Probably the coolest. You should stop reading this now and just start building one of these! Maybe even 2!