Author Topic: Bloodhound TEL  (Read 23606 times)

Offline Weaver

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Re: Bloodhound TEL
« Reply #25 on: January 13, 2014, 08:42:47 PM »
Those Bloodhounds look excellent!  :)
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Offline Claymore

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Re: Bloodhound TEL
« Reply #26 on: January 14, 2014, 12:07:06 AM »
Those Bloodhounds look excellent!  :)

Thank you my good fellow. 
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Offline Claymore

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Re: Bloodhound TEL
« Reply #27 on: January 23, 2014, 06:05:43 AM »
Slowly getting there... The launcher element is more or less done - just some cables, extra surface detail and the hydraulic rams to go. The prime mover still need a bit of work but there is a light at the end of the tunnel... good news... unless of course, that light is a thermo-nuclear device going off!

« Last Edit: November 02, 2023, 12:23:50 AM by Claymore »
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Offline Weaver

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Re: Bloodhound TEL
« Reply #28 on: January 23, 2014, 09:17:00 AM »
Launcher's looking good! :)

Speaking of missiles, I just got one of these, which may interest you:





It comes out about 21cm long, which is about 7.35m in 1/35th scale, i.e. in the same ball park as a Pluton tactical nuclear missile, longer than a Lance but shorter than a Scud or FROG, and you could easily lengthen/shorten it. Look good on a TEL, wouldn't it?  ;)
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Offline taiidantomcat

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Re: Bloodhound TEL
« Reply #29 on: January 23, 2014, 11:13:13 AM »
Nice work on the launchers!  :) seriously fine scratching!
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Re: Bloodhound TEL
« Reply #30 on: January 23, 2014, 03:53:52 PM »
You really need to make some more of these plus the launcher so as to sell...hint, hint!
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Offline Dr. YoKai

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Re: Bloodhound TEL
« Reply #31 on: January 23, 2014, 11:17:03 PM »
 Double + hint - YoKai, for the Ministry of Stuff.

Offline Buzzbomb

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Re: Bloodhound TEL
« Reply #32 on: January 24, 2014, 06:10:23 AM »
Just terrific.. again.
What more to say.

Offline Claymore

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Re: Bloodhound TEL
« Reply #33 on: January 25, 2014, 12:09:29 AM »
Launcher's looking good! :)

Look good on a TEL, wouldn't it?  ;)

Thank you and yes it would indeed... :)
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Offline Claymore

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Re: Bloodhound TEL
« Reply #34 on: January 25, 2014, 12:12:39 AM »
Thanks again chaps.  I may well look into the mass(ish) production of the missile.  The launcher would be a pain and a real bitch to cast but I suppose one really needs to go with the other... Anyhoo, that will have to wait until much later in the year.  Duty calls and all that...
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Offline Claymore

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Re: Bloodhound TEL
« Reply #35 on: January 25, 2014, 05:00:05 AM »
For those of you who are following the Bloodhound TEL build, here are the first shots of what the completed model will look like. It's now getting to that exciting stage when the end is definitely in sight... well apart from the painting, decals, weathering, blah, blah, blah... dang!  :icon_crap:

I'm going to be hard up against the deadline, if indeed I can make it at all.  Wednesday is the cut off as I am away 30 Jan - 1 Feb and this Sat & Sun is a training weekend for the Squadron.  :o

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Offline ChernayaAkula

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Re: Bloodhound TEL
« Reply #36 on: January 25, 2014, 07:59:34 AM »
Wow!  :-*

Looks suitably SA-4 Ganef-ish with the long, low-slung TEL and the big honkin' missiles!  >:D
« Last Edit: January 26, 2014, 12:39:55 AM by ChernayaAkula »
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Offline kitnut617

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Re: Bloodhound TEL
« Reply #37 on: January 25, 2014, 10:48:26 PM »
That does look very, very good ----   :)

I'm usually not into armour but with the Bloodhounds on board, it does make it very interesting --  Would it have a blast deflector hanging off the rear ?

Offline Claymore

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Re: Bloodhound TEL
« Reply #38 on: January 26, 2014, 04:44:25 AM »
Thanks chaps.

I'm thinking no for the blast deflector - just using mother earth as a suitable back stop.  The OTL Bloodhound launcher didn't have one so...
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Offline Claymore

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Re: Bloodhound TEL
« Reply #39 on: January 29, 2014, 07:08:49 AM »
The system's initial development appeared to be shrouded in secrecy however; various staged leaks in the early 1960s led the Soviets to believe that the project would be fielded in early 1965. This resulted in the USSR sinking large quantities of time, effort and roubles into rushing the 2K11 Krug (NATO designation - SA-4 Ganef) in to production by 1964 ahead of its UK counter-part. Having achieved its primary aim of suckering the Soviets into fielding a very expensive and none too reliable missile system the UK government fully intended to shelve their own mobile SAM project which was nowhere near as fully developed as they had led the Soviets to believe and continue with the extant static Bloodhound 2 system. However, increased tensions between NATO and the Warsaw Pact in late 1965 saw the mobile Bloodhound 4 missile system completed and fielded by both the RAF Regt and Royal Artillery in 1966.

The model depicts A2, the 2nd Transporter, Erector and Launcher (TEL) of A Flt, 54 Sqn RAF Regt. A2 is one of 4 TELs in A Flt which is one of three combat Flts of 54 Sqn. Each combat Flt also has one mobile Type 85 target acquisition and illumination radar mounted on the same stretched M110 chassis as the TEL. The model is made from a couple of old Italeri M110A2 models some plastic card and a whole pile of knitting needles.









« Last Edit: November 02, 2023, 12:27:24 AM by Claymore »
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Offline Logan Hartke

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Re: Bloodhound TEL
« Reply #40 on: January 29, 2014, 07:27:31 AM »
Looks great!  What did you use to do the snazzy ORBAT silhouettes?

Cheers,

Logan

Offline taiidantomcat

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Re: Bloodhound TEL
« Reply #41 on: January 29, 2014, 07:36:46 AM »
Awesome work!! Congrats on finishing  :) This looks great
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Re: Bloodhound TEL
« Reply #42 on: January 29, 2014, 07:47:14 AM »
Outstanding - I want a copy!!!
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Offline Claymore

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Re: Bloodhound TEL
« Reply #43 on: January 29, 2014, 07:54:12 AM »
Looks great!  What did you use to do the snazzy ORBAT silhouettes?

Cheers,

Logan

Thanks.  The silhouettes were produced in PowerPoint. Find a picture, draw over it and fill with black. Then resize as required so the TELs, FV 432s, Bedford trucks and Landrovers are all to scale. It's surprising how good PowerPoint is as a drawing tool.
« Last Edit: January 29, 2014, 07:58:00 AM by Claymore »
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Offline Claymore

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Re: Bloodhound TEL
« Reply #44 on: January 29, 2014, 07:56:06 AM »
Thank you chaps. Perhaps I should go into the Bloodhound production business. ;)
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Offline Logan Hartke

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Re: Bloodhound TEL
« Reply #45 on: January 29, 2014, 07:59:42 AM »
Thanks.  The silhouettes were produced in PowerPoint. Find a picture, draw over it fill with black. Then resize as required so the TELs, FV 432s, Bedford trucks and Landrovers are all to scale. It's surprising how good PowerPoint is as a drawing tool.

That's funny,  I'm doing the same sort of thing for a project of my own and I chose to use Powerpoint, too!  They're also turning out well.  Great minds.  I agree completely about Powerpoint, by the way, and have been saying the same thing for years.  I think glanini even uses (or at least used) Powerpoint to do his profiles.

Cheers,

Logan

Offline Weaver

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Re: Bloodhound TEL
« Reply #46 on: January 29, 2014, 08:15:08 AM »
Wow - what an outstanding piece of work - I love it!  ;) ;) ;)
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Re: Bloodhound TEL
« Reply #47 on: January 29, 2014, 08:16:50 AM »
Perhaps I should go into the Bloodhound production business. ;)

I'm glad you finally got our hints (it is not like they were subtle)…now hurry up about it! >:(  As previously explained, perhaps a visit to the chaps at Accurate Armour would be useful.
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