Beyond The Sprues

Current and Finished Projects => Physical Models => Aero-space => Topic started by: deathjester on May 06, 2012, 01:44:34 AM

Title: Some old friends from deep storage...
Post by: deathjester on May 06, 2012, 01:44:34 AM

Thought you guys might like to see some of my older whiffs.

First up, the Bae Cerberus Stealth Bomber...

(http://i816.photobucket.com/albums/zz85/Randleclan/2012-05-05-220.jpg)

During the late 1980's, a 'large amount' of information on the F-117 was stolen from Lockheed's design office.  Everyone assumed the KGB was responsible.

Everyone was wrong.

Five years later, in great secrecy, the Cerberus was rolled out to a small, need to know audience from the British Secret Service, and the RAF.

(http://i816.photobucket.com/albums/zz85/Randleclan/2012-05-05-217.jpg)

Designed to operate as a strategic recon asset, with a precision targetting/strike capacity, the Cerberus enhances its stealth by having a totally enclosed cockpit with no canopy, the crew relying on cameras and sensors for navigation and situational awareness.

Title: Re: Some old friends from deep storage...
Post by: Litvyak on May 06, 2012, 02:18:32 AM

Love it, and great backstory! :)

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Post by: Brian da Basher on May 06, 2012, 03:08:11 AM

Love the paintwork!

Brian da Basher

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Post by: GTX_Admin on May 06, 2012, 03:28:11 AM

Interesting ...

Title: Re: Some old friends from deep storage...
Post by: RussC on May 06, 2012, 05:17:48 AM

Great idea on the bomber. Is that a 1/72 F-117 being made into a 1/144 multi-seat craft? The white dry brushing threw me for a moment and I thought you may taken a project in the dark side (card modelling) of the force.

Title: Re: Some old friends from deep storage...
Post by: deathjester on May 06, 2012, 05:47:33 AM

Quote from: RussC on May 06, 2012, 05:17:48 AM

Great idea on the bomber. Is that a 1/72 F-117 being made into a 1/144 multi-seat craft? The white dry brushing threw me for a moment and I thought you may taken a project in the dark side (card modelling) of the force.

Nope - this is a 1/48 F-117 scalorama'd into a 1/72 two seater!

Title: Re: Some old friends from deep storage...
Post by: deathjester on May 13, 2012, 03:21:42 AM

Here's a little 'ole Alt.History bird from '04, the Curtiss P-43 StubHawk

(http://i816.photobucket.com/albums/zz85/Randleclan/2012-05-12-243.jpg)

(http://i816.photobucket.com/albums/zz85/Randleclan/2012-05-12-242-1.jpg)

This is an American Expeditionary Force aircraft (think WW2 International Legion, but with their own airforce), with WW1 derived camo scheme.

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Post by: RussC on May 13, 2012, 03:48:47 AM

Interesting! A tail-lesser design, looking like something out of Crimson Skies'.

Title: Re: Some old friends from deep storage...
Post by: apophenia on May 13, 2012, 06:04:38 AM

Love the Stubhawk -- shades of the Moskalev SAM-7  ;D

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Post by: GTX_Admin on May 13, 2012, 09:54:53 AM

Cute!