Beyond The Sprues
Current and Finished Projects => Physical Models => Aero-space => Topic started by: Paul Wagner on March 11, 2014, 04:22:25 PM
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So, about a month ago I’m looking at my Gerry Anderson shelf, particularly at the conspicuously bare spot I had reserved for something to make the collection complete – the White Falcon from New Captain Scarlet. In a fit of madness, I put aside my ongoing battle with the Airfix Harrier squadron and decided to scratch-build a White Falcon.
I had some reasonable plans from the internet, which I blew up to a good 1/72 scale, plus a little Corgi diecast Falcon to aid in constructing it. I considered many kits for the basis around which to build it – Rafale, Grippen, Typhoon, even thought seriously of cutting up a super-rare Monogram F-19, which seemed to have the right kind of intakes. In the end, however, I sacrificed an F-16XL kit.
To start with, I had to slit the rear fuselage, cut out some darts, and crush it in a vice to get the back half of the plane flat. This was fine for the upper fuselage, but the crushing of the lower fuselage pulled the lower half of the wings in, so they didn’t fit the upper wings, to I had to split them from the body, spread them out again, and putty up the gap, and…well, you can tell I didn’t really have a plan as such!
I’ve included some photos of it pre-painting, to give you an idea of what a dogs-breakfast of putty, spare bits and plastic card it really is!
(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3588/13053309723_cd3e3aab3f.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/34860818@N06/13053309723/)
IMG_0904 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/34860818@N06/13053309723/#) by puddingisacat (http://www.flickr.com/people/34860818@N06/), on Flickr
(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3220/13053305763_bc43ea227d.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/34860818@N06/13053305763/)
IMG_0905 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/34860818@N06/13053305763/#) by puddingisacat (http://www.flickr.com/people/34860818@N06/), on Flickr
(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3511/13053157635_f9cd4c4a87.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/34860818@N06/13053157635/)
IMG_0908 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/34860818@N06/13053157635/#) by puddingisacat (http://www.flickr.com/people/34860818@N06/), on Flickr
The canopy is from a Typhoon, the distinctive hump-back from some carefully moulded droptanks. The hardest bit was the nose, which is a very unique shape and was assembled out of a strange little droptank, part of a Mirage nose, and lots of putty and sanding. Then I sprayed it with Mr Surfacer (and sanded it, and sprayed it with Mr Surfacer, and sanded it, etc, etc) then sprayed it black…..
(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3446/13054328474_0fc4b4c92b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/34860818@N06/13054328474/)
IMG_0913 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/34860818@N06/13054328474/#) by puddingisacat (http://www.flickr.com/people/34860818@N06/), on Flickr
….then white….
(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3647/13054003165_434fa03cc7.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/34860818@N06/13054003165/)
IMG_0914 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/34860818@N06/13054003165/#) by puddingisacat (http://www.flickr.com/people/34860818@N06/), on Flickr
…and – TA DA! Here is the result! I don’t usually do shiny planes – much prefer dullcote – but the gloss just looked right here:
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7355/13053244313_863a763eee.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/34860818@N06/13053244313/)
IMG_0940 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/34860818@N06/13053244313/#) by puddingisacat (http://www.flickr.com/people/34860818@N06/), on Flickr
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7316/13053220543_7683369acc.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/34860818@N06/13053220543/)
IMG_0955 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/34860818@N06/13053220543/#) by puddingisacat (http://www.flickr.com/people/34860818@N06/), on Flickr
(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3339/13053400074_e8b32d13d9.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/34860818@N06/13053400074/)
IMG_0949 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/34860818@N06/13053400074/#) by puddingisacat (http://www.flickr.com/people/34860818@N06/), on Flickr
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7326/13053404024_f3668f18c2.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/34860818@N06/13053404024/)
IMG_0946 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/34860818@N06/13053404024/#) by puddingisacat (http://www.flickr.com/people/34860818@N06/), on Flickr
(http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2088/13053408594_b46afba0d4.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/34860818@N06/13053408594/)
IMG_0943 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/34860818@N06/13053408594/#) by puddingisacat (http://www.flickr.com/people/34860818@N06/), on Flickr
(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3263/13053412764_c8978cce75.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/34860818@N06/13053412764/)
IMG_0942 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/34860818@N06/13053412764/#) by puddingisacat (http://www.flickr.com/people/34860818@N06/), on Flickr
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7430/13053098785_1e6eb50127.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/34860818@N06/13053098785/)
IMG_0941 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/34860818@N06/13053098785/#) by puddingisacat (http://www.flickr.com/people/34860818@N06/), on Flickr
So how did I do?
Captain Scarlet's Angels Tribute (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8019cDHJPs#ws)
Thus completes a major work! If you would like to see the full collection in my little pan-Gerry-Anderson-Universe backstory, it is here:
http://galloglaigh.blogspot.com.au/ (http://galloglaigh.blogspot.com.au/)
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Wow! :)
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Very VERY nice ! :)
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There are not enough superlatives to describe this. I may just sell off the stash and take up gardening.
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Stunning work, both here & in your Flickr page.
two questions, where did you get the White Falcon plans from?
& can I borrow your Naboo II Bf109 & do my version in paint?
Ken...
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Genius!!!!!
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That's one sharp model! The mods are absolutely seamless! Well done!
Brian da Basher
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Stunning work, both here & in your Flickr page.
two questions, where did you get the White Falcon plans from?
& can I borrow your Naboo II Bf109 & do my version in paint?
Ken...
1) I found the plans doing a google image search years ago, but am happy to email you a copy if you need them! They aren't super-detailed, but enough for the job in hand
2) Yes :)
Paul
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Hi,
Superb :D!
8) / Frederic
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WOW!! That's just amazing!!
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Yes please,PM me for the falcon plans & I've re-drawn the Naboo/Bf109 for later.
Ken
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Brilliant !!!
I for one really enjoyed the New Captain Scarlet.. and I really do like the new Angel Aircraft.. and the new Angels for that matter.
I had planned to do this same model.. yours is just superb and will probably use some of your ideas.
Again superb.
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Sweet!
I didn't even know there was a new Captain Scarlett... now I have to search it.
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Nice sci fi build, good work. 8)
Ditto Silverfox, never heard of this 'new' Captain Scarlett ???, the pic of the plane seems a bit computer generated to my eyes :-\. Is there a pic of the real (studio) model?
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Ditto Silverfox, never heard of this 'new' Captain Scarlett ???, the pic of the plane seems a bit computer generated to my eyes :-\. Is there a pic of the real (studio) model?
Ahhhh..no.. the entire show is CGI
Prepare for a bumpy ride though.. there is a lot of re-imagining.. for example.. Lt Green is a woman.
Trailer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YN3Dy2MSbaQ#ws)
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Ahhhh..no.. the entire show is CGI
Prepare for a bumpy ride though.. there is a lot of re-imagining.. for example.. Lt Green is a woman.
Since I have only the vaguest of childhood memories as to what the original was about, I thought the reboot was fantastic. And very adult for a kids show.
Paul
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I like it .A very nice job.
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I love this - very very cool!!
Shame you can't make your own kit of it - I'd buy one in a flash