Hi Guys,
The long wait is over.
With help from Captain Canada here are some pictures of what I have been working on over the past few years. Most are in 1/72 unless stated and a few recycled. I will add what kits were used and any references relating to existing aircraft or concept/line drawings.
In the meantime please check out my
blog page 'McColm what I've started and currently working on' ,over the last few pages.
There are some older whiffs on my Facebook page, just search under:
Steven James McColm
I'm the hansom chap posing in the Royal Auxiliary Air Force uniform next to the unit's sign!
Grumman Albatross with Rolls-Royce Griffon engines, 6 blade contra-rotating propellers, 3 on each shaft. Secondhand model.
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Side view of the Grumman Albatross.
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Front view of the Grumman Albatross.
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My interpretation of a Heliplane. C-130 fuselage, Mil-26 main stack. Constellation triple fin tail and two 1/48 Lockheed S-3B Viking turbofan engines. Will get a second set of helicopter blades.
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Rear view of the Heliplane.
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Side view of the Heliplane.
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Front view of the Heliplane, without the rotors fitted or wheels.
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Rear view of the Be-12 Mail AEW turboprop flying boat.
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Side view of the Be-12 Mail AEW turboprop flying boat.
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Side view of the Martin Mariner turboprop flying boat.
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Rear view of the Mach2 Martin Mariner.
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Front view of the AW Argos gunship with Rolls-Royce Tyne engines.
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Rear view of the AW Argos gunship.
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Martin Marlin meets parts of the HP Victor.
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Front view, it's amazing what a few tubes of filler/puty can hide! Not quite finished.
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Looks familiar Sea Victor, but not quite right!
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Yes it's a kitbash, mixture of Martin Marlin meets the Handley Page Victor with the nose and rear BAe Nimrod AEW3 resin radomes.
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A close up view of the Wraith.
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Front view of the Wraith, looks kinda sneaky!
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Side view of the Wraith, with lumps and bumps!
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The rear view of the problem child, I keep changing my mind on what I want to fit on the gap.
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Side view of the Avro Shackateer AEW. It now has twin-tail boom, twin-fins.
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Rear view of the Avro Shackateer AEW. The white vacform radome and new tail layout.
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Side view of the griffon powered Shinmeiwa amphibious flying boat.
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Rear view of the Griffon powered Shinmeiwa amphibious flying boat.
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My favourite is the Wraith ! I really dig the look of this one. All of the parts used, all of the lumps and bumps....just looks mean !
:thumbsup:
Ya I forgot about that one....big and bad !
:wub:
Thanks again Captain Canada.
The Wraith is in it's fifth reincarnation, previous name was Proteus. Its had a double mamba engine in the nose and one at the rear with twin RR Griffons. I think the resin turboprop engines work better with the three bladed propellers.
Lumps and bumps are from the Falcon vacform triple conversion kits. EP-3 Orion and AP-2E/H Neptune. Metal landing gear is from the AeroClub Shackleton MR2 conversion kit.
The Heliplane is influenced by several concept pictures throughout this site.
The Albatross was already built and painted. When it arrived in the post it was almost intact apart from the engines.
The Be-12 Mail AEW was originally a Be-6 Veb East German kit although Revell did re-market it. Just added a stack off a Rotodyne kit with the rotodome of the Hawkeye.Rear landing wheels need to be fitted.
Avro Shackateer, already been commentated on in previous posts.
I love your work! since you posted pictures of a WIG kinda machine I was very much intigued by your designs. I love it. it sure inspired me. Keep up the great work!
David
Thanks David.
Update on the Wraith. The 1/72 Czech Master resin #CS69 nose conversion for the Lockheed P2V-7B Neptune (flown by the Royal Netherlands Naval Air Service) now fills the gap in the rear fuselage.
This gives the Wraith a sting in its tail with four 20mm fixed cannon.
The C130 heliplane looks like it belongs in a Gerry Anderson production.
Congratulations for the 3 twin-boomers shown here: :wub: :wub: :wub: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
The Heliplane is based on a design by GBA,page 2 of the C-130 aircraft topic.
Thanks Tophe :thumbsup:
Quote from: Captain Canada on September 07, 2016, 04:32:18 AM
A close up view of the Wraith.
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Front view of the Wraith, looks kinda sneaky!
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Side view of the Wraith, with lumps and bumps!
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The rear view of the problem child, I keep changing my mind on what I want to fit on the gap.
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The Wraith has been hand painted Revell number 8 Matt black to give it a sinister look. Rear landing gear changed to the same as the main landing gear.
Quote from: Captain Canada on September 07, 2016, 04:29:53 AM
Front view of the AW Argos gunship with Rolls-Royce Tyne engines.
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Rear view of the AW Argos gunship.
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Gone with my own interpretation of the USAF Vietnam 1968 AC-119K paint scheme, using Revell enamel paints.
Martin Marlin meets parts of the HP Victor.
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Front view, it's amazing what a few tubes of filler/puty can hide! Not quite finished.
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Looks familiar Sea Victor, but not quite right!
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Yes it's a kitbash, mixture of Martin Marlin meets the Handley Page Victor with the nose and rear BAe Nimrod AEW3 resin radomes.
(https://scontent-yyz1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/14202761_10210379249663289_146717623309842518_n.jpg?oh=928bb3a152613985747edb86fccd5676&oe=5881CB5F)
Latest build V-tailed HS Condor
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Quote from: Captain Canada on November 06, 2016, 02:12:49 PM
Latest build V-tailed HS Condor
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1/72 Heller Boeing E-3A AWACS with Anigrand Martin SeaMaster engines fitted over the wings, resin RC-135 E-Systems Cheek fairings on either side of the fuselage, EC-135N/E nose, V/butterfly tail. Multi-role aircraft in the reconnaissance, ELINT and AEW & C roles- Pre JSTARS.
Got a funky look to her, that's for sure ! I like the engine arrangement.
:thumbsup:
Thanks again Captain Canada, I'll be sending you a few more pics your way as I finally get round to painting some of my builds.
Two more painted;
Grumman Albatross Rolls-Royce Griffon powered engines and contra-rotating propellers. Liaison and reconnaissance duties.
Avro Shackateer-grey and white colour scheme, slightly weathered..
The new one is nice also! :thumbsup: (not twin-boom but weird and interesting) ;)
Thanks Tophe :thumbsup:
I HAD to come check this out after I read about it in your blog... Wicked!
Keep going for the gusto... this is going to be one hell of a bird. :mellow:
That V-tail Condor... wow! :thumbsup:
Thanks Guys,
There's more where that came from!