BAe AV-17 'Bumblebee'

deathjester · November 20, 2012, 01:09:26 PM

My eldest son is turning into quite the Whiffer! His latest creation - via the medium of LEGO, is this fantastic little VTOL Strike Transport;

And look what I just found in the spares box;

Mwahahahahah!!!

The Rat · November 20, 2012, 05:26:23 PM

When he's old enough buy him a beer from me!

deathjester · November 21, 2012, 03:05:53 AM

Will do! Now I just have to do it justice...

deathjester · November 29, 2012, 04:13:16 PM

And here we go! Couldn't sleep one night, and whipped her together. Just need to decide on a colour scheme - I'm thinking of a yellow / red CSAR scheme, same as the LEGO version...

Go4fun · November 29, 2012, 04:40:11 PM

I'll go so far as to say try to stick to his basic paint layout as closely as possible. He deffinately be a Junior WhIffer after that!

Mossie · November 30, 2012, 01:09:07 AM

Good lad! That's pretty much how I started out whiffing, making my own lego creations, even better when Dad plays along!

NARSES2 · November 30, 2012, 03:40:08 AM

One nights work ?

Well done mate

deathjester · December 01, 2012, 02:03:51 PM

Here we go, all done bar the varnishing...

Cobra · December 01, 2012, 04:18:59 PM

Sweet,Superb,and Well Done

You did a Superb Job

Dan

Mossie · December 03, 2012, 04:47:21 AM

Great fun!

Go4fun · December 03, 2012, 12:07:43 PM

A great display would be both Bumblebees side by side. I think a designator of VA-(Sons's age) "Killerbee" would fit wonderfully. As a Vertical Atack fighter it could give the enemy troopies and their attack helicopters quite the stinging.

Now I'm going to have to keep my eye on what my one 4 year old grandson is doing with his Legos for fresh ideas.

deathjester · December 03, 2012, 12:40:36 PM

Cheers! I forgot to mention - this model is 'scale-orama'd' to 1/144, so at full size, she'd be nearly the same length as an Airbus A320!

BTW, the nose gun is meant to be an air cooled 40mm antiship gun, for taking out pesky smugglers and pirates...

Might do another one if I can scare up the parts!

chrisonord · December 03, 2012, 03:00:57 PM

Liking this Jay, it would make a good SHADO search and rescue bird

Chris

deathjester · December 03, 2012, 03:16:26 PM

Thanks mate! Why not get yourself a Hotspur glider kit, and give it a whirl...if you could do the Scimitar, then an AV-17 should be easy!

PR19_Kit · December 03, 2012, 04:10:52 PM

You mean there's a Hotspur in there somewhere? Now that's INVENTIVE building!