LOCKHEED MARTIN DRAGON

[Ian the Kiwi Herder]

Good innit ?

Ian

[lancer]

Oh man, that is BEAUTIFUL. Can't beleive you built it in2 days Rafa, you are a hardcore speedbuilder.  

[Rafael]

Thank U Lancer. I built it in 2 Days. But thought about it and planned for two weeks. I even posted a Thread for info and additional pics of the original 1216 to have references to work with.

Thank you.

Rafa

[Rafael]

Yeah, I know, I'm a crappy photographer....

[Rafael]

another one

[Rafael]

and another one

[Rafael]

and...

[Rafael]

This is how it all started............

[Rafael]

I intended to recreate the appearance of my Griffon...

[Rafael]

and made the lower fuselage smaller...... somehow the overall appearance didn't appeal to me...

[Rafael]

.... So I used an old F-16 I had lying around as another strange contraption I made years ago. Dismantled it, and transplanted the fwd fuselage to the dragon. BTW, the name dragon was made up at the moment of composing the backstory...

[Rafael]

........Major subassemblies ready........

[Rafael]

......the bird already assembled......... note, lower left the scratched "louvered" panels and exhaust....

[Rafael]

..... the panels are 2x2 centimeters square bits of plasticard, the louvers were "engraved" with a pen, the exhaust is 2 triangles, 2 strips to hold them and make a squarish cross-section and several small strips on top of the outer surfaces, to give the impression of "louvers". They then were painted using Zac's recipe of flat black and dry-brushed silver.......

[Rafael]