Glenn's Current Modeling Projects

Stargazer · October 13, 2009, 01:08:09 PM

Isn't this original movie artwork? Who did it? Was it Bill Stout?

Glenn · October 13, 2009, 07:18:07 PM

Don't know who the designer was but, you need a book called, "From Star Wars to Indiana Jones" by Mark Cotta Vaz and Shinji Hata. (Chronicle Books) On pages 136~137 are the plan, sketches of the wing, and the jet that looks like the A10.
Today, US Bomber 1 of 5 for 2010. It is balsa sides and base, and the top surfaces are in card.....scale, 1/48.
Glenn

noxioux · October 14, 2009, 07:09:56 PM

Any chance of you posting the build-up of the flying wing??? I'm sure I'm not the only one doing the pee-pee dance over that one.

Glenn · October 14, 2009, 07:20:42 PM

The five engine wing I'm building at the moment, is my second actually. About 10 years ago I finished a 1/35 model of the movie wing, (on this page, somewhere in the past) but this time, it's 1/48. I'm on the starboard wing at present.....long way to go!
Anyhow, today I'm back on US Bomber 3 of 5....1/48 sc and has a fuselage length of 18.25".
Tomorrow, plans of the jet from Raiders....
Glenn

Glenn · October 15, 2009, 07:04:44 PM

As promised, the sketch of the A-10 'look-a-like' for the Raiders movie. I think my model is close.
Glenn

Mossie · October 16, 2009, 05:34:18 AM

Looking forward to seeing the Raiders jet Glenn, I started a project myself which was inspired by it rather than an exact copy. Hoping to ressurect it for the HOG Memorial GB.

Glenn · October 16, 2009, 07:49:58 PM

Today I'm back with the P-402, (the twin P-40) finished. With the undercart, I decided with twin wheels per oleo leg, as I thought the single wheel wouldn't be strong enough to support the weight.
Glenn

Tophe · October 16, 2009, 08:33:18 PM

wonderful model, thanks.
Uh... could you post another view, for us to better see the layout? Is it "short nose and lateral engines" like the actual prototype has been, or is it something else, like "asymmetric with a nose central engine" (I would love it even more)?

Stargazer · October 17, 2009, 02:24:25 AM

Tophe, I don't think there ever was an "actual prototype". They were just full-size mock-ups which were built as decoys to place on airfields and fool foreign intelligence.

Tophe · October 17, 2009, 03:17:02 AM

I was meaning "scale 1", sorry.
See http://aerofiles.com

Brian da Basher · October 17, 2009, 06:05:33 AM

LOVE your twin P-40, Glenn! The color scheme and Aussie markings are icing on the cake! That's some serious pro-style modelling!!!

Any change we could see more shots of this beauty?

Brian da Basher

Jschmus · October 17, 2009, 08:34:56 AM

If I remember correctly, both of those pieces of artwork (the wing and the A-10 thing) were created by Ron Cobb. His style is very distinctive.

Glenn · October 17, 2009, 07:09:51 PM

This is a 'heads on' shot of the P-402. The Jeep to the right is a 1/72 Cararama model.....one beautiful Jeep!
Glenn

Tophe · October 17, 2009, 10:07:28 PM

Great!

rickshaw · October 18, 2009, 05:11:26 AM

Quote from: Glenn on October 17, 2009, 07:09:51 PM
This is a 'heads on' shot of the P-402. The Jeep to the right is a 1/72 Cararama model.....one beautiful Jeep!
Glenn

Is it my imagination or is one wheel bigger than the other on each oleo leg?