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Green Dragon

August 10, 2009, 12:45:19 PM
While hunting bits for my floaty thing I came across some wrecked kit bashes from the early eighties and decided to see if I could rebuild some of them. First up is a Light Anti-Grav Hopper made from an Airfix Bo105,  Hasegawa supplied tailplanes from an Mu2J and a MiG23 gun pack and from Matchbox I used the skids from the AH-1 Cobra and a couple of Matra pods. Not sure where the Pylons are from.

Pic of the wreckage.


Hopefully it'll look alright when I chuck it back together!

Paul Harrison
"Well, it's rather brutal here. Right now we are advising all our clients to put everything they've got into canned food and shotguns."-Gremlins 2

On the bench.
1/72 Space 1999 Eagle, Comet Miniatures Martian War Machine
1/72nd Quad Tilt Rotor, 1/144th V/STOL E2 Hawkeye (stalled)

Captain Canada

#1
August 10, 2009, 01:30:27 PM
That's pretty cool ! And I had no idea they made a Bo105.....cool !

:cheers:
CANADA KICKS arse !!!!

Long Live the Commonwealth !!!
Vive les Canadiens !
Where's my beer ?

Green Dragon

#2
August 10, 2009, 04:33:10 PM
Hi Captain Canada, the kit first came out in 1979 and that's when I bought this one. I planned to finish it in a Civil mostly white scheme and, being crap at painting anything white, it was a mess! Then I used the wreck to test out bullet holes and other battle damage with drills and heated needles etc. Then I threw all these bits together as a quick Anti-grav for a wargame. I've got a few others somewhere in overall Coal Black that I fitted with a gun on one side and a rocket pod on the other.

Just checked the Airfix site and it isn't available at the moment, haven't seen one in a shop for a very long time.
I filled the bullet holes with Green Stuff.






Paul Harrison
"Well, it's rather brutal here. Right now we are advising all our clients to put everything they've got into canned food and shotguns."-Gremlins 2

On the bench.
1/72 Space 1999 Eagle, Comet Miniatures Martian War Machine
1/72nd Quad Tilt Rotor, 1/144th V/STOL E2 Hawkeye (stalled)

AeroplaneDriver

#3
August 10, 2009, 08:38:39 PM
Love the shape.  Looking forward to seeing this one finished!   :thumbsup:
So I got that going for me...which is nice....

Cobra

#4
August 10, 2009, 09:56:30 PM
Very Cool!!!!!! why do i get the Feeling this Baby is gonna either Remain Unmarked or End up the the letters USCM painted on it?????? Can'tt wait to see More!!!!!!!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :cheers:

philp

#5
August 10, 2009, 11:25:03 PM
Very neat.
I also have one of the Airfix kits in the bin.  Was doing a yellow and black PHI version which was coming out fine till I messed up the glass (glue stain inside).  Also got a Gazelle.  Wonder how those 2 kits would go together.
Phil Peterson

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Green Dragon

#6
August 13, 2009, 12:17:45 PM
Decided to update the cockpit a bit instead of just slapping it together.
Panel Front

Panel back

First Painting attempt, might be able to save. May need repaint.


After rubbing down all the filler there isn't much left of the paint job so I'm not sure what sheme it will turn up in Cobra but USCM could be in the running!

Paul Harrison
"Well, it's rather brutal here. Right now we are advising all our clients to put everything they've got into canned food and shotguns."-Gremlins 2

On the bench.
1/72 Space 1999 Eagle, Comet Miniatures Martian War Machine
1/72nd Quad Tilt Rotor, 1/144th V/STOL E2 Hawkeye (stalled)

Barry Krell

#7
August 15, 2009, 08:45:46 AM
Give it a bath in Fairy Power Spray.

i can see the concept and it reminds me of a Peter Elson painting.
Aston Martin  - Power, Beauty, Soul.

Taiidantomcat

#8
August 16, 2009, 10:15:05 AM
Quote from: Barry Krell on August 15, 2009, 08:45:46 AM
Give it a bath in Fairy Power Spray.

i can see the concept and it reminds me of a Peter Elson painting.

Same here! Looks good
"Imagination is the one weapon in the war against reality." -Jules de Gaultier

"My model is right! It's the real world that's wrong!" -global warming scientist

An armor guy, who builds airplanes almost exclusively, that he converts to space fighters-- all while admiring ship models.

Green Dragon

#9
August 16, 2009, 03:39:12 PM
I splatted some Citadel Kommando Khaki over it as a primer, still not sure what colour it'll be at the end. Here's a pic of the panel installed and repainted. It actually looks better to the naked eye than the pic shows, honest!

Might add a shroud from thin plasticard. I'm trying to cut up some polythene Esci figures to sit in the back, nothing seems to stick the bits together too well. Using PVA to, hopefully, hold them together long enough to use them in piccies.
Love Peter Elson's paintings too! Top grade artist, think all I have are a couple the Terran Trade Authority books with some of his stuff in them

Paul Harrison
"Well, it's rather brutal here. Right now we are advising all our clients to put everything they've got into canned food and shotguns."-Gremlins 2

On the bench.
1/72 Space 1999 Eagle, Comet Miniatures Martian War Machine
1/72nd Quad Tilt Rotor, 1/144th V/STOL E2 Hawkeye (stalled)

Barry Krell

#10
August 16, 2009, 05:55:19 PM
The one I'm thinking of is in Great Space Battles.

See your PM about an Airfix Bo 105 too!
Aston Martin  - Power, Beauty, Soul.

Green Dragon

#11
August 28, 2009, 08:07:25 AM
I've painted it up a bit with Catachan Green and Fortress Grey plus I made up a FLIR ball from some scrap sprue and stuck it on a boom (pitot tube? though it is a bit thick!).
Still haven't decided on any markings but I'm leaning towards USA, Canada or Finnish coz I have some small enough to fit from those countries.




Paul Harrison
"Well, it's rather brutal here. Right now we are advising all our clients to put everything they've got into canned food and shotguns."-Gremlins 2

On the bench.
1/72 Space 1999 Eagle, Comet Miniatures Martian War Machine
1/72nd Quad Tilt Rotor, 1/144th V/STOL E2 Hawkeye (stalled)

Sauragnmon

#12
August 28, 2009, 09:47:53 AM
Nice little piece, certainly an interesting subject.  The camo looks good too.
Putty-fu, Scratch-jutsu and Bash-chi, the sacred martial arts of the What-If. Mastering them, is Ancient Chinese Secret.

Just your friendly neighbourhood Mad Scientist and Ship-whiffer.

Overkill? Nah, it's Insurance.  So are the 20" guns.

Green Dragon

#13
August 28, 2009, 05:09:19 PM
Thanks Sauragnmon, forgot to post the underside shot.


Paul Harrison
"Well, it's rather brutal here. Right now we are advising all our clients to put everything they've got into canned food and shotguns."-Gremlins 2

On the bench.
1/72 Space 1999 Eagle, Comet Miniatures Martian War Machine
1/72nd Quad Tilt Rotor, 1/144th V/STOL E2 Hawkeye (stalled)

ChernayaAkula

#14
August 28, 2009, 05:40:21 PM
Now that thing looks cool! Like something right out of a sci-fi film or computer game!
Cheers,
Moritz

Must, then, my projects bend to the iron yoke of a mechanical system? Is my soaring spirit to be chained down to the snail's pace of matter?
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