VIRULAN long range heavy fighter

[renax]

I first posted in "secret projects" but one  told me
Wha-if was more in the subject, so here I am...

this model was made for a comic; (as a drawing help)
The Virulan mission is to escort bombers of the "Bison" class.
I'll add more details later.

the model base is revell's arado.

[Arc3371]

Looks great, what comic is it for?

[Geoff]

looks good!

[ChernayaAkula]

<...> I'll add more details later. <...>

I certainly hope so. Looks great indeed. The Luchs-based (?) maintenance vehicle also looks rather interesting.

[ysi_maniac]

WOW 

[renax]

Comic page is here:
http://www.sharkit.com/alterra1/sanctuaire/sanctuaire.htm
(mail me to renaud@sharkit.com and I send you the PDF file)

The Luchs-based (yes!) maintenance vehicle badly I have only about one picture...

The base kit is the revell arado 555;

The wing is the same as revell kit but there are some modifications:
-engines are now in the fuselage, with leading edge air intakes;
(model engines are two 1/48 jumo 004)

-trolley is mainly home made, with spare sprue.
landing gear have been withdraw
Virulan landes on with skids, with empty tanks only...skids wont stand a heavy loaded plane.
on the shot below the four big JATOs land on help can be seen


Everything has been done to increase the range.



larger picts here:
http://renax-sharkit.blogspot.com/2009/12/virulan-long-range-heavy-fighter.html
(its my blog, here I stock the picts, more are to come.)

[beowulf]

ooo...i like that!.....nice one 

[thedarkmaster]

ooo...i like that!.....nice one

yes it is isn't it   

[renax]

the model was to avoid to do too many perseptive drawing work,
so it does not look like a nice display model,
only a grey primer paint layer.

On the pict the ladder is 1/48...
Wrong for a display model but enougth for a drawing help....

(large picts: http://renax-sharkit.blogspot.com/)

[bobbo]

Wow!!  Simply WOW! 

Could it possibly become a Sharkit kit?  Please??

bobbo

[renax]

A sharkit ?

its too big to be casted in resin;

maybe something like a conversion,
as the revell kit is,
as long as I know, not difficult to find.

but make molds and all the things
(masterig parts is very different from doing a scratch, and an instruction sheet must be done...)
need at least a little serie of about 20 copies.

so the hope is thin...

below: the turret, 2 guns top and 2 down.

[Arc3371]

Love to see more from that comic

[batmancustoms]

   Love it

[renax]

Comic page is here:
http://www.sharkit.com/alterra1/sanctuaire/sanctuaire.htm

mail me to renaud@sharkit.com and I send you the PDF file;
(its free  but a bit heavy)

you can also look the teaser here on youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/user/renorenax#p/u/7/gSsCgafRA3I

I'll remain on the Virulan on this topic,
but maybe Ill open another one about the comic (not to mix everything)
(the comic is an Uchronian/Alternative History subject)

pictures with turret views:
the gunner is in the turret, but this is not done on the model.
Guns would be 30mm "long"...


both up and low "half turret"


intrados:
(note the retracted landing skids)

[Just call me Ray]

Stupid question, but...you are going to finish it, right?


Also if it's not too late or too much of a bother some fixed guns in the nose would be cool