The Minotaur : an aerial gunship

Mr Ten · August 24, 2016, 09:30:29 AM

The story of this model is rather unusual, as the design and most of the building was made by a friend... 10 years (or more !) ago.
Alas, all his energy was exhausted on this project, and before finishing, he was bored... $:-\$
I remarked this poor dusty ship abandoned on one of his shelves, and he give it to me as a new challenge...
So after a washin soapy water, i have added some details, and give her finally a realistic but weary finishing...

It's definitely a kind of joint venture...

The humbrol tin can gives you an idea about the size. it's a bit huge...

Full size pics :
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Captain Canada · August 24, 2016, 10:14:25 AM

Whoa ! Now that is cool ! Very well done. The main 'hull' lineage is pretty easy to spot, the rest not so much. Excellent job guys and I'm glad you followed it through !

Vorcha · August 24, 2016, 10:20:52 AM

looks amazing!

Gondor · August 24, 2016, 10:50:53 AM

Well I don't know all of what went into that but as the Captain says that's a B-24 for the forward fuselage. I also spotted parts from a Viggen, F-14 and Su-7 as well, defiantly a build that clears out the spares box

Gondor

Mr Ten · August 24, 2016, 11:24:21 AM

Quote from: Gondor on August 24, 2016, 10:50:53 AM
Well I don't know all of what went into that but as the Captain says that's a B-24 for the forward fuselage. I also spotted parts from a Viggen, F-14 and Su-7 as well, defiantly a build that clears out the spares box

Gondor

Indeed... Sharp view !

And also parts from a star wars star destroyer (mainly seen on the bottom), x wing for some guns, 2 star wars rebel transports (pods at end of the wings) and many small bits...

kerick · August 24, 2016, 06:31:20 PM

This is awesome! Your friend needs to be invited to join!

Dizzyfugu · August 24, 2016, 11:42:57 PM

Way cool. And huge!

zenrat · August 25, 2016, 01:20:36 AM

Lovely. The trick with a build like this is knowing when to stop. I reckon between the two of you you got it spot on.

AXU · August 25, 2016, 02:20:59 AM

Outstanding !!!

Old Wombat · August 25, 2016, 04:11:41 AM

I'm seeing B-24 Liberator, F-14 Tomcat, MiG 21, SW rebel transports, look like Gundam bits on top of the wings & assorted "found objects".

Very, very, very cool!

DogfighterZen · August 25, 2016, 04:19:14 AM

Excellent work from both of you!
You and your friend have got a wild imagination, and like Kerick said, he should be invited to join us!

NARSES2 · August 25, 2016, 06:15:14 AM

That does look good

su27rules · August 26, 2016, 10:58:45 AM

Very nice!!

usn sentinel · August 26, 2016, 07:23:43 PM

What a stunning model !!!!!!, every detail is super cool and the paint scheme is so good i could not work out the size until i saw the humbrol can, from the hoses and piping on top to the incredible weathering . this model could not be improved on ,and should be used as a studio model for some show , yes you can see some kits in there but its how they blend in that works so well ,the design is very very realistic sci fi i would buy this if it was a kit , ive seen some amazing designs out there but there's something very special about this look, You could just see this landing on some dusty planet with vertical thrusters on full kicking up dust

deathjester · August 27, 2016, 11:06:41 AM

Woah!! That thing is every shade of awesome under the sun!!!! Nice work