AvPro Marauder (1/72)

[jalles]

This one is what made me fall in love with the Marauder.

Yeah, me too.  Unfortunately mine isn't going to turn out that cool.  I thought the drawings I was basing my build on were from an AvPro CD, but apparently they're from a fan and I don't think they're accurate.  My Marauder is going to be too narrow but at this point I don't feel like starting over so I'm keeping it as is.

[strobez]

I immediately move that jalles' Marauder be disqualified and removed from the competitive aspect of this GB on the grounds that it is grossly inaccurate!

<heh, heh, heh... that ought to thin the field considerably...   >

[jcf]

This one is what made me fall in love with the Marauder.

Yeah, me too.  Unfortunately mine isn't going to turn out that cool.  I thought the drawings I was basing my build on were from an AvPro CD, but apparently they're from a fan and I don't think they're accurate.  My Marauder is going to be too narrow but at this point I don't feel like starting over so I'm keeping it as is.

As the real thing was vapourware, and had numerous variations, I don't beleive there is such a thing
as accuracy with the subject.

[jalles]

I immediately move that jalles' Marauder be disqualified and removed from the competitive aspect of this GB on the grounds that it is grossly inaccurate!

I guess I'll have to go with plan B, a 1/32 Blohm & Voss BV 222 powered by 12 Jumo 004s 

[TheChronicOne]

HEhehehhehe  ^^^^




Lookin good so far! Pretty choice work, if I say so......

[jcf]

I immediately move that jalles' Marauder be disqualified and removed from the competitive aspect of this GB on the grounds that it is grossly inaccurate!

I guess I'll have to go with plan B, a 1/32 Blohm & Voss BV 222 powered by 12 Jumo 004s 

[strobez]

Heh, well it was worth a shot... 

Althouh I have to say, Plan B has a certain panache to it...

[jalles]

Despite working a fair bit on the Marauder, I don't have much to show for it.

The engine nacelles are coming together. I used putty to fill in the interior.  I'm still not sure if I'll fit compressors faces in them since they can't really be seen down the intake without a flashlight.  The one on the right has been shaped to fit onto the fuselage (notice the notches in the front).





Here's how it will integrate onto the top of the fuselage, there's going to be a lot of PSR to do.



Finally, the cockpit is slowly shaping up.

[PR19_Kit]

That's looking pretty darned amazing. 

[jalles]

Thanks Kit! I'm really hoping it comes together.

[DogfighterZen]

That's looking pretty darned amazing. 

Second that!!

[NARSES2]

That's looking pretty darned amazing. 

Second that!!

Third it 

[63cpe]

Quote from: DogfighterZen on Today at 02:42:52 am
Quote from: PR19_Kit on Yesterday at 10:54:11 am
That's looking pretty darned amazing. 

Second that!!

Third it 

Fourth that! 

[jalles]

A little more progress.

The cockpit has been painted. The closeups certainly highlight all of the flaws, I think it looks better in person.



There's a custom decal in there for the cockpit displays.  I found a picture of the the Eduard F-15E photo-etch set on the internet.  I cut it up in Photoshop and rearranged it in Illustrator.  Then I printed it out on decal sheet, flat coated it and applied it to the cockpit. I'm pretty happy with how it turned out.





It's now glued into the top half of the fuselage, but no pics yet.

Here's the bottom, mostly finished with the landing gear wells installed.





A lot of work yet to do.  Hopefully I'll seal up the fuselage and install the engine nacelles tomorrow.

[Caveman]

That's amazing! And scratch built. More superlatives required!