Murdo Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 Sorry if this is in the wrong place but I wasn't quite sure where to post it as it aint a tank or a plane... This is a horribly long post too… Many months ago, having built the Airfix 1/72 Bristol Bloodhound Anti-Aircraft Missile I wanted one in 1/35th scale. Not being prepared to fork out about £90 for a kit I decided to try and scratch build one... My first ever scratchbuild. I must have been insane! I love the streamlined, evil look of brooding menace this Missile has! The Bloodhound was a Cold War Missile found on RAF bases all over the world and was designed to take out Soviet Bombers (Bears) at an incredible speed long before they got anywhere near their target. Thankfully it was never used in anger. My thanks to my good friend Steve (Barv) who recently passed away and without whose incredible expertise and persistent nagging this would never have been started, let alone built. Here are the build pics and final result. The Wolf hunts the Bear! The start: At this point I discovered that, whilst it looked correct from the few pictures I had obtained… I had in fact constructed the launcher BACKWARDS! Thanks to Barv and the RAF Museum at RAF Hendon for the diagram which showed where I'd gone wrong. So, back to the drawing (and cutting) board. Rebuilt Hydraulics unit to correct dimensions, rebuilt launcher rail and added Missile support struts. Made hydraulic connectors for hoses. Blue tacked together to see how it looks. With wiring and hydraulic hoses added And now for the missile. Nicked one of my kiddies pens which was the correct diameter and made tapered body from plastic tube. Then shaped warhead cone from Balsa. Fins and tail fins made from plastic card. RamJets made from tubing with tapered cone from candle glued inside. Boosters and fins made from flat card, tubing and sharpened pencil heads. Missile test fitted to Launcher. Looking okay so far. Painted Launcher. Front and rear Launcher “plumbing” Painted Missile then made a small base from an old picture frame. Added model railway grass and wet and dry sandpaper for the tarmac and scratched a small field telephone for the left of the barrier. The view them pesky Russkies didn’t ever want to see. And finally, next to a 1/35th Chally 1 for size reference. It really is a big beast! Hope you like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHREAK Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 Astonishing modelling! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eng Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 Saw this on the table at Glasgow show on Saturday and I must admit the photo's just don't do it justice, this is a work of art when seen in the "plastic" - Absolutely beautiful, even more stunning now that I know it's all scratchbuilt!! Awesome piece of work. Brgds, Eng Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousA667 Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 Great post and outstanding work Murdo. Did Steve get to see this complete? peebeep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murdo Posted September 8, 2008 Author Share Posted September 8, 2008 Yes mate. He did. Thankfully. I got praise from the great Scratch Guru himself! Did you ever see any of his stuff? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousA667 Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 I've only seen a couple of pics, but his work looked amazing. peebeep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunnylurve Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 Mudo, in a word....stunning! That launcher is a work of art. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunnylurve Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 Oh, btw, love the inclusion of the plastic soldier mon- takes me back to when i was a kid and me and my mates would shoot at them with our air rifles Well you live and you learn i s'pose... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousDFB1 Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 Very nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan P Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 Really, very well done! Every bit as good as the Flightpath version to look at, aided by an excellent finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murdo Posted September 9, 2008 Author Share Posted September 9, 2008 Thanks to all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overkiller Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 Very Nice! Must admit I have been tempted by the Airfix one, but this large scale scratchbuild is just sublime. Duncan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murdo Posted September 9, 2008 Author Share Posted September 9, 2008 Very Nice!Must admit I have been tempted by the Airfix one, but this large scale scratchbuild is just sublime. Duncan Thanks mate! The wee Airfix 1/72 job is very nice. Add a couple of bits of cheap tubing (e.g. plastic or rubber wiring) some model railway grass, wet and dry sand paper, a dod of paint and... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turnerdad Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 That's great, seriously good scratchbuilding. Size of those things, wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giorgio N Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 That's really a great job ! The Bloodhound is a fascinating machine, your model gives it full justice ! Giorgio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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