Karl Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 (edited) Here is my completed 1/48 scale scratch built Hawk Mk.IX from Space:1999, as seen in the episode titled "War Games". I have been wanting to do a 1/48 scale Hawk ever since I had the equally mad idea of making a scratch built 1/48 Eagle back in 1999. I tried to get as close to the 'screen' model as my ability and sanity would allow; orange over white with white anti-glare panels and subtle greys and silvers to pick out the panels and dark weathering powders to bring out the highlights. For comparison, all in 1/48 scale, the Eagle has flown in with our two curious Apollo astronauts, and an interloper in the form of a Naboo N1 star fighter from Star Wars the Phantom Menace. I really enjoyed the process of building this model, especially with it being from scratch; overcoming the the problems of structural integrity, building some quite complex shapes and finding bit's to use on the ship from all sorts of unexpected places... like the bathroom cabinet! The original build can be found here Space:1999 - 1/48 Mk.IX Hawk - Scratch Build Hope You like it. Karl Edited November 2, 2018 by Karl 28 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkSH Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 Genuinely great builds. Enjoyed watching them come together. Excellent work.... what's the next iconic scratchbuild? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karl Posted November 2, 2018 Author Share Posted November 2, 2018 4 minutes ago, MarkSH said: Genuinely great builds. Enjoyed watching them come together. Excellent work.... what's the next iconic scratchbuild? Thanks Mark - I'm might give myself a rest and do a few kits first I think!! Karl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamS Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 Yep, good stuff that 👍👍👍 Graham 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan R Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 That is a truly;y spectacular model. If my skills were a tenth of yours, I would improve immensely... Cheers, Alan. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 That's excellent Karl, well done - you'd never know it wasn't a commercial kit 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 Fabulous stuff. And, If you choose to accept it, I just found your next challenge. One I've never seen before... https://66.media.tumblr.com/7d01bbd5285d8e01f84242ca0cb89f75/tumblr_pgrn9wy9Fn1qbpemno1_1280.jpg 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karl Posted November 4, 2018 Author Share Posted November 4, 2018 Thank you very much chaps for all of your kind comments. Cheers Karl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karl Posted November 4, 2018 Author Share Posted November 4, 2018 (edited) 3 hours ago, Pete in Lincs said: Fabulous stuff. And, If you choose to accept it, I just found your next challenge. One I've never seen before... https://66.media.tumblr.com/7d01bbd5285d8e01f84242ca0cb89f75/tumblr_pgrn9wy9Fn1qbpemno1_1280.jpg Yep - them little cargo boxes / containers should be no problem Karl PS - The ship - I don't believe it's cannon; think I've seen it on a Facebook fan art group before. Interesting design though. Edited November 4, 2018 by Karl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saturnapollo Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 (edited) These are both seriously impressive. Keith Edited November 5, 2018 by saturnapollo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Coombs Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 (edited) On 11/4/2018 at 8:34 PM, Pete in Lincs said: Fabulous stuff. And, If you choose to accept it, I just found your next challenge. One I've never seen before... https://66.media.tumblr.com/7d01bbd5285d8e01f84242ca0cb89f75/tumblr_pgrn9wy9Fn1qbpemno1_1280.jpg The hybrid offspring of an Eagle and Thunderbird 2? That never appeared in the show, but the concept is clear. Has anyone built a Swift, Super Swift, or Ultra Probe? Edited November 6, 2018 by Steve Coombs Spelling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roberto Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 Amazing skills, I love your work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarkas Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 That looks brilliant, Karl. I've been following this build from the start (well, from when you started posting about it), and the Hawk has come out a treat! Bravo! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandsaw Steve Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 Outstanding! Truely impressive work. 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karl Posted November 7, 2018 Author Share Posted November 7, 2018 On 11/5/2018 at 9:39 AM, Steve Coombs said: The hybrid offspring of an Eagle and Thunderbird 2? That never appeared in the show, but the concept is clear. Has anyone built a Swift, Super Swift, or Ultra Probe? I have seen a Swift scratch built by someone on a Facebook group, and it was very impressive, including it's size; I think it's much bigger than the Eagle and in 1/48 would be massive. ...Mmmm.... Karl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 Superb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimme Shelter Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 looks brilliant and built from scratch... excellent. Why waste money on new released kits of the same when you can make better at home and know its 110% unique and all your own doing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockpopandchips Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 Jaw dropping! Really very impressive build and it look amazing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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