Beowulfs workbench

[beowulf]

done been doing much since xmas......first one of the new year



Focke-Wulf Flitzer of the German Luftwaffe modified to be launched from a ramp on a ship with rocket assistance, gave merchant ships some form of air defence when no aircraft carriers were available during WW2

 

[JasonBegheFanGirl]

I really like you're models Beowulf, they're amazing.

They look really complicated to peice together! I love the Moto GP bike pictures, I am a Valentino Rossi fan and I like F1 Racing too.

Great work, I can't wait to see more of your stuff.

 

[Jazzy]

Not only are your models amazing, you learn a lot about them as well. Thank you for sharing and I can't wait to see and learn more!

 

[beowulf]

Jaguar XJ220



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaguar_XJ220



not my best...absolute dog of a kit to put together............didnt like the paint much either, instead of my normal airbrush i used an automotive paint in a rattle can to try it....Vauxhall metallic ice blue

 

[beowulf]

Not only are your models amazing, you learn a lot about them as well. Thank you for sharing and I can't wait to see and learn more!

thanks.....you do realise that that plane on the ramp is complete make believe, dont you?



im a member of a 'what-if' model forum..............the plane nearly did exist......it got to prototype stage before they decided to build the Me 262 instead................the idea is sound too...........the British merchant navy really did do something similar in the war which is how i got the idea



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAM_ship



the whole thing was to have a go at scratch building the launcher from any junk i had lying around just to see if i could do it

 

[Evil Eye]

Is there anything special about the licence plate on that car?

 

[beowulf]

in what way?



the kit didnt come with any so they were some from my spares box................i think they were originally swiss or french ones but i removed the relevant flag...

 

[Evil Eye]

In a real-car sort of way.

 

[beowulf]

they are the right colour/design etc for french/swiss cars......they came from a Ferrai 575 kit which had about 10 sets of plates for a variety of countries

 

[beowulf]

Armed jeep as used by the S.A.S. in the North African desert in WW2..............its in 1/35 and is about 5 inch/13 cm long



the real thing

 

[Evil Eye]

Why does the grill look like they took a saw and cut out a few bars?

Nice work.

 

[beowulf]

Why does the grill look like they took a saw and cut out a few bars?

Nice work.

it was actually a weight saving reason........if the vehicle weighed less they could carry more gear such as fuel, water, ammo, etc..................the 'can' on the front is a condensor......allows coolant boiling off from the rad to cool and return to the rad

 

[Evil Eye]

Huh, interesting idea...

 

[Flurry]

Man.. dude I think you and a member of mine should seriously meet up! You two could probably do some amazing work together!

 

[beowulf]

is he a model maker too?

 

[beowulf]

latest creation



Toyota Celica GT-Four rally car...............a replica of Juha Kankkunens championship winning car from 1993........for those that dont know he was a Finnish driver who won the WRC four times....won other stuff like the Dakar rally too



its about 8 inches long

and what it looked like before i started the weathering process

 

[Evil Eye]

You made it all dirty!

Bad beowulf!

 

[beowulf]

latest thing............





Humvee 'guntruck' of the style used in Iraq in the late 90's when they found that they had to add additional 'armour' sourced locally in Iraq to try and protect the occupants ..............which of course went rusty rather quick

and if you want to gauge the size of it......................

1/72 scale, kit by Dragon of China

 

[Evil Eye]

It is small!



I saw some real army vehicles last Thursday.

 

[Raven]

I still havent started my model making kits yet. Keep meaning to, I love these, Especially the armed jeep!