Space Fighter | Hawk BAe T1 Kit Bash!
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So the general idea is to turn this into an alien spacecraft.
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An easy online purchase and next day delivery... Here we are with the fresh parts ready to be bashed into something much less aerodynamic and terrestrial!
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Chop it in half lads... I have an idea! Said in a Michael Caine accent.
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No going back now... It's no longer a product of Revell/BAe. As you can see from my time stamps I just went with building this quick. Good or bad. Time will tell...!
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Immediate thought is to reverse the wings and upturn the forward fuselage vertical giving a tall alien cockpit shape, lessening the human shaped fuselage.
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Basic idea taking form. I'm gonna leave the tail as it is. Looking like the craft could house an aquatic lifeform already - maybe an Independence Day style alien?
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Utilising cockpit interior as exterior detailing, tails, fuel tanks and the exhaust (inverted) as enormous cannon housing - ooh-er!
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Air intakes and fuel tanks used again to add detail and bulk to main body.
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Undercarriage doors used as directional main rear exhaust vents.
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Working on cannon and using smaller kit pieces as general external detailing. Kinda steampunkesque it'll be maybe? I'm thinking a dark metallic for paint...
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Getting somewhere now.
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Used cockpit instrument panels as 'flaps' for exhausts on side of body. Seats and undercarriage components being used as detailing.
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Side view. Some minor pieces of cut sprue being used for detail. I may reverse back the sidewinder missiles to forward firing.
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Underside view. I'm thinking that the wheels act now as anti-grav thrusters of some sort as I decided why would a space fighter need wheels? Surely it would just use an energy source to land vertically 😉 but then who'd land in space?
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Rear exhaust view. Good idea or bad? I'm happy I went against shape and turned it all on it's head, decided I'm going to only use a part of the canopy shown as clear habitat and will paint the rest.
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Just using up all the kit pieces.
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Side and underside view...
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Front view - ooh-er!
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Decided that instead of trailing sidewinders, we needed forward firing.
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Underside.
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IN PROGRESS. UPDATED: 7/12/21...
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Comentarii
21 22 September 2021, 11:47
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Hi WhiteGlint & S M 🙂 Excellent! I've pretty much got it built already. I'll get some pictures loaded asap - hopefully tonight 👍
22 September 2021, 14:41
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Yeah, started it last night. I just set myself the task of using all the parts and building as I went. Whether you'll think it looks any good or not is a different matter of course! Think a bit 'Steam Punk' in style 😉 I'll get the card outta the camera and get the piccies on here 👍
22 September 2021, 14:46
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Hi Spanjaard and Robert 🙂 Great to have you here also 🙂 👍 Here's hoping it's any good!
22 September 2021, 18:30
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Ha-ha Robert. I get yer meaning... Yeah the threatening bit just sort of 'grew' out of the bits on the bench! Still a spaceship's gotta have a big gun, surely? I'll get the newer pics on tomorrow 👍
22 September 2021, 19:46
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Thanks guys 🙂 You're all being very kind. I took some more pictures last night, so will get them on here later.
23 September 2021, 11:12
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@David - I hope my finished product will be worthy of your curiosity 🙂 @JD - it could go either way, my spirit may be crushed or soar - who knows?! @David H - Cheers just be careful with that popcorn we're in zero gravity now and @Bruce - yeah that's one way of describing my 'efforts' 👍
23 September 2021, 11:13
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That vertical part sure is curious. I am very interested how it will look in the end. 👍
23 September 2021, 14:49
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Hi WhiteGlint 👍 Thanks for dropping back again 🙂 Hopefully it'll work out? I figured as there's no real requirement for a spaceship to be aerodynamic or streamlined and as another lifeform could also potentially be any shape. I thought I'd go a little bit bonkers and just flip the habitat part. Of course it could end up looking terrible!
23 September 2021, 15:11
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Oh, another one, this looks promising. Now I really regret selling my hawk a little while back... This is inspiring.
23 September 2021, 21:20
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I am not an expert at all, but in my eyes this looks a bit like some Transformer now 😉
24 September 2021, 17:49
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I'm looking forward to seeing how you add colour and bring this ship to life 🙂
24 September 2021, 18:30
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@Robert, well flattered with that as a suggestion 😊 I'll take that! 👍 @Bruce, thanks, I have actually gloss black primed it now. So likely a gunmetal paint job or a Red Dwarf red maybe? Not sure... Any thoughts? Course no matter what colour I choose it may still look rubbish!
25 September 2021, 19:53
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Perhaps imagining a backstory of this ship's purpose may indicate it's colors and markings? Looks like a combat vessel for sure, but maybe the missiles are actually weather vanes or something. Let's see that black primer..😁
25 September 2021, 20:03
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Building up the coloured details is making it more and more interesting 🙂
9 December 2021, 17:28
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Hi Neil ! Just discovered your project, glad to follow that from now. Great job so far !
31 December 2021, 15:19
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I'll likely do another (much bigger and better) kit bash again... For now I just wanted to get this album finished and reveal imagery uploaded. I never colour correct my images on here - as that's a large part of my day job, which I purposely try and avoid in my free time. However I did 'cheat' a little; not as much as I could! And quickly mocked up the front cover for this album as obviously space travel photography would be a bit difficult for me!... That's all folks! 🙂 👍
12 July, 11:18
Album info
I've been inspired by Rv's album: Space fighter | Album by Hikaru (1:48) to create my own version by 'bashing' the same Hawk 1/72 kit. I'll be working this one up using all the original parts in the kit. Letting my imagination run. Creating something that hopefully looks alien.