2005-06-27 IG Peregrine Falcon

What a night of customization. I have been working my way through this hobby knife and file in hand.

I will try best to describe my actions but the first part of this customization actually took place three weeks ago. I have not posted updates because I lacked a camera.

This is a converging of a Revell-Monogram 1183 Thunder SquadronTM SnapTite® Apache Helicopter Desktop and an SM Land Speeder. I have chosen the Revell-Monogram model solely on cost. The fact that I intend to only use the canopy, wings and a few odds-and-ends I did not want to spend hardly any money.

I am basing this flyer off the SM Land Speeder so that, when I refer to the “model,” I mean the Land Speeder

I first took the upper portion of the model and removed the middle bar that goes down the middle of the speeder. I then cut into the hood section carving out a rectangle section that fit the canopy of the Apache. I had to file a groove, using my round file, in the top part of the canopy to accommodate the notch on the speeder. I did not want to cut too aggressively at that section it was already appearing weakened.

I glued a piece of card within the overhang of the model the end result was something like pictured below.




I then began work on the cockpit of the model. The bottom portion of the model was the base. I wanted to keep several portions of the crew area so with my hobby knife in hand I began trimming down the chairs.

I think there was a console or something between the two seats. I cut this console out nicely to keep as a bit. I cut outlining the chair portion I ended up with two chairs trimmed closely to the pads leaving nothing less than a 1/8 inch or less around the pads. I kept the cuts square or 45 degrees to keep with the bulky look of the IG.




Erik