Kitbashed Space Pirate Torpedo Bomber.

 

The original 1970s sci-fi book cover by Peter Andrew Jones, that inspired me to build the Torpedo Bomber.  

Revell 1/32 F-4f that is to be the base of the Bomber. 

Using lots of old bits and bobs, unwanted kits, and nicely shaped objects.  

Can never have enough fuel tanks.  

One of my bits boxes. Every scratchbuilder and kitbasher needs them. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After a long break, working on my large scale 70s Sci-fi inspired Space Pirate Torpedo Bomber. Starting to get the Atomic Torpedo together, Trying to keep it in the spirit of organic 1970s Sci-fi artists work, with a bit of a 50s flare too. There will be a warhead on the end, the spikes are just temporary. It'll be underslung on the Bomber, attached by a mechanical grapple arm, with all the greeblies, pipes and cables. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Working out the six engine layout on the H8-66 Hades Atomic Torpedo. Just blue tacd for now. Yeah, this is just the rocket end of the Torpedo. Eventually it'll be reskinned, panel lined, then it'll have its wiring, plumbing, fins, sensor probes and spikes added. Big badda boom.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tiny update on the H8-666 Hades Atomic Torpedo.  

 

I definitely want a vipers nest of pipes and cables, connecting the Torpedo to the Bomber. I'll have to make some similar to these GW ones, grouped pipes and wires, with connectors and fasteners. You can imagine the steamy greasiness of it, oil stains, bit of rustneed to drill a hole for a metal shaft, as all this will weigh a ton. It'll eventually hide a multitude of sins too. These are just photo sketches for my memory. #spacepirateship 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A bit more work on my 1/20 H8-666 Hades Atomic Torpedo, for my 70s sci-fi art inspired Big Scale Space Pirate Torpedo Bomber kitbash. Added more bits and bobs, it's starting to slowly come together. Really enjoying where my imagination is going. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Atomic Torpedo engine guts, wiring and gubbins. Filling obvious holes, adding interesting areas, who ever made this was insane. Thinking this may turn out orange, red and black, rusty, dirty, leaking and dangerous looking. 

Detailing thr underneath of the Atomic Torpedo.  

 

 

Upside down view of the Torpedoes rocket engines.  

Layering up details on the upside down Torpedo. Adding plumbing to its belly, and greeblies to the engines.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Painting and weathering continues on the 1970s Sci-fi art inspired H8-666 Hades Atomic Anti-Ship Torpedo. And this is just the Torpedo, the Harpie Pirate ship will be even bigger. Lots and lots still to do, need to make a release coupling, and fuel, power cables, come up with camo scheme, then more weathering, a bit more physical detail, then finally some data stencils. 

 

 

 

Eventually the H8-666 Hades will be yellow with black details, white hazard info, numbers and markings.  

The dirty greasy oily underbelly. I think it's looking very cool.  

Business end, definitely a well used set of rockets. Plumbing is always a joy for me. More to come on the big ships engines too.  

Adding wiring and plumbing, to hide seams and add a bit more detail to the rocket end. Not pretty, but space pirates aren't known for their engineering, more bodge and make do. 

 

 

Atomic powered Rockets and their plumbing, the H8-666 Hades Atomic Anti-Ship Torpedo. Adding more feeder pipes, and bodged electrical wiring amongst the rocket cans.  

Dry fit test sketch of what I'm thinking for the Torpedo release coupling arm. Mixture of power cables and grab arms, it'll have a metal bar of some kind hidden in the middle for mounting to the main ship, somehow. 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic idea for the grapple and power
attachment points. I'll flesh these out as I go.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

Starting to look like something from Star Fleet X-Bomber or Terrorhawks. It's huge!! And it's only going to get bigger. Wings and fins are dry fit until I get them where I want them. Spot the model kits. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hmm yes adding more and more bits, changing it as I go. 

 

 

I've now decided, this will be a Pan Tangian TigerShark, from Michael Moorecocks Eternal Champions. A true Chaos Pirate Ship.