Setting the way back machine to 1990 again, here are some custom creations from the hands of uber-modeller Mike Burrows once more. Originally built to sit alongside the Anastasia and Space Shark at the Eagle Expo, these two Fireballs deserve an exhibitionon of their own. Built at two scales and complete with launch ramp, they have survived well in the dusty attic since the expo closed.
Incredibly good!
ReplyDeleteGood pieces and good blog!
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All from spanish "surprise envelopes" with plastic toys.
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Those are absolutely super, Mike! Such skills make me green with envy (as well as from Toadness). There's something so satisfying about a really good model, isn't there?
ReplyDeleteDo you have close-ups of the "cockpit" (if that's the appropriate word for Fireball) before you attached the canopy? Or do you not take in-progress shots? I'd love to see the control panels, please.
Sorry, P.T. didn't take any in progress shots. I never even took any shots of these models at the exhibition as they were behind glass and my Instamatic was a bit basic.
ReplyDeleteSuperb models, XL5 is a complex shape (deceptively) and You've caught it!
ReplyDeleteLove the model work, the diorama base, and photos! Keep 'em coming!
ReplyDeleteAlways loved Fireball XL5, from the spaceship itself to the way it was launched on the rail track.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely beautiful models there Mike, top notch stuff!