Tuesday, 18 November 2014

Kicking up a Rakete - part 2

Here is the completed Rakete.  Remember that most of the paint was there before I started.   I managed to nearly match the shade.
The crosses and numbers were sourced from the decal box.
They obey what Ian Drury calls 'Gow's Third Law'.
That is - the less plausible the conversion the bigger the black crosses need to be.

Quite a successful bodge I think!
Those SS-11 should give the Forbodian Peoples' Army something to think about.
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15 comments:

  1. Robert (Bob) Cordery18 November 2014 at 09:33

    Tim,

    It's a very convincing conversion, and captures the essence of the original vehicle.

    All the best,

    Bob

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  2. Paul Foster18 November 2014 at 09:41

    It's good! It looks a nice clean simple kit.

    Well done on the conversion.

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  3. Peter Douglas18 November 2014 at 12:37

    Lovely little you Tim! Will there be an unmodified Kanne armed version on table as well?

    Cheers
    PD

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  4. Stephen Thomas18 November 2014 at 14:19

    I like that. Very well done.

    Steve.

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  5. Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.com18 November 2014 at 16:39

    Looks like you guided the missiles right on target.

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  6. Archduke Piccolo18 November 2014 at 19:16

    Very fine conversion - just like a bought one!

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  7. Tim Gow18 November 2014 at 20:39

    Bob Cordery
    Thanks - I'm very pleased with it.

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  8. Tim Gow18 November 2014 at 20:39

    Paul Foster
    Simpler than a kit even - see previous post.

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  9. Tim Gow18 November 2014 at 20:40

    Peter Douglas
    The Kanone version will be photographed just as soon as I find it again....

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  10. Tim Gow18 November 2014 at 20:41

    Stephen Thomas
    Thanks - it was an 'easy win.'

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  11. Tim Gow18 November 2014 at 20:41

    Ross Mac
    I shouldn't think they'll hit anything in a game.

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  12. Tim Gow18 November 2014 at 20:42

    Archduke Piccolo
    Better in fact - mine is the only one!

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  13. Mad Padre21 November 2014 at 19:59

    Nice work Tim. I'm guessing, from my vast knowledge of German, that "rakett" means either a) that it fires rockets, or, b) that it is very noisy, or c) both.
    I like Gow's law, I shall steal that.
    Cheers,
    Michael

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  14. Tim Gow1 August 2015 at 18:32

    west 1871
    Dare to be different I say! Did I mention it was really easy?

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  15. Tim Gow1 August 2015 at 18:34

    Michael Peterson
    The correct answer is c). Gow's Laws are useful - and there are seven fewer than the ones you need in your day job...

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