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[Wardukw]

Ummm yeah ..not quite sure what to make of this but it's pretty damn cool 😎

[Old Wombat]

Ummm yeah ..not quite sure what to make of this but it's pretty damn cool 😎

Try this search: Ian McQue Art

Or his Instagram pages (if you have access): https://www.instagram.com/ianmcque/?hl=en

[Wardukw]

Ummm yeah ..not quite sure what to make of this but it's pretty damn cool 😎

Try this search: Ian McQue Art

Or his Instagram pages (if you have access): https://www.instagram.com/ianmcque/?hl=en

I'll have a gander mate but it won't be thru anything like Instagram...I have absolute zero of any of em .

[kerick]

He really captured the Ian McCue vibe! I'm going to keep this one on hand for future reference.

[Weaver]

Ian McQue kitbash using the old Revell harbour tug.
https://www.therpf.com/forums/threads/ian-mcque-the-last-airborne.262975/

That's excellent! 

I went straight out and bought one of those harbour tugs soon after first seeing Ian McQue's work, and realising there was zero chance of me ever affording one of the Industria Mechanika kits. Still havn't done anything with it though. My ideas are considerably different to that one.

[Mossie]

Ian McQue kitbash using the old Revell harbour tug.
https://www.therpf.com/forums/threads/ian-mcque-the-last-airborne.262975/

That's excellent! 

I went straight out and bought one of those harbour tugs soon after first seeing Ian McQue's work, and realising there was zero chance of me ever affording one of the Industria Mechanika kits. Still havn't done anything with it though. My ideas are considerably different to that one.

Thought you'd like it Harold.  Another possibility for an Ian McQue kitbash is the Kreigfischcutter, ICM doing it in 1/144 (Revell reboxing it) & 1/350. Special Navy have one due in 1/72. There are also Revell's North Sea Trawler and Walter Rose lifeboat that could be useful.

[Weaver]

Ian McQue kitbash using the old Revell harbour tug.
https://www.therpf.com/forums/threads/ian-mcque-the-last-airborne.262975/

That's excellent! 

I went straight out and bought one of those harbour tugs soon after first seeing Ian McQue's work, and realising there was zero chance of me ever affording one of the Industria Mechanika kits. Still havn't done anything with it though. My ideas are considerably different to that one.

Thought you'd like it Harold.  Another possibility for an Ian McQue kitbash is the Kreigfischcutter, ICM doing it in 1/144 (Revell reboxing it) & 1/350. Special Navy have one due in 1/72. There are also Revell's North Sea Trawler and Walter Rose lifeboat that could be useful.

Good to hear that somebody's doing these craft in standard scales. One of the sticking points with the old Revell fit-the-box ships is that if you want to use figures, you have to do some scaleorama, and then doors and ladders are the wrong size. For instance, the Harbour Tug is in the ever-popular 1/108th scale, so you have to either scaleorama it up to 1/72nd or down to 1/144th, unless you can find some 1/100th figures. The North Sea Trawler is 1/142nd, which probably makes 1/144th figures useable. The Walter Rose is in 1/72nd, but it's a bit modern and "clean" for an Ian McQue job. There's another, bigger lifeboat that they made in 1/72nd called variously the Berlin or the Arkona, which has the more "dated" feel of Mc Que's work.

Another possibility that strikes me is the 1/72nd Swiftboat. You don't see military craft in Ian McQue's work, but you could always de-militarize it. Alternatively might be to make it a customs or police vessel, keeping the rusty little tramp-trader skyboats on the straight and narrow.


Here's another idea: WWII landing craft converted to flying car ferries. The Revell LCM would be good, although it is very expensive... :-)

[kerick]

I've got two hulls made from a plastic wine glass and another cup. I glued them together end to end and sawed them in half. Something else I should get on with.

[Mossie]

Ian McQue kitbash using the old Revell harbour tug.
https://www.therpf.com/forums/threads/ian-mcque-the-last-airborne.262975/

That's excellent! 

I went straight out and bought one of those harbour tugs soon after first seeing Ian McQue's work, and realising there was zero chance of me ever affording one of the Industria Mechanika kits. Still havn't done anything with it though. My ideas are considerably different to that one.

Thought you'd like it Harold.  Another possibility for an Ian McQue kitbash is the Kreigfischcutter, ICM doing it in 1/144 (Revell reboxing it) & 1/350. Special Navy have one due in 1/72. There are also Revell's North Sea Trawler and Walter Rose lifeboat that could be useful.

Good to hear that somebody's doing these craft in standard scales. One of the sticking points with the old Revell fit-the-box ships is that if you want to use figures, you have to do some scaleorama, and then doors and ladders are the wrong size. For instance, the Harbour Tug is in the ever-popular 1/108th scale, so you have to either scaleorama it up to 1/72nd or down to 1/144th, unless you can find some 1/100th figures. The North Sea Trawler is 1/142nd, which probably makes 1/144th figures useable. The Walter Rose is in 1/72nd, but it's a bit modern and "clean" for an Ian McQue job. There's another, bigger lifeboat that they made in 1/72nd called variously the Berlin or the Arkona, which has the more "dated" feel of Mc Que's work.

Another possibility that strikes me is the 1/72nd Swiftboat. You don't see military craft in Ian McQue's work, but you could always de-militarize it. Another possibility might be to make it a customs or police vessel, keeping the rusty little tramp-trader skyboats on the straight and narrow.


Here's another idea: WWII landing craft converted to flying car ferries... :-)

One thing I've thought about the Walter Rose is cutting the forward section out and mounting the wheelhouse close to the bow for a small fishing or work boat. I've wondered about that for creating a casualty for my Airfix lifeboats.

The 1/48 Glencoe US Coastguard Rescue Boat is potentially useful too if you wanted a larger scale.

One more to add to the WWII landing craft style work barges could be Trumpeters 1/144 and 1/72 LCAC models. You could even cut in two.

[Weaver]

I've got two hulls made from a plastic wine glass and another cup. I glued them together end to end and sawed them in half. Something else I should get on with.

Good point. When you look at McQue hulls, they're only superfically boat-like. You could easiy make them from something else.

On a kinda related point, I've had a project for a 1/72nd steampunk airship in mind for a long time, but how to build the envelope has always been the sticking point. One thing that occured to me was two big plastic drinks bottles stuck together base-to-base, with the front one's neck cut off and replaced by a shallow cone of some kind, and the back one's left on as the basis for tail fins. You could them glue strips of paper over it lengthways to give the faceted look of a real early airship. Of course it would still be too small for the payload but most fantasy/steampunk airships are.

[Rheged]

I've got two hulls made from a plastic wine glass and another cup. I glued them together end to end and sawed them in half. Something else I should get on with.

Good point. When you look at McQue hulls, they're only superfically boat-like. You could easiy make them from something else.

On a kinda related point, I've had a project for a 1/72nd steampunk airship in mind for a long time, but how to build the envelope has always been the sticking point. One thing that occured to me was two big plastic drinks bottles stuck together base-to-base, with the front one's neck cut off and replaced by a shallow cone of some kind, and the back one's left on as the basis for tail fins. You could them glue strips of paper over it lengthways to give the faceted look of a real early airship. Of course it would still be too small for the payload but most fantasy/steampunk airships are.

Any attempt to model  an airship, zeppelin or other dirigible is to be highly applauded!   May I offer encouragement to attempt this task!

[Scotaidh]

I've got two hulls made from a plastic wine glass and another cup. I glued them together end to end and sawed them in half. Something else I should get on with.

Good point. When you look at McQue hulls, they're only superfically boat-like. You could easiy make them from something else.

On a kinda related point, I've had a project for a 1/72nd steampunk airship in mind for a long time, but how to build the envelope has always been the sticking point. One thing that occured to me was two big plastic drinks bottles stuck together base-to-base, with the front one's neck cut off and replaced by a shallow cone of some kind, and the back one's left on as the basis for tail fins. You could them glue strips of paper over it lengthways to give the faceted look of a real early airship. Of course it would still be too small for the payload but most fantasy/steampunk airships are.

Any attempt to model  an airship, zeppelin or other dirigible is to be highly applauded!   May I offer encouragement to attempt this task!

If you do the 2L bottle idea you could use 1/72 bits, like from the PT-109 kit, or, if you want turrets, Airfix still does their 1/72 tanks - even their figures of that scale can be modified.  When I had a hard time finding pilot figures for my builds, many a plastic soldier was pressed into service, often after radical surgery to make them look more fitted to their new roles. 

[PR19_Kit]

A 1/72 scale model of one of the 1930s period rigid airships would be around 10 FEET long! 

[perttime]

In a steampunk setting, the airship can use an invention that gives it 10 times more lift than hydrogen. Or 5 times if you are feeling conservative.

[scooter]

In a steampunk setting, the airship can use an invention that gives it 10 times more lift than hydrogen. Or 5 times if you are feeling conservative.

Ah yes, Whiffium gas.  As safe as helium, and none of the pesky (in)flammability of hydrogen.