I always wanted a model of the Bristol Bloodhound AA Missile because it just has a sleek, evil look of brooding menace.

I built the Airfix 1/72 kit



I wanted to build a 1/35th Missile.

The only kit available is in Resin and about £90 so I decided to try and scratch one. I'm posting it here to stop myself chickening out of the build.

This will be slow and painful!

This is the Missile for real:



And now... My feeble attempts so far...

Missile base with bolts added:



Traverse mounting, rear and right:



Traverse mounting front and left.



Bits done so far:



How it goes together:



Used light hammer and small screwdriver to add cooling vents to front motor housing:



And that's all for now. More base bits to follow soon.

Doing the Missile itself is going to be a real challenge. I ain't a Barv.

Bloodhound ...
.Black nose --yes!.................Four hangy sticky --out /down bits (legs?)--yes.!...tail ...mmm!--suppose so !
Growls-----mmm!.......bites ----well!(when it hits)
Dont see the floppy ears ..?---does it sniff ?

You are gonna be chasing your tail on this one ---great start ...now you cant stop---- being in ACUTR.....I wont let you...
aye
BARV
(GOSMG)

Okay,

Had the master builder Steve (Barv) give some tips and sheet stock.

Some more pics:

Missile launcher - front left:



Misile launcher - right side:



Missile body started - this is a pain as the body is tapered from behind the front fins down to the end. The red / white part is a kiddies colour pen which was just the right diameter of 15.5mm.



That's all for now, back to the mess.

Oh!!----kids are not gonna be happy with you
Looking good--- gonna be a lot of rods flying about .soon --or the kids will need new pens . .......... get the boxes sorted out ---- ..and remember the "firing bell"
Going like a "grey hound " now --ooops! --- bloodhound
aye
BARV
(GOSMG)

OK --WHERE'S THE POST GONE ??????
aye
BARV

It's all still here as far as I can see.

Tried to make the warhead from Balsa. A bit too rounded but getting there.

Body looked rubbish. Like lots of tubes joined together so remade from Balsa. Will need lots of tender filling and sanding to get smooth like styrene.

Missile with RamJets, wings and tail fins added.

Slow work but getting there!

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aye
BARV
(GOSMG)

Looking good Murdo. Soon you can change your username to "Son of Barv"...

Erik

Murdo

So far the end results look really cool. It's said that the end judtified the means, so the kids should not be to mad about the lost of the marker..
I do have one question. Why didn't you use steel or brass rods for the tubing ?
Harry

Sorry Harry, what "tubing" do you mean?

EXCELLENT! Does this mean I officially inherit his "Stash"?

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aye
BARV
(GOSMG)

Scheiße!

OY Murdo / Erik ......
Any more comments like that and you'll both be off my christmas list and I'll ensure you don't get his stash

Steve c jnr

Fancy making another one Murdo ???????????

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FROG-BRISTOL-BLOODHOUND-ANTI-AIRCRAFT-PLASTIC-KIT-1-24-/261112190736?pt=UK_ToysGames_ModelKits_ModelKits_JN&hash=item3ccb7

Just a big bit of scratchbuilding required to get it to the level of detail you put on your own one !!!!!!!!!

Nige

great work on the bloodhond,and like Nige says you can build a notherone.