Modelmaking - Autumn term, 2011
The Form 1 and Form 2 boys have been working hard throughout the term to produce some superb models. The following images are all of 1/72 tanks, amoured cars and aircraft. To give you an idea of scale - each of the below models would fit easily on the palm of one hand. The last two models are positioned on bases made from CDs and modelling clay.
"Achtung Tommies!!" Sam Thomlinson and Sam Pooley made a wonderful Jagdpanther crashing through a brick wall. You can almost hear the growl of the engine!
Angus Keenan and Arthur Macpherson made the lovely P-47D below. Losing the stickers early in the assembly process meant that this lovely Thunderbolt was re-assigned to an RAF squadron. The pilot is not absent but is out of shot as he stoops down to fetch his map from between the rudder pedals. He obviously got a bit of a shock when he realised he was flying perilously close to two giant exercise books!
Commissars Ewan Cunningham-Jardineski and Jameski Willoughbov built the punchy little LAAG-3 fighter below. I am sure that the Comrade at the controls was appreciative of a clear windshield for this flight.
Angus Barlow, ably assisted in the early stages by Duncan Mackenzie, put together the below diorama of a German Armoured Car on a base made from a CD. You can see the mud of the long drive across the steppe on the tyres and fenders. The telegraph pole is made from a match stick, length of dowel, copper wire and insulators made from flytying beads.
Mr Rawson also got in on the act with a return to the hobby after many years. Below is an A13 Comet tank on a CD base with a cobbled road made by pressing a pen into the wet clay. The eagle-eyed amongst you will note that the Armoured Corps is making a dash for Bern rather than Berlin. This is not down to a radical re-interpretation of historical events but rather a failure to fit all six letters on a signpost!
I have been impressed and delighted in equal measure by the work that the children have produced and look forward to presenting more of their work in future. I also look forward to welcoming more boys and girls to this fiddly but fascinating hobby next term.
Well done to all of you! | 
