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Another view of the components as they are assembled. Note the inside of the side fins with have their jet nozzles in place, and the wings which now have their dividing sections in place.
I made the rear and under-wing jet cowlings and "blisters" in wood, and finished these to a fine finish before taking rubber moulds from them. From these I cast the final parts in resin.
The main body in primer grey with all the rocket nozzles and blisters in place.
Like the original, "Fireball Junior" is made so that it detaches. Note the fine interior painted detail in the cabin and the wooden top cabin mould in the foreground, whilst the press-moulded top canopy has now been fitted.
Checking the fitting of "Fireball Junior" which is held on with a magnet!
The finished "Fireball Junior" with the cabin detail complete and some slight weathering done with graphite pencil. I had to have the lettering made specially.
From this angle "Fireball XL5" looks just SO powerful!
Built to approx 1/72nd scale the finished model is 40 inches long