HOMO FERRATUS - by makadi3000

I'm a designer currently living and working in Zurich, right in the middle of Europe. This blog is about my original toy work and hobby interests. I dedicate it to Japanese artist Kow Yokoyama, creator of the Maschinen Krieger universe, which has always been a teacher and source of inspiration to me, as he is for many contemporary concept artists and illustrators of the 21st century.

Thanks for looking! - Adi D'Agostino aka makadi3000

Saturday, August 30, 2008

P.K.F.100 FALKE NGF (09)

The Engine Section:
I used the Beaufighter cowling
to form the engine section and "docking ports" of the nozzles (Yes, the NG Falke has a twin jet!) and went back to the overall design of the rear section ... still in progress.




Friday, August 29, 2008

S.A.F.S. PILOT (Clint Eastwood)

Not sure if it's real or fake, but found this rare Clint Eastwood resin head. Originally made by Billiken in the mid-80s, then later in the 90s apparently a Japanese company made vinyl Bootleg heads out of it.

Just wanted to show you Clint's nice haircut ;)

Kow modified the head for his 1/6 SAFS build, which can be seen on the cover of the Chronicle Encyclopedia1 and in the Ma.K. Modeling Book.

Picture above shows the original 1/6 SAFS and Pilot by Kow Yokoyama

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

P.K.F.100 FALKE NGF (08)

The Anti Gravity Pod (Front Unit):
Just a small update to show AG pod number one mounted to the boom.


Saturday, August 23, 2008

P.K.F.100 FALKE NGF (07)

The Marriage:



Wednesday, August 20, 2008

STURM KÄFER

Another early work:
The delicious STURM KÄFER 1/35 resin kit by Fire Orange!






Monday, August 18, 2008

P.K.F.100 FALKE NGF (06)

The Gun:
As promised, here is what I call the NG gatling gun (
colloquially known as "Mad-Max"). What is actually a multibarreled laser gun with laser cartridge projectiles. The gun barrels are surrounded by a cooler housing and the wheel you see on the bottom is the ammo drum. And don't ask me how a laser cartridge projectile is supposed to work, cause I'm just talking the usual nonsense here :)



Wednesday, August 13, 2008

P.K.F.100 FALKE NGF (05)

The Weapon Compartment:
I call it weapon compartement, although you never know exactly what all that gribbly bits really are fore ;)


I added a recoil suspension mechanism and some other indispensable details like cylinders, pipes and sensors...

The front "grill" is formed by a Toyota engine and truck accessories contributed the slide rail of my retractable NG gatling gun... wow

An open mechanics always helps to make things look menacing!
And next time I'll tell you more about the ... NG gatling gun! ;)

Friday, August 8, 2008

P.Z. SPÄH 1124 "GANS"

- 1/20 NITTO/MODELKASTEN resin based kit
- Design by Kow Yokoyama
- Modeled by Adriano D'Agostino
- All Images Copyright © 2008 makadi3ooo






Close-ups:



Wednesday, August 6, 2008

P.K.F.100 FALKE NGF (04)

The Hatch:
I sanded down all the turret details and started the new hatch design, which I will keep close to the Falke, because like the booms, I consider it to be a significant characteristic even for a Next Generation Falke ;)

The BTR-80 (Armored Personnel Carrier) helpt me to form the dome...

Putty did the rest...

After having carved the hatch line I'm very excited to start the weapon compartment now! Stay tuned :)

Monday, August 4, 2008

P.K.F.100 FALKE NGF (03)

The Body:
A modified M41 Bulldog turret (1/35) forms the NG Falke body.

Front view...

Another turret on the back side, Panther (1/72 )...

and another tank on the bottom side, M2 Bradley (1/72 ).

Filling the gaps with styrene...

and putty.

Saturday, August 2, 2008

P.K.F.100 FALKE NGF (02)

The Booms:
I started assembling both Shawnee fuselages, which obviously will
form the booms of my new Falke. Closing doors and windows with styrene and putty, then adding mesh for the engine grille (probably AG pod compartment) and some more detail inserts.