Hawknest

Hawknest is the main base used by the Terrahawks.

When the Battlehawk is launched, the front of the main Hawknest building (known as "the White House") swings forward and the roof opens up to allow the craft to climb skywards.

The large artificiaL tree which serves as the launch pad for Treehawk is located in the grounds.

The lake next to Hawknest has a large turbine located on the lakebed, which generates the vortex through which Hawkwing is launched.

Behind the scenes
"The White House was the first model that John and I worked on. It was basically a clear Perspex shell sitting on a blockboard base with a hole cut in it, we just detailed and finished it. The hydraulic rams, which operated the folding walls, were made from brass by Nick Finlayson. The Perspex shell of the house itself was made by Bernard Carr, who also turned the Corinthian columns from acrylic rod."

- Modelmaker Steven Woodcock