Santa's Aircraft 2006

[Alvis 3.1]

Here we see what Santa will be flying 300-400 years from now...






Santa on Preflight checklist:




Alvis 3.1

[Alvis 3.1]

and this is something he SHOULD have flown in 1947...




Alvis 3.1

[Rafael]

O U T S T A N D I N G ! ! ! ![/size]


       


Ingeniously decaled      

Rafa

[Alvis 3.1]

And of course, the Piece de la resistance....








Full stories should be posted on ARC Xmas eve/Xmas morn...

Cheers and salutations all!!!


Alvis 3.1

[anthonyp]

ROFLMAO!!!  I love that Christmas Goose!    

Great stuff as always, Alvis!

[B777LR]

Nonsense, santa doesnt excist anymore: http://www.10-7.com/humor/photopages/santa%20plane.jpg

[John Howling Mouse]

Awww, you mean he won't simply "beam" presents to everyone?  

Love that Santa-craft!  Is there a bit of the Star Trek "Scorpion" model in there?

[Alvis 3.1]

Yes, it's the oft cursed Polar Lights Scorpion kit used as the base. While my original intent was to use the warp engines from the 1/1000 PL Enterprise, now that PL is no more I'm in hoard mode on those. Scorpions, on the other hand, are plentiful and cheap...


Alvis 3.1

[K5054NZ]

I was just over at ARC reading the stories - magnificent, Al! I'm totally in love with the Goose. A land-based Goose........mmmmmmmmm    

Merry Xmas from Lana and myself!

[Eddie M.]

These brought a big smile to my face. Thanks for sharing B)  
    Eddie  

[Jschmus]

O U T S T A N D I N G ! ! ! ![/size]


       

What he said!

[Jschmus]

I would never, ever, stoop to accusing anyone here of stealing an idea of mine, but I have to mention this.  I was looking at the pictures of Alvis' "Christmas Goose" when I remembered something.

I wrote a series of military scifi stories when I was in high school, set on a Terra-formed Mars.  Most of them were Hammer's Slammers rip-offs, but one of my more imaginative ideas focused on a rescue mission.  The rescuee was a costumed fellow who flew holiday gifts to families around the planet, using a modified C-130 as the delivery vehicle.  I don't remember what the propulsion system was, but the modded -130 had eight engines, and the names of Santa's reindeer were painted on the nacelles.  I haven't thought of those stories in years, but I saw the pix on ARC, and the memories flooded back to me.

I guess great minds do think alike.

[Dork the kit slayer]

A "Christmas goose"...........you boy ..heres a billion bucks go buy the biggest goose in town.....................      

[Alvis 3.1]

I would never, ever, stoop to accusing anyone here of stealing an idea of mine, but I have to mention this.  I was looking at the pictures of Alvis' "Christmas Goose" when I remembered something.

I wrote a series of military scifi stories when I was in high school, set on a Terra-formed Mars.  Most of them were Hammer's Slammers rip-offs, but one of my more imaginative ideas focused on a rescue mission.  The rescuee was a costumed fellow who flew holiday gifts to families around the planet, using a modified C-130 as the delivery vehicle.  I don't remember what the propulsion system was, but the modded -130 had eight engines, and the names of Santa's reindeer were painted on the nacelles.  I haven't thought of those stories in years, but I saw the pix on ARC, and the memories flooded back to me.

I guess great minds do think alike.

...or sick ones...


^_^


Alvis 3.1

[philp]

Alvis,
Always love these.
Didn't get on the net yesterday so didn't see them till today.