Glenn's Current Modeling Projects

[Tophe]

I understand the kid you were, Glenn: the most beautiful part of aircraft love is the rescuers and fire extinguisher heroes, so much more pleasant than killing machines or moneymaking ones. We were innocent maybe, but it is pleasant to have this feeling revival, I understand.

[Stargazer]

When I was a kid, I saw this model in the local toy shop and wanted it.....but at 17/6d, was far out of my price range. Anyhow, now Monogram have re-released it, (still expensive but then....) it's mine!
They put the scale at 1/72, but it's not....it's 1/67.93. (to be exact!

Those Brits... LOL

[Glenn]

Back with the tail-dragger with the plan shape cut out.



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[Glenn]

This is the ship from Flash Gordon, 1939 made from the 1/32 X-1, now with it's wings on.


Glenn

PS It's now finished.

[McColm]

Wow

[Tophe]

This is the ship from Flash Gordon, 1939

Ship? Do you mean boat? or spacecraft or else?

[Glenn]

Tophe, Flash Gordon went to the planet 'Mongo' to fight MING, I don't think he went in a boat!
Glenn

[Tophe]

OK, thanks for the explanation, but why having (little) wings in outer space?

[Cobra]

Tophe,Flash Gordon was done in the 1930's,that was How they Saw Spaceships,more often Called Rocketships back then. Hope this Helps.Dan

[Tophe]

Thanks. I understand. Some scientists probably said "outer space is almost full vacuum" but dreamers did not hear them, or did not care, or what-ifed anyway - I will not say they were wrong

[Glenn]

Also I think, the public would see them as more real, with wings (like real aircraft) a bit like cars. In the mid 1930's the Cord motor company built the Cord 812 Roadster......what a beautiful beast! It was built with a Lycoming air cooled engine, but when the car went on sale, they had to add a false radiator grill as it had to look like a 'normal' automobile....even though it sold for $35k back then!
Glenn

[Stargazer]

Very true. The public is conservative when it comes to spending big bucks and/or entrusting their lives into the hands of a moving machine.

That's partly why Boeing's Dreamliner got built and not the Sonic Shuttle!

I guess if they could make an asymmetric airliner to fly better than a regular one, they'd have to add fake symmetric elements to reassure the passengers! And if a flying wing airliner ever flies, they'll add a fake tail fin on it!!!

[NARSES2]

Very true. The public is conservative when it comes to spending big bucks and/or entrusting their lives into the hands of a moving machine.

Yup which is why airline seats face forwards rather then backwards which would be far safer in a crash - if you can be safer in an airline crash ?

[RussC]

Very true. The public is conservative when it comes to spending big bucks and/or entrusting their lives into the hands of a moving machine.

That's partly why Boeing's Dreamliner got built and not the Sonic Shuttle!

I guess if they could make an asymmetric airliner to fly better than a regular one, they'd have to add fake symmetric elements to reassure the passengers! And if a flying wing airliner ever flies, they'll add a fake tail fin on it!!!

And you're probably right.........Also the big kicker about flying wings is that unless someone invents Star Trek Genre transparent aluminium, only the seats at the leading edge can have a window and that would also grate on ticket buyers.

[Glenn]

Another high wing tail dragger, but this time....a little bigger.



Glenn