Glenn's Current Modeling Projects

[Tophe]

  Wonderful "improved rocket-X-1", thanks for sharing with us!

[Captain Canada]

That is wonderful ! Looks like it could transition between atmosphere and space. The crew door is a nice touch, adds scale as well. Nice one L
!~

[NARSES2]

That is nice 

[Glenn]

Flash, Dale and Zarkov look for a landing spot, while the film crew look for the script!

Glenn

[Captain Canada]

They must use cameras for downward vision 

[loupgarou]

Very nice retro-SF! 
I am still trying to figure how you saw the making of this looking at the X-1.

[Glenn]

If you look at the shape of the fuselage, you can see the shape of the space ship....let me explain, the cockpit of the X-1 has that rounded look, and with the canopy...the exact shape. The rear of the fuselage is a smaller diameter so that meant the section of the wing, (leading edge to trailing edge)had to go!
Once these bits of butchering were done, joined the front and rear sections together, and the basic fuselage is done.....then just add the rockets, windows, wings, tails and undercart and that's it!

Anyhow, this is the flyingboat from TinTin and the Broken Ear. I've scaled it at around 1/72~1/87 and only needs the props and decals....



Glenn

Are there any aircraft in TinTin and the Land of the Soviets?

[loupgarou]

Thanks for the explanation, Glenn.
The flying boat is very pretty, what material did you use, wood?

[Tophe]

Wonderful flying boat, thanks!

[Glenn]

Most of my scratch build models are made from balsa. It's inexpensive, and easy to work with.

Today I'm back with 2 of 3 mobile movie props now with it's roll-bar and the rear body under construction.
Sc 1/35 and at present am making the folded canvas roof. It's amazing init, go looking for a Kubelwagen and for once in my life, there arn't any!
Anyhow, enough from me......

Glenn

[Glenn]

This is the Comet 1/23 sc. Curtiss Robin of the late 1920's. All I have to finish her off is to do the undercart, add the prop and the reg letters....
Glenn

[Glenn]

Back to 1 of 3 and yes...a 1/2 track. At this time we have the drive wheel in place but...at this present time, I'm working on the full undercarriage!

A big job, but getting there!

Glenn

[Glenn]

Rear view of the boat from 'The Broken Ear'........
Glenn

[Tophe]

Nice!

[NARSES2]

Nice!

Agreed