BV-38

Atlantis · March 23, 2011, 09:00:36 PM

This is the famous flying wing bomber from Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark, another card model.

Tophe · March 23, 2011, 09:50:16 PM

Pleasant

Thiel · March 23, 2011, 10:51:18 PM

When I saw the pictures the first thing that came into my mind was "My he's got a lot of PSR to do"
Then I realized it was a card model and promptly hurt my foot with my jaw.

dumaniac · March 24, 2011, 01:10:18 AM

Nice - I loved those sequences in the Indianna movie - I always figured it would be possible to make a conversion using a Horton flying wing - has anyone got line drawings of the beast?

Bernie

PR19_Kit · March 24, 2011, 05:38:28 AM

Was this ever done in plastic?

If not, why not?

Old Wombat · March 24, 2011, 05:46:10 AM

Not plastic but resin.

http://www.starshipmodeler.biz/shop/index.cfm/product/1151_106/bv-38-flying-wing.cfm

http://forbiddenplastic.com/blacksun/bv38/blacksun_bv38.html

Blappy (Blap! Models) is a Starship Modeler regular &, I am reliably informed, does good work.

PR19_Kit · March 24, 2011, 12:21:38 PM

Quote from: Old Wombat on March 24, 2011, 05:46:10 AM
Not plastic but resin.

http://www.starshipmodeler.biz/shop/index.cfm/product/1151_106/bv-38-flying-wing.cfm

http://forbiddenplastic.com/blacksun/bv38/blacksun_bv38.html

Blappy (Blap! Models) is a Starship Modeler regular &, I am reliably informed, does good work.

Oh yes, I DO like that!

Thanks for the link, I reckon a call to the World Bank is called for, expensive it may be but it looks great.

Now the big question, does the kit count as a Whiff? Seeing as it really did exist, although it didn't fly, should be classed as an RW model?

Taiidantomcat · March 24, 2011, 02:06:29 PM

Great job! Really cool subject

matrixone · March 24, 2011, 02:33:16 PM

That has got to be the coolest movie airplane ever, when Raiders came out in the early 1980s I went to see the movie three times just to see that aircraft again. I was blown away by the use of RLM 70, RLM 71 and RLM 65 colors and also the camouflage pattern, it sure looked convincing to me even though I knew it was a fictional aircraft.
Oh, the movie was fun to watch too.

Matrixone

Green Dragon · March 24, 2011, 02:44:08 PM

There was a plastic toy of the BV-38 that was only available at either Disney World or the MGM theme park in Florida, can't remember which one but I got Mum & Dad to look for it when they went over on their hols to see the live Indiana Jones show a few years back. Of course they were discontinued by then!

I did get some T-shirts, the uncut Indiana Jones movie box set and a load of Hershey's chocolate though! Not as good as Cadbury's, Galaxy etc. Tasted a bit like that cooking chocolate stuff.
Anyway back to the toy BV-38, there was an article in Fine Scale Modeler that did some accurising and it did look pretty impressive. Think it was larger than 1/72nd, propellers were flat and needed replacing.
There was a rumour of FineMolds doing a kit but that was a couple of years ago and nothings surfaced so far.

Paul Harrison

PR19_Kit · March 24, 2011, 04:22:57 PM

Needless to say the film got to me too, on many levels.

Mrs PR19 suggested I'd suit a hat like Indiana Jones wore, and those who've met me know I took her up on it, thus my avatar here.

I keep on looking at those two web links, hmmmmmmmmmmm..........

jcf · March 24, 2011, 05:11:55 PM

Quote from: PR19_Kit on March 24, 2011, 04:22:57 PM

Mrs PR19 suggested I'd suit a hat like Indiana Jones wore, and those who've met me know I took her up on it, thus my avatar here.

Smart woman, a fedora is an essential part of any gentleman's attire.

Captain Canada · March 24, 2011, 05:18:04 PM

Nice paper model of a cool aeroplane....great stuff !

dumaniac · March 25, 2011, 01:56:27 AM

thanks for the link and the fine Scale info - I have a weakness for cutting-and-shuting so the Ho 229 looks like a prime candidate for some time in the future

thanks everyone

Bernie

Old Wombat · March 25, 2011, 02:24:30 AM

Quote from: PR19_Kit on March 24, 2011, 12:21:38 PM
Quote from: Old Wombat on March 24, 2011, 05:46:10 AM
Not plastic but resin.

http://www.starshipmodeler.biz/shop/index.cfm/product/1151_106/bv-38-flying-wing.cfm

http://forbiddenplastic.com/blacksun/bv38/blacksun_bv38.html

Blappy (Blap! Models) is a Starship Modeler regular &, I am reliably informed, does good work.

Oh yes, I DO like that!

Thanks for the link, I reckon a call to the World Bank is called for, expensive it may be but it looks great.

Now the big question, does the kit count as a Whiff? Seeing as it really did exist, although it didn't fly, should be classed as an RW model?

Well, quite obviously, if you do it as an operational aircraft it is a WhIf. Although I have no idea what role it could fill.