Duck monoplane & He70, yellow : hybrid aircraft/animals e.a.

[Tophe]

I do wonder if you could reinforce the bat wings with some wire or something... it just doen't look right when they're droopy.

My feeling is opposite: flapping wings are another what-if great feature! (according to me)

[ericr]

thanks !

I see your point about the wings, which is why I took a picture on a flat surface, but :
- the wire would be quite visible
- the wings look a bit like "in flight" in the hanging position, which was the intention of the rubber bat manufacturer I guess

[strobez]

My comment about the wings was to accentuate the flapping idea...  to turn them into immobile airplane wings.  I just think a large "just about to flap" pose would be more dramatic than the droopy, "just finished flapping" pose.

Since the wings were rubber, I was kind of suggesting carefully poking them through to give the wings some "bones". Even just a short piece of wire at the shoulder joint would probably do it and since it's inside, it would be invisible.

[ericr]

ah I see : to have the wings in the upwards position, more beautifully flapping than in the low position : indeed!

I will try to think of it : I can imagine inserting a heated metal wire into the rubber,
but well, from imagination to real world ... you know ... 

I have more of such bats in my stash, I can try something someday

[ericr]

together :



CH53 (1/144) :



EC135 (1/72) :



UH60 (1/100) :

[Tophe]

So funny! But useful rotor for VTOL motion! Thanks Mother Nature!

[ericr]

 

[strobez]

That. Is. Awesome.

I didn't know I needed to see this in my life... but now I do.

[zenrat]

Just when you thought bird poop on your car was a problem...

Good work Eric.

[NARSES2]

Just when you thought bird poop on your car was a problem...

Good work Eric.

 

[ericr]

strangely, I had not thought about this point, really ...

but I rather like the lying cow, looking so peaceful

[kerick]

Just when you thought bird poop on your car was a problem...

Good work Eric.

 

LMAO!! 

[steelpillow]

I notice that the bull has been de-horned, poor chap.

Apparently it makes them more stable in a crosswind. 

[Tophe]

Just when you thought bird poop on your car was a problem...

Zenrat, you raise a major safety issue: if, from the sky, a huge bullshit falls on a car's windscreen in front of the driver's eyes, this will be accident almost for sure! Danger!

[steelpillow]

They do say that if pigs could fly, we would all carry cast iron umbrellas.