LCM & sails, red : hybrid aircraft/animals e.a.

[PR19_Kit]

Oh yes Ericr, that's tremendous! 

I'm just amazed no-one's thought of that combo before, it'd even look good in a real world scale colour scheme.

[ericr]

Oh yes Ericr, that's tremendous! 

I'm just amazed no-one's thought of that combo before, it'd even look good in a real world scale colour scheme.

The Hasegawa box does offre decals for "realistic" livery

[PR19_Kit]

Oh yes Ericr, that's tremendous! 

I'm just amazed no-one's thought of that combo before, it'd even look good in a real world scale colour scheme.

The Hasegawa box does offre decals for "realistic" livery

Ooooooh! 

I've just re-read what you write in the intro and it looks like the WHOLE thing is a Hasegawa Egg Plane kit, I thought you'd added the Shuttle onto an Egg 747. I've never seen a kit of that in a model shop anywhere, I'll have to keep an eye out.

[ericr]

Oh yes Ericr, that's tremendous! 

I'm just amazed no-one's thought of that combo before, it'd even look good in a real world scale colour scheme.

The Hasegawa box does offre decals for "realistic" livery

Ooooooh! 

I've just re-read what you write in the intro and it looks like the WHOLE thing is a Hasegawa Egg Plane kit, I thought you'd added the Shuttle onto an Egg 747. I've never seen a kit of that in a model shop anywhere, I'll have to keep an eye out.

yes indeed it does exist, possibly at your favorite dealer's e.g.,
http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/HA60507

my modest whiffing is essentially the livery  (in several colors, polychromy, mind you  )
most of the whiffing is done by Hasegawa themselves, with a wolnderful japanese "kawai" approach 

[PR19_Kit]

Being Hasegawa, the price is outrageous of course, but...........

[jcf]

Being Hasegawa, the price is outrageous of course, but...........

Yikes, you guys really do get screwed over on Hasegawa.

1,980 yen about $16.62/£11.15 at http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10289554

[PR19_Kit]

Being Hasegawa, the price is outrageous of course, but...........

Yikes, you guys really do get screwed over on Hasegawa.

1,980 yen about $16.62/£11.15 at http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10289554

We certainly do.

Corporate Greed Rules UK, and that includes the UK Customs and Post Office. 

[ericr]

speaking about Shuttles ... here is an hybridization of a 1/144 Shuttle and booster with a Revell 1/16 VW Beetle :
the sizes fit nicely, a trick was in keeping the doors openable ...

cheers,

[PR19_Kit]

Gives new meaning to the term 'rear engined'............     

[ericr]

Gives new meaning to the term 'rear engined'............     

If I did it again (or if anyone else wanted to have a try, e.g. with a Pan Am livery like in 2001 Space Oddissey),
I would try to have the rear engines a bit more horizontal

[Captain Canada]

Sweet. I think it looks fast ! I can just see it landing and the first astronaut getting out, folding down the seats to let the guys in the back out. Maybe they are aliens 

[Hobbes]

Top Gear did something similar with a (1:1) Reliant Robin a few years back:

[ericr]

Top Gear did something similar with a (1:1) Reliant Robin a few years back:

I think I saw a picture of this : the flames are impressive, I hope the lift-off went fine ...

I also tried a 2cv Citroen in the past :

[lenny100]

Top Gear did something similar with a (1:1) Reliant Robin a few years back:

hear is the vidio of the idea and the "flight"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJdrlWR-yFM#t=458

[ericr]

and for something completely different :

in the series of bottle with wings, I stumbled upon this estonian beer, and its stunningly angulous bottle :



and I found out that its length was quite the same as an 1/48 Ar234 I had (a sales at cheap price), and the fit was not bad : the rest of the Ar234 is used for another project, animal-wise, you will see it soon ... 

Also, in previous experiments with bottles, I received reactions about the propulsive potential of foam, although the bottle was turned forwards, so this time I am trying it out the other way around :








cheers