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

[ericr]

continuing with fish, that one is quite big, so it is a bit monstruous (not only by size  ) :
the Harrier is Airfix's 1/24 (I got it for real cheap : 10 euros),
and the fish is a big rubbery thing, but sizes did fit well :

one way, in red :





and the other way, in blue :

(wheels were a bit hard to get straight, but hey, it does stand )

[TheChronicOne]

Glorious!! I love your fish series.  1/24?!  That must be pretty big!!!  Mount it on a wooden plaque I dare ya.   


Oh and the refuel probe!! looks like one of them lights on the deep sea fish that bioluminates. 

[Tophe]

I love your flying fish with vertical take off!
And the other one is very funny too, because normal fishes don't have a monotrace landing gear!

[TheChronicOne]

 

[ericr]

thanks !

and yes, at 1/24, it is big 

[steelpillow]

 

Interesting parallel between the humble octopus and the VTOL flying fish, as both have side intakes, with side outlets to provide jet thrust.

The angler fish has it "refuelling probe" (aka illuminated fishing lure) dead centre not offset.

[ericr]

Interesting parallel between the humble octopus and the VTOL flying fish, as both have side intakes, with side outlets to provide jet thrust.

The angler fish has it "refuelling probe" (aka illuminated fishing lure) dead centre not offset.

thanks !

I hadn't thought of your remarks !
indeed both the Octopus and the Harrier-fish have side thrust outlets ! 

and I put the refueling pod on the fish-Hrrier after hesitating, essentially in order to balance the fish and Harrier elements,
but the luminous fish metaphor fits well !

[steelpillow]

and I put the refueling pod on the fish-Hrrier after hesitating, essentially in order to balance the fish and Harrier elements,
but the luminous fish metaphor fits well !

It is often said in aircraft design circles that "what looks right, is right". You evidently have the eye.

[ericr]

thanks a lot !

[ericr]

another fishy experiment : using the booms of the previously shown 1/48 P-61, and a resin fish replica
(Tophe, you were concerned about the booms : here they are, not lost, on the contrary ! )







this time I had to adopt a new kind of modelling tool :

[PR19_Kit]

A twin-boomed fish? 

Whatever next........... 

[Tophe]

I love this P-61-fish!
Is it yellow because this is the color of gold (so gold-fish)? in French we say "red fish" but here we speak English...

[TheChronicOne]

Glorious fish right there! 

[NARSES2]

Glorious fish right there!

Yup.

Looks like it could be a future star of Kid's TV

[ericr]

thanks all !

Whatever next........... 

Who knows?  stay tuned, wait and see ...

your appreciation demultiplies my imagination