Tintin: Red Rackham's Treasure

strobez · January 09, 2017, 04:42:26 PM

I got inspired by Nils' build, so I decided to start my own Shark Submarine build based on the Tintin adventure Red Rackham's Treasure. I'm using the old Tamiya 1/100 Messerschmitt Me262 as a base kit (it already looks like a shark!) because it's roughly equivalent to what the sub would be at 1/72 scale.

Won't need many of these parts. Basically everything but the fuselage halves is going in the spares box.

A comparison with the 1/72 Tintin Chipmunk confirms the size is about right. 1/100 might even be a bit big... but a better match than a 1/144 I think.

I knew those pill blister packs were going to come in handy. Just a quick proof-of-concept canopy. Strangely modelling cement doesn't work, I had to resort to super glue to get the framing on. Dare I try to magic up an open canopy?

A quick coat of future seems to help the clarity of the canopy. You can't see it, but the flooring and the rear firewall are scratch built and dry fitted.

TheChronicOne · January 09, 2017, 06:52:03 PM

Awesome! Go for the gusto.

ericr · January 10, 2017, 04:29:15 AM

kerick · January 10, 2017, 05:22:57 AM

This will look great!

Dizzyfugu · January 10, 2017, 05:51:06 AM

Cool!

NARSES2 · January 10, 2017, 06:49:12 AM

This will be good I think

strobez · January 10, 2017, 07:42:00 AM

Thanks guys! You don't really get to see an interior of the cockpit in the comic album, so I'm using a bit of artistic license. Started roughing it in by adding firewalls and the control panel. I'm pretty sure a sub needs lots of tanks, so I scratch-built a few to go inside.

Captain Canada · January 10, 2017, 07:59:22 AM

That looks great ! Love the interior details.

TheChronicOne · January 10, 2017, 09:22:14 AM

Nice! The tanks behind the seat look a lot like LEGO heads.

strobez · January 11, 2017, 07:52:16 AM

LOL! In honour of that picture, I just decided to paint the tanks yellow.

Added a few more details... pedals, handles and a corrugated floor. I also cut out the forward fins. You can't really see it in the pic, but I beveled the edges which really makes the fins look better.

Tophe · January 11, 2017, 09:12:42 AM

Very interesting project!

TheChronicOne · January 11, 2017, 09:29:36 AM

Quote from: strobez on January 11, 2017, 07:52:16 AM
LOL! In honour of that picture, I just decided to paint the tanks yellow.

Added a few more details... pedals, handles and a corrugated floor. I also cut out the forward fins. You can't really see it in the pic, but I beveled the edges which really makes the fins look better.

Hahah!! Awesome, bro!

Some damn fine work going on here, too. I totally dig your scratch-'em-up skillz.

63cpe · January 11, 2017, 10:56:02 AM

yeah, lovely scratchbuild skills! Interesting build!

David

Librarian · January 11, 2017, 11:29:19 AM

...bit of inspiration:

http://s37.photobucket.com/user/GTwiner/media/me262s10.jpg.html

Looking forward to seeing the finished result.

After all these years I still want a Willys Station Wagon, in red, as seen in The Calculus Affair

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strobez · January 11, 2017, 03:50:26 PM

Quote from: Librarian on January 11, 2017, 11:29:19 AM
...bit of inspiration:

http://s37.photobucket.com/user/GTwiner/media/me262s10.jpg.html

Looking forward to seeing the finished result.

After all these years I still want a Willys Station Wagon, in red, as seen in The Calculus Affair .

LMAO... that conversion went the other way!

As for the Willys... what a sweet-looking ride. https://thetransportjournal.com/2016/06/05/cars-of-tintin-series-willys-jeep-station-wagon/

I wonder if there's a scale model kit? I just got a couple of books on the airplanes Herge incorporated into his stories, but the cars are even more plentiful and just as interesting. Herge did a lot of research for each of his stories and almost all the vehicles are rendered in wonderfully accurate detail.