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RotorheadTX

February 11, 2006, 07:23:19 AM
In progress - but she's been under wraps long enough.


SimonR

#1
February 11, 2006, 07:29:21 AM
Nice one! Very Gerry Anderson...
Simon

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Captain Canada

#2
February 11, 2006, 07:31:43 AM
Wow...is that ever cool looking !

Love the name as well !  :wub:  No, I'm serious...I love it !

:cheers:  
CANADA KICKS arse !!!!

Long Live the Commonwealth !!!
Vive les Canadiens !
Where's my beer ?

Alvis 3.1

#3
February 11, 2006, 07:47:59 AM
Oh.....
My....
God! That is BEAUTIFUL!!!!!
You DO realise tho that if the real thing existed, you'd NEVER sell any in the US? :blink:




Alvis 3.1

John Howling Mouse

#4
February 11, 2006, 07:51:11 AM
Clunk!!

[sound of jaw dropping]

Paint scheme and livery?

:wub:  :wub:  :wub:  
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Brian da Basher

#5
February 11, 2006, 08:21:52 AM Last Edit: February 11, 2006, 08:23:23 AM by Brian da Basher
Wow simply amazing Rotorhead! That is one really really sweet whif! You can take your place among the Whif Masters with that one sir!

Brian da Basher

nev

#6
February 11, 2006, 09:03:10 AM
Wow, she's a corker!  :wub:

those engine pods wouldn't have come off a B-1 by any chance would they?  :)  
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The Rat

#7
February 11, 2006, 09:51:05 AM
:o

Show that to all those who say that civvy stuff is no fun! Incredible concept and execution.  :wub:

Components? I'm guessing that's a 727 fuselage (can't be the Airfix one, the flight deck windows fit too well  :P ), with the horizontal stabilizers as canards (did that myself recently) stabilizers from a second as verticals? If so, it begs the question - what wondrous things are you going to do with the rest of the leftovers?  B)  
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RotorheadTX

#8
February 11, 2006, 10:26:06 AM
First of all, glad you like her.

Alvis, thanks kindly - coming from you that means alot!


The inspiration, of course, was the Sonic Cruiser. As this one is built in Canada, it's been nick-named the Sonic Brewser.

The construction is brought to you thanks to the 50% off sales at Hobby Lobby...
The fuselage is three spliced Minicraft 737's, with the tail section inverted. The wings are Minicraft 727, and the canards and tails are 737 horizontal stabilizers. The engines and LERXes are from the Minicraft B-1; the LERXes are the ex-horizontal stabs turned around so the former trailing edges are up against the fuselage.

As for markings, I'm currently stuck with the 727 Pan Am decals - not that I object to the scheme, but as she has no vertical tail, there is no good place for the globe emblem, and it looks funny without it.

She should have a Canadian scheme, but I don't have the decals for it. Anyone got some Canadian decals in 1/144th scale that would suit a 737-based bird?

lancer

#9
February 11, 2006, 12:03:40 PM
Oh wow that thing is sooooooooo COOL. Hell it gives Fireflash a run for it's money....
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Ollie

#10
February 11, 2006, 01:22:57 PM
Whoa, awesome!

^_^  

K5054NZ

#11
February 11, 2006, 01:41:36 PM
Oooooooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaammmmmmmmmmmmm!

I think I'm in love......very nice :wub:  :wub:  

gooberliberation

#12
February 11, 2006, 02:13:40 PM
:wub:  
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Sisko

#13
February 11, 2006, 02:16:50 PM
QuoteNice one! Very Gerry Anderson...

What he said :wub:  :wub:  
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Gary

#14
February 11, 2006, 02:54:40 PM
The Gerry Anderson comment is very fitting and a great compliment
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