Beyond The Sprues

Current and Finished Projects => Physical Models => Aero-space => Topic started by: uncle les on July 26, 2020, 08:40:10 PM

Title: When is a plane not a plane ?
Post by: uncle les on July 26, 2020, 08:40:10 PM

(https://scontent.fsyd3-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/p720x720/115886712_3110447439074515_592586191764153609_o.jpg?_nc_cat=107&_nc_sid=8024bb&_nc_ohc=pHl_bN2uossAX9wIZbm&_nc_ht=scontent.fsyd3-1.fna&_nc_tp=6&oh=49699e66ad26bc32c4cefe6d8cfdbda8&oe=5F421D04)
(https://scontent.fsyd3-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/p720x720/115852670_3110447785741147_866211180777496958_o.jpg?_nc_cat=103&_nc_sid=8024bb&_nc_ohc=iLZXb6VG_vYAX865YZP&_nc_ht=scontent.fsyd3-1.fna&_nc_tp=6&oh=7c406db31084ecab0d6b9aeb55b22f49&oe=5F43E21F)
...we'll all find out soon enough..
..and it's not a whiffer...
(https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/zimwiki/images/1/1d/Mysterious_Mysteries_of_Strange_Mystery_%28Gaz%2C_Taster_of_Pork%29.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/340?cb=20121213181828)

Title: Re: When is a plane not a plane ?
Post by: GTX_Admin on July 27, 2020, 02:58:56 AM

When its something such as a Alekseyev SM-1 ekranoplan perhaps?

(https://i.redd.it/9iq20fbz0i641.jpg)

What scale you working on mate?

Title: Re: When is a plane not a plane ?
Post by: apophenia on July 28, 2020, 08:03:17 AM

Quote from: GTX_Admin on July 27, 2020, 02:58:56 AM

When its something such as a Alekseyev SM-1 ekranoplan perhaps? ...

Wow! That is eye-poppingly surreal  :-\

Title: Re: When is a plane not a plane ?
Post by: Kerick on July 28, 2020, 10:07:37 AM

Ok, you can't fool me. That's an unused design from Star Wars!

Title: Re: When is a plane not a plane ?
Post by: Haemon on August 21, 2020, 08:28:36 PM

Thats some nuts scratchbuilding.  Cant wait to see the finished product. The WIG stuff should have its own BTS forum if the physics didnt actually work out in its favour. Sometime fact is so much weirder than fiction

Title: Re: When is a plane not a plane ?
Post by: uncle les on September 23, 2020, 03:53:37 PM

Quote from: GTX_Admin on July 27, 2020, 02:58:56 AM

When its something such as a Alekseyev SM-1 ekranoplan perhaps?

(https://i.redd.it/9iq20fbz0i641.jpg)

What scale you working on mate?

1/32.   I'll post some pics on my webpage soon and use that as the link given that the facebook links die after a short time ( re the broken links above)