Beyond The Sprues
Current and Finished Projects => Physical Models => Aero-space => Topic started by: deathjester on September 17, 2012, 05:47:24 AM
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Ever wondered why Britain seemingly gave up on the Space Race? It's because we didn't need to bother - we'd already won it...
Here I present the aircraft the RAF will never admit to having, to the extent of basing them at Ascension Island, far away from eagle - eyed planespotters, and blaming sightings on American cover ups. Ladies and Gentlemen, let me lift the veil on the BAe Spectre Strategic Reconnaisance aircraft...
(http://i816.photobucket.com/albums/zz85/Randleclan/2012-09-16-780.jpg)
(http://i816.photobucket.com/albums/zz85/Randleclan/2012-09-16-778.jpg)
(http://i816.photobucket.com/albums/zz85/Randleclan/2012-09-16-777.jpg)
The Model:
This is a little 1/300? scale Concorde I picked up a while ago, with the intention of creating a Concorde bomber. Of course, this was precisely two days before everyone started posted pics of their Bombcorde builds! Ho hum, back to the old drawing board. Then, I thought of what no one else seemed to have envisioned - a spaceplane!
So, I replaced the nose with a spare part from the spares box, popped the engines atop the wings, and gave her a NASA space shuttle scheme...
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nice one :)
Always thought the wing on Concorde was up-side-down on the real thing - you got it the right way up ;)
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I love it !
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That's very cool!
Gary
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Bloody gorgeous!! I like the idea of basing them well away from prying eyes, cameras, etc.
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Wow that's gotta be one of the best uses for a Concorde I've seen yet!
You really turned the kit on its ear and with excellent results!
Brian da Basher
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:)