Beyond The Sprues

Modelling => Completed GBs => Group and Themed Builds => Anything But Military GB => Topic started by: GTX_Admin on July 27, 2014, 03:45:17 AM

Title: ABMGB Inspiration
Post by: GTX_Admin on July 27, 2014, 03:45:17 AM

Some inspiration to get those creative juices flowing…

The following were recently posted by UK 75 over on Secret Projects.  They are from INSIDE INFORMATION series published in 1969.  The Artist was Leslie Ashwell Wood.

(http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e68/GTwiner/FutureHoverliner_zps6d36ceea.jpg)
(http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e68/GTwiner/FutureSpaceliner_zpsadcc8bbe.jpg)
(http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e68/GTwiner/FutureRacingCar_zps9bc405dc.jpg)
(http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e68/GTwiner/FutureMailRocket_zps8314e01d.jpg)
(http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e68/GTwiner/frominsideinformationabookofmodernships_Benwigbooksundatedbyl_AshwellWood__zps094dccc7.jpg)

Title: Re: ABMGB Inspiration
Post by: jcf on July 27, 2014, 07:39:38 AM

That sub looks a lot like the SARO P212.

(http://i729.photobucket.com/albums/ww291/joncarrfarrelly/SARO_P212_01.png)

Title: Re: ABMGB Inspiration
Post by: arkon on July 27, 2014, 08:37:42 AM

as to the nuke subs are there any civilian nuke vessels ?

Title: Re: ABMGB Inspiration
Post by: jcf on July 27, 2014, 08:48:07 AM

There is the NS Savannah cargo ship.

(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uHaDm_0EtXo/T5vlHsrV5KI/AAAAAAAAUoE/I-82V7QLIjo/s1600/Savannah-to-WorldFair-Seattle-62.jpg)

http://www.ns-savannah.org (http://www.ns-savannah.org)

http://hnsa.org/savannah/ (http://hnsa.org/savannah/)

Booklet of plans:
http://hnsa.org/doc/plans/savannah.pdf (http://hnsa.org/doc/plans/savannah.pdf)

Title: Re: ABMGB Inspiration
Post by: Spey Phantom on July 27, 2014, 05:04:30 PM

Lockheed-Martin is currently promoting a civilian variant of the C-130J military transport: the LM-100J

(http://www.codeonemagazine.com/thumbnail.php?img=articles/00_V292014_LM100J_McCann_PaintScheme_R1_sm_1267820270_4702.jpg&size=homelg)

Boeing also proposed a civilian variant of the C-17 a few years ago, the BC-17X

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/boeing-close-to-launching-bc-17-214156/ (http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/boeing-close-to-launching-bc-17-214156/)

(http://www.flightglobal.com/assets/getasset.aspx?itemid=17836)

someone on Modellverium built a version :)

http://www.modellversium.de/galerie/18-flugzeuge-zivil/9498-boeing-bc-17-globemaster-III-revell.html (http://www.modellversium.de/galerie/18-flugzeuge-zivil/9498-boeing-bc-17-globemaster-III-revell.html)

(http://a.modellversium.de/galerie/bilder/4/9/8/9498-3133536.jpg)

Title: Re: ABMGB Inspiration
Post by: jcf on July 28, 2014, 12:48:24 AM

The L-100 Hercules was built from 1964-1992.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_L-100_Hercules (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_L-100_Hercules)

Title: Re: ABMGB Inspiration
Post by: GTX_Admin on August 24, 2014, 04:38:42 AM

Anyone want to have a go at painting this scheme?

(http://www.mahachishty.com/Portals/0/EasyGalleryImages/4/11/X47B80818.jpg)

Title: Re: ABMGB Inspiration
Post by: Vuk on August 25, 2014, 03:55:28 PM

What's the official name of that scheme? Woodstock?   :))

Title: Re: ABMGB Inspiration
Post by: kitnut617 on August 25, 2014, 09:24:37 PM

Draw Decals do a number of decal sheets for civilian C-130's and C-17's