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Modelling => Ideas & Inspiration => SciFi & Fantasy => Topic started by: uncle les on November 14, 2015, 05:56:29 PM

Title: The daring post-war airframe drag racing and display team
Post by: uncle les on November 14, 2015, 05:56:29 PM: featuring: Go Go Gustav, Sir Joustalot & The Grey Nurse.

Yeah - you've seen them before, but now they've been blooded in competition with Go Go Gustav obtaining first place at the Sydney Model Show in the sci fi category ( Yay Gustav..) but today at the Bayonet Club annual comp they went in as a team and were soundly thrashed by better examples of the fantasy artform. ( not so yay Gustav... )
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xtp1/v/t1.0-9/12208809_10207955790434869_1990544100474693553_n.jpg?oh=3d45c2b851d2aeb6dc948b6834793bf6&oe=56BA324F&__gda__=1458279050_cc9cfd814d763e8175a6616c0e6cb453)
(https://scontent-syd1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xlf1/v/t1.0-9/12235135_10207955791594898_118774477258237278_n.jpg?oh=14285cb7681bc79303fba78069664474&oe=56AE5BC5)
(https://scontent-syd1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xta1/v/t1.0-9/12227617_10207955791514896_723131679356327847_n.jpg?oh=ec3c089d75a8b3ea1c19aa2b1b490011&oe=56B8B939)
(https://scontent-syd1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xat1/v/t1.0-9/11924312_10207955791034884_2397854522814697476_n.jpg?oh=2d849572b2a84a37013220745ab112b9&oe=56F3DBA0)
(https://scontent-syd1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfa1/v/t1.0-9/10984612_10207955790674875_413312088058438433_n.jpg?oh=50fb1b031dfbc76645f0a58e3f68d47b&oe=56BB4769)
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xaf1/v/t1.0-9/12226940_10207955790474870_4906947917797749158_n.jpg?oh=11e2c2292f6b25857a096ecab8e1d826&oe=56AF68E9&__gda__=1459133533_d5bac7a8c9610373004439fce1be0ef9)
:o
Title: Re: The daring post-war airframe drag racing and display team
Post by: Kerick on November 15, 2015, 09:40:11 AM: I love your imagination and craftsmanship!!!
I've got to build one of these soon!
Title: Re: The daring post-war airframe drag racing and display team
Post by: ChernayaAkula on November 15, 2015, 01:50:12 PM: Absolutely wonderful! :-* And bat-sh!t insane at the same time! ;D

Where did you find the ...um.... "pilots"?!? Sir Joustalot in particular looks pretty cool. Plate armour and top hat - what's not to love? ;D
Title: Re: The daring post-war airframe drag racing and display team
Post by: uncle les on November 15, 2015, 02:26:08 PM: Quote from: ChernayaAkula on November 15, 2015, 01:50:12 PM
Absolutely wonderful! :-* And bat-sh!t insane at the same time! ;D

Where did you find the ...um.... "pilots"?!? Sir Joustalot in particular looks pretty cool. Plate armour and top hat - what's not to love? ;D

The hatted fellows are borrowed from http://www.dementedgames.com/collections/all (http://www.dementedgames.com/collections/all)
The shemaghed chappy is one of these http://eurekaminusa.com/collections/moderns-australians (http://eurekaminusa.com/collections/moderns-australians)

:)
Title: Re: The daring post-war airframe drag racing and display team
Post by: ysi_maniac on November 15, 2015, 03:58:41 PM: Love them. :icon_alabanza: :icon_alabanza: :icon_alabanza:
Title: Re: The daring post-war airframe drag racing and display team
Post by: finsrin on November 15, 2015, 05:26:21 PM: Cool class act in every sense 8)
Look to me to be road or dirt or ? racers cept not drag racers.
Title: Re: The daring post-war airframe drag racing and display team
Post by: uncle les on November 15, 2015, 06:35:59 PM: Quote from: finsrin on November 15, 2015, 05:26:21 PM
Look to me to be road or dirt or ? racers cept not drag racers.
Re drag... think more Priscilla Queen-o-desert... ;)

Cheers :)
Title: Re: The daring post-war airframe drag racing and display team
Post by: Kerick on November 15, 2015, 11:22:30 PM: Quote from: uncle les on November 15, 2015, 02:26:08 PM
Quote from: ChernayaAkula on November 15, 2015, 01:50:12 PM
Absolutely wonderful! :-* And bat-sh!t insane at the same time! ;D

Where did you find the ...um.... "pilots"?!? Sir Joustalot in particular looks pretty cool. Plate armour and top hat - what's not to love? ;D

The hatted fellows are borrowed from [url]http://www.dementedgames.com/collections/all[/url] ([url]http://www.dementedgames.com/collections/all[/url])
The shemaghed chappy is one of these [url]http://eurekaminusa.com/collections/moderns-australians[/url] ([url]http://eurekaminusa.com/collections/moderns-australians[/url])

:)

That stuff from Demented Games is, well, demented! Crazy cool!
Title: Re: The daring post-war airframe drag racing and display team
Post by: ChernayaAkula on November 16, 2015, 12:29:16 AM: Quote from: uncle les on November 15, 2015, 02:26:08 PM
Quote from: ChernayaAkula on November 15, 2015, 01:50:12 PM
Absolutely wonderful! :-* And bat-sh!t insane at the same time! ;D

Where did you find the ...um.... "pilots"?!? Sir Joustalot in particular looks pretty cool. Plate armour and top hat - what's not to love? ;D

The hatted fellows are borrowed from [url]http://www.dementedgames.com/collections/all[/url] ([url]http://www.dementedgames.com/collections/all[/url])
The shemaghed chappy is one of these [url]http://eurekaminusa.com/collections/moderns-australians[/url] ([url]http://eurekaminusa.com/collections/moderns-australians[/url])

:)

Thanks for the heads-up! :) Cool stuff indeed!
Title: Re: The daring post-war airframe drag racing and display team
Post by: GTX_Admin on December 10, 2015, 02:59:19 AM: The members of Jasta 43 would like to talk to you about copyright issues...

(http://www.aeroscale.co.uk/photos/review/6842/jasta_43_pfalz_d.xii.jpg)
Title: Re: The daring post-war airframe drag racing and display team
Post by: uncle les on December 10, 2015, 08:52:55 AM: Quote from: GTX_Admin on December 10, 2015, 02:59:19 AM
The members of Jasta 43 would like to talk to you about copyright issues...

oh that is awesome !
Title: Re: The daring post-war airframe drag racing and display team
Post by: adroberts on December 10, 2015, 04:56:59 PM: Quote from: GTX_Admin on December 10, 2015, 02:59:19 AM
The members of Jasta 43 would like to talk to you about copyright issues...

... And maybe Junk Tank Rock also... :)
Title: Re: The daring post-war airframe drag racing and display team
Post by: uncle les on December 10, 2015, 05:43:25 PM: I just googled "junk tank rock"... it seems there's a bit of convergent evolution going on ! I'll have my legal team draw up the appropriate documentation as a precaution !! ... but seriously.. thanks for that - heaps more inspiration out there.
:)
Title: Re: The daring post-war airframe drag racing and display team
Post by: GTX_Admin on December 11, 2015, 02:51:12 AM: I must admit that I am seriously tempted to do something such as the Pfalz D.XII shown in the photo.

BTW, speaking of the photo, apparently the D.XII of Lt. Josef Raesch -a 7-victory ace- was destroyed in a British bombing raid on their airfield and Raesch (third from right) and some members of his Jasta 43 thought that it was time for some hilarity...
Title: Re: The daring post-war airframe drag racing and display team
Post by: Weaver on December 11, 2015, 07:21:53 AM: Excellent display, and whether it won or not, I bet it turned some heads and elicited some chuckles. 8)