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Offline Dr. YoKai

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Saunders Roe 'Messenger' becomes...SEARISER!!!
« on: July 09, 2012, 11:36:23 PM »
 ...SHADO:1960.

The Prime Minister looked up from the disturbing series of images in the glossies before him. He
 looked up at the quiet figure in the chair across from him. " And we are sure that this isn't some
 Russian hoax, or more of the Germans Antarctic leftovers?"
 Clark Yo jr., his face grim, simply shook his head. Beside him, the head of the SIS spoke. " I'm afraid
 not. The autopsy on the...pilot...is like nothing seen on earth. But the other bodies were human,
 at least most of them were...and we have determined from dental records that at least three of them
 were individuals who vanished without a trace from different parts of England and the US over the
 last six months. And in spite of the operations most of them had undergone, they were all alive
 when the craft crashed. "
 The PM's eyebrows, once described as 'England's last great unspoiled woodlands', rose slightly.
 "Good lord. Well, then, we shall want to send these green Devils a message. I've spoken to your
 Mr. Kennedy, Doc-"
 "Not my 'Mister Kennedy', Prime Minister. I voted for Harold Stassen. " interjected the Man of Modern
 Materials with the quiet chuckle that was his trademark.
 "Erm. Yes. In any case, the Alien Defense Organization will receive a 'black budget of 300 million
 pounds, with matching funds from the United States. I understand you have plans for a more
 effective form of interception? We obviously can't rely on luck stray collisions with Rodan to bring their
 saucers down in the future."
 " I wouldn't be too sure about that, either, Sir. But we have been working on something a little more
 effective." Yo reached to his briefcase, and brought out a manilla folder, laying it open on the table
 before them. " Thankfully, we already had the basis for it in the work your people had done with the
 S.R. 53. Though we'll be building this one out of titanium. Aluminium just wouldn't stand the heat.
 Your Mr. Anderson came up with the basing concept, and young Bower's detail design has been
 superb, I must say. We're calling it SeaRiser....



(Other photos and in-progress shots at my Flickr site.  http://www.flickr.com/photos/46965833@N07/

 This started as a project to produce an Enlish antidote to the 'oxcart' spyplane ( the eventual SR-71 )
 in an period of chilly relations between the US & UK...but somewhere the notion of Gerry Anderson's UFO
 crept into my brain, and the predecessor to SkyDiver took shape. Its one part the the ancient Airfix
 SR 53, one part Lindberg Pogo plane, with a pinch of some old box scale Revell or Renwall ship kit and
 a dash of Italeri F-19, in a crust of strip styrene and Aves epoxy putty. Much sanding and scribing
 remains, but I'm pleased at how quickly its come together. I'm thinking of finishing it in FAA colors,
 circa 1960. Can anyone point me at the correct colors in the Tamiya line?
« Last Edit: August 15, 2012, 09:47:59 AM by Dr. YoKai »

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Re: Saunders Roe 'Messenger' becomes...
« Reply #1 on: July 10, 2012, 12:47:50 AM »
That is fairly incredible!  :)
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Re: Saunders Roe 'Messenger' becomes...
« Reply #2 on: July 10, 2012, 06:43:52 AM »
That is...beautiful!! :-* :-*

I know a chap on What If! who would cry tears of pure joy over this one...!

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Re: Saunders Roe 'Messenger' becomes...
« Reply #3 on: July 11, 2012, 04:21:54 AM »
I'm just stunned by this incredible and gutsy concept!

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Re: Saunders Roe 'Messenger' becomes...
« Reply #4 on: July 11, 2012, 09:42:12 AM »
I love the front part (S.R. 53) with those cool air intakes :-* :-* :-* :-* :) :) :icon_alabanza:
« Last Edit: July 27, 2012, 09:32:42 PM by ysi_maniac »

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Re: Saunders Roe 'Messenger' becomes...
« Reply #5 on: July 27, 2012, 10:11:17 AM »
 Getting there...

 

 and the components separated


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Re: Saunders Roe 'Messenger' becomes...
« Reply #6 on: July 27, 2012, 11:08:26 PM »
Holy cow that's some fantastic progress, Doc! This baby has certainly made me sit up and take notice!

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Re: Saunders Roe 'Messenger' becomes...
« Reply #7 on: July 27, 2012, 11:54:16 PM »
This really looks great - I love the "alligator" mouth on the mothership and the plane looks fantastic, especially the intake area.

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Re: Saunders Roe 'Messenger' becomes...
« Reply #8 on: July 28, 2012, 12:47:31 AM »
 The Messenger is actually an Anglo-Franco-American collaboration. :icon_fsm: The main body is the the old Airfix
 SR 53, the intakes are from the Revell 'box scale' F-89, and the fairings are cut down from the aft
 fuselage of the ancient Heller cadet Vatour. The wings, I almost forgot, are from the Academy 1/300
 XB-70. The missiles ( not shown ) are cobbled together from something Russian, but I'm blaming
 Philby for that one.

 and thanks very much for the compliments, fellows!
« Last Edit: July 28, 2012, 12:49:27 AM by Dr. YoKai »

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Re: Saunders Roe 'Messenger' becomes...
« Reply #9 on: July 28, 2012, 03:35:41 AM »
 :-\ :)
All hail the God of Frustration!!!

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But you can make the Bastard work for it.

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Re: Saunders Roe 'Messenger' becomes...
« Reply #10 on: July 28, 2012, 06:10:54 AM »
Extremely brilliant!   :-*
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Re: Saunders Roe 'Messenger' becomes...SEARISER!!!
« Reply #11 on: August 15, 2012, 09:52:58 AM »
Finished!





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Re: Saunders Roe 'Messenger' becomes...SEARISER!!!
« Reply #12 on: August 15, 2012, 11:04:30 AM »
How did you pull that off!?  :) :)
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Re: Saunders Roe 'Messenger' becomes...SEARISER!!!
« Reply #13 on: August 15, 2012, 11:18:47 AM »
Ahhh so that's what you did; me likey A LOT!!!!!  Love the backstory as well  8)

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Re: Saunders Roe 'Messenger' becomes...SEARISER!!!
« Reply #14 on: August 15, 2012, 03:57:05 PM »
All hail the God of Frustration!!!

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But you can make the Bastard work for it.

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Re: Saunders Roe 'Messenger' becomes...SEARISER!!!
« Reply #15 on: August 15, 2012, 11:55:01 PM »
Too Cool!  :)
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« Reply #16 on: August 15, 2012, 11:58:41 PM »
Doc, I'm just astounded by this amazing entry!

Not only do your mods appear flawless being as they seem so hard to do in the first place, but you put it on an appropriate base too!

Talk about an all-around killer project! Excellent!!!

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Re: Saunders Roe 'Messenger' becomes...SEARISER!!!
« Reply #17 on: August 16, 2012, 04:31:59 AM »
Brilliant! 8)