Beyond The Sprues
Modelling => Completed GBs => Group and Themed Builds => Scaleorama GB => Topic started by: Goonie on August 02, 2016, 12:37:57 AM
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Hi guys, It's been quite a long time since my last visit here, but I'll try to atone for this, at least with these entry ;)
So I've recently dug out some interesting model scraps such as 1:48 F-22 carcass, some sadly looking parts from 1:72 Sr-71, cockpit with canopy from 1:72 A-6E (or more accurate - remnants of my early atempts to glue togeatgher some parts ;) ), wheels and part of landing gear from 1:144 Airbus A-310, few toy rockets and other, less significant model debris:
(http://i328.photobucket.com/albums/l336/Legate_Scimitar/Scaleorama%20contest%20entry%20-%20BTS%202016/IMG_9453_zpskhvvb9as.jpg)
I'm thinking about putting it togeather in this configuration:
(http://i328.photobucket.com/albums/l336/Legate_Scimitar/Scaleorama%20contest%20entry%20-%20BTS%202016/IMG_9457_zpsa0emu9of.jpg)
There will be also something like NASA style docking port few centimeters behind cockpit which will be conected via acces tube with cockpit. Im also planning to widen a bit space between pilot chairs - enough to place acces tube exit. Canopy will be non transparent, partialy beacuse it's totaly dirty from glue (those mentioned earlier early attempts...) and it also need to be widen a bit more. Beacuse It's going to operate primary in spcae air intakes going to be converted into additional weapon bays :D As I see it, to operate in orbital conditions this air craft or rather space craft will be using some... different and classified propulsion system ;) . Finally wing tips going to be wrapped up a bit (enough to look a least a bit like capable of atmosferic entry) and I'm also thinking about spherical nose like in NASA Shuttles...
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This looks very interesting! Standing by for launch! (Or was that lunch?)
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Glad you joined us ;)
When I saw your composition I saw in mind spaceship from old anime Crusher Joe - Minerva :)
(http://www.collectiondx.com/files/CrusherJoeMinerva1_23cm_Oct2009_Wav.jpg)
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Certainly fits the Bill!!! Wow!! :o Great potential here!
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This looks very
crazy nice ! Go on ! :-* :)
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It could also be a recon ac for fast response photos in crisis situations. An SR-71 replacement. I really like this concept!
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Wow, thanks for such strong feedback :D
@Artoor: that's almost exactly what I'm thinking about - armoured cockpit with little viewfinder in the front part of canopy (thought still resembling the shape of A-6E canopy) and flatten or ball-like nose to disperse air pressure during atmospheric reentry.
@kerick: I'm planning to add a lot of recon like looking electronics, but those weapon bays of F-22. It would be such a loss not to use it ;)
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Well, there was the plan to modify SR-71 to be able to carry four SRAM's, so it's only natural that SR-72 Aurora would have been designed with conventional and nuclear strike capabiliity in mind... :P
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The X-15 used a sphere in the nose to take the heat. I don't recall the material it was made of.
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The X-15 used a sphere in the nose to take the heat. I don't recall the material it was made of.
The moving Q-Ball was part of the inertial flight data system (it helped tell the aircraft which way was up),
was first flown on the #2 X-15 and was not part of the original design. It was machined from Inconel-X,
which was also the primary material for the X-15 airframe. The #1 aircraft originally had a large nose
mounted probe.
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Build looks like it could get interesting! :)
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Wow what an outstanding amalgamation of parts!
My money's on this one coming out a real beauty!
Brian da Basher
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This does look like fun
Please keep us posted
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Nice bitification going on with this build