Beyond The Sprues

Modelling => Ideas & Inspiration => Sea => Topic started by: ysi_maniac on July 03, 2022, 03:25:17 PM

Title: Civil vessels
Post by: ysi_maniac on July 03, 2022, 03:25:17 PM
https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/nuclear-ocean-liners.22826/ (https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/nuclear-ocean-liners.22826/)

(https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/j340/ysi_maniac/uk_atomic_liner.jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds) (https://app.photobucket.com/u/ysi_maniac/a/1e375ab6-24f2-4acb-b799-4c19e793f76b/p/9a7d57bf-48c6-49dc-8f13-3f2d9166a1f0)

My view ...

(https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/j340/ysi_maniac/UK_nuclearPowerLiner.jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds) (https://app.photobucket.com/u/ysi_maniac/a/1e375ab6-24f2-4acb-b799-4c19e793f76b/p/0f4722e1-a429-4f5a-a482-52a1c1a9142f)
Title: Re: Civil vessels
Post by: raafif on November 02, 2022, 06:29:27 AM
Japanese ferries go Sci-Fi!
Title: Re: Civil vessels
Post by: ChernayaAkula on November 03, 2022, 12:26:01 AM
I believe you can get kit of the sci-fi ferry by some Japanese manufacturer.

EDIT: 1/150 by Fujimi (LINK! (https://www.scalemates.com/de/kits/fujimi-91006-tokyo-water-bus-himiko--203501))
Title: Re: Civil vessels
Post by: Old Wombat on November 03, 2022, 08:57:21 AM
It's a waterline model, available through HLJ for quite cheap! https://www.hlj.com/1-150-scale-water-bus-himiko-fuj91006 (https://www.hlj.com/1-150-scale-water-bus-himiko-fuj91006)

Converted to 1/350? Hmmmm! Ideas! ;)
Title: Re: Civil vessels
Post by: ChernayaAkula on November 04, 2022, 01:30:03 AM
Hovercraft!  8)
Or something with hydrofoils.

Or chop up some 8x8 APC hull, add Himiko upper parts and you've got yourself a really nice sci-fi planetary exploration vehicle. Somewhere between Tintin's moon exploration tank and the Star Wars clone turbo tank.  :icon_jedi: :icon_vader:
Title: Re: Civil vessels
Post by: raafif on November 05, 2022, 08:55:55 AM
Or chop up some 8x8 APC hull, add Himiko upper parts and you've got yourself a really nice sci-fi planetary exploration vehicle. Somewhere between Tintin's moon exploration tank and the Star Wars clone turbo tank.  :icon_jedi: :icon_vader:

Has possibilities :smiley:  Have to check size of the kit vs size of various 8x8 APC kits.

Another Japanese ferry ...
Title: Re: Civil vessels
Post by: jcf on November 27, 2022, 03:41:58 AM
"Mr. Leiji Matsumoto, the author of "Spaceship Yamato," "Galaxy Express 999," "Captain Harlock," and many other works, created the epoch-making futuristic waterbus "Himiko."

 ;)
Title: Re: Civil vessels
Post by: apophenia on November 27, 2022, 06:32:18 AM
"Mr. Leiji Matsumoto, the author of "Spaceship Yamato," "Galaxy Express 999," "Captain Harlock," and many other works, created the epoch-making futuristic waterbus "Himiko."

Had to Google that!

Wiki mentions "ハッピードッグクルーズ, Happī Doggu Kurūzu ... A daily event cruise for dog people." And why not?

Who doesn't love a Happī Doggu?  ;D