A Corker of a Spaceship

[Robomog]

During the lockdown Mrs Mog and I finished off a bottle of whisky, she was impressed by the design of the stopper and I commented that I could make that into a spaceship so she gave it to me and then said 'go on then'  and this is the result.

One whisky cork, three dress making pins, a circle of plastic card, half a large scale tyre, a large scale spinner and an anonymous  plastic part that looks like a thruster later and i  have this


by Robomog, on Flickr

It is of indeterminate scale, but I have posed it here with Arthur who is six foot high in 1/72 scale making it a sort of unmanned probe/satellite I will probably stick with that.

I am currently filling in some of the holes ready for priming, it will be finished in day-glo orange and white

Just a crazy off the cuff sorta build.... hope you like it


Mog
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[Dr. YoKai]

Holy Mackeral! It's the Kecksburg Pine cone! (Obscure Ufo case from the...seventies, I think? Described a crashed, small, 'cone shaped' machine
that was whisked away in the middle of the night by the Army. One version of the story has it as a crashed Russian satellite, which did have a similar appearance, but the re-entry trajectory was wrong, according to James Oberg, whose opinion I tend to trust.)

Anyway, nifty little project - my hats off to you!

[GTX_Admin]

 

[GTX_Admin]

During the lockdown Mrs Mog and I finished off a bottle of whisky

How long have you been in lockdown and how large a bottle?  Am asking so as to compare against my own accomplishments...

[kitnut617]

During the lockdown Mrs Mog and I finished off a bottle of whisky

How long have you been in lockdown and how large a bottle?  Am asking so as to compare against my own accomplishments...

Yeah me too! I think me and mrs kitnut are on our fifth 60oz'er (of rum that is)

[GTX_Admin]

Yeah me too! I think me and mrs kitnut are on our fifth 60oz'er (of rum that is)

For the last hour? Day? Week? Month? Period?  

[kitnut617]

Yeah me too! I think me and mrs kitnut are on our fifth 60oz'er (of rum that is)

For the last hour? Day? Week? Month? Period?

Well --- over last couple of months at least ----     (six doubles for me, one for you sorta ratio  )

[Robomog]

Hi all, thanks for all the comments

Dr. Yokai :- didn't know that one existed !   Had to look it up and I can see where your coming from.  In my mind eye it looked like the TV satellite in one of the Thunderbirds episodes  (see attachment)

GTX : -  was about three quarters of a bottle of whiskey   plus a bit of brandy and as we have had a nearly three month lockdown and good weather what better to do than have an ale or a couple of tinnies  in the garden (,would have been rude not to  )

Cheers !

Mog
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[The Rat]

 

[Buzzbomb]

 

[GTX_Admin]

Well --- over last couple of months at least ----     (six doubles for me, one for you sorta ratio  )

GTX : -  was about three quarters of a bottle of whiskey   plus a bit of brandy and as we have had a nearly three month lockdown and good weather what better to do than have an ale or a couple of tinnies  in the garden (,would have been rude not to  )

Maybe I need to slow down a tad...

[GTX_Admin]

I decided against slowing down and simply got a new sign instead:

[kitnut617]

 

[Robomog]

Aaaaarrr now yer talking Jim lad..........

Splat !

Aaarrr the damn parrots done it again !!!!!!!

 

Mog
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[Robomog]

Hi all

Finally finished this one

by Robomog, on Flickr

by Robomog, on Flickr

by Robomog, on Flickr

by Robomog, on Flickr

Money Shot

by Robomog, on Flickr

Scale Shot

by Robomog, on Flickr

The satellite is really of indeterminate scale but this gives a size comparison at 1\72 scale


As always all comments and criticism greatfully accepted........

Mog
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[GTX_Admin]

 

[Buzzbomb]

That is just so neat.

Nice work

[Old Wombat]

 

Either an unmanned probe or crewed by little green men.

[Robomog]

Thanks guys!

OW

Either an unmanned probe or crewed by little green men.

I was envisioning a telecom satellite but it can be anything you want it to be 

Would be a tight fit for a 1\72 scale little green man, perhaps a 1\144 little green man would have a little more wiggle room 

Mog
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[apophenia]

Love it! Especially the scale comparison 

[Robomog]

Thanks apophenia  I should gave done a 1\144 scale comparison as well 

Mog
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