I think this one's done:
I
stole borrowed took inspiration from all three of the original drawings. Mr. Golightly's rocket, Robida's mail delivery and Robida's War in the 20th Century:
The tank behind Jim is the mufler from a Tamiya 1/35 M3 tank.
The steering wheel and the wing angle adjusters are wheels from a 1/72 Sd.Kfz. 251 that Jeff sent me. For the steering wheel, I just opened up the spaces between the supports. The handle/knobs are just styrene rods with putty:
They're hard to see in this picture, but each of the small tubes contain the
green radium tubes and electro-atomic lifting coils. I think the part is from an MPC snow speeder:
The steering wheel is free turning, so I could position the handle/knob into his hand:
Jim had a previous engagement, so he's not in the following pictures. The seat is part of a ski from the Trumpeter 1/35 Gaz-98 Aerosan:
The control stick is a styrene rod. It not only provides control, but also adds extra mayhem in case of a crash:
This was a fun little kitbash/scratchbuild. Parts used:
Mac 1/72 V-1 fuselage
Tail fin from either an Aurora or Polar Lights re-pop of the Seaview (it came in a box of parts)
Unknown bits from an MPC speeder bike and MPC Snowspeeder
Wheels from a 1/72 Sd.Kfz. 251
Muffler from a Tamiya 1/35 M3 tank
Part of a ski from a Trumpeter Gaz-98 Aerosan
Engine cowl from a Mikromir plane disaster
Styrene sheets and rods.
Mr. James Jameson borrowed from my last build.
Tanks for looking and commenting!