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Current and Finished Projects => Physical Models => Aero-space => Topic started by: Alvis 3.1 on February 19, 2019, 03:20:40 AM

Title: North American/Rockwell Hyper Sabre Space Plane
Post by: Alvis 3.1 on February 19, 2019, 03:20:40 AM
Designed as a single-seat orbital interceptor/recon space plane, the Hyper Sabre is used by the NSASA* on highly classified missions.
*National Security Agency Space Agency

(https://i.postimg.cc/0jJsjVQ9/IMG-2377.jpg)

(https://i.postimg.cc/056M7xKy/IMG-2384.jpg)

(https://i.postimg.cc/v8p1zj5L/IMG-2382.jpg)

(https://i.postimg.cc/65n8100s/IMG-2379.jpg)

(https://i.postimg.cc/FKs1zQQm/IMG-2381.jpg)

(https://i.postimg.cc/MpYvzpNd/IMG-2386.jpg)

This was bashed from a 1/72 scale ESCI F-100 and a Monogram 1/200 Shuttle, a Revell 1/72 X-15 supplied the one eyed pilot.


Title: Re: North American/Rockwell Hyper Sabre Space Plane
Post by: Jeffry Fontaine on February 19, 2019, 03:28:03 AM
He's baaaaack with!  Great looking kit bash!
Title: Re: North American/Rockwell Hyper Sabre Space Plane
Post by: ChernayaAkula on February 19, 2019, 04:45:03 AM
That is excellent!  :smiley:
Title: Re: North American/Rockwell Hyper Sabre Space Plane
Post by: Aeroplanedriver on February 19, 2019, 05:09:54 AM
Superb!
Title: Re: North American/Rockwell Hyper Sabre Space Plane
Post by: Alvis 3.1 on February 19, 2019, 05:24:49 AM
The F-100 works well for this idea as it's got a really flat bottom. The 1/200 shuttle has a nice one-piece wing on the bottom, unfortunately it's a smidge too narrow to fit the F-100, so I had to cut the wings off and apply them "conventionally".
I did a similar thing using a B-1 and a Shuttle in 1/72. Seems like North American designs fit together even when they're very different designs. :)
(https://i.postimg.cc/B6L1Wqnh/Image017-copy.jpg)
Title: Re: North American/Rockwell Hyper Sabre Space Plane
Post by: LemonJello on February 19, 2019, 06:03:39 AM
Space Plane inspiration! Awesome!
Title: Re: North American/Rockwell Hyper Sabre Space Plane
Post by: ed s on February 19, 2019, 06:52:28 AM
 Nice. Creative and well done.
Title: Re: North American/Rockwell Hyper Sabre Space Plane
Post by: Robomog on February 19, 2019, 06:57:30 AM
 Awesome kit bash,. Looks absolutely stunning

Mog
>^-.-^<
Title: Re: North American/Rockwell Hyper Sabre Space Plane
Post by: Old Wombat on February 19, 2019, 07:41:26 AM
Sweet! 8) :smiley: :smiley:
Title: Re: North American/Rockwell Hyper Sabre Space Plane
Post by: Brian da Basher on February 19, 2019, 09:11:11 AM
Magnificent, Alvis!

You have an amazing knack for this and it looks so convincing I'm sure many could be fooled!

I like the B-1 Shuttle too.

Out of this world!

Brian da Basher
Title: Re: North American/Rockwell Hyper Sabre Space Plane
Post by: elmayerle on February 19, 2019, 11:03:11 AM
Beautiful!!  That one-eyed pilot could be the gent who was flying the M2-F2 when it crashed (immortalized in the opening title sequence of "The Six-Million Dollar Man"); he lost the eye due to infection while he was in the hospital after the crash.  He was a great help in sorting out the B-2A's cockpit.
Title: Re: North American/Rockwell Hyper Sabre Space Plane
Post by: finsrin on February 19, 2019, 11:18:03 AM
These shuttle winged wonders are fabulous.  WOW  :-*

What all you BTS folks (everyone) can do with styrene/graphic imagineering is tops.  This is the place to be !
Title: Re: North American/Rockwell Hyper Sabre Space Plane
Post by: Frank3k on February 19, 2019, 11:53:00 AM
Both are amazing! Great rescaling of the Shuttle wings!
Title: Re: North American/Rockwell Hyper Sabre Space Plane
Post by: FAAMAN on February 19, 2019, 12:00:44 PM
Both of your space planes are awesome, well done  8) 8) 8) 8)
Title: Re: North American/Rockwell Hyper Sabre Space Plane
Post by: Alvis 3.1 on February 19, 2019, 01:14:10 PM
Beautiful!!  That one-eyed pilot could be the gent who was flying the M2-F2 when it crashed (immortalized in the opening title sequence of "The Six-Million Dollar Man"); he lost the eye due to infection while he was in the hospital after the crash.  He was a great help in sorting out the B-2A's cockpit.


That's one possibility, he could also be the fictional evil twin of a Skylab astronaut. Evil twins wear eye patches, or goatees. I'm not sure which is less acceptable in a test pilot however.
:D
Title: Re: North American/Rockwell Hyper Sabre Space Plane
Post by: Kerick on February 19, 2019, 11:17:12 PM
I’m imagining this space plane perched on top of a booster like the dynosoar project. Nice work!
Title: Re: North American/Rockwell Hyper Sabre Space Plane
Post by: apophenia on February 20, 2019, 05:55:51 AM
Whoa! Love your Hyper Sabre  :-*  The Rockwell-MBB X-31 goes orbital!  :smiley: