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Current and Finished Projects => Physical Models => Aero-space => Topic started by: Alvis 3.1 on April 20, 2021, 04:41:07 AM

Title: Jet Airstream, AKA Bambistream Mk 2.
Post by: Alvis 3.1 on April 20, 2021, 04:41:07 AM

Powered by two PW 617F jet engines, this recreational camping aircraft was a regular sight over the American South West, either on training missions for the upcoming attack on Daiquiri or taking families out for a weekend at the lake. Atrocious fuel efficiency required the use of drop tanks, with a stated range of 250 miles being possible. Aerodynamically it lacked what it made up for in headroom. By the late 1990s most had been retired, with three making regular appearances at the Burning Man Festival as an airshow team, the Flying Screen Savers

Title: Re: Jet Airstream, AKA Bambistream Mk 2.
Post by: Alvis 3.1 on April 20, 2021, 04:46:10 AM

A roughly 1/24 scale diecast Bambi trailer scale-o-ramaed with an Italeri 1/72 B-57 Canberra and a Monogram 1/48F-84. Cockpit section was scratch built, drop tanks from an Airfix 1/24 Mustang added. Chrome finish via a gloss black undercoat and a layer of "Mission Models" polyurethane chrome airbrushed on.

Title: Re: Jet Airstream, AKA Bambistream Mk 2.
Post by: Jeffry Fontaine on April 20, 2021, 05:43:20 AM

So much "Shiny" that you need to wear protective eye wear...  :smiley:

Is that a flying toaster on the tail?

Title: Re: Jet Airstream, AKA Bambistream Mk 2.
Post by: Alvis 3.1 on April 20, 2021, 10:01:49 AM

Yup!

Title: Re: Jet Airstream, AKA Bambistream Mk 2.
Post by: Frank3k on April 20, 2021, 10:20:56 AM

This is great! Did you make the pilot's seat/lounger from scratch? How was the Mission Models chrome to work with?

Title: Re: Jet Airstream, AKA Bambistream Mk 2.
Post by: ericr on April 20, 2021, 02:38:18 PM

 :smiley: :smiley: :smiley:

Title: Re: Jet Airstream, AKA Bambistream Mk 2.
Post by: Old Wombat on April 20, 2021, 06:33:17 PM

That's just COOL! 8)

Title: Re: Jet Airstream, AKA Bambistream Mk 2.
Post by: LemonJello on April 20, 2021, 08:35:53 PM

Do the wings fold for those marginal weather days that you have to tow it?

Awesome, really just awesome!

Title: Re: Jet Airstream, AKA Bambistream Mk 2.
Post by: Alvis 3.1 on April 21, 2021, 01:37:10 AM

Quote from: Frank3k on April 20, 2021, 10:20:56 AM

This is great! Did you make the pilot's seat/lounger from scratch? How was the Mission Models chrome to work with?

The base component of the seat is a PE "Bomber Seat" from a company whose name escapes me.
The Mission Models chrome airbrushed well direct from the bottle. It's a polyurethane and stood up to some handling before it began to wear off, but if you don't handle it much it doesn't mark up much.

Title: Re: Jet Airstream, AKA Bambistream Mk 2.
Post by: GTX_Admin on April 21, 2021, 04:42:33 AM

 :smiley:

Title: Re: Jet Airstream, AKA Bambistream Mk 2.
Post by: andonio64 on April 21, 2021, 01:51:15 PM

 ;D 8)

Title: Re: Jet Airstream, AKA Bambistream Mk 2.
Post by: finsrin on April 21, 2021, 06:32:53 PM

Wonderfully atrocious design.  So creative, gotta love it  :-*

Title: Re: Jet Airstream, AKA Bambistream Mk 2.
Post by: Frank3k on April 21, 2021, 10:30:19 PM

It wouldn't look out of place in Lynch's "Dune"

Title: Re: Jet Airstream, AKA Bambistream Mk 2.
Post by: Camthalion on April 23, 2021, 07:17:14 AM

That's awesome.  Nice work

Title: Re: Jet Airstream, AKA Bambistream Mk 2.
Post by: Buzzbomb on April 23, 2021, 01:52:56 PM

Oh my dizzy aunt... that is very good

Title: Re: Jet Airstream, AKA Bambistream Mk 2.
Post by: Robomog on April 23, 2021, 11:29:21 PM

Wow !   That is just bonkers beautiful  :-* :-* :-* :-* :-*

Love the interior detail, all that shiny chrome :icon_alabanza: :icon_alabanza:

 Mog
>^-.-^<

Title: Re: Jet Airstream, AKA Bambistream Mk 2.
Post by: apophenia on April 28, 2021, 09:30:55 AM

Brilliant! Love your 'Trailer Belle' and 'Flying Toaster' touches  ;D