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Offline Alvis 3.1

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Jet Airstream, AKA Bambistream Mk 2.
« 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
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Offline Alvis 3.1

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Re: Jet Airstream, AKA Bambistream Mk 2.
« Reply #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.
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Offline Jeffry Fontaine

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Re: Jet Airstream, AKA Bambistream Mk 2.
« Reply #2 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?
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Offline Alvis 3.1

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Re: Jet Airstream, AKA Bambistream Mk 2.
« Reply #3 on: April 20, 2021, 10:01:49 AM »
Yup!
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Offline Frank3k

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Re: Jet Airstream, AKA Bambistream Mk 2.
« Reply #4 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?
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Offline ericr

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Re: Jet Airstream, AKA Bambistream Mk 2.
« Reply #5 on: April 20, 2021, 02:38:18 PM »
 :smiley: :smiley: :smiley:
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Offline Old Wombat

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Re: Jet Airstream, AKA Bambistream Mk 2.
« Reply #6 on: April 20, 2021, 06:33:17 PM »
That's just COOL! 8)
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Offline LemonJello

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Re: Jet Airstream, AKA Bambistream Mk 2.
« Reply #7 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!
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Offline Alvis 3.1

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Re: Jet Airstream, AKA Bambistream Mk 2.
« Reply #8 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.
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Re: Jet Airstream, AKA Bambistream Mk 2.
« Reply #9 on: April 21, 2021, 04:42:33 AM »
 :smiley:
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Offline andonio64

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Re: Jet Airstream, AKA Bambistream Mk 2.
« Reply #10 on: April 21, 2021, 01:51:15 PM »
 ;D 8)
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Offline finsrin

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Re: Jet Airstream, AKA Bambistream Mk 2.
« Reply #11 on: April 21, 2021, 06:32:53 PM »
Wonderfully atrocious design.  So creative, gotta love it  :-*
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Offline Frank3k

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Re: Jet Airstream, AKA Bambistream Mk 2.
« Reply #12 on: April 21, 2021, 10:30:19 PM »
It wouldn't look out of place in Lynch's "Dune"
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Offline Camthalion

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Re: Jet Airstream, AKA Bambistream Mk 2.
« Reply #13 on: April 23, 2021, 07:17:14 AM »
That's awesome.  Nice work
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Re: Jet Airstream, AKA Bambistream Mk 2.
« Reply #14 on: April 23, 2021, 01:52:56 PM »
Oh my dizzy aunt... that is very good
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Offline Robomog

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Re: Jet Airstream, AKA Bambistream Mk 2.
« Reply #15 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:

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« Last Edit: April 23, 2021, 11:31:21 PM by Robomog »
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Re: Jet Airstream, AKA Bambistream Mk 2.
« Reply #16 on: April 28, 2021, 09:30:55 AM »
Brilliant! Love your 'Trailer Belle' and 'Flying Toaster' touches  ;D
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