3,
2, 1, Drop
OCTOBER
14, 1947
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This is eventually going to be a vignette depicting the launching of the
Bell X-1 rocket plane on the day the sound barrier was broken. Academy-Minicraft's
1/144 scale B-29A Superfortress kit is being converted to the B-29 "Mother
Ship" with a scratch-built X-1 in the same scale. Started in 1999, the
X-1 was completed one year later and can be seen HERE.
The B-29 may one day be finished. At least I have a really nice display
stand for the pair. |
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This resin kit of the little robot from the 1972 film Silent Running
is by Posigrade Creations. This model was started in 2001 and is very close
to completion. |
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This is Lindberg's kit of the sleek X-Plane, started in 2008, also close
to being completed. Instead of using the kit's decal sheet, markings were
created using basic drawing and word processing software and were laser-printed
onto clear decal film. |
The
PLANET EXPRESS SPACESHIP
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This is Skyhook Models' resin kit of the cartoon spaceship. The above image
shows how the model appeared in August, 2011 after sitting un-touched for
nearly 10 years. Painting finally started in March, 2012 and the model
is nearly complete. You can see how it looks now by clicking HERE. |
The
Flying Sub
from
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
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Moebius Models originally produced this 3 inch long kit to be boxed with
their big Seaview and later released it as a stand-alone kit. This model
needs just a little clean-up to be finished. |
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