Inspiration: Star Wars-style pod racers

[Hobbes]

On one of the recent events threads, I noticed a photo of a pod racer kit. This got me thinking; a pod racer would be relatively easy to build using leftover engines. The chariot is easy enough to scratchbuild.

The fun is in choosing the engines. Anything goes, from prop jobs to jets to rockets. I'm envisioning one using 4 Olympus (in Concorde nacelles), or for the true daredevil pilot, something with a single nacelle with a pusher prop.

[B777LR]

Radial engine with townend ring, 2 bladed prop, open cockpit and struts keeping it together. Thats what BdB loves...

[Brian da Basher]

You've got my number, Trip 7!

Brian da Basher

[puddingwrestler]

You know a retro 30s pod racer with radials would be awesomely cool.
And then a Victorian steam punk version would also be awesome. Steam powered racing air-ships... mmmmm...

I may have to look into this.

[Daryl J.]

Now this is a seriously cool thread.         (Not to diminish any of the others, of course).

It might be hard to have Jennings put such a creation in Eastern Airlines livery, however.    LoL.


Daryl J., completely idealess at this point, but give me a bit.........................

[Taiidantomcat]

There was a video game that took place 10 years or so after Episode I and featured new racers along with Sebulba's new racer:



Sebulba's original pod was based off an A-10. and this carries that idea a step closer to the tank killer (you can see it a little better in the game though)

 
There were also a few concepts that didn't make it onto the big screen, this is a great idea the variations will be fun!

[Mossie]

The cockpit section of a P-35 might be suitable to use for a pod, maybe the XF-85 too?

[GTX]

Something I did a while back:



regards,

Greg

[Gunbird]

GTX, what would you call that?

[PanzerWulff]

GTX, what would you call that?

A Naboo P-38 it sort of reminds me of the Naboo starfighter
"Panzer"

[Gunbird]

Hmm, got something more intersting then that? Just finished one and about to paint it.

[Mossie]

There is a P-38 starfighter in the Starwars universe.  Full name is the Porax 38 used on Utapau:

[Taiidantomcat]

Mossie beat me to it, its also featured in the latest clone wars CG movie.

[Mossie]

Ooohh, haven't seen that yet, got to watch it some time.

[Taiidantomcat]

too cool a design not to be used more