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Big, Bad, and Bodacious!!....FINISHED!!!!!

Started by Radish, January 23, 2010, 01:54:42 AM

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Radish

Glued the hull together on a Revell 1/570th Bismarck.
Cheap from Modelzone, it'll be jet-powered on skis, but other than that, I'm still thinking-ish :party:
Once you've visited the land of the Loonies, a return is never far away.....

Still His (or Her) Majesty, Queen Caroline of the Midlands, Resident Drag Queen

Mossie

I don't think it's nice, you laughin'. You see, my mule don't like people laughin'. He gets the crazy idea you're laughin' at him. Now if you apologize, like I know you're going to, I might convince him that you really didn't mean it.

Radish

I'll start surgery on it tomorrow after the hull/decks have had 24 hours to set.
Once you've visited the land of the Loonies, a return is never far away.....

Still His (or Her) Majesty, Queen Caroline of the Midlands, Resident Drag Queen

John Howling Mouse

Quote from: Radish on January 23, 2010, 10:11:11 AM
I'll start surgery on it tomorrow after the hull/decks have had 24 hours to set.

And, will the gallery be so fortunate as to see actual IMAGES of this project at some point?   :wacko:

P.S. Nice post time, Radish "11:11:11"
Styrene in my blood and an impressive void in my cranium.

nev

As I stated in the "stash" thread

Quote from: nevNazi conquest of planet Neptune. 





From the Romans
Between almost-true and completely-crazy, there is a rainbow of nice shades - Tophe


Sales of Airfix kits plummeted in the 1980s, and GCSEs had to be made easier as a result - James May

Radish

 ;D
Planet Neptune could figure, but possibly renamed in line with Norse/German Mythology.

I've cut off the rear end and am currently fitting/glueing, filling, sanding a 1/48th spare F-16 exhaust.
For my other "atmospheric battleship" based on another Bismarck kit, I have an alternative source of twin exhausts.
While on the atmospheric theme, I have a support mechanism sorted for a 1/400 4 stack destroyer (ie a pop bottle) :lol:

Back to the thread....I'll build the superstructure tomorrow morning (out with floozies in the afternoon :wacko:), and I've been sorting out the giant skis.
Once you've visited the land of the Loonies, a return is never far away.....

Still His (or Her) Majesty, Queen Caroline of the Midlands, Resident Drag Queen

Radish

Nazi German colonisation of the Planet Aegir, and ice covered planet with huge "seas" and continents of ice, complete with mountains, plateaus, etc..

The Nazi Battleship Bismarck, named after the famous 20th Century Battleship of WW2 fame, cruised the icy flatlands on skis.

The model has "lost" its rear 15" gun turret (as will it's future-build Airship sister) to make way for the piping, etc., leading/supporting the huge exhaust.
:drink:
Once you've visited the land of the Loonies, a return is never far away.....

Still His (or Her) Majesty, Queen Caroline of the Midlands, Resident Drag Queen

nev

Between almost-true and completely-crazy, there is a rainbow of nice shades - Tophe


Sales of Airfix kits plummeted in the 1980s, and GCSEs had to be made easier as a result - James May

Radish

Well I mused all day yesterday, saw a bit of culture down the the Lichfield Garrick, and came to the conclusion that the F-16 exhaust looked a bit big, so ripped off all I'd done so far and will start again with a smaller exhaust/exhausts....I feel happier now.
;D
Once you've visited the land of the Loonies, a return is never far away.....

Still His (or Her) Majesty, Queen Caroline of the Midlands, Resident Drag Queen

Radish

New rear end glued on it....I'll clean that up tonight. :cheers:
Once you've visited the land of the Loonies, a return is never far away.....

Still His (or Her) Majesty, Queen Caroline of the Midlands, Resident Drag Queen

Radish

Progress.
The lovely thing about whatiffery is that, within reason (  ;D ;D ;D ) it's possible to stick stuff anywhere.
For this "ice world"  battleship, though, small boats are pointless as are aircraft....it needs to be VTOL all the way, aircraft or helicopters.
:drink: :drink: :party:
Once you've visited the land of the Loonies, a return is never far away.....

Still His (or Her) Majesty, Queen Caroline of the Midlands, Resident Drag Queen

Weaver

#11
Small boats on skis? Possibly with sails as the Captain's toy? If this world has no (or little) atmosphere, then helicopters are equally pointless....

I take it from all this that you're familiar with Michael Moorcock's The Ice Schooner then?  ;)

"Things need not have happened to be true. Tales and dreams are the shadow-truths that will endure when mere facts are dust and ashes, and forgot."
 - Sandman: A Midsummer Night's Dream, by Neil Gaiman

"I dunno, I'm making this up as I go."
 - Indiana Jones

Radish

Nice illustration....different one to the one I've seen. :thumbsup:

Thinking "ornithopter at the moment, with "batwings" scabbed on from thin card. :party:
Once you've visited the land of the Loonies, a return is never far away.....

Still His (or Her) Majesty, Queen Caroline of the Midlands, Resident Drag Queen

Weaver

Quote from: Radish on February 01, 2010, 08:24:23 AM
Nice illustration....different one to the one I've seen. :thumbsup:

That's the Rodney Mathews version: it was quite hard to find! Most references to the book show the Jim Burns version which looks like it's made of bones and isn't to my taste. My favorite is the very old (New English Library, I think) edition with a small, light, almost credible wooden craft on a turquoise ice field. In the days when she did china painting, my auntie did a larger copy of it on a plate and gave it to me: very precious possession! :wub:
"Things need not have happened to be true. Tales and dreams are the shadow-truths that will endure when mere facts are dust and ashes, and forgot."
 - Sandman: A Midsummer Night's Dream, by Neil Gaiman

"I dunno, I'm making this up as I go."
 - Indiana Jones

Green Dragon

Never read Ice Schooner but I did read Icerigger by Allan Dean Foster (back in the mid 1970's) that had something similar on the cover. Can't remember a thing about the story! Sounds like the Radish version is going to be a biggy! Look forward to seeing some piccies.

Paul Harrison
"Well, it's rather brutal here. Right now we are advising all our clients to put everything they've got into canned food and shotguns."-Gremlins 2

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1/72 Space 1999 Eagle, Comet Miniatures Martian War Machine
1/72nd Quad Tilt Rotor, 1/144th V/STOL E2 Hawkeye (stalled)