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Miniatures Adventure => Pulp => Topic started by: Wirelizard on July 01, 2009, 07:06:15 AM

Title: X Planes photo blog
Post by: Wirelizard on July 01, 2009, 07:06:15 AM

I found x-planes (http://xplanes.tumblr.com/) via another aviation blog a few months ago, and just realized I'd never shared it here.

It's a photo blog, usually each entry is just a photo, a short line of text, and (usually, but not always) a link to further information elsewhere. The focus is "experimental aircraft. exotic aeromachines. oddities. sleek silver cigars. pedal-o-trons. soviet hive-mind bombers. aerial joy. the olden days. action shots. propaganda posters. etc" and naturally that includes much of pulpish interest!

The French & Italians did some interesting things in the 20s and 30s... (http://xplanes.tumblr.com/post/133116840/the-couzinet-10-1928)
(http://9.media.tumblr.com/NAJN8JTZ6pca0w737CGSz2NCo1_500.jpg)

More 1930s exotica: (http://xplanes.tumblr.com/post/133094371/the-pander-s-iv-panderjager-high-speed-mail)
(http://6.media.tumblr.com/NAJN8JTZ6pc9j641ofFdc46Jo1_500.jpg)

Very pulpish: (http://xplanes.tumblr.com/post/132119029/grumman-xf5f-1-skyrocket-prototype-twin-engine)
(http://18.media.tumblr.com/NAJN8JTZ6ojd9zewkE64WKlWo1_500.jpg)

This one's a favourite - did the Russians refer to them as "dirigbilski" or as "zeppelinski"? (http://xplanes.tumblr.com/post/130476680/soviet-dirigible-ussr-v5-1933)  ;)
(http://14.media.tumblr.com/NAJN8JTZ6p5kssqlhUlpxbwKo1_500.jpg)

Artwork too: (http://xplanes.tumblr.com/post/127429289/sunday-fantasy-80-marvel-comics-howard-chaykin)
(http://15.media.tumblr.com/NAJN8JTZ6ouxiztzaPnISq10o1_r1_500.jpg)

Title: Re: X Planes photo blog
Post by: Doomhippie on July 01, 2009, 03:41:09 PM

There are some really great photos here. Lt's face it, reality has always been more "pulp" than fiction...

Title: Re: X Planes photo blog
Post by: Pentaro on July 01, 2009, 04:14:45 PM

Quote from: Doomhippie on July 01, 2009, 03:41:09 PM

Lt's face it, reality has always been more "pulp" than fiction...

Agreed. Thanks for the link!

Speedbirds (http://speedbirds.blogspot.com/) is showing some good drawings of racing airplanes lately.

Title: Re: X Planes photo blog
Post by: archangel1 on July 01, 2009, 07:41:15 PM

Quote from: Wirelizard on July 01, 2009, 07:06:15 AM

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Very pulpish: (http://xplanes.tumblr.com/post/132119029/grumman-xf5f-1-skyrocket-prototype-twin-engine)
(http://18.media.tumblr.com/NAJN8JTZ6ojd9zewkE64WKlWo1_500.jpg)

...

This one, the Grumman Skyrocket, is, of course, already famous as one of the mounts for the Blackhawks, for over fifty years!

Here's a link to some profiles.

http://ourworlds.topcities.com/blackhawk/models/f5fmark.html

And, for those who don't know Blackhawk and his team, here's a link to everything Blackhawk.

http://ourworlds.topcities.com/blackhawk/

Before anyone asks, yes, there is a 1/48 model available, from Minicraft.

Title: Re: X Planes photo blog
Post by: dbsubashi on July 03, 2009, 09:42:47 AM

Great link! I have been glued to it for 3 days now. I keep finding some awesome picture, then going to the source, and then trolling the web for more info on some strange '30's race plane.

And for all you VSF'ers/Pulpers, there are some shots from Heavy Metal's War of the Worlds: Goliath, a new animated movie coming out soon (July?). It features gigantic walkers and steampunk airplanes around the turn of the century.....

Title: Re: X Planes photo blog
Post by: odd duck on July 03, 2009, 07:08:25 PM

Thanks for finding and sharing the link WL. I love the look of those interwar planes.