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Title: Pulp Rocket Plane #2 WIP -Red Baroness Done 7/16
Post by: Amalric on January 10, 2014, 11:06:08 PM: Here are some WiP pics of my latest project, another rocket plane for Pulp action.

(http://imageshack.com/a/img829/7386/0z13.jpg)
(http://imageshack.com/a/img834/4961/98yl.jpg)
(http://imageshack.com/a/img839/1481/n76m.jpg)
(http://imageshack.com/a/img819/2534/lqco.jpg)
Made from a 1/48 Curtis R3C racer, one Disney Rocketeer rocket pack from the 8" bend-em toy and some spatted wheels from a 1/48 AMT Lockheed Vega [horrible kit].

This will be the mount of that famous/infamous Aero Viking/Mercenary/Vigilante of the Sky, Lonestar!

Here are links to my prior pulp rocket plane.
Wip http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=56704.0 (http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=56704.0)
Finished http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=56865.0 (http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=56865.0)

Enjoy
Amalric
Title: Re: Pulp Rocket Plane #2 WIP
Post by: Constable Bertrand on January 11, 2014, 01:57:50 AM: :-* Nice looking Kit bash, it looks like it came from a pulp universe.

Will it be painted in Raspberry*? ;D

Cheers
Matt

*Spaceballs reference
Title: Re: Pulp Rocket Plane #2 WIP
Post by: OSHIROmodels on January 11, 2014, 02:01:34 AM: What a beast 8)

cheers

James
Title: Re: Pulp Rocket Plane #2 WIP
Post by: Papa Spanky on January 11, 2014, 02:41:16 AM: Very cool and pulpy, reminds me a bit of the Duck Tales plane.
Title: Re: Pulp Rocket Plane #2 WIP
Post by: FramFramson on January 11, 2014, 05:15:55 AM: Quote from: Papa Spanky on January 11, 2014, 02:41:16 AM
Very cool and pulpy, reminds me a bit of the Duck Tales plane.

There is no way I'm flying in that if Launchpad McQuack's the pilot.
Title: Re: Pulp Rocket Plane #2 WIP
Post by: grant on January 11, 2014, 05:44:38 AM: That's the Spirit of St. Awesome!
Title: Re: Pulp Rocket Plane #2 WIP
Post by: Amalric on January 15, 2014, 11:22:04 PM: Thanks for all the kind words.
Here it is with a bit of greenstuff and the figure for Lonestar, the Cowboy of the Skys!
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/41/i4t2.jpg)
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/62/2r9q.jpg)
Lonestar is the famous Lobster Johnson fig with a hat from the Reaper Bones Shadow figure.
Now for some paint.

And with all these do gooders rocketing around, there needs to be a bad guy to fight [or Bad Girl ;)]
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/577/s0sj.jpg)
The Red Baroness and her infamous Flying Wing!
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/202/7nv9.jpg)
Its just the 1/48 testors Komet sans rudder to give it that wingish look.

Amalric
Title: Re: Pulp Rocket Plane #2 WIP
Post by: FramFramson on January 16, 2014, 06:58:05 PM: Maybe add a pair of small rudders mid-wing, or on the wingtips? That'll help distinguish it further from the Komet and shouldn't be too difficult to do.
Title: Re: Pulp Rocket Plane #2 WIP
Post by: Wirelizard on January 17, 2014, 08:13:24 PM: I kind of like the idea of winglets on the Komet, but I really, really like the Sky Cowboy's mount! Can't wait to see them painted.
Title: Re: Pulp Rocket Plane #2 WIP
Post by: Amalric on January 18, 2014, 11:15:16 PM: Winglets?
Gents, thanks for the idea. ;D
(http://imageshack.com/a/img547/4195/7alq.jpg)
(http://imageshack.com/a/img834/913/pvr1.jpg)
Title: Re: Pulp Rocket Plane #2 WIP
Post by: marianas_gamer on January 18, 2014, 11:27:06 PM: I like them. They really give a Pulp feel to the plane.
LB
Title: Re: Pulp Rocket Plane #2 WIP
Post by: FramFramson on January 19, 2014, 02:55:06 PM: Works great! :D
Title: Re: Pulp Rocket Plane #2 WIP
Post by: Papa Spanky on January 19, 2014, 09:45:24 PM: Yes much better!
Title: Re: Pulp Rocket Plane #2 WIP
Post by: grant on January 19, 2014, 10:08:49 PM: Perfect!
Title: Re: Pulp Rocket Plane #2 WIP
Post by: Nathoruuk on April 05, 2014, 01:25:24 AM: The Komet conversion is fantastic.
Title: Re: Pulp Rocket Plane #2 WIP
Post by: gary42 on April 07, 2014, 09:19:00 PM: "Spirit of St Awesome" Haw haw... Hope it doesn't crash and turn the pilots into....Something...Can't find the right word...
Title: Re: Pulp Rocket Plane #2 WIP -Update 7/5/14
Post by: Amalric on July 05, 2014, 09:36:55 PM: I finally got them base coated, now for markings and detailing.

Olive on top and grey on bottom + colors of Texas for ole Lonestar!
(http://imageshack.com/a/img843/8216/bzf5o.jpg)

Red for the Red Baroness!
(http://imageshack.com/a/img819/4885/1nu1.jpg)

and a bit of both;
(http://imageshack.com/a/img853/7776/fhit.jpg)
Title: Re: Pulp Rocket Plane #2 WIP -New Pics 7/5/14
Post by: gary42 on July 05, 2014, 10:35:41 PM: Who hoo!! Double sweet!
Title: Re: Pulp Rocket Plane #2 WIP -New Pics 7/5/14
Post by: Amalric on July 11, 2014, 07:53:15 PM: Lonestar's Curtis is done!
(http://imageshack.com/a/img850/5589/sqxr.jpg)
(http://imageshack.com/a/img855/6762/jkvaw.jpg)
More pretty pics and fluff over on the Pulp board.
Title: Re: Pulp Rocket Plane #2 WIP -Lonestar Done 7/11
Post by: Papa Spanky on July 12, 2014, 02:18:45 AM: Very nice!
Title: Re: Pulp Rocket Plane #2 WIP -Lonestar Done 7/11
Post by: Marine0846 on July 13, 2014, 02:57:20 PM: Very cool.
What a ride. :)
Title: Re: Pulp Rocket Plane #2 WIP -Lonestar Done 7/11
Post by: Amalric on July 16, 2014, 06:18:10 PM: The Red Baroness' ride is done.

(http://imageshack.com/a/img538/167/bf6a3e.jpg)
Yes, that's a cat lounging on the wing.
(http://imageshack.com/a/img912/1363/acd1eb.jpg)
(http://imageshack.com/a/img902/5967/1d7fa7.jpg)
(http://imageshack.com/a/img537/9412/6fc803.jpg)
(http://imageshack.com/a/img538/3019/4847fe.jpg)

Group Shot
(http://imageshack.com/a/img539/7450/3f8b79.jpg)

More pics and fluff in a post over on the Pulp board.
Title: Re: Pulp Rocket Plane #2 WIP -Red Baroness Done 7/16
Post by: gary42 on July 16, 2014, 11:31:05 PM: Better head to Vancouver for this weekend's pulpfest!

They look like the way I like my orange juice... Say iiiit...
Title: Re: Pulp Rocket Plane #2 WIP -Red Baroness Done 7/16
Post by: warburton on July 16, 2014, 11:41:23 PM: Nice work!
Title: Re: Pulp Rocket Plane #2 WIP -Red Baroness Done 7/16
Post by: Atheling on July 17, 2014, 07:34:04 AM: Is that partially from a kit or your own design? :o :o :o

Darrell.
Title: Re: Pulp Rocket Plane #2 WIP -Red Baroness Done 7/16
Post by: gary42 on July 17, 2014, 02:56:27 PM: Reminds me a bit of Yeager's X-1!
Title: Re: Pulp Rocket Plane #2 WIP -Red Baroness Done 7/16
Post by: Amalric on July 17, 2014, 04:58:36 PM: Quote from: Atheling on July 17, 2014, 07:34:04 AM
Is that partially from a kit or your own design? :o :o :o

Darrell.

The idea was to make a pulp flying wing similar to those seen in Airboy or Sky Captian. So I started with the 1/48 Testors Me-163 kit and simply cut off the tail fin. Then some blokes on here suggested winglets. I happened to have some left over from the Curtiss Rocketplane conversion, and so I tried the left over fins on the wing and viola the X-163 was born.
Title: Re: Pulp Rocket Plane #2 WIP -Red Baroness Done 7/16
Post by: Chairface on July 20, 2014, 02:47:49 AM: Outstanding work. I love the sky cowboy