War Rocket 28mm

[Freelancer]

I wanted to build a Flash Gordonesque War Rocket in 28mm scale. I saw a post on converting a water pistol with a nice retro shape, into a rocket.
I found a huge "double" water pistol in a $2 shop (it cost me $12). When gutted, and with the addition of surf fins, a Fererro Roche easter egg and a few other bits, I had my War Rocket

[dampfpanzerwagon]

Superb.

Great use of a waterpistol.

Tony

[axiom]

Very clever and a really amazing result. Even with the unpainted version, I was a bit sceptical, but seeing the lovely finished weathered red rocket was a real treat.

Is it my imagination, or are there a couple of crew in the cockpit?

[Freelancer]

Yeah, the nose comes off so i can fit about half a dozen 28mm figures on the bridge.

[Vanvlak]

Very clever and a really amazing result. Even with the unpainted version, I was a bit sceptical, but seeing the lovely finished weathered red rocket was a real treat.

Same here, and I should know better - brilliant! 

[von Lucky]

Nice conversion, and lovely red.

[Doomsdave]

Magnificent!  Toy bashing is great.  We should have a LAF painting contest on toy ashes units or vehicles!   I love the paint scheme on this rocket and the build looks like something from the 80's movie!

[Suber]

Oh come on! Can't believe it! Amazing stuff!!

[steders]

Fantastic, I love that

[zizi666]

Flash ! dum dum dum dum dum, ahaaaaaaa...

You captured that retro sci-fi look perfectly !

 

[Big Martin Back]

That's amazing.

[KONNOC]

Awesome! Just friggin AWESOME!

What's the top fin from.... its killing me, it looks so familiar... but I can't place it.

[dampfpanzerwagon]

This one from Poundstretcher looks very similar.

http://www.poundstretcher.co.uk/3-spray-water-gun.html

Tony

[warburton]

Very nice.

[Freelancer]

Tony, the Poundstretcher one seems to be the latest design. I saw a similar one yesterday, about half the size of my original one, and still with only two nozzles. The triple one looks even more like rocket engines. I did consider getting one to make some sort of  1 man interceptor, but did't really have the energy for it at the moment.

The fin on the top is from a TMNT space cruiser toy. I only just bought it, and realised the fin was the last thing I needed to finish my rocket. The surf fins are flat on one side, so would look wrong as a dorsal fin.