"Fantastic Plastic" Inspiration

[Tau Zero]

I was poking around tonight looking for pictures of Werner Von Braun's "Concept Spacecraft" when I came across these listings at "Fantastic Plastic":

http://www.fantastic-plastic.com/concept_spacecraft.htm


Click on "1950's" to see these designs by Werner Von Braun, as well as others. :cool:


Cargo Rocket (1953)

http://www.fantastic-plastic.com/VON%20BRAUN%20CARGO%20ROCKET%20PAGE.htm



"Man in Space" 3-Stage Space Ferry (1955)

http://www.fantastic-plastic.com/MAN%20IN%20SPACE%20SHIP%20PAGE.htm



This was also my first (and only) Plastic Model Conversion (PMC) back in 1976 (I had the glow-in-the-dark version):

http://www.fantastic-plastic.com/LEIF%20ERICSON%20PAGE.htm


It didn't fly very well... Probably because it was *way* underpowered. I think I used a 1/2A motor, because that was all I had left. :eek: :o


Just renewed my NAR membership for this year,

[A Fish Named Wallyum]

This was also my first (and only) Plastic Model Conversion (PMC) back in 1976 (I had the glow-in-the-dark version):

http://www.fantastic-plastic.com/LEIF%20ERICSON%20PAGE.htm




PMC conversion in 1976? I was still playing with Hot Wheels. (Wait. I STILL play with Hot Wheels.) You were pretty advanced.

It didn't fly very well... Probably because it was *way* underpowered. I think I used a 1/2A motor, because that was all I had left. :eek: :o



Nope. Forget what I said about being advanced. You were clearly right there with me in the Hot Wheels box.


Just renewed my NAR membership for this year,

Uh, Jay. You're starting to sound a LOT like Doug. Anything you want to tell us about a foam version of the Tau Zero? (The "Tau LESS THAN Zero"?)

[Rocketflyer]

Somebody has to kit that delta winged X-15. Man, is that sexy! :) :p :D

Thanks for posting the link.

I built Disney's" Man in Space" when I was in the sith grade.
IIFC, the Main "booster" had something like 24 "engine" nozzles, and 16 for the next stage.

The old X15 plastic kit lent itself to PMC. Had to use rear ejection. Flew ok, recovery kind of, ummm, well, was haphazard. I hadn't perfected rear ejection recovery back then I still don't mess with it. IIRC, the body tube that fit in there perfectly was a BT30.

Those kits brought back some fond memories. Thanks again for the link. :)

Jack

[sandman]

BTW the entire Disney "Man In Space Series" is now available on a DVD set.

Amazon has it in a special edition...worth every penny!

[DaveR]

I was poking around tonight looking for pictures of Werner Von Braun's "Concept Spacecraft" when I came across these listings at "Fantastic Plastic":
Kinda disappointed there were no lobster telephones .

[Doug Sams]

Uh, Jay. You're starting to sound a LOT like Doug.
http://home.flash.net/~samily/stuff/doug.wav

[CPMcGraw]

...I built Disney's" Man in Space" when I was in the sith grade...

Anything else you wish to reveal, Jack? Or is that Darth Jack? :eek:

[Rocketflyer]

Anything else you wish to reveal, Jack? Or is that Darth Jack? :eek:

LOL!! Yah, my keyboard can't spell, and nseither can I :p

[Rocketflyer]

Anything else you wish to reveal, Jack? Or is that Darth Jack? :eek:

LOL!! Yah, my keyboard can't spell, and neither can I :p

[rokitflite]

Hey! The model rocketry community made it on their site as well!

http://www.fantastic-plastic.com/McDonnellDouglasDC-YSpaceClipperPage.htm

[stefanj]

There's a whole fan site dedicated to that "Leif Erickson" model.

The original came with a little phonograph record of spaceship sounds!

Too bad it was a flop. It might have been the first of a bunch of cool spaceships.

I had two of the glow-in-dark version at one point.

[A Fish Named Wallyum]

http://home.flash.net/~samily/stuff/doug.wav

That'll pop up in a compilation CD somewhere. :rolleyes: :D
I thought about differentiating between Dougs, but I thought the mention of the foam would suffice.

[Doug Sams]

That'll pop up in a compilation CD somewhere. :rolleyes: :D
I thought about differentiating between Dougs, but I thought the mention of the foam would suffice.D'oh! I get it now.

I guess sometimes I'm as slow as I sound :)

Doug

[A Fish Named Wallyum]

D'oh! I get it now.

I guess sometimes I'm as slow as I sound :)

Doug


The wav file was cool. If I could figure out how to do that I'd belch the alphabet for you. :eek:

[Doug Sams]

The wav file was cool. If I could figure out how to do that I'd belch the alphabet for you. :eek:Bill,

If I tell you how to make a wave file, will you promise not to belch the alphabet? :D

Most PC's nowadays have microphones built into them. They also typically have some sort of digital recoding sofware, too.

On mine, you click on START | PROGRAMS | ACCESSORIES | ENTERTAINMENT | SOUND RECORDER and, viola, you're in bidnez :D

Doug
The rest is left as an exercise for Bill...

(I know, it's voila, but viola has strings attached. :eek:

[JRThro]

D'oh! I get it now.

I guess sometimes I'm as slow as I sound :)

Doug
I'm assuming Bill was referring not just to foam, but to *cheesy* foam.

And Doug, unfortunately I'm at the Kathryn Linnemann branch of the St. Charles City-County Library right now, using one of their public computers that has no speakers, I am totally unable to listen to what I'm *sure* is an awesome wave file. Darn it! Darn it all to heck!
:)

I'm in St. Charles visiting my mother, who had hip-replacement surgery about 3 weeks ago and is doing just fine.

[Doug Sams]

I'm in St. Charles visiting my mother, who had hip-replacement surgery about 3 weeks ago and is doing just fine.Hope your mom's doing well. Mine broke her hip last year, and the surgery didn't heal. She was in terrific pain for 3 or 4 months when they finally did the replacement. Seems her diabetes had rendered the femur unable to knit itself together. But the new hip is doing fine and she's playing golf again.

When you head back to Lambert, wave to Maryland Heights, my old stomping grounds for 11 years.

...

I can recall a few times over the years where the air traffic overhead was bothersome. While most of the lower level (ie, loud) traffic was in the area southwest of Hazelwood down to Earth City, every once in a while there would be some planes stacked up over Maryland Heights and Creve Coeur. I can recall standing on my deck thinking that I could probably get pretty dang close to those TWA L1011's with an Alpha on a C6-7 :)

It wouldn't'a scared 'em away, but I'd'a felt better :)

Doug

[JRThro]

It wouldn't'a scared 'em away, but I'd'a felt better :)

DougHey, that's what matters.
;)

We moved my mom to Columbia, MO, today, to be closer to two of my sisters who live there. The hope is that she'll be moving from a skilled nursing facility to an assisted living place in a few weeks.

[A Fish Named Wallyum]

Hey, that's what matters.
;)

We moved my mom to Columbia, MO, today, to be closer to two of my sisters who live there. The hope is that she'll be moving from a skilled nursing facility to an assisted living place in a few weeks.

We're going through something of the same thing with my father in law. He's still on his own, but in the past few months he has wrecked his car during an ill-advised attempt to drive to our house in the snow and started skipping his medications and doctors appointments. It's been pretty tough on my wife. Hope things work out for all of you.

[Tau Zero]

There's a whole fan site dedicated to that "Leif Erickson" model.

The original came with a little phonograph record of spaceship sounds!Here they are:

http://frank.bol.ucla.edu/le.html#UFO


Cheers,