EchoVictor
12-02-2005, 11:40 AM
After getting back into the hobby after a 17-year hiatus, I've come to be a bit put out by the lack of really imaginitive sci-fi kits out there. I've scoured through the current offerings and have found a gem here or there (the FlisKits Stingray being the best IMHO), but haven't found one that really captures the old vibe I'm looking for.
I've always been more partial to the short, squat "combat-fighter" look. My favorites were ones like the Estes Attack Craft Orion (#1374), Xarconian Destroyer (#1903), and the Skytracer (#1361). Click on this link; http://www.ninfinger.org/~sven/rock...83/83est34.html
and then leaf through the next few pages. Not a "normal" looking one in the bunch.
I sat down and made a list of all the ones I liked the most, and it finally hit me what it was. Every model that appealed to me had a unique (i.e. non-symmetrical) nose cone. The Orion has the trapezoid shaped cone and the Xarconian has that big cockpit design that each only appeared a couple of other times. The Skytracer cone got used a bit more (9 others, I think).
I thought it would be really cool to try an create some new sci-fi designs, but the limitation is these unique nose cones that I'm partial to. Well, during the recent holiday I came across a stash (48 cones) of the PNC-50 trapezoidal-shaped cone. After debating the pros and cons of what it would take to produce a kit, I went ahead and bought all 48, figuring that if I didn't make a kit, I could always sell of the cones.
I've always had an idea in my head for this particular cone, but never really had the impetus to try it. Now, having 48 of 'em sitting in a box, I built up the shape that this nose cone always reminded me of. Anybody like old Clint Eastwood movies?
Here she is, the MiG-31 FireFox. I wanted to get folks impressions of whether this would be a kit that you would like to see available. Please let me know what you think.
Thanks,
EV
I've always been more partial to the short, squat "combat-fighter" look. My favorites were ones like the Estes Attack Craft Orion (#1374), Xarconian Destroyer (#1903), and the Skytracer (#1361). Click on this link; http://www.ninfinger.org/~sven/rock...83/83est34.html
and then leaf through the next few pages. Not a "normal" looking one in the bunch.
I sat down and made a list of all the ones I liked the most, and it finally hit me what it was. Every model that appealed to me had a unique (i.e. non-symmetrical) nose cone. The Orion has the trapezoid shaped cone and the Xarconian has that big cockpit design that each only appeared a couple of other times. The Skytracer cone got used a bit more (9 others, I think).
I thought it would be really cool to try an create some new sci-fi designs, but the limitation is these unique nose cones that I'm partial to. Well, during the recent holiday I came across a stash (48 cones) of the PNC-50 trapezoidal-shaped cone. After debating the pros and cons of what it would take to produce a kit, I went ahead and bought all 48, figuring that if I didn't make a kit, I could always sell of the cones.
I've always had an idea in my head for this particular cone, but never really had the impetus to try it. Now, having 48 of 'em sitting in a box, I built up the shape that this nose cone always reminded me of. Anybody like old Clint Eastwood movies?
Here she is, the MiG-31 FireFox. I wanted to get folks impressions of whether this would be a kit that you would like to see available. Please let me know what you think.
Thanks,
EV