Originally seen in the Joe 90 episode "Talkdown", about 1:50 in (and other times throughout). The design was reprised for the Captain Scarlet episode seen above.
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Nice find on that video !
I especially like the way that the fuselage / wing paint scheme is laid out . . . Not a fan of the tail, though.It's been in my design notebooks for a long time. That tail is one of the things that stopped it going further, but it was good inspiration for another design.
I especially like the way that the fuselage / wing paint scheme is laid out . . . Not a fan of the tail, though.
Every rocket is better with some canards.Can it be done? Yes... It's more towards Neil's style, but it could be done. I'll add that I'm still dealing with the pain in my hand when I type.
Am I the only one who thinks it'd be better with some canards?
Hrmm. I don't remember this appearing in Captain Scarlet and I thought I had seen all the episodes -- at least all the episodes that aired in the USA. And although I'm a total Gerry Anderson fanboy, I've never seen Joe 90, although clearly, I should.
Roger that. Is it just me or are puppets more "real" than CGI?Give me puppets, Dammit!
Roger that. Is it just me or are puppets more "real" than CGI?
Does not seem too difficult IF you put an engine in the main body (eject laundry) -- say 24mm -- and put smaller engines -- say 13mm mini engines -- up top (keep things flying straight).
Hornet Driver is good, I'm very good as well as my wife -she is the best ever ! I only stop in from time to time to see what's up. Thanks for remembering me !! Not a lot of rocketry these days but I do have long term project going on--you guys will love this one--covid killed my kayak business but oddly enough I started making owl houses and I stay covered up--it's a good problem to have. Thanks all, I will be around from time to time. HDActually when I saw it my first thought was @hornet driver .
Really would love to see more from him. Hope he and his wife are well.
I would put the CG up more to fly like a rocket, not an airplane. 1 caliber is good for an ordinary, run of the mill 3-4FNC. But this one can hardly be called ordinary. Maybe some bombs, fuel tanks, gear down to balance drag on the ventral (belly) side? That thrust centerline is kinda bitchy.Putting 13mm engines that far off the rockets cg seems like it would steer it into the ground... --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Here's an OR Simulation of a BT-55 based version, 29 mm powered.... link to Build Thread.
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Even better than canards (fins up front) would be motors up front to make it look like an Ekranoplan. That would break just about every rule of common model rocket design decency. A true oddroc abomination, an RSO frightening machine. How many standards of good rocket design broken? Let me count the ways.Can it be done? Yes... It's more towards Neil's style, but it could be done. I'll add that I'm still dealing with the pain in my hand when I type.
Am I the only one who thinks it'd be better with some canards?
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