Would love to see a flying kit of the Flash Gordon rocket from the 1930’s

[OzHybrid]

This one is going way way waaaaay back on the build pile... I really only created the Open Rocket file just as a challenge ...

I believe there are some good chrome paints these days. So that makes it easier.

 

[Cape Byron]

I believe there are some good chrome paints these days. So that makes it easier.

I'll be trying this out in the next week or so and I'll report back. Dulux Duramax Chrome - Curing time is 24 hours - $24.50 a can from Bunnings.

 

[Funkworks]

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I don't know what's that flying city-looking thing in back but pulling that off would be a first.

 

[RocketRev]

How about a larger scale say 12" diameter or even larger. Then the front tubes, there's like 28 to 32 of them, that are right in front of the doors could be used as 29mm mmt's. Or maybe even 38mm mmt's. How many of these tubes are there? Its hard to tell from the pic's. I'd fill the four regular sparky motors with well, long burn sparky motors with hardly any thrust Then the real thrust would be from the front mounted 29's or 38's. And I'd use blue thunder for the 29 or 38 mm motors as it has very little smoke. That way the tail could remain the full pointy tail that it is in the original.

Just my 2 cents

Brad

 

[brockrwood]

Without the wheel spats and the forward fins, it would be a lot more stable. Couldn't we just pretend Flash retracted them after take off.......

Looks better, too. The wheel spats make it look like a rocket version of a Boeing Pea Shooter.

 

[lakeroadster]

How about a larger scale say 12" diameter or even larger. Then the front tubes, there's like 28 to 32 of them, that are right in front of the doors could be used as 29mm mmt's. Or maybe even 38mm mmt's. How many of these tubes are there? Its hard to tell from the pic's. I'd fill the four regular sparky motors with well, long burn sparky motors with hardly any thrust Then the real thrust would be from the front mounted 29's or 38's. And I'd use blue thunder for the 29 or 38 mm motors as it has very little smoke. That way the tail could remain the full pointy tail that it is in the original.

Just my 2 cents

Brad

Sure , yeah, why not.... other than all the money to load up 36 motor tubes with 29mm motors....