Steamship Barbicane

[Greg Furtman]

That is a truly beautiful rocket -- I love the retro rocket look and finishing is fantastic. I am not good at finishing but I did a retro Luna-inspired rocket with some similar design elements and overall shape. This one is fully 3D printed body w/ integrated motor-mount and fin slots. Mine is MUCH MUCH smaller (flies on mini-engines). I did two versions -- one that tries to match the dimensions of the main drawings / designs of the Luna rocket I could find and another that is elongated and matches the look of some of the promotional posters with a sleeker thinner rocket.

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"Luna" is the name of the rocket in the 1950 movie "Destination Moon". I'd never seen it but I did find it on YouTube for free. For it's time it is fairly scientifically accurate.

 

[kuririn]

I just got my Nov/Dec issue of Sport Rocketry today.
On page 16 are some great photos of Ted Cochran and the Steamship Barbicane at NARAM 62.
Check it out.

 

[mbeels]

I just got my Nov/Dec issue of Sport Rocketry today.
On page 16 are some great photos of Ted Cochran and the Steamship Barbicane at NARAM 62.
Check it out.

Just got mine as well, congrats! That's a fine modeling effort and impressive result!

 

[Funkworks]

"Luna" is the name of the rocket in the 1950 movie "Destination Moon". I'd never seen it but I did find it on YouTube for free. For it's time it is fairly scientifically accurate.
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Trailer:


Review:


Unofficial production model:
https://www.rocketreviews.com/public-missiles-pml-little-lunar-express--by-robert-a-morstadt.html

 

[jqavins]

Just got mine as well, congrats! That's a fine modeling effort and impressive result!

Yes, I too.

I walked right past it at NARAM but didn't recognize it right away so I didn't stop to talk. Kicked myself roundly when I realized it later.

 

[boomtube-mk2]

I'm thinking I'll panel it, like Nautilus above, and the ship below.

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The Brain; (October 1948) by Alexander Blade was the inspiration for the 1954 movie GOG starring Richard Egan and Constance Dowling.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047033/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

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