Anyone ever decide to make a totally fictional model?

Thanks!Wingspan. 18 1/4"Length 17 1/4". I need to add the red dots and perform some touch up.  

How big is this beast Philo? It's looking awsome by the way!

Did not have the decals "so I will paint the roundrels..   

Raided my parts stash for radiators made the surround out of aluminum strip.  

Thanks!2 jars of Tamiya X-5 green was barely enough.!

philo426

Anyone ever decide to make a totally fictional model?

Sure.  Science fiction subjects, and models like Aurora's classic monster movie kits.

What-ifs are only partially fictional, I guess, if it involves a machine that existed, like a prototype, that we then finish as if it had been moved to production.

You've got a nice build going there, philo!

Went with dark green.  

Yes it was a mishmash of features that I like!

Actually, the more I think about it, the more I'm of the mind to say most of my models are fictional; at least to some extent. Being a kitbasher, I think it's just the nature of the game.

As for the aircraft, it looks like a mix of two Dehaviland airframes, one a bomber and the other their pusher fighter .  .  . sort of!!

Webt with dark grey Tamiya primer...had to add paint to the color cup 3 times!   

A little inspirational music:

Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines - Original theme song - YouTube

Constructed the engine pods and carved the props..   

Lol!

Hey Boss! Da Plane! Da Plane !!

Rudders and elevators installed.       

Ok I didn't have a prop so I carved it out of Mahogany...  

Thanks!

I'd like to see that build Straycat!

Looking really cool Philo.

I've got a box full of parts for an imaginary Colonial Fleet Repair Ship. 

Starting point is a pair of 1/350 Trumpeter USS Lexington lower hulls with the bow and stern cut off and the rest glued together. That will be the storage and workshop sections. 

Engine section is an empty Heinz catsup bottle that I want to install Battlestar Pegasus engines on; just need to buy another one. Rather not scrap the one I have(yet). 

Haven't figured out the bow section yet but if I get another Pegasus that would likely do nicely. 

Decided to put on decage.  

Ya Know:

   I never thought of saving "Damaged" ship models that way. I just rebuilt them into another form of Sea Going Vessel. Never thought about space!

Appreciate the strength of the N brace!  

Tanker-Builder

 Just one burning question from this morning. Although fictional. Is the Green and Gold de-winged C-47/DC-3 Supposed a faster than normal machine for Public transportation? If so she is as neat as the " Tucker" I specifically liked the " BP" marks on her. That's who I sailed For!

The Thrust DC-3 is a Land Speed Record vehicle, circa 1950. I built it a few years after Thrust SST broke the sound barrier on land. Thrust SST was British built and the BP & Dunlop logos are to show the Britishness of Thrust DC-3 as a predecessor.

Full "back story" on the Tucker can be found on the Grand Prix Modelers Association web site, along with other fictitious vehicles by other modelers.

Mike

I'vee posted these a long time ago, but here's a few shots of my ships, see if you can identify the original ship.

The Space Assault Ship Toronaga: 

The ship sitting alongside her is the Fire Support Ship William Tell:

The Space Interdiction Ship Sweeney Todd:

Awsome thread and some great models! I did have a crack at making spacecraft about 30 years ago, but nothing as cool as what's on here.

Hi;

    Just had to come back here. As I worked cleaning up my bench I thought of something. Movies! There were some good ones back in the day. One that popped up was an old Humphrey Bogart Movie. No, Not Casablanca either!

     There's this. A foggy waterfront. A ragged beat up old " Three Island" steamer. A tired old " Rummy " captain being given a chance to retreive his career. What? Yeah, the owners of the shipping line want to scuttle her for the insurance money!

    If he succeeds they promise he will be re-instated in the " A " list of Captains. Yeah fictional at best, But they actually didn't have the Maritime Unions like in the sixties or seventies. If that was today, as far as he was concerned the Beach is where he'd stay!

     Thus starts the story of the " Wreck of the Mary Deare" . To model her you have to dig nowadays I guess. The closest thing you'll find affordable is LINDBERG'S "Q" ship.

   G.Morrison civilianised one so I figure it's my turn. So with that in mind I dug out the old model and started the build. Yup ! When Finished I will have a nice little model of the " Mary Deare" when she was in better shape!

    I did discover as rigged she'd would've made a lousy "Q" ship anyway. Only Two deck guns where structures would NEVER have been.  Plus the Day ports ( Portholes ) were too large and many of the ones on the cabin deck were too small!  A smart U-Boat captain would not have been fooled!

    Like Clive Cussler's ships she will of course be fictional. So there others such as one I am going to try to photo over here. How about a Steam-Punkish Submarine built of model rail-road parts partially skeletonized so you can see inside? I've got the parts and with the museum not being to busy I believe I will start on her too. I like working on more than one project at a time. It keeps the old wheels spinning faster.

 Just one burning question from this morning. Although fictional. Is the Green and Gold de-winged C-47/DC-3 Supposed a faster than normal machine for Public transportation? If so she is as neat as the " Tucker" I specifically liked the " BP" marks on her. That's who I sailed For!

Agreed!