HansReggelsen Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 Well now - this will take a bit of explanation. When I was little (that's a lie - I was never 'little'! ) there was a danish comic strip 'Willy på eventyr' (Willy on adventure). It was a scifi inspired comic strip centered around the hero ' Willy, a professor - Onkel Hans (Uncle Hans) and a love interest - Jonna. They took on adventures in a flying vehichle, which looked a lot like a flying saucer. As I found out, this comic strip was a sort of continuation of a british comic strip- Rob The Rover. Links: https://comiccreatorsuk.wordpress.com/2017/07/04/rob-the-rover/ Link to picture of Willy's ship: Now my UFO is inspired by Willy's ship, but I'm making it as if the danish goverment of the time, was indeed inspired by it to make a real version (does that make sense?). So they formed 'Dansk Rumfarts Agentur' (Danish Space Agency) or DRA and the ship was called: DRA-G1 (Generation 1) I used the radome of an old Fujimi E-2B, a christmas dekoration and a lot of plasticcard! OK let's start this: Now let's see how this works out - I have no masterplan, just a slight overview of where I hope to end up! This may change i as I go along! Cheers for now Hans J 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HansReggelsen Posted May 26, 2022 Author Share Posted May 26, 2022 Just as the designer of the B-24, I felt that something was wrong with the look of my DRA-G1 , so I enlarged the circumference with plasticcard. It looks much better now. What's up next? Perhaps a basic interior and a landinggear? Cheers Hans J 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HansReggelsen Posted May 26, 2022 Author Share Posted May 26, 2022 Put on some more detail: Not much, but every little bit helps! Cheers Hans J 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Rose Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 Nice looking saucer! Look forward to seeing more 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HansReggelsen Posted May 28, 2022 Author Share Posted May 28, 2022 She's got legs, and she knows how to use'em! They are a bit spindly, but they'll suffice (I hope! ) Cheers Hans J 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 Nice scratchbuilding, Hans. The British comic strip is well before my time, I'd never heard of it, but it looks good too. The Danish artwork looks well done. I'll be back to see more soon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Monty Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 Great idea for a scratch build and it's looking very cool already 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HansReggelsen Posted May 29, 2022 Author Share Posted May 29, 2022 I wasn't quite satisfied with how the undercarriage turned out, but it was a simple solution - just move the legs further out/up! This is better (I think! ) I'm still pondering wether or not to add an interior - I could just take the easy way!.. While I ponder on that subject, I may just subject 'My little UFO' to some more detailing - just found a heap of plastic-thingies I forgot I had! Cheers Hans J 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Monty Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 It reminds me a little bit of the saucer from the classic Forbidden Planet movie 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan R Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 (edited) 3 hours ago, Uncle Monty said: It reminds me a little bit of the saucer from the classic Forbidden Planet movie One of my all-time favourite Science Fiction Movies. Leslie Nielsen in a serious role as well... Cheers, Alan. Edited May 29, 2022 by Alan R 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HansReggelsen Posted May 29, 2022 Author Share Posted May 29, 2022 4 hours ago, Uncle Monty said: It reminds me a little bit of the saucer from the classic Forbidden Planet movie Yes - that one, but also The Day the Earth stood Still (the original), Spaceman Spiff's ship, the mars ships from 'Mars Attacks', Plan B from Outer Space and many more. Seems that Hollywood took the Flying Saucer idea very literally! It's the idea behind my model - the good old movies from the 50'es and 60'es - I watched a lot of them when I was a child! Thank you for the memories! Cheers Hans J 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 I like the mark 2 legs. Interior? Yes please. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HansReggelsen Posted May 31, 2022 Author Share Posted May 31, 2022 While I think about the interior (and the undercarriage once again ), I decided to add some detaling: As you cab see from the photos, it really wasn't necessary to cut out the middle of the E-2 radome! Now I have to clue it back in! I'm still not overly happy with the undercarriage! Too simple, perhaps? Cheers Hans J 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HansReggelsen Posted June 1, 2022 Author Share Posted June 1, 2022 I couldn't help it : Cheers Hans J 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HansReggelsen Posted June 2, 2022 Author Share Posted June 2, 2022 on a side note: am I the only one whose modeling space looks like this after a couple of days building?: Cheers Hans J 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Monty Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 That looks normal to me😀 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HansReggelsen Posted June 3, 2022 Author Share Posted June 3, 2022 On 5/29/2022 at 7:53 PM, Pete in Lincs said: I like the mark 2 legs. Interior? Yes please. OK - so be it! : Cheers Hans J 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HansReggelsen Posted June 3, 2022 Author Share Posted June 3, 2022 And now in spectacular colours! : Cheers Hans J 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HansReggelsen Posted June 6, 2022 Author Share Posted June 6, 2022 The crew consists of 2 Preiser 1/144 figures. I've painted them in flightsuits with leather flightjackets. As usual I have used the internationally recognized measure of scale - a beer capsule! And here the crew and cockpit are in place on the DRA-G1: They are taking a tour of what will be their 'office' along with some scientist on their journey into the unknown, where noone...(I better stop here as not to provoke any copyright infringement! ) Now the pondering of a paintscheme can commence! (I have some idea of some viking inspired from the year 1219 in Estonia, but let's see shall we? ) Cheers Hans J 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 Nice figures and interior. The beer bottle cap, Shepherd Neame Spitfire? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Rose Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 Cool, really like the interior and the figures 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan R Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 Shepherd Neame ... From my original neck of the woods... Love that beer! Cheers, Alan. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HansReggelsen Posted June 7, 2022 Author Share Posted June 7, 2022 On 6/6/2022 at 5:09 PM, Pete in Lincs said: Nice figures and interior. The beer bottle cap, Shepherd Neame Spitfire? Yep - that's the one. I'm so glad that it is so wellknown internationally in the modelling circles! - Tastes good too! Cheers Hans J 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 7 minutes ago, HansReggelsen said: I'm so glad that it is so wellknown internationally in the modelling circles! Hans, I deliver it in 50 Litre Kegs! The bottles are widely available in Supermarkets. Cheers! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan R Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 (edited) Easily available in Sainsburys more or less anywhere! Cheers, Alan Edited June 7, 2022 by Alan R typo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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