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Model Forum / General / Models / November 2007polar Lights Space coupe Need your Help
I'm finally going to the one that i've had here since they were re-issued. I really want to cut out the three ''Windows'' in the back. Well 'm guessing they're Windows anyway atleast. I've tried Looking on the Web and can't seem to find much help at all of any kind. I know lots of you will just think that it's a silly subject not for serious modelers but I would really like to have your collective Help and Suggestions with this little Modeling Project Does anyone Know (from the Dick Tracy Comic Strip) if there a Doorway or Hatch into the Space Coupe and on what side I really just can't remember it back that far Back anymore. My having lived thru the 60-&-70's has taken it's toll of Brain Cells I want to make some type of a interior for the Space Coupe. The poor thing is Just Sooooo Empty inside that it just Screams to me to make an Interior for it. I can not seem to find anything on the Strip from the 60's when they were running all the Moon Maid stuff can anyone tell me or perhaps find out if there's any information for the Space Interior was ever shown in the Strip. Such as Control Panels and Pilot Area Seats or the number of Seats. The size of the People seem to indicate that it might be passable for H.O. scale that alone has Lots-n-Lot of possibilities Or could I just go crazy and do something Totally Alien'' looking for the Inside of the Crew Section of this Ship. I have to say that it would be really Great to 'Go-Nuts' and just Create an Alien Looking Interior I please hope that some of you will enjoy offering me your Help and Suggestions with this Cute and Fun Filled little Project thanks very very much ... Carl .......... , > I'm finally going to the one that i've had here since they were > re-issued. I really want to cut out the three ''Windows'' in the back. [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] > > , I ~vaguely~ seem to remember a doorway on the port side about halfway back, but really don't remember any interior drawings. But then our newsrag dropped Dick Tracy maybe twenty-five years ago. Why don't you mount in an interior similar to an executive jet (two seats forward, and a bunch of seats lining the sides? Or watch a couple of Stargate: Atlantis episodes and model the interior along the lines of a Jumper? (The Old Man) wrote: On Nov 19, 12:52 pm, CYBER-BOR...@webtv.net (cyberborg 4000) wrote: I'm finally going to the one that i've had here since they were re-issued. I really want to cut out the three ''Windows'' in the back. Well 'm guessing they're Windows anyway atleast. I've tried Looking on the Web and can't seem to find much help at all of any kind. I know lots of you will just think that it's a silly subject not for serious modelers but I would really like to have your collective Help and Suggestions with this little Modeling Project Does anyone Know (from the Dick Tracy Comic Strip) if there a Doorway or Hatch into the Space Coupe and on what side I really just can't remember it back that far Back anymore. My having lived thru the 60-&-70's has taken it's toll of Brain Cells I want to make some type of a interior for the Space Coupe. The poor thing is Just Sooooo Empty inside that it just Screams to me to make an Interior for it. I can not seem to find anything on the Strip from the 60's when they were running all the Moon Maid stuff can anyone tell me or perhaps find out if there's any information for the Space Interior was ever shown in the Strip. Such as Control Panels and Pilot Area Seats or the number of Seats. The size of the People seem to indicate that it might be passable for H.O. scale that alone has Lots-n-Lot of possibilities Or could I just go crazy and do something Totally Alien'' looking for the Inside of the Crew Section of this Ship. I have to say that it would be really Great to 'Go-Nuts' and just Create an Alien Looking Interior I please hope that some of you will enjoy offering me your Help and Suggestions with this Cute and Fun Filled little Project thanks very very much ... Carl .......... , I ~vaguely~ seem to remember a doorway on the port side about halfway back, but really don't remember any interior drawings. But then our newsrag dropped Dick Tracy maybe twenty-five years ago. Why don't you mount in an interior similar to an executive jet (two seats forward, and a bunch of seats lining the sides? Or watch a couple of Stargate: Atlantis episodes and model the interior along the lines of a Jumper? Thank you that's a Great Idea about the Star Gate Atlantis Puddle Jumper. I like watching that on Sci-Fi. They've got a very impressive yet pretty Simple Interior section to them. I would just Love for them to make a Modle of Oneof Those. I'm going to Send that Suggestion off in an e~mail to the ''Moebius'' people who pic up the Tourch from the Polar Lights Line at www.moebiusmodels.com I got a flyer from them when I had gone to the Chiller Convention back in October. ... Carl .......... ,, > I'm finally going to the one that i've had here since they were > re-issued. I really want to cut out the three ''Windows'' in the back. > Well 'm guessing they're Windows anyway atleast. I've tried Looking on > the > Web and can't seem to find much help at all of any kind. Those are windows and that's the front of the Space Coupe. The two small circular things below them are headlights. > Does anyone Know (from the Dick Tracy Comic Strip) if there a Doorway or > Hatch into the Space Coupe and on what side I really just can't remember > it back that far Back anymore. > Two of use linked to a image from the strip showing a door set into the starboard side of the Space Coupe (using the end with the windows as the front): http://history.nasa.gov/SP-4210/images/jpeg/fig_81.jpg Pat >(The=A0Old=A0Man) wrote: >On Nov 19, 12:52 pm, CYBER-BOR...@webtv.net (cyberborg 4000) wrote: [quoted text clipped - 49 lines] > >,, i suspect the tracy taxi would looke right with 2 pilot's seats and a space with a closet, a loo and some bench seats. can't imagine that bus being complex or sophisticated. >i suspect the tracy taxi would looke right with 2 pilot's seats and a space >with a closet, a loo and some bench seats. can't imagine that bus being >complex or sophisticated. True. If you want to put a few auxiliary craft on it, Tracy at the time also used one-man flying craft for city patrol. They looked like a tall laundry hamper or narrow trashcan -a bit below chest-high and wide enough for a man to stand in- with what looked like the top of crutches coming up under the armpits (controls? safety system?)  Signature-Jack > some...@some.domain wrote: > >i suspect the tracy taxi would looke right with 2 pilot's seats and a space [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > -- > -Jack Not sure about the scale of the Space Coupe, but in the Airfix Astronauts Figures set, there are two one-man and two two-man flyers. These aren't what Gould envisioned, but are (from what I was told) actual NASA designs for potential lunar flight, although never built. > Not sure about the scale of the Space Coupe, but in the Airfix > Astronauts Figures set, there are two one-man and two two-man flyers. > These aren't what Gould envisioned, but are (from what I was told) > actual NASA designs for potential lunar flight, although never built. > It's in a larger scale than that. Around 1/60th IIRC. There's data on the manned lunar fliers here: http://www.astronautix.com/craft/lfvbell.htm That's the Airfix one. These are also in the Airfix kit: http://www.astronautix.com/craft/mobevf1b.htm Here's another one similar to the Airfix kit of the two man one: http://www.astronautix.com/craft/mobevf2b.htm http://www.astronautix.com/craft/lfvrican.htm http://www.astronautix.com/craft/mobevf2e.htm http://www.astronautix.com/craft/mfs.htm That last looks somewhat similar to the Dick Tracy fliers Pat. >It's in a larger scale than that. Around 1/60th IIRC. There's data on >the manned lunar fliers here: >http://www.astronautix.com/craft/lfvbell.htm >That's the Airfix one. >These are also in the Airfix kit: >http://www.astronautix.com/craft/mobevf1b.htm Neat. My Major Matt Mason only ever came with a glorified skateboard scooter. >http://www.astronautix.com/craft/mfs.htm >That last looks somewhat similar to the Dick Tracy fliers Doing a Google search for "dick tracy one man fly" turned up this interesting page: http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=722 Where one respondent compares the Williams WASP to Tracy's ride. (As another respondent says, I don't care how impractical or how much of a death-trap these are, I. Want. One!) Apparently The Complete Chester Gould's Dick Tracy collections will be up near volume 17 before they cover this period. Signature-Jack > >> It's in a larger scale than that. Around 1/60th IIRC. There's data on [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > much of a death-trap these are, I. Want. One!) > The Tracy Police flier didn't seem to have any sort of landing gear; whoever here described it as a trashcan with a pair of crutches sticking out of the top hit it right on the nose; that _exactly_ what they looked like. But that photo: http://www.damninteresting.net/content/20000611magphenomenon.1.jpg Is about the closest thing ever done for real I assume they used Diet Smith's magnetic lift systems for flight. > Apparently The Complete Chester Gould's Dick Tracy collections > will be up near volume 17 before they cover this period. > Tracy fans loved the things like the Wrist Radio, but hated the things like the Moon Coupe and Moonmaid series of stories. Now, if _I'd_ been making a Dick Tracy movie, I'd know exactly which actor to get to portray him; because his face is a dead-ringer for him: http://i.imdb.com/Photos/Mptv/1346/2123_0005.jpg Charles Bronson. You've seen his movies. You going to screw with this guy in a fedora when he's carrying a Tommy-gun? Hell no, you're not. :-) Pat this any help? http://history.nasa.gov/SP-4210/images/jpeg/fig_81.jpg > I'm finally going to the one that i've had here since they were > re-issued. I really want to cut out the three ''Windows'' in the back. [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] > > , > this any help? > http://history.nasa.gov/SP-4210/images/jpeg/fig_81.jpg > You see how thick the door is on that thing? Pat > Does anyone Know (from the Dick Tracy Comic Strip) if there a Doorway > or Hatch into the Space Coupe and on what side I really just can't > remember it back that far Back anymore. My having lived thru the > 60-&-70's has taken it's toll of Brain Cells This shows a door on the starboard side: http://history.nasa.gov/SP-4210/images/jpeg/fig_81.jpg Pat >> Does anyone Know (from the Dick Tracy Comic Strip) if there a Doorway >> or Hatch into the Space Coupe and on what side I really just can't [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > >Pat For the life of me,why did Aurora put this out?,I never knew anything on Trace Dickey,what a lousy choice for a model item.And getting to Polar Lights,all they did was piss 7 dick with what they had!,the ones you would look at were o.k.,but not really for you,then a few years later youfind out there were models thart were pretty good,but,not made anymore.And don't get me going on availability in retail stores. > For the life of me,why did Aurora put this out?,I never knew anything > on Trace Dickey,what a lousy choice for a model item. > Hey, I bought one. ;-) The Vietnam War had a real effect on the model companies; as the war grew more unpopular, military model kits suffered a sales decline. So companies were scrambling to come up with new ideas for kits that would sell to kids, and since that thing was very easy to manufacture a kit of and was fairly well known, they probably figured "What the hell? Give it a try." I was very let down by it also; it really does need a interior. Pat >> For the life of me,why did Aurora put this out?,I never knew anything >> on Trace Dickey,what a lousy choice for a model item. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > >Pat Well,theres a ''war'' going on now,where are all the ________ models?. >> The Vietnam War had a real effect on the model companies; as the war >> grew more unpopular, military model kits suffered a sales decline. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Well,theres a ''war'' going on now,where are all the ________ models?. > And look what's back again: http://www.houseofhobbies.com/testorshawk.html What goes around, comes around. :-) Pat (Pat Flannery) wrote: teem wrote: For the life of me,why did Aurora put this out?I never knew anything on Trace Dickey what a lousy choice for a model item. Hey, I bought one. ;-) The Vietnam War had a real effect on the model companies; as the war grew more unpopular, military model kits suffered a sales decline. So companies were scrambling to come up with new ideas for kits that would sell to kids, and since that thing was very easy to manufacture a kit of and was fairly well known, they probably figured "What the hell? Give it a try." I was very let down by it also; it really does need a interior. Pat _______ ________ _________ I was Living in Boston in the Early to Mid 70's when the City was Full of Protests and this is the First Time that i'm hearing that the War had an effect like that on the Military Kits that way. But then I was in a habit of buying 1 or 2 Kits every 2 weeks back then. One was usually a Car Kit or a similar type of Kit like that. And the Other One was most Always some kind of Tank I find it a very Interesting Subject to Build because it is just Soooooo Hollow Inside. It's Like a Blank Canvas is to a Painter it's empty the possibilities are Endless. Just cut out the Windows -n- put in some Clear Plastic. Then Go Nuts building an Interior I thought of making it LooK a little like the Spindrift with a Pilot Cabin and Bulkhead and a separate Passenger Compartment Think that would be a Good Look for it..? ... Carl .......... ,, > teem wrote: > For the life of me,why did Aurora put this out?I never knew anything on [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > Always some kind of Tank > Not just models, all war toys. Then the model companies tried to appeal to hippies with hilarious results: http://www.ninfinger.org/~sven/models/kitplans/revellh1851.html Another thing that hurt the model industry at the time was the threat of kids sniffing glue to get high, which also cut badly into sales. Wanna' see a real war toy? My friend has one of these in really good shape: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbD91SNiE9g&feature=related Our boys in Vietnam needed this thing...they could have shot antitank projectiles right up Charlie's rear end. > I find it a very Interesting Subject to Build because it is just Soooooo > Hollow Inside. It's Like a Blank Canvas is to a Painter it's empty the > possibilities are Endless. Just cut out the Windows -n- put in some > Clear Plastic. Then Go Nuts building an Interior > And stick a flashing red LED in the top beacon, with a vacuform cover over it. As to who they expected to pull over in space for speeding is a very good question. > I thought of making it LooK a little like the Spindrift with a Pilot > Cabin and Bulkhead > and a separate Passenger Compartment Think that would be a Good Look for > it..? > Maybe a little too advanced looking; but Polar Lights used to make a Spindrift kit in around that scale also: http://www.starshipmodeler.com/other/log_pre.htm This is a police vessel, so it should be well stocked with donuts, have smashed cigarette butts on the floor, and the Moonmaid figure from the kit in a jail cell in the back, arrested for suspected prostitution: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e1/G-moonmaid.gif Pat >> teem wrote: >> For the life of me,why did Aurora put this out?I never knew anything on [quoted text clipped - 54 lines] > >Pat speaking of spin, i'd love a model of a city moving by spindizzys. even scranton. > >> teem wrote: > >> For the life of me,why did Aurora put this out?I never knew anything on [quoted text clipped - 54 lines] > speaking of spin, i'd love a model of a city moving by spindizzys. > even scranton. Scranton came closest to moving when all those people descended on it for the "Office" fan convention. That probably brought more people downtown than have been there in 10 years. Waiting for the call from Mr Kranick..........;) Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr. >> >> teem wrote: >> >> For the life of me,why did Aurora put this out?I never knew anything on [quoted text clipped - 61 lines] > >Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr. fans of the office? gag, barf, retch. i reccomend james blish's wonderfull anthology cities in flight. read it before you check the date and be dazed. may be tough to find but it is around. maybe even the library. i'm lucky to have the magazine serial's, first editions and first anthology, my all time fave garage sale score. someone typed: > fans of the office? > gag, barf, retch. I have no idea why it's a hit. If I spent the day putting up with cretins in power why would I come home and watch it on the tube? > i reccomend james blish's wonderfull anthology cities in flight. > read it before you check the date and be dazed. > may be tough to find but it is around. maybe even the library. > i'm lucky to have the magazine serial's, first editions and first > anthology, my all time fave garage sale score. I remember him mentioning those in his forewords in the first 10 Star Trek novelisations. I do believe they were at the library back then. If I ever have the time to spare to stop by I'll look them up. Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr. >someone typed: > [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > >Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr. well worth it. Well - Now I really went and Did It - LOL I just cut out the openings for the three windows to My Dick Tracy Space Coupe. However - That seems to have been the very easy part - LOL. Now i've Done It - I'm in it for the Long Haul of making an Interior. It should be loads of Fun to do this little project. :) ... Carl .......... . > Well - Now I really went and Did It - LOL > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Here's a thought; the scale of it might be fairly near a "O" gauge (1/48) train, so you might want to check this stuff out: http://tinyurl.com/yqr4bx There's 10,926 products to look at there in that scale. You could get some nifty lighting gear for the innards of it there also. If it's smaller, then try out "S" gauge (1/64th scale) There's 1,235 of those here: http://tinyurl.com/2kbxme Pat >Well - Now I really went and Did It - LOL > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > >.. pics? please? |
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