Ok heres one thats been fermenting in me bonce for a good while now .Members of a certain age ( who were kids in the 70s) will no doubt have great memories of watching cartoons on telly, one of my faves being Stop the pigeon (or to give it its actual title 'Dastardly and Muttley in their flying machines' ) As most of us know it consisted of Dick Dastardly , Muttley , Zilly and Klunk , members of the vulture squadron trying to intercept a mail carrying pigeon . In trying to do this they invented countless crazy machines , always ending up in disaster. heres a clip of the opening credits to remind you and give some younger members an idea what its all abouthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4v2mYglS1U
The Group build is this - make your own mad flying machine designed to catch the pigeon ,it can be one youve seen on the cartoon or one of your own design ,just as long as its in the cartoon ww 1 style .Theres no right or wrong, no accuracy issues, its all totally fictional - a rivet counters worst nightmare!! There are plenty of cheap victim kits out there , the Revell ww1 kits can be found for 3 or 4 quid ,at that price you can afford to buy a few if you like and chop them all together . Its also going to involve a good dollop of scratchbuilding , invention and original thinking not to mention a good sense of humour and a childlike mind, although I cant guarantee anyone getting a medal (yeh yeh yeh! medal medal medal !) I reckon a six month build time starting 1st Jan 2018 should be adequate . So whos up for a laugh ?
The Group build is this - make your own mad flying machine designed to catch the pigeon ,it can be one youve seen on the cartoon or one of your own design ,just as long as its in the cartoon ww 1 style .Theres no right or wrong, no accuracy issues, its all totally fictional - a rivet counters worst nightmare!! There are plenty of cheap victim kits out there , the Revell ww1 kits can be found for 3 or 4 quid ,at that price you can afford to buy a few if you like and chop them all together . Its also going to involve a good dollop of scratchbuilding , invention and original thinking not to mention a good sense of humour and a childlike mind, although I cant guarantee anyone getting a medal (yeh yeh yeh! medal medal medal !) I reckon a six month build time starting 1st Jan 2018 should be adequate . So whos up for a laugh ?
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