Can you see what it is yet?

[Rocketman]

[Del]

Ooh an interceptor from the show "UFO".

How cool is that

[Andy in Cheltenham]

No! Its a SHADO 2 MOBILE.

[Rocketman]

Correctamundo!

Taken a while, started it three years ago when I was going to have a short rest from tanks! The body is all plasticard and a real nightmare of a shape to form. The running gear suspension is a snow leopard massively cut down to fit, literally halved and then some lengthways and currently I'm remoulding some special wheels. Just trying to find gearboxes narrow enough now to fit as its got a tiny arse!

Now where did I leave that Purple wig?

[teddyt]

thats wicked mate I love it

[Del]

Doh got me toys mixed up.(place hanging head in shame smiley here)

[Dietrich]

Hi,
I have nothing to say that is not PRAISE.........I am amazed that you managed to create the whole body from scratch....Its a truly amazing piece of work !!...Well done indeed
Alb.

[Rocketman]

Quick update and a plea for some help.

Firstly the cabs almost done, the hard bit being all the greebbles that were used on the studio models had to be found then remade at. 2/3 size.



What I need some help with is the gearbox for it. Problem being it has a narrow arse to the point even a pair of bunched up hen long gearboxes won't fit. It's only around 4.5 to 5cm across the back. I think what I need is an old Academy dual gearbox from one of the older wire control panthers. Anyone got a wrecker I could buy or just has a spare gearbox il can pay for?




Or any other dual gearbox suggestions. I got one of these but don't think they will cut it

[NickDonitz]

Im loving this i m a major UFO fan... Ive even found the original sky diver moulds from when i was seriously into subs the moulds now have been used by a few people to make rc copies

[hawkeye3guns]

Hi mate just an idea Hobby's do a metal geared 90' gearbox could you perhaps could fit two of them in, and angle one towards the floor and second one upwards that way you could maybe fit two motor/pile gearboxes one on top of the other along the lenght of the hull. I did this once a long time ago in a small stolly which also had a long but narrow hull.