TIME TRAVELLERS ROCKET AND BASE 1964

[ajamodels]

HERE'S MY LATEST 'RETRO-SCI-FI' MODEL.
A MINIMALIST BUT BEAUTIFUL ROCKET AND LAUNCH BASE FROM THE 1964 MOVIE "THE TIME TRAVELLERS".
100% SCRATCH BUILT. THE ROCKET IS 13" TALL.
THE ROCKET WAS SUPPOSED TO TRANSPORT THE REMAINS OF THE HUMAN RACE TO ANOTHER SOLAR SYSTEM AT THE SPEED OF LIGHT.
YOU CAN TELL ITS FAST, BECAUSE ITS SUPER POINTY!
THE 'FRAME'GRABS' SHOW THE MODEL QUITE WELL, BUT YOU CANNOT SEE DETAIL. IN A BEHIND-THE-SCENES PHOTO, WE SEE THE ENGINE (BLUE AREA) IS ACTUALLY THREE TUBES (IT LOOKS SOLID IN THE LOW RES PICS).
SO FAR, I AM VERY SATISFIED. I HAVE ONLY COMPLETED THE GANTRY THINGY - BUT READY TO PAINT. AND THE ROCKET IS 100% FINISHED.

-ADAM

 

[Carlb]

Excellent Adam. How was the rocket made?

 

[Joseph C. Brown]

That's a beauty!

 

[joberg]

Very nice diorama Adam I always loved the Sci-Fi movies of that era!

 

[ajamodels]

Excellent Adam. How was the rocket made?

Entirely scratch-built from Plastruct stuff. The long nose cone was SLA printed.
The model is almost finished. i'll post some nice photos soon.

 

[ajamodels]

Interestingly, last night this movie was on 'Svengoolie'. as always, he made interesting commentary about the actors, production etc.
The most fascinating thing he said was that Gene Roddenberry was directly inspired by this film to make StarTrek.
He even cast the principal actor in the Premiere episode "The Cage".
The model is now finished! Very satisfying and a treat to look at, especially the rocket and Red gantry.

 

[Carlb]

Looks great Adam.

 

[joberg]

Really great/cool lill' dio Adam