tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20340207.post989934498777028122..comments2024-03-29T10:07:41.792+00:00Comments on Phil's Workbench: French temptationUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20340207.post-31404565014609874662015-08-10T08:56:15.222+00:002015-08-10T08:56:15.222+00:00Yes I do. All things Space 1999 (First series) are...Yes I do. All things Space 1999 (First series) are etched on my mind. Thinking abut it, I wonder if anyone ever produced a kit for the Moonbase Buggy that looked like it? (Not the Monagram thing)Phil Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15673614093646938053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20340207.post-54560953928023105972015-08-10T08:40:38.553+00:002015-08-10T08:40:38.553+00:00Phil, You'll remember the UFO (or was it Space...Phil, You'll remember the UFO (or was it Space 1999?) "Moon buggies" that were R/C models of the AmphicatJames Finisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16351798531269786632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20340207.post-89737845899752389232015-08-02T16:18:07.679+00:002015-08-02T16:18:07.679+00:00OK then - don't be tempted - you've said i...OK then - don't be tempted - you've said it, Phil!<br /><br /><br />Joking aside, I could see something like this being a bit of a nightmare to build.<br /><br />Obviously, I've never modelled RC boats, so I don't know the first thing ... but, to me, it looks more like a boat than a car.<br /><br />Sealing the axle holes might be an issue - but the wheels and tyres used to drive the model probably would not. A lot of "1:10 scale" RC trucks and offroaders have similar tyres.<br /><br />I also can't see the drive on a model being particularly efficient - certainly not in water - the wheels / tyres look rather like paddle wheels creating ridiculous amounts of turbulence for each other, because they're so close together.<br /><br />However, I'm sure that stuff like this could be made to work by anyone who's really interested - you only need to see that Salvage Squad repeat (on Quest) about a Stalwart, to see that it can be done.<br /><br /><br />Saying all that, I won't be building one - I've always been more into land transport, especially the sort that runs on steel rails.<br /><br />Talking of model railways, I still haven't managed to find time to do any serious work on the RMweb "build-a-loco" challenge - so I certainly don't wish to allow myself to be sidetracked by other modelmaking, however many technical challenges this might offer.<br /><br /><br />I think I'll just have to pass on the amphibious car model - probably just as well in the circumstances.Huw Griffithsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20340207.post-67030162375167353632015-08-02T12:53:49.295+00:002015-08-02T12:53:49.295+00:00(Sticks fingers in ears) Nah Nah, can't hear y...(Sticks fingers in ears) Nah Nah, can't hear you. Not going to be tempted. Not going to be tempted...Phil Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15673614093646938053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20340207.post-81424701561672280962015-08-02T08:13:23.506+00:002015-08-02T08:13:23.506+00:00Those wheels look amazingly like the Lego deep dis...Those wheels look amazingly like the Lego deep dished rims available for a quid or so on ebay, tyres may not have the correct tread, but.......Nick Bradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16127175841352825227noreply@blogger.com