LOL. Oh man. I have to do it? Can’t we draw straws or something?
Ok ok. I will do it. Dang it.
If you don’t ever hear from me again, you’ll know what happened.
I’m not sure there’s any cryptids around Virginia- well we do have Washington D.C. on the northern border and lots of weirdos there. And that’s as political as I’m going to get…
There is Mothman and the Flatwoods Monster in West Virginia, guess either could drop in for a visit.
And the Lizardman of Scape Ore Swamp in South Carolina. He seems be busy chewing on car bumpers but I guess he could visit up here.
But I’ve got ‘Old Choppa’ so I should be safe…
Nice craft knife and micro bits Gamera.
Cliff–LOL. Like I said, you know your cryptids. Love the images.
1961: Lol, thanks!
I looked around online and other than Chessie, a Loch Ness Monster knock-off seen in the Chesapeake Bay the only ‘cryptid’ we have is the Bunny Man. A whacko that people claimed to have seen back in the early '70s running around in a white bunny suit threating people and smashing car windshields with a hatchet.
Wisconsin gets the Hodag and Ireland gets the Leprechaun and we get a whack-job in a bunny suit. I tell you, life isn’t fair… [:(]
Yeah. That is just not cool at all.
Hogdad? I had to look that up. Mostly Bigfoots around here but other odd things seen. A few links for your reading pleasure.
https://www.wisn.com/article/bear-wolf-stalks-southern-wisconsin/6284180#
http://www.jnathancouch.com/a-strange-creature-near-holy-hill/
Yeah. That is just not cool at all.
Hogdad? I had to look that up. Mostly Bigfoots around here but other odd things seen. A few links for your reading pleasure.
https://www.wisn.com/article/bear-wolf-stalks-southern-wisconsin/6284180#
http://www.jnathancouch.com/a-strange-creature-near-holy-hill/
Other than leprechauns there are also Banshees and after looking up Irish cryptids found the PookaGruagach a sort of big foot never new that. There seems to be a lot for a small island you’d have thought I would have bumped into one by now.
Be careful what you wish for! HEHE [:^)]
I have been meaning to tell you that I like your avatar. What rocket is that, and what is the significance of it to you?
Hodag, yeah it’s fake but it’s still awesome:
http://explorerhinelander.com/what-is-the-hodag/
And those are interesting, that bear-wolf thingee- there are ‘werewolf’ sightings here.
Plus Sasquatch and Thunderbirds- which is odd since I think of the west for both of those.
And the Snallygaster, though that’s more a Maryland thing.
There are cool non-cryptid stuff weird stuff like Beale’s cipher with it’s buried treasure which is supposed to be in Bedford- about an hour’s drive from here. And Edgar Cayce who claimed to predict the future has a museum in Virginia Beach. It’s about five miles from the motel I usually stay when I go there on vacation/holiday.
Oh heck Ireland has some of the coolest ghost stories. Don’t believe in them anymore than I do cryptids but gosh I love a great ghost legend!
The PookaGruagach is a new one to me too, pretty friggin’ cool!!!
Very true Bakster, but if my wish potency can be measured against lottery wins I’m well safe from cryptids. The rocket is the Mercury-Redstone 3 launching from Cape Canaveral on the 5th of May 1961. I have the kit of a Murcury-Redstone from a while back I’m looking forward to building, part of my nostalgic build list. Also my wife was born in 1969 the year of the moon landing pretty neat connection. I don’t know if it’s seeing that moment many times over the years, or if I really remember the excitement watching with my parents to the degree I think I do.
Hi Gamera, mythology plays a big part in Irish culture my wife loves reading the ghost stories which is not a good idea because she does believe them.
Ah, very cool. I love that rocket and that time. I built the MR3 last year. The model turned out nice, but I had to do a lot of mods to it. What kit is it that you have? Mine was the Horizon kit.
The same; looking at it again I’m going to have to put it in the top 10 to build next. How is your build getting on?
Well, if you need any reference photos, just go to the Space page here. A dude got the 1/12(?) scale Mercury capsule, super detailed it, then builts a Redstone to scale for underneath it.
Stands seven foot tall.
I love this rocket and it had been on my wish to build a long time. Unless you will be luckier than me, you might expect a few issues:
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The tube was wonky and the panel lines poor. I sanded the tube, filled the lines, then rescribe. It was work, but in my case, worth the effort.
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The capsule did not fit well with the collar it rests in. I had to do some major cutting so that it fit correctly.
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The escape tower bracing is extremely fragile. It broke for me in two places. I used sprue goo to repair it.
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The PE is very tough to cut. It’s more like spring steel than a soft metal. Be prepared for that. I used a grinder but a good PE snips should work.
Other than that, the rest builds into a fine model.
Here is a little of the wonky I was talking about.
Here is the finished product
Yeah I need to get some updates. I plan to prime the interior this weekend. With luck maybe even the color coat. I should have some updates within the next week.
Thanks for those tips, it makes a fine looking model yours sure makes it worth it.
Miss a couple days here and you miss a lot.
Who is the guy in your avitar, Gammy?
I like that Mercury Redstone.
Had to look up ‘cryptid’. My vocabulary is now complete.
Lol.
You are welcome and thank you both.