Has anyone done a HL-10 Lifting body?

[DarkHelmet]

Always wanted one of these. Nothing out there in the scale I want 1/48 or 1/35.

 

[pennausamike]

Always wanted one of these. Nothing out there in the scale I want 1/48 or 1/35.

Check Google Images

Collectaire made one and someone else, at least.

 

[feek61]

I did one about 10 years ago and have been thinking about doing a larger one. The one I did before was about 6" long (I can't remember the scale). I was lucky enough to be able to climb all over the thing back in 1976 (along with the X-24B). It was at the Kennedy Space Center. The lifting bodies are some of the coolest designs made and the HL-10 is my favorite. The Collectair version if I recall was extremly small. I think 1/72 scale.

This is inside the VAB

Here I am with the X-24B:

 

[DarkHelmet]

Very cool! :thumbsup

 

[DarkHelmet]

Are there any good online tutorials for scratch building aircraft like this?

 

[ouizel]

Check out Collectaire.com They make a whole series of lifting bodies in 1:48.

 

[madrobot]

Always wanted one of these. Nothing out there in the scale I want 1/48 or 1/35.

I'd be up for it.

I just fabricated a 5' UFO for a short film, and would love to do something like this.

 

[rambo5788]

there is a resin kit on the monsters in motion website.

 

[DarkHelmet]

I'd be up for it.

I just fabricated a 5' UFO for a short film, and would love to do something like this.

Go for it (hint hint)

 

[feek61]

I would be in for one if anyone makes some available.

Will

 

[madrobot]

How big would people want it?

If I made one that was pretty big, I'd probably have to figure out a way to cast it, or make it by Vacuform.

 

[DarkHelmet]

I like the 1:35 scale myself. Not too big, not to small.

 

[DarkHelmet]

I'm actually digging the M2F2/3 Lifting Body.

 

[micdavis]

Would it come with a Steve Austin figure?

 

[feek61]

I'm actually digging the M2F2/3 Lifting Body.

Shoot might as well do all of them!!! I'd be up for a lifting body collection.

BTW, in case anyone is interested there is a show called "Frontiers of Flight" that had an episode called "Return from Space" which is the best show on lifting bodies that I've seen. Check it out if you are interested. Also the old NASA film "Flight Without Wings" is still a classic.


Will

 

[DarkHelmet]

Now that is what I'm talkin about :thumbsup

 

[wolverine solo]

is the plane on the far right similar to the plane from the 6 million dollar man?

 

[feek61]

Yes it IS the plane . . . but actually in the 6 million dollar man they showed both the HL-10 on the far right and the M2-F2(F3) in the center. The M2-F2 is the one that crashed in real life but all of the close-ups of Steve Austin in the cockpit and some of the footage of the vehicle flying is the HL-10. There is also footage of the M2-F2 flying as well. The one on the left is the X-24A which was later rebuilt into the X-24B (see photo on first page to see what it ended up looking like).

BTW, there was only one of each vehicle built.

Will

 

[feek61]

Here is the M2-F2 on the ramp at Dryden Flight Research Center:

The M2-F2 in flight with an F-104:

 

[modeleers]

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