I just watched Space Balls again with friends. Got bored of doing engineering type of stuff and have always been a bit of a sci Fi buff. I thought what a great parody space craft Capt Lonestars Eagle 5 is in Space Balls. I wondered what a similar comedy parody of a 60s MC5 would look like. I wanted to keep it looking somehow period so used bits off contemporary mythical space craft:
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Ok, I'll start taking my pills again :D
Awesome. The top one must be the BLUE LIGHT SPECIAL..........
Very creative....... ;D
Just in case someone doesn't remember the Eagle 5 from Space Balls:
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Eagle 5 was named after 'Red5' from Star Wars and the Millenium Falcon.
I assume its engines are made by Detroit. That must be why they have extra cooling ducts in the front.
John
Quote from: Iceni John on June 25, 2017, 08:55:19 AM
I assume its engines are made by Detroit. That must be why they have extra cooling ducts in the front.
John
Yep! 2 stroke Detroit space engines that overheat in the absolute zero of space!
Would it be Warp Factors or Warped Factors? :)
I'll bet that contraption hanging off the bottom of the rear quarter is a diesel particulate trap. That would make it possible for those space guys to cross through the space above Kalifornia ;D
I would note one design flaw in several of the pictures: the placement of the rear engine make it difficult to get to the rear tires.
Quote from: oltrunt on June 25, 2017, 06:27:13 PM
I'll bet that contraption hanging off the bottom of the rear quarter is a diesel particulate trap. That would make it possible for those space guys to cross through the space above Kalifornia ;D
The DPF is infact space fuel- like the Schwartz! And it them dumps it when flying over Kalifornia!
Quote from: Lin on June 25, 2017, 07:45:54 PM
I would note one design flaw in several of the pictures: the placement of the rear engine make it difficult to get to the rear tires.
It can swivel out of the way! ;-)
Ok, now I want to see what a "Matrix" MCI would look like!
That would be one awesome bus.
I was bored again...and there was this alien flying saucer, right,....and he was chasing me...
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I like the art! Maybe paint on side of your coach..or mine?
Quote from: robertglines1 on July 01, 2017, 07:27:09 AM
I like the art! Maybe paint on side of your coach..or mine?
Thanks!
I'm thinking of making it into a license plate actually. The MC5s have an aperture for two at the back!
Is that beam gaining on you? Are you twin turbo (at least!)? Cool stuff...
Quote from: dtcerrato on July 01, 2017, 09:04:23 AM
Is that beam gaining on you? Are you twin turbo (at least!)? Cool stuff...
Not yet- I'm looking at the 8v92 conversion for that but the heat signal becomes stronger and easier to track!
Gaining on you? "Tactical!" "Give that pesky flying whatever a taste of defeat!" "Arm rear photon torpedoes!" ... ... "FIRE!" "Hee hee hee!"
Works for me.