"Polar Lights 1/144 C-57D Space Cruiser" Topic

"Ah yes, the mid 1950's; everything is turning space age. Eisenhower is in office and other than worries about the Red Menace, the country is optimistic about the future and looking towards it. Designers are using what they see as the future in everything from toasters to automobiles. X-planes are breaking speed and altitude records and we are dreaming of men in space and trips to other planets and stars. These trips are common occurrences in a Los Angeles suburb called Hollywood, where movie producers and directors are cranking out space flicks at a rapid clip. Some of these movies are a bit much and have the usual collection of monsters and other horrible space aliens. Some of them are really good and the team uses these people called 'writers' to give us things called 'plots' and they have subjects that make us think. These movies are those titled 'War of the Worlds', 'When Worlds Collide', and 'Forbidden Planet'. These films all have cutting edge special effects that wowed the audiences of the day and are still very watchable even 50 plus years later…"

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Hope you enjoy!.

Amicalement
Armand

I still have the 1/72nd one …unbuilt-something I REALLY have to do right.

The one with the disk the size of an end table? I'd love to have that one, but where the heck would you put it once it was built?!?

Hmmm… It just struck me that 1/144 is the same scale as Wings of War/Glory… Now, how to incorporate a flying saucer into the game…

Glad you like it my friend! (smile)

Amicalement
Armand