Ok, Now for something completly different! I have been looking for a 1/5 scale pilot without much luck. So I decided to clone myself for the piloting duties in the Tripe.
Presenting TRIPACER MAN!! I had my wife measure me at all the important points, Using a calculator I scaled the numbers to 1/5 th, and thru the marvels of modern hobbycraft subtracted 20 years from the critical dimensions. Below we have the preliminary stages of that cloning process. I did not have a lot of DNA laying around so I made myself from pink foam. So far I have used a keyhole saw, a surform file, a razor saw, a steak knife and some 100 grit paper. I know, he has no facial features yet but they will come tomorrow. When the process of physical construction is complete a coat of poly or two, some paint, a set of David Clark ear phones and a set of aviator shades will finish him off. My wife has volenteered to make him a little flying jacket of his own, just like mine. As you can tell I am not in the habit of making people so he may only be a prototype. Heck I have a whole sheet Dow foam (2 ft X 8 ft) so I could clone a whole company of TRIPACER men.