| The
name stuck. Completed in 1983, the 24-inch long Warthog was based on
original drawings. The hull is one-eighth-inch thick balsa
wood and it was detailed with plastic stock
and spare model kit parts. |
The following photos by Rob Lind
| Items
used to detail the Warthog include kit parts from a 1950s Moon lander,
a battleship, a motorcycle, a Star Trek Enterprise, an R2-D2, at least
4 assorted
tanks and a whistle from a Crackerjack box. Other parts
include a pair of flashlights for the fusion engines, above, and a
plastic
shot glass poking out of the top of an armored military vehicle for the
conning tower, below. Many of the little details
that
look like they should move or swivel around do. |
| Lighting
operated on four separate
circuits with a total of eighteen hobby and automotive light bulbs. A
4-switch control box
provided 12 volts to the windows, fusion engines, star drive and the forward
sensor. |
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Click on the drawings for larger images
