This is a spacecraft/plane I made from knex, called the phantom. It has a robot arm which is very manoeuvrable (using ball joints), an internal sloped runway and two rotating cannons.
I am posting this because it has good aesthetics, is sturdy and robust, and is simple, so many people can build it. Also, I think it would be cool to see more planes and rockets on this weapon-infested site.
This is a deliberately simple plane, so it will be very easy to mod. On the last step, I will show you a larger six-engined variant, although it is uglier, skinnier and rather cumbersome. This model is much more refined and shaped better. Feel free to post a photo of your model below, It would be cool to see this in original or full metallic colours!
Lastly, would people like to see more of this kind of stuff? (i.e not guns)
I am posting this because it has good aesthetics, is sturdy and robust, and is simple, so many people can build it. Also, I think it would be cool to see more planes and rockets on this weapon-infested site.
This is a deliberately simple plane, so it will be very easy to mod. On the last step, I will show you a larger six-engined variant, although it is uglier, skinnier and rather cumbersome. This model is much more refined and shaped better. Feel free to post a photo of your model below, It would be cool to see this in original or full metallic colours!
Lastly, would people like to see more of this kind of stuff? (i.e not guns)
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The story of the phantom goes like this: I bought the knex space shuttle kit years ago. I modified the shuttle so it had 2 of the large engines like the Phantom. I later made the body longer and added the 2 fins near the front, because I was inspired by the Eurofighter Typhoon.
Next, I added the fins at the tips of each wing. Finally, I doubled the wingspan, elongated the body further and my creation was finished for then. After that, it was a long time before it became the 6 engined monster from Step 6. It was a year after I made that version that I found it again under my bed. All that was left was the cockpit and 1 engine, the rest had been put in a gun. So from memory I built the Phantom, minus the 2 extra engines which looked a little cumbersome. I made the body much wider, nearly twice as wide as it was and I added the internal runway and the robot arm!
Finally, did you see The Juggernaut? You probably commented and I replied but I don't remember stuff like that lol. I will be posting a slideshow soon with some EPIC mods!
Head to my Moon colony slideshow to see the original space shuttle I based this off (it's hard to see, but look at the photo of the double story tower, there are 3 space shuttles on the first floor!
That is a trend that should be encouraged for projects like this.
In fact, they could be worth an Instructable on their own, especially that hangar scene.