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Post by brianf on Oct 1, 2019 11:39:51 GMT -5
EdoBosnar
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Post by tarkintino on Oct 1, 2019 11:56:47 GMT -5
robot1a. That is such an amazing throwback bit of sci-fi thinking.
Honorable mention: The Captain (yes, a Superman vehicle made no sense at all, but it--unlike so many comic book modes of transportation--had a slick plausibility about it).
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Post by chaykinstevens on Oct 1, 2019 15:31:59 GMT -5
Slam_Bradley
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Post by hondobrode on Oct 1, 2019 18:48:34 GMT -5
Slam_bradley
Brilliant pick
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Post by Rob Allen on Oct 1, 2019 19:14:46 GMT -5
Prince Hal
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Post by Icctrombone on Oct 1, 2019 21:35:16 GMT -5
I loved me some Wacky Racers back in the day.
Slam_Bradley
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Post by Farrar on Oct 1, 2019 21:45:00 GMT -5
MDG
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Post by Deleted on Oct 2, 2019 2:02:53 GMT -5
Cover Contest is now closed, votes are being counted and a winner will come out of it.  |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 2, 2019 2:24:47 GMT -5
Improbable Vehicles Contest Results
The winner of this contest is Slam Bradley with 6 votes
In 2nd Place is Crimebuster with 4 votes
Tied in 3rd Place is MDG and Prince Hal each with 3 votes
In 4th place is robot1a with 2 votes
All remaining in tied for 5th place as follows: EdoBosnar, Farrar. Hondobrode, Hoosier X. Jesse, MechaGodzilla, and tarkintino a vote a piece.
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Post by Icctrombone on Oct 2, 2019 5:31:38 GMT -5
Congrats on the win Slam_Bradley, I look forward to a Superman Themed contest from you.  |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 2, 2019 8:28:30 GMT -5
Good cover Slam_Bradley! |
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Post by badwolf on Oct 2, 2019 9:20:22 GMT -5
I'm surprised we didn't see the S.H.I.E.L.D. Heli-Carrier...did we?
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Post by codystarbuck on Oct 2, 2019 10:50:43 GMT -5
I'm surprised we didn't see the S.H.I.E.L.D. Heli-Carrier...did we? I looked for a good cover image of it; but couldn't find one with the entire vessel in the image. Everything I saw just had characters standing on the deck; nothing with it in the background, hovering overhead. The closest was Iron Man #118; but it's not a great shot of the carrier and I didn't care for the rendering of it...  |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 2, 2019 10:52:51 GMT -5
I'm surprised we didn't see the S.H.I.E.L.D. Heli-Carrier...did we? For me, it's not an improbable vehicle. I could imagine it existing. |
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Post by codystarbuck on Oct 2, 2019 16:17:51 GMT -5
I'm surprised we didn't see the S.H.I.E.L.D. Heli-Carrier...did we? For me, it's not an improbable vehicle. I could imagine it existing. There'd be a hell of a lot of drag on that thing. the closest to reality were the USS Los Angeles, Akron and Macon.....  The Los Angeles tested the possibility of launching and recovering aircraft and could carry 3 Sparrowhawk fighters, while the Akron and Macon could hold 5 each in their internal hangar. The planes were lowered on a trapeze mechanism, started their engines and released from the trapeze. they would then fly on their mission. When they returned, they lined up with the trapeze and hooked on, cutting their engines. They were then lifted into the hangar. The became proficient at it and would remove the landing gear when embarked, only replacing them when the planes would be prepped to be offloaded, before docking the airship. Both the Akron and Macon were lost at sea, the Akron in a storm, the Macon due to a structural fault. Only 3 men survived the Akron, while nearly all survived the macon's crash, due to new precautions taken after the loss of the Akron. The Los Angeles was more or less grounded, after that. Instead, the Navy used blimps for convoy escort and coastal patrol, during WW2. The largest of the blimps had a 25 man crew. |
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