Turns out the HL-20 mockup built many years ago not only survived, it’s on display at the Wings Over The Rockies aviation museum near Denver. It seems to be in generally good shape, though it appears to be missing its landing gear doors. Sadly, while you can seen up into it, you’re not allowed to go crawling around in it. Would’ve liked to have seen the cockpit. Well, one day someone will send a camera equipped quadcopter in there, I suppose…
This is pretty much the final version of the 1/48 MOL model. If you get this kit – and I recommend that you do, cuz it’ll be awesome – I suggest bonding the “feet” to a walnut or oak board. That should make it good and sturdy. It should be lightweight yet fairly strong due to some simple internal bracing. A new type of locating pin/feature/thingies will be used this time… if successful and popular, I expect to use ’em more.
Coming soon: a 1/48 Dyna Soar/Adapter/Transtage to go alongside this.
A friends cat, one of those who’ll just right up onto your chest and promptly go to sleep in your face. The cat, not the friend, that is. The other way ’round would have been… startling.
