There’s a bit of a hangover… I mean overhang… on that nose cone. Did you have to widen the tunnels?
Home run Vic
Steve Featherkile said:
There’s a bit of a hangover… I mean overhang… on that nose cone. Did you have to widen the tunnels?
Steve go back to middle of page 2 and you can see where I had to cut the nose back because the original nose was too long and jambed itself into the tunnel portal like a wedge of Parmesian in a mousehole.
Vic Smith said:
Steve Featherkile said:
There’s a bit of a hangover… I mean overhang… on that nose cone. Did you have to widen the tunnels?
Steve go back to middle of page 2 and you can see where I had to cut the nose back because the original nose was too long and jambed itself into the tunnel portal like a wedge of Parmesian in a mousehole.
Too bad you didn’t get a pic of that.
Steve Featherkile said:
Vic Smith said:
Steve Featherkile said:
There’s a bit of a hangover… I mean overhang… on that nose cone. Did you have to widen the tunnels?
Steve go back to middle of page 2 and you can see where I had to cut the nose back because the original nose was too long and jambed itself into the tunnel portal like a wedge of Parmesian in a mousehole.
Too bad you didn’t get a pic of that.
Yes…unfortunately the lone National Perspirer reporter who got that shot had his camera unexpectedly explode in his hands, he claims that he was hit by a tiny missile fired from the Red Comet! Upon hearing that, Wallace proclaimed excitedly, “Hoorah! My Rat Fink detector works!”
PS the only reason the reporter was there was because their was a rumor running wild that Brooklyn Decker was going to be there because she has a soft spot for Gromit. 
And NO, she never did show up
but Gromit sent his cousin to apologize to the reporter.
I thought you were going to bend the rocket, not shorten it. A couple of wedges out of the inner side and there you go.
Final pics, The Red Comet flys once more.
Starbord side shop pics
As you can clearly see the rear wheel imbalance has been solved witht the addition of Fartfignewton Patented Pushrod Accenuators that actuate the air pumps to keep the pressure up to par inside the Transmogrifyer, and also a pair of side exhaust vent pipes were added to keep the fueling system pressure equalized.
Port side:
The business end of things, the Atomic NERVA ex-nasa prototype modified to handle a far more potent fuel than mere plutonium, Fermented Limburger Stinking Bishop combo make plutonium look wimpy.
Wallace is ready to pull the Big Red Lever and unless 20 megatons of Stinking Bishop
Gromit is ready at the reactor controls, he’s a bit more settled down now that they’ve put in a few practice laps
Let the competition begin, with Prof Fate still MIA, as of today, our biggest competition, in a flat out race wouldn’t stand a snowballs chance, except that in shear chainsaw creativity they’ve made the lads a bit red in the face (http://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-embarassed.gif)
Wallace going so far as to suggest “first we eliminate moose and squirrel” at which I had to point out that there was no squirrel and that I think he’d been working a little too hard and was getting his characters confused and for him to get some well deserved rest. Unfortunatly Gromit can’t resist teasing poor Wallace.
Record attempt captured by the lone reporter for the Borracho Picayune
Tomorrow’s headline will read:
“Wallace and Gromit set a new land speed record for nuclear chedderian power.”
It was a proud day in Borracho. At dawn an extra ripe chunk of very blue cheese was dropped into the reactor and our intrepid pilots boarded and at the prescribed moment fired the reactor and the Red Comet once again tore off across the desert landscape. Everything went smoothly almost anticlimactic after all the hard work and effort put in by the crew. Certain tweeks to the wings kept plenty of downforce so this time it grabbed the track with a sure grip. After the fuel was belched out the exhaust nozzle the Red Comet coasted to a gentle halt.
The only one not surprised at today’s events was Wallace himself, “all routine if you plan properly!” True enough. So there we are, the Mik’s Challenge entry for 2015.
Pic of the Red Comet after gliding to a halt at the end of the run.
Next will be taking the Red Comet on tour this summer.
Final video, same music as the last but as the choices of free music on youtube is pretty appaling, I kept the same music. I’m very lucky I got a good cover of “Powerhouse” which I dig.
Regardless of the contest outcome, I’ll have to treat the lads for their hard efforts.
Had a lot of fun and creativity with this, thanks Dave and Bob for the opportunity to participate.
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Pretty sleek there Vic. Looks like the Rocket’s Red glare may help disorient the other participents. hehe
Very nice. The desert is still smoking after that run.
Doc Tom
After the last run of the Red Comet, my Crack Science Ninja Team has left on holiday, where they are off to they wouldn’t say, I don’t think even they know, but thanks lads for everything. It was a grand adventure.
They seem bored with the speed of their Motorcycle after experiencing the red Comet. Well I guess vacations are for relaxing. Nice job, loved the story and following along.