Here is Dr Zarkov's Rocket Ship as flown by Flash Gordon!
The Phoenix model features a first; fully reflective silver texture that actually reflects the current flying site!
The Rocket features an interior cabin textured with a screen grab of the control cabin from the original 1930’s series. The cabin is further detailed with a 3D modelled oxygen bottle, electro capacitor, view screen and chair.
In addition, when you flip the gear switch the door opens and Buster Crabbe in his role as Flash Gordon exits the cabin and descends the stairs, ray gun in hand ready to battle the evil Ming and his minions! Flash! Saviour of the Universe!
Built as a fixed wing for Phoenix, she comes with the mighty Saturn V rocket motor for her engine sounds (included). And, she floats.
You can download her
Here.
And yes, Flash Gordon's alive!
The Phoenix model is based on a interesting aluminium model (18 inches in length with an 8 1/4 inch wing span) cast in two parts with a hinged door and stair that was
for sale on eBay several times at very high prices.
The model apparently came from the renowned collection of Frank Andrina who bought it from a “movie studio” in the 1960’s. It is stamped “Universal Moving Pictures” and “Property of Fox Films Corp 249” and was supposedly used as a movie prop in the 1930’s series of Flash Gordon starring Buster Crabbe.
However, this has been
disputed as the
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