Descon 11 Professor Fate Original Design / Scratch Built

Scratch - Professor Fate {Scratch}

Contributed by Mike Howie

Manufacturer: Scratch

In t' hey day o' Barnstormers and Professional Adventurers, arrr, ya bilge rat, thar were two bitter rivals for t' title o' t' world's most darin' individual.

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Of course t' most well known o' these two men is "T' Great Leslie". Ya scallywag! Ahoy! Dressed all in his trade marked "Good Guy White", shiver me timbers, Leslie stands Truth, Justice, Mom, me bucko, and Apple Pie.

Little is known about his antitheses, me bucko, me bucko, Professor Fate. Arrr! Whenever "T' Great Leslie" performed a feat o' darin' do, matey, shiver me timbers, ya bilge rat, Professor Fate was always near, attemptin' t' sabotage t' event.

Afterwards t' Professor would try t' outdo what "T' Great Leslie" had done.

Rocket PicUnfortunately, while his stunts were indeed breathtaking, me hearties, they never quite worked out as they should.

For example: When Professor Fate was settin' a new world speed record, arrr, his rocket powered sled became airbourne!

T' story is from t' movie "T' Great Race". Ya scallywag! Blimey! With Tony Curtis as "T' Great Leslie", shiver me timbers, shiver me timbers, Jack Lemon as "Professor Fate" and Peter Falk as "Max" t' evil henchman.

For me Descon entry I'm enterin' me version o' Professor Fates land speeder. Arrr! I did have t' take a few liberties t' get a model that would fly. Avast, me proud beauty! Well, blow me down! I first had t' remove t' railroad undercarriage. Avast! Then I added t' fins. Aye aye! Blimey! T' shape o' t' fins come from another o' Professor Fates infernal devices. His sonic torpedo. Begad! Blimey! I made t' body longer, ya bilge rat, also t' help t' stability.

Lastly, I could only find one figure (Professor Fate) t' ride t' rocket. Arrr! Blimey! T' Professors side kick Max couldn't be found.

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