Sunday, 19 December 2010

Otherworldly Ocean

A thick blanket of snow covers the land around me and the extreme quiet and eerie glow in the evening makes the landscape appear very unearthly. At times like this i'm drawn to thinking about the surface of other worlds. A recent acquisition which suits this idea is a Johnny Quest Porpoise submarine which might be well suited to exploring the newly discovered seas on Titan or Europa.
 A single seat minisub, its fitted out with manipulator claws, camera and a firing torpedo. The engine is clockwork and drives the sub through the water. Johnny Quest was a cartoon series in the sixties by Hanna Barbera which was revamped in the 90's to include futuristic virtual reality environments and high tec equipment.

3 comments:

  1. Luvverly stuff Wote. How wide was this range? Lots of stuff?

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  2. Aw, man...I've always hated that Nineties revamp of Johnny Quest, being an original series purist all the way. But as much as it pains me to say so, even I have to admit that is one sweet design. Dammit!

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  3. ha, ha - me too it was a crap series and ordinarily i wouldnt touch it with a bargepole, but the sub is nice. Its actually a reworked Gi Joe Cobra design.

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