Space Oddity

[Chuck Most]

I finished this model back in November of 2010, but since hearing of the passing of David Bowie earlier today, I wanted to blow the dust off of it and show it again. It's name, Space Oddity, is obviously borrowed from Bowie's 1969 hit. It has a heavily modified '78 Dodge truck cab, but the remainder of the model is basically cast-offs from various glue bombs and other projects, along with a few scratchbuilt components. The idea is a kind of sci-fi rat rod. About all I remember from the build is dusting the forward portions of the model in thinned flat black paint, to give it a charred look, as if it had fallen through the Earth's atmosphere, or something like that. Who knows? Maybe it brought back the presumed-to-be-dead Major Tom? 

I also remember having a blast building it, and I still love seeing it on the shelf, even though if I had built it today, it would likely be an entirely different animal. 

 

[GTJUNIOR]

Looks mean. The perfect vehicle for Major Tom. I suspect David Bowie would have approved. May he rest in peace. 

[wayne swayze]

Very cool !  I like your choice of name for it.

[Burnout]

Cool model!  I'm sure Ziggy would have dug it.

The music world has lost one of the great pioneers of rock.

[Harry P.]

Yep, that definitely looks like a Chuck Most creation!

[vintagercr]

That's a pretty cool looking build!

[Mister Twister]

I really like this.....Nice work!

[Pat Minarick]

Very cool, this gives me an idea. 

[Dave Van]

Cool outside the box build!

[Helix]

Nice one Chuck...R.I.P 'Starman'

[cobraman]

That's different. I like it !

[Miatatom]

I love anything unique and creative!

[Balsa Manufaktur]

Cool...not my style but  this is cool 

[slusher]

Man, that's cool Chuck. I really like it..

[Deathgoblin]

Pretty wild!!    I like it!

[DumpyDan]

Well done!

[bobthehobbyguy]

Wild. Definitely over the top.