Wednesday, 30 October 2024

Zenith 9. Captain Hornet

The digital artist Oyvind Tronnes Kiristiansen / Random Miniatures who created the Archie Robot figure was able to put together a version of Captain Hornets Hornet Hoverer.

Thinking of all the iconic vehicles for superheros, the Batmans Batmobile, Blue Beetles Bug, Goblin Glider, Fantastic Four Fantasticar,  Niteowls Archie Owlship, X-Men Blackbird and the Avengers Quinjet. I can now add the Hornet Hoverer  as a centre piece to my Zenith Project





original images of the Hoverer from the Hornet Comic



Digital Hoverer


Most of the images of the Hoverer were with it in flight and its wings in motion but I cama across this one and was able to design some matching wings by myself in Blender.


Bug wing and my design based on the comic


initial build. bent BBQ skewer is the flight stand which I will paint black and I feel will have a more subtle look than transparent stands


I reprinted the main body with an added control panel (found on Thingiverse ) as it would be visible through the canopy so used the original and some more bits to create a crashed version. A excuse for a bit of a diorama and terrain piece that could be used on the table as an objective or cover if it crashes





Interior detail with control panel and control sticks


I used Eldritch Foundry to change the pose of the Captain Horet figure and create a pilot version





I rebased Captain Hornet so he would match up



Crashed and broken Hoverer







Captain Hornet takes cover in the wreckage of his Hornet Hoverer



Zenith Project so far

From left to Right , Blue Wizard, Typhoon Tracey, Streamline, Thunderbolt Jaxon, Leopard from Lime Street, Cat Girl, Captain Hornet, Masterman, Robot Archie, Tri-Man, Tanya, Captain Magnet, Oakman .General Jumbo and his army














Zenith 8. Streamline and Captain Magnet

Two more Superheroes brought to life from the pages of Zenith, both of which have been created using Eldritch Foundry


Streamline

Not Reverse Flash but Streamline! Originally a Golden Age Superhero, he had his own comic in the 1940's but despite being billed as 'Britains Superman; he never made it past issue 4.

Zenith remade him without his cloak and within the story he ended up a traitors and was killed.

Streamline had super speed and healing. In Zenith he could also generate a protective Forcefield around himself  


First appearance in 1947


Streamline shortly before his secret loyalty is discovered


Streamline


Captain Magnet

Before Magneto there was Captain Magnet! From the pages of Super Duper Comics, he was an OSS agent and gained powers to help him fight the Nazi's. He had magnetic power along with super-strength,  near invulnerability and could fly.
He does not play a major part in the Zenith storyline and is just in a couple of background shots. 



Taken from Super Duper Comic 15

Standing in Zenith



Captain Magnet