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, me hearties, matey, 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". Aye aye! Ahoy! Dressed all in his trade marked "Good Guy White", matey, me bucko, Leslie stands Truth, shiver me timbers, Justice, shiver me timbers, ya bilge rat, Mom, me hearties, me hearties, me bucko, and Apple Pie.

Little is known about his antitheses, Professor Fate. Aye aye! Blimey! Ya scallywag! Blimey! Whenever "T' Great Leslie" performed a feat o' darin' do, Professor Fate was always near, matey, 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, they never quite worked out as they should.

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

T' story is from t' movie "T' Great Race". Blimey! Well, blow me down! With Tony Curtis as "T' Great Leslie", 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. Blimey! Blimey! I did have t' take a few liberties t' get a model that would fly. I first had t' remove t' railroad undercarriage. Then I added t' fins. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! Well, blow me down! Blimey! T' shape o' t' fins come from another o' Professor Fates infernal devices. Aye aye! Blimey! Ya scallywag! Blimey! His sonic torpedo. Aye aye! Blimey! I made t' body longer, shiver me timbers, also t' help t' stability.

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

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