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ATARI Interceptor

By Al Petrie




With the near miss of 2029, many concerned organizations began to equip Earth's forces to intercept NEO's (Near Earth Objects) before they could pose a threat to our little planet. Seen here is the preeminent interceptor, the ATARI (Asteroid Targetting And Reconaissance, Intercept) used by a multi-national force to destroy these rogue rocks. An advanced Q-Bert detection system was combined with an updated Positional Orbital Navigation Gear for 3 D navigation, and a Particle Attack Cannon (Manual) was modified from the ABM systems now rendered redundant. The ATARI would close to killing range with the PONG system, and fire the PAC (man) to ensure total elimination of the space borne threats to Earth.

As an aside, funding wasn't immediately available from many governments (CongressCritters being difficult to motivate in non-election years) so alternate funding intitially took up the slack.

Small kiosk-like ATARI flight simulators were installed in malls around the world, and the pocket change of adolescents went toward saving out planet!

This model was scratch built, using sheet styrene. The canopy came from an unknown 1/72 scale aircraft, and the pilot was from the spares box. The weapons bay/cargo hold door are openable, but I've yet to come up with a suitable component to carry inside...perhaps a large pie shaped yellow rescue pod, looking suspiciously like a PACMAN?

Alvis 3.1

Image: Top view

Image: Underneath

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