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CORONA ROCKET PROGRAM by RICHLAB.

After the closing of museums, galleries, cinemas, restaurants, bars, and sports clubs during the first corona lockdown in The Netherlands, there was little left for Richard Sluijs (RichLab Art & Design Projects) than taking walks through his home town The Hague, The Netherlands. Meanwhile looking for possible new recycling ideas.

While wandering he came across a large Tintin rocket in the window of a collector's shop. An iconic design by the famous Belgian cartoonist Hergé that he already knew from his youth (which, in addition to playing soccer, consisted largely of reading comics and building scale models). He would have liked to have had such a large Tintin rocket when he was young, but unfortunately, it was unaffordable.

Standing in front of the shop window he decided – now that work had slowed down – with a number of found ingredients, including tabs-tapered legs of a cupboard, wooden balls from an old children's game, and thin leftover MDF-plates, he could make a model kit himself based on Hergé's original construction drawing in 'Rocket to the Moon' from 1953.

#1

The finding of a bed headboard with tapered wooden bars set the series in motion. Height: 49 cm.

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Is Be
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4 years ago

Tintin rocket. Quick question why couldn't they keep the dog's name Milou in the English version. Snowy sounds terrible.

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    #2

    85 cm. High silver space station, made from legs of a couch, a broken garden pole, golf-, ping pong- & children’s balls, topped off with a broken radio antenna.

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    Is Be
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    I feel like an ice cream Sunday right about now!

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    #3

    Leg and backrest bars from broken saloon chair & metal coil spring from an old lounge chair, 57 cm high.

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    Is Be
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Taj Mahal anyone?

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    #4

    4 legs of a couch and a table leg as a core, this rocket is the largest one so far (117 cm high). Exterior lines are made of metal wire from clothes drying racks.

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    ThePanInPanda
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    4 years ago

    Probably wouldn't be super aerodynamic, but one of my favorites for display!

    #5

    The 39 cm high black one (inspired by the sr71). Tapered wooden spike, standing on discarded nitrous oxide cartridges.

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    Is Be
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Luke, I am your father.

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    #6

    The red one taking off, made of an old table lamp post, broken wooden chandelier parts, table lamp springs and topped with the point of an old walking stick. Height 49 cm.

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    Deson
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Thunderbird 3 inspired perhaps?

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    #7

    Decorative legs of old wooden cabinet & part of a broken spinning wheel. Height: 54 cm.

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    #8

    Left: 51 cm, right: 79 cm. Ingredients: part of banister, discarded nitrous oxide cartridges, broken paintbrush, decorative cupboard-topping, broken broomsticks, legs of piano stool.

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    #9

    Tapered wooden spike & wooden bars from children’s safety fence. Base legs are made of checkers. Height: 45 cm.

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    Deson
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    This one really kicks out that 1950's vibe. I love this one.

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    #10

    Moonlander: made of rounded banister-end, coffee table leg & discarded nitrous oxide cartridges. Height: 33 cm.

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    Geeki Nikki
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Think this is my fave! Nice work!

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    #11

    1st rocket based on the original design drawings by hergé from 1953 in Tintin's 'Rocket to the moon'. Height: 54 cm.

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    Felicia Dale
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    It lights up!!! *swoon!*

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    #12

    3 wooden spinning tops and an old bowling pin connected with self-soldered metal construction, 49 cm high.

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    Felicia Dale
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Absolutely gorgeous.

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    #13

    The white one is made of 7 different sizes of broken garden poles, banisters & broomsticks. Topped off with an end part of a curtain-hanger. Height: 69 cm.

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    Fred the rat king
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Nice

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