Colonel Dan Dare Pilot of the Future - a British Icon from the 1950s
This hero is often overlooked if not forgotten but was a role model for many children growing up in the 50`s and 60`s
He certainly made me aware of Space Travel and exploration which I avidly keep up to this day
So. due to a lack of Dan Dare figures or busts, I decided to create one my self using very simple materials such as green felt,2 pieces of wood a flat oval wooden base - head printed off from my computer and pasted onto thick card red and golden 4mm tape and 2 drawing pins plus gold cord for the cap braid and a simple pipe carved from wood and painted
I have given him a DFC ribbon as opposed to the Saturn ribbon he would wear ( my salute to the RAF in the 50`s )
This then is my humble tribute to a great and iconic space hero from the past
This hero is often overlooked if not forgotten but was a role model for many children growing up in the 50`s and 60`s
He certainly made me aware of Space Travel and exploration which I avidly keep up to this day
So. due to a lack of Dan Dare figures or busts, I decided to create one my self using very simple materials such as green felt,2 pieces of wood a flat oval wooden base - head printed off from my computer and pasted onto thick card red and golden 4mm tape and 2 drawing pins plus gold cord for the cap braid and a simple pipe carved from wood and painted
I have given him a DFC ribbon as opposed to the Saturn ribbon he would wear ( my salute to the RAF in the 50`s )
This then is my humble tribute to a great and iconic space hero from the past
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