Not quite as The Goons envisioned it, but since it was powered by a Napier Gazelle, it's still a jet, right?
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54141059269_54c6445f7b_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2qug5F8)
Since it represents a pre-service variant, the backstory is a piece of cake; it was purchased as a flying N.A.A.F.I. instead of a troop hauler. Because why not? And yes, I understand that there are many problems.
Quote from: The Rat on November 14, 2024, 06:58:36 PMAnd yes, I understand that there are many problems.
Problems? We don' recognize no steenkin' problems! :thumbsup:
Have at it, Good Sir!
Quote from: Rick Lowe on November 14, 2024, 08:15:46 PMQuote from: The Rat on November 14, 2024, 06:58:36 PMAnd yes, I understand that there are many problems.
Problems? We don' recognize no steenkin' problems! :thumbsup:
Have at it, Good Sir!
It's not a problem, it's an opportunity!
The N.A.A.F.I trucks were considered essential to the morale of the troops in WWII, so why not modernise them ? Looking forward to seeing where this goes :thumbsup:
I have had an idea similar to this for some time, looks like you've found the perfect steed !
I've also heard that Goons episode so looking forward to this one.
Onwards sir, onwards!!!
Mog
>^-.-^<
Just think of all that free heat from the Gazelle exhausts to boil massive tea urns!
Top idea :thumbsup: And then of course we can have a mass chorus of "I'm flying backwards for Christmas" :wacko:
I like this idea a lot!
Quote from: Accidental Loggie on November 15, 2024, 08:31:13 AMTop idea :thumbsup: And then of course we can have a mass chorus of "I'm flying backwards for Christmas" :wacko:
"Ying Tong; Iddle-I-Po!" ;D
Quote from: Rick Lowe on November 16, 2024, 05:58:43 PMQuote from: Accidental Loggie on November 15, 2024, 08:31:13 AMTop idea :thumbsup: And then of course we can have a mass chorus of "I'm flying backwards for Christmas" :wacko:
"Ying Tong; Iddle-I-Po!" ;D
;D ;D
Quote from: Rick Lowe on November 16, 2024, 05:58:43 PMQuote from: Accidental Loggie on November 15, 2024, 08:31:13 AMTop idea :thumbsup: And then of course we can have a mass chorus of "I'm flying backwards for Christmas" :wacko:
"Ying Tong; Iddle-I-Po!" ;D
Needle nardle noo!
Slogging along on the front end. Tape seat belts - overscale but quick. Added a collective pitch control, also overscale, but who will notice anyway? Scrap bit I found and trimmed makes the cyclic look better, the original was just a short stub. Lashed up a control panel to replace the non-existent kit one. Shimmed the front to fix 'yahAg' (yet another huge Airfix gap), although not as bad as the one on the Bristol Superfreighter. Masked the whole thing as best I could, so after painting a few fake dials on the panel I guess it's ready to attach.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54175245464_4704788fdb_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2qxhi3h)
:thumbsup:
A spot of silver at the end of each belt to depict the buckles?
Other than that, all going well!
Quote from: Accidental Loggie on November 15, 2024, 08:31:13 AMTop idea :thumbsup: And then of course we can have a mass chorus of "I'm flying backwards for Christmas" :wacko:
Across the Irish Sea?
Quote from: Gondor on December 01, 2024, 01:01:26 AMQuote from: Accidental Loggie on November 15, 2024, 08:31:13 AMTop idea :thumbsup: And then of course we can have a mass chorus of "I'm flying backwards for Christmas" :wacko:
Across the Irish Sea?
Where else?! :thumbsup:
You've made a good job of the Belvedere canopy!
I've never seen one with that good a fit to the two halves. :thumbsup:
Quote from: PR19_Kit on December 02, 2024, 06:26:55 AMYou've made a good job of the Belvedere canopy!
I've never seen one with that good a fit to the two halves. :thumbsup:
The trick is to ignore the mismatch at the ends of the seam, and just deal with the fact that it will need some sanding/filing/scraping/swearing in order to mate up to the fuselage. It will also need sanding down along the forward bulge, and then polishing. The hardest part to that is doing it without cracking the seam apart and needing to reglue it. Ask me how I know... ;D
A fair bit of touch-up to do, mostly around the canopy, but it's coming together.
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Ohhhh that's so nice <_< <_<
Bloody nice Ratty 👌 👍
VERY patriotic! :thumbsup:
Good to see progress progressing! :thumbsup:
:wub: :thumbsup: :mellow:
Looking very nice Ratty :thumbsup:
Like this one. Do the clientele all troop in one and and out the other, or is there a serving hatch in the side.
Eccles: "How do I open the door?"
Bluebottle: "You turn the knob on your side."
Eccles (pauses to check): "I haven't got a knob on my side!"
;D ;D
The side door will be open, might make a tea urn to sit on the edge.
Quote from: steelpillow on December 12, 2024, 12:00:18 AMLike this one. Do the clientele all troop in one and and out the other, or is there a serving hatch in the side.
Eccles: "How do I open the door?"
Bluebottle: "You turn the knob on your side."
Eccles (pauses to check): "I haven't got a knob on my side!"
;D ;D
Quote from: steelpillow on December 12, 2024, 12:00:18 AMLike this one. Do the clientele all troop in one and and out the other, or is there a serving hatch in the side.
Eccles: "How do I open the door?"
Bluebottle: "You turn the knob on your side."
Eccles (pauses to check): "I haven't got a knob on my side!"
;D
Coming along well. :thumbsup:
Quote from: The Rat on December 12, 2024, 03:03:50 AM;D ;D
The side door will be open, might make a tea urn to sit on the edge.
As long as no-one falls in the (hot) water, all should be well!
Quote from: Accidental Loggie on December 13, 2024, 08:15:13 AMQuote from: The Rat on December 12, 2024, 03:03:50 AM;D ;D
The side door will be open, might make a tea urn to sit on the edge.
As long as no-one falls in the (hot) water, all should be well!
"Heeee's fallen in the waterrrr!" I think that was Bluebottle. ;D
I should, at this juncture, explain the use of the word 'flying' instead of 'guided,' as in the title of the Goon Show episode. I reasoned (as best my feeble brain will allow) that 'guided' was more in keeping with a missile, and that 'flying' would be much more suitable with a helicopter.
As to the font I will be using, a perusal of the interwebbies makes it rather easy, as there seems to have been as many fonts as there were vehicles, with little or no attempt at a standard. 'Dubai' seems to be close to some pictures I've seen, and will probably be my choice.
Quote from: The Rat on December 13, 2024, 10:56:16 AMQuote from: Accidental Loggie on December 13, 2024, 08:15:13 AMQuote from: The Rat on December 12, 2024, 03:03:50 AM;D ;D
The side door will be open, might make a tea urn to sit on the edge.
As long as no-one falls in the (hot) water, all should be well!
"Heeee's fallen in the waterrrr!" I think that was Bluebottle. ;D
Yup! Or Little Jim, one or t'other.
Quote from: The Rat on December 13, 2024, 10:56:16 AMQuote from: Accidental Loggie on December 13, 2024, 08:15:13 AMQuote from: The Rat on December 12, 2024, 03:03:50 AM;D ;D
The side door will be open, might make a tea urn to sit on the edge.
As long as no-one falls in the (hot) water, all should be well!
"Heeee's fallen in the waterrrr!" I think that was Bluebottle. ;D
It usually was! The attached https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Goon_Show_running_jokes might provide a few minutes of entertainment/reminiscence.
Lashed up a tea urn with spigot. No, it's not overscale, this is the Army we're talking about, LOTS of tea required! And a basic welcoming sign. You'll also notice that I installed a simple floor.
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Oh yes, I DO like that! Great thinking Rattie. :thumbsup:
Noice.
Milk no sugar please.
Quote from: zenrat on December 26, 2024, 02:29:08 AMNoice.
Milk no sugar please.
"Sorry pal, NATO Standard is how they all come. If you don't like it, NEXT!"
Quote from: Rick Lowe on December 26, 2024, 02:46:34 AMNATO Standard
:thumbsup:
Don't know why, but tea brewed at home is never quite the same.
Quote from: Rick Lowe on December 26, 2024, 02:46:34 AMQuote from: zenrat on December 26, 2024, 02:29:08 AMNoice.
Milk no sugar please.
"Sorry pal, NATO Standard is how they all come. If you don't like it, NEXT!"
;D ;D
Quote from: steelpillow on December 26, 2024, 03:01:45 AMDon't know why, but tea brewed at home is never quite the same.
I tend to drink coffee when out as very few places brew tea the way I do at home. At home it's tea all the way though, in a mug not cup :thumbsup:
Also known as "Emergency Coffee/Tea" - as in 1-1-1
1 teaspoon Coffee, 1 Teaspoon Sugar and 1 dollop of milk.
Course, that only really applies here; imagine 9-1-1 coffee... or even worse, 9-9-9... :o X-P
"Tea or Coffee?"
"No, neither thanks."
"Oh, Aussie Emergency Coffee, then." (0-0-0)
Coffee we make at home is on the strong side of lethal. Weak coffee is one of the worst tastes imaginable.
Quote from: The Rat on December 26, 2024, 11:38:32 AMWeak coffee is one of the worst tastes imaginable.
Concur wholeheartedly! :thumbsup:
Quote from: steelpillow on December 26, 2024, 03:01:45 AMQuote from: Rick Lowe on December 26, 2024, 02:46:34 AMNATO Standard
:thumbsup:
Don't know why, but tea brewed at home is never quite the same.
Probably because you don't keep yours simmering for hours on end... ;D
Quote from: Rick Lowe on December 26, 2024, 11:09:35 AMAlso known as "Emergency Coffee/Tea" - as in 1-1-1
1 teaspoon Coffee, 1 Teaspoon Sugar and 1 dollop of milk.
Course, that only really applies here; imagine 9-1-1 coffee... or even worse, 9-9-9... :o X-P
"Tea or Coffee?"
"No, neither thanks."
"Oh, Aussie Emergency Coffee, then." (0-0-0)
I'm assuming that the "coffee" referenced in the formula is that vile product known as "instant coffee". Which tastes nothing like coffee.
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Quote from: jcf on December 27, 2024, 09:35:04 AMI'm assuming that the "coffee" referenced in the formula is that vile product known as "instant coffee". Which tastes nothing like coffee.
🤮
You should experience the stuff we used to get in single-serve pouches in the ration packs. Truly vile stuff, but some would actually trade for it. One chilly morning at CFB Borden we were still trying to get the cobwebs out of our eyes when a fellow was gulping down his usual double serving in his cup, and someone else said "I don't know how you can stomach that stuff." He replied "It kind of grows on you." It was one of the few times in my life that I was able to come up with a quick riposte; "Yes," I said, "and kills whatever else grows on you." Had it been a shooting war the guffaws would have alerted the enemy five miles away. ;D
Fortunately, the coffee after the main Sunday service at Hereford is decent, but I have been to churches where the elderly maiden ladies who make the coffee have a competition to see who can get the most cups out of a single 100g jar of cheap coffee powder . RON the recently retired Church Times cartoonist featured them regularly.
Quote from: jcf on December 27, 2024, 09:35:04 AMQuote from: Rick Lowe on December 26, 2024, 11:09:35 AMAlso known as "Emergency Coffee/Tea" - as in 1-1-1
1 teaspoon Coffee, 1 Teaspoon Sugar and 1 dollop of milk.
I'm assuming that the "coffee" referenced in the formula is that vile product known as "instant coffee". Which tastes nothing like coffee.
🤮
I agree that some are worse (oh, soo much worse!) than Real coffee, but there is the odd one that is fine.
Of course, when one is
in extremis, or there is nothing else available, well - 'needs must', as they say.