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February 25, 2007, 01:22:46 AM Last Edit: February 25, 2007, 01:25:02 AM by NARSES2
The "Letter USA" column is he March SAMI by Stephan Wilkinson absolutely hits it on the spot. Not only does he go on about how he's finding himself concentrating on models of those aircraft that look kind of weird (as I do) - he calls them the "seeme'd a good idea at the time" aircraft but then goes on to describe some of the aircraft written about by Brock Yates and illustrated by Bruce McCall in "Major Howdy Bixby's Album of Forgotten Warbirds".

Someone (Alvis ?) once posted some pictures of these and they were absolutely brilliant. The article also asks if in today's PC climate an article like this would be possible, although as it was published in Playboy origionally they might still get away with it  ;)

Seriously if you only browse SAMI on the shelves, read the article and remind yourself of more innocent times and raise a smile  :P 'cause at he end of the day that's what it's all about

Chris

Oh by the way March's SAM has a rather nice TSR2 build
Do not condemn the judgement of another because it differs from your own. You may both be wrong.

nev

#1
February 25, 2007, 10:26:50 PM
QuoteSomeone (Alvis ?) once posted some pictures of these and they were absolutely brilliant.
The person I instantly thought of when I read that article was Alvis :)
Between almost-true and completely-crazy, there is a rainbow of nice shades - Tophe


Sales of Airfix kits plummeted in the 1980s, and GCSEs had to be made easier as a result - James May

rallymodeller

#2
February 26, 2007, 12:03:47 AM
I actually have a copy of "Zany Afternoons" by Bruce McCall, and a few pages worth of the planes are included. Gotta get my scanner up and working...
--Jeremy

Poor planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part...


More into Flight Sim reskinning these days, but still what-iffing... Leading Edge 3D

Mossie

#3
February 26, 2007, 05:18:16 AM
Quoted from the article:

"Those of us who build scale models often take them too seriously... We find it hard to see the humour, even the outright goofiness in their shapes.  Not me.  I'm going to do some silly plane modelling."

It's nice to see this sentiment coming from a mainstream magazine.  I got slightly rankled by this cloumn a few months ago when he wrote about tiny details being incorrect & how every modeller should know the workings of an aircraft.  It wasn't enough to get my back right up & I could see his point, but I didn't think it was worth him getting riled about, we all make slight details errors on our models, but does it really matter in the end?

Then I read this article & I felt much better, it seems even some of the hardcore rivet counters may be coming around to our way of thinking!

Chris, the TSR2 was in Feb's issue.
I don't think it's nice, you laughin'. You see, my mule don't like people laughin'. He gets the crazy idea you're laughin' at him. Now if you apologize, like I know you're going to, I might convince him that you really didn't mean it.

NARSES2

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February 26, 2007, 05:46:57 AM
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Chris, the TSR2 was in Feb's issue.
Mossie

I meant the TSR article is in March's SAM - sorry if I confused

Chris
Do not condemn the judgement of another because it differs from your own. You may both be wrong.

retro_seventies

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February 26, 2007, 06:12:09 AM
"Computer games don't affect kids. I mean, if Pac-Man affected us as kids, we'd all be running around in darkened rooms, munching magic pills and listening to repetitive electronic music." Kristin Wilson, Nintendo Inc, 1989.

Brian da Basher

#6
February 26, 2007, 06:20:59 AM
Nice spats! :wub:

Did I mention that I love spats? :wub:

Brian da Basher

AeroplaneDriver

#7
February 26, 2007, 07:19:58 AM
Retro's pic above reminds me of the artcles they used to occasionally run in 'Road & Track' magazine featuring ridiculously funny, fictional car concepts as if they were real (coal powered Soviet behemoths etc.).  

Perhaps sometime in the future we should consider a "Silly Build" GB where the goal is to produce the most ridiculous looking monstrosity.  Kind of like the episode of the Simpsons episode where Homer designs a car.  :lol:

So I got that going for me...which is nice....

Mossie

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February 26, 2007, 01:00:55 PM
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Chris, the TSR2 was in Feb's issue.
Mossie

I meant the TSR article is in March's SAM - sorry if I confused

Chris
Ah, no problem mate, I am easily confused!  Here's me harping on about nitpicking, & what do I go & do?!?
I don't think it's nice, you laughin'. You see, my mule don't like people laughin'. He gets the crazy idea you're laughin' at him. Now if you apologize, like I know you're going to, I might convince him that you really didn't mean it.
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