A Model

[Captain Canada]

That paint is pretty wild ! Took me a second to figure it out...I thought it was eyes at first.

[Old Wombat]

I hadn't grokked it until you said.

Wow, a "Stranger" reference!

Don't often hear/read them outside certain circles.

[KiwiZac]

Would it surprise you to know the scheme was designed by one of the Weta Workshop team? I love seeing it at airshows on static, it's a very neat-looking machine.

And no, I'm nowhere near brave enough!

[zenrat]

I hadn't grokked it until you said.

Wow, a "Stranger" reference!

Don't often hear/read them outside certain circles.

I spent a lot of my youth reading Heinlein.  On my weekly visits to the public library as a kid the 'H' section was the first place I checked.  Of the later stuff I prefer Number of the Beast to Stranger but my favourite of them all is Starship Troopers.  I was so disappointed by the movie.

[Old Wombat]

I hadn't grokked it until you said.

Wow, a "Stranger" reference!

Don't often hear/read them outside certain circles.

I spent a lot of my youth reading Heinlein.  On my weekly visits to the public library as a kid the 'H' section was the first place I checked.  Of the later stuff I prefer Number of the Beast to Stranger but my favourite of them all is Starship Troopers.  I was so disappointed by the movie.

Short thread-jacking here (no more by me after this, I promise).

The Moon is a Harsh Mistress is probably my favourite, followed by Starship Troopers (Amen, Brother! ), followed by, I think, Job.

[Gondor]

I hadn't grokked it until you said.

Wow, a "Stranger" reference!

Don't often hear/read them outside certain circles.

Maybe we need a new thread to follow up on this conversation?

Gondor

I spent a lot of my youth reading Heinlein.  On my weekly visits to the public library as a kid the 'H' section was the first place I checked.  Of the later stuff I prefer Number of the Beast to Stranger but my favourite of them all is Starship Troopers.  I was so disappointed by the movie.

Short thread-jacking here (no more by me after this, I promise).

The Moon is a Harsh Mistress is probably my favourite, followed by Starship Troopers (Amen, Brother! ), followed by, I think, Job.

[Old Wombat]

I hadn't grokked it until you said.

Wow, a "Stranger" reference!

Don't often hear/read them outside certain circles.

I spent a lot of my youth reading Heinlein.  On my weekly visits to the public library as a kid the 'H' section was the first place I checked.  Of the later stuff I prefer Number of the Beast to Stranger but my favourite of them all is Starship Troopers.  I was so disappointed by the movie.

Short thread-jacking here (no more by me after this, I promise).

The Moon is a Harsh Mistress is probably my favourite, followed by Starship Troopers (Amen, Brother! ), followed by, I think, Job.

Maybe we need a new thread to follow up on this conversation?

Gondor

Nope, finished.

[Weaver]

Grokk this in it's fullness then water-brothers: Hannants are clearing the 1/72nd Ka-60/62 helo at £6:


http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/AMU720492

[Captain Canada]

Just buy a Dolphin and change the markings...see if anybody notices 

[The Wooksta!]

Grokk this in it's fullness then water-brothers: Hannants are clearing the 1/72nd Ka-60/62 helo at £6:


http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/AMU720492

Daupins have skis, this has retractable uc.

However, it could be a neat basis for a Soviet "Airwolfski"

[JayBee]

Have to disagree there Lee, the Dauphin has retractable wheels. I have never seen one with skis.

Jim

[Mossie]

Skid equipped Dauphins do exist:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aerospatiale_SA_365C2_Dauphin_2,_Schreiner_Airways_JP6679543.jpg

Although the retractable undercarriage version is much more common:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Royal_Navy_Aerospatiale_Dauphin_II,_Plymouth,_Sept._2010_-_Flickr_-_PhillipC.jpg

The earliest version had fixed spats:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A%C3%A9rospatiale_SA_360_Dauphin

[Green Dragon]

Ski Dauphins were used as Russian heli's in Octopussy, one O/A Red (Bond Helicopters) and the other O/A (Olive?) Green.

Paul Harrison

[JayBee]

Is it one of those that is shown in the photo on the box of the kit?
Although I do not think so as the pattern of cabin windows is more like the Kamov than the Dauphin.

[Captain Canada]

Crazy how different today's version looks than that spatted one !