BIGGLES

[raafif]

hey guys,
      see this thread about a new story idea for Biggles if a new author takes it up ...
http://www.whatifmodelers.com/index.php/topic,23985.0.html

Ive read several Sherlock Holms books by a new author but they're not so good as Connan Doyles.

[Radish]

The Biggles novels are a source of great whatiffery, with not only aircraft, boats, tanks and cars, etc., in potentially unusual markings and colours, but fictional aircraft types too.

[Gary]

Have you read Biggles combs his hair?

Excerpt from the Bookshop Sketch from Monty Python

P: God, ask me anything!!  We got lots of books here, you know, it's a
   bookshop!!
C: Er, how 'bout "Biggles Combs his Hair"?
P: No, no, we don't have that one, funny!
C: "The Gospel According to Charley Drake"?
P: No, no, no, try me again!
C: Ah...oh, I know!  "Ethel the Aardvark goes Quantity Surveying".
P: No, no, no, no, no,...What?  WHAT???
C: "Ethel the Aardvark goes Quantity Surveying".
P: "Ethel the Aa--" YES!!!YES!!!  WE'VE GOT IT!!  (throwing books wildly about)
   I-I've seen it somewhere!!!  I know it!!!  Hee hee hee hee hee!!!  Ha ha hoo
   ho---WAIT!!  WAIT!!  Is it??  Is it???  (triumphant) YES!!!!!!  Here we are,
   "Ethel the Aardvark goes Quantity Surveying"!!!!!  There's your book!!
   (throwing it down) Now, BUY IT!!!

[Bungle]

Have you read Biggles combs his hair?

Or "Biggles flies undone"  - quite popular with the enemy, I believe, the ladies that is.

[Radish]

"Biggles Takes It Rough".....oh no, that's a real one

Other "previously unknown" titles/stories include:

"Biggles and the Sultan's Hareem."
"Biggles and the Oil Magnate."

[Radish]

"Biggles Plays Football"
"Biggles and the Ashes".
"Biggles In Tahiti"
"Biggles Over Vietnam"
"Biggles In Hungary"
"Biggles Rescues The Prince."
"Biggles Over the Congo."
"Biggles Seeks The Truth."
"Biggles And The Miners"
"Biggles Let's One Go."
"Biggles Suffers A Setback"
"Biggles Discovers Atlantis"
"Biggles And The Frozen Warriors"
"Biggles~Knight Templar"

[JayBee]

How about:

Biggles Saves Hogwarts.

[Weaver]

Just dug out my old copy of Biggles in the South Seas to remind nyself what the "Scud" flying boat looked like: unfortunately, the dust jacket is long gone, so no picture....

[raafif]

as he's heavily into WW1 planes, maybe Peter Jackson will make a new "Biggles over the Western Front" ??

[Radish]

Check online for book covers...there's lots around.

Meanwhile the biggles Beriev Be-6 awaits decals, and I'll prime the Boeing Clipper that'll become an experimental early war German flying boat....3-colour camouflage of grey and two green splinter. (Biggles In The Baltic).
I've also retrieved from the loft a Revell 1/125th U-boat

[Radish]

Just built an Emhar 1/72nd Whippet...took about 20 minutes. It comes with German markings and nice artwork, so it'll be ideal for that story when he crashes a captured German tank.

[Radish]

"Biggles Delivers The Goods" has enormous scope for modelling and Whatiffery.
Apart from the Gosling, RAF Lightning, Flying Fortress (or Superfortress??), Zeros and Liberators, there's a Marauder used as a transport (being built, modified...cut out and glueing tonight at IPMS Stafford's meeting) and carrier-launched Beaufighters with torpedos.
Now then.....standard RAF TF.Xs, deployed temporarily to RN Carriers (why? what's wrong with Avengers??) or possibly NAVAL Beaufighters, with folding wings. I'm very tempted with the latter, especially as the Revell(ex-Matchbox) kit is out, cheap, easy, etc.. The decals in this re-issue are superb.

[Weaver]

Oi Terry! Seen this?

http://www.artizandesigns.com/prod.php?prod=1182



28mm unfortunately, but would still look good on the BigSig table...

[Rheged]

"Updated"  Biggles:-

Biggles Mauls the Mekon

Biggles and the Black Knight (sold as Biggles goes to  Woomera in Australasia)

Biggles at Baikonur

Or even (carefully spelled ) Biggles flies a Fairey

Biggles breaks the Sound Barrier (spoofed as Biggles Breaks Wind)

[Radish]

Biggles Goes Goth.

Biggles Buys A Rabbit.

Ginger Dyes His Hair.