Oh dear, Hyperscale does it again.

[The Rat]

I have attempted to set the record straight, but I fear seeds of doubt may have been planted, you can see the awful thread here. Perhaps all concerned Whiffstorians should let the facts, such as they are, be known.

[chrisonord]

A Farley Fruit Bat eh??
Do they taste anything like their rusks??
Chris.

[PR19_Kit]

Dear oh dear, Hyperscale must be last bastion of the JMN if they've never heard of the Fruitbat. 

[The Rat]

Dear oh dear, Hyperscale must be last bastion of the JMN if they've never heard of the Fruitbat. 

They have , this guy was a newbie. But when they disparaged the aircraft by saying it was a figment of the imagination, well, one can only stand so much, I had to jump in. The discussion has started.

[dragon]

Dear oh dear, Hyperscale must be last bastion of the JMN if they've never heard of the Fruitbat. 

They have , this guy was a newbie. But when they disparaged the aircraft by saying it was a figment of the imagination, well, one can only stand so much, I had to jump in. The discussion has started.

I doubt that the fine folks at megalomaniacalscale have even heard of the F-86 Sabre!

[Alvis 3.14159]

That was a rather fun read, they really got into the spirit of things there!


Alvis Pi

[raafif]

Oh Boy !!!!!!!!
                  the best read & most laughs I've had from the 'Net for quite a few years !

[frank2056]

I haven't seen the name "Fairley/Farley/Farleigh Fruitbat" since the good old days (ca 1998) of rec.models.scale.

Here's a highly accurate and detailed technical drawing I made, based on the tech specs listed on RMS. Notice the prominent relief tube just to the rear of the cockpit door...

[The Rat]

I haven't seen the name "Fairley/Farley/Farleigh Fruitbat" since the good old days (ca 1998) of rec.models.scale.

Here's a highly accurate and detailed technical drawing I made, based on the tech specs listed on RMS. Notice the prominent relief tube just to the rear of the cockpit door...

A fine representation of, I believe, the MkII, and certainly 'do-able', just have to accumulate the right parts.

[Nick]

May I point you all at the Farley Fruitbat Forum?
I was one of the founder members way back when..... 

http://s7.invisionfree.com/The_Bat_Drome/

[frank2056]

A fine representation of, I believe, the MkII, and certainly 'do-able', just have to accumulate the right parts.

I wonder if BdB would make one - after all, look at all those spats! I did forget to add spats to the tail wheels, though.

[PR19_Kit]

A fine representation of, I believe, the MkII, and certainly 'do-able', just have to accumulate the right parts.

Surely it's a Mk I? The Mk IIs had a turbo-fan auxiliary jet and the one in the piccie is the early Pratt & Rolls CF23-D6 turbo-jet, you can tell by the shape of the cowling.

[The Rat]

Surely it's a Mk I? The Mk IIs had a turbo-fan auxiliary jet and the one in the piccie is the early Pratt & Rolls CF23-D6 turbo-jet, you can tell by the shape of the cowling.

You could be correct, apparently some of the Mk Is were retro-fitted with the mahogany interplane struts in place of the teak. Okay, Mk I it is!

[Army of One]

Oh............what an interesting concept......I've had a look on the website listed (as much as the webmarshall at work will let me........)....from what I have read its def not the prototype......

[frank2056]

The jet on the back is a surplus Jumo 003. An even number of engines means an even number for the prototype... The tilt-engine in the nose is movable because the engineers discovered that the prop would hit the ground as designed.