Whiffs found surfing

[James W.]

Heh heh, very good.

Achtung! Englander!

Nein, nein, nein!

Deine Luftwaffe Messerschmitt bubblekarsi  - mitt zer zwilling MG-FF 20mm - ist das straffen-fuehrer!

[NARSES2]

An old school mate's brother had a Bubble Car (the Heinkel ? one behind the softtop) and he used to drop me off at school in it in our final year, he went to the Grammar up the road. Had to have the reverse locked off so he could drive it on a m/c licence which could of lead to some problems, but you could always lift it out of any tricky situations 

There were always stories of skeletons being found in them where people had driven into a garage right up against the wall and then couldn't open the front opening door. reverse locked off ? Then you're stuck and starve  I think there was even a Frankie Howard TV 30 mins show based on the above scenario ? 

[PR19_Kit]

IIRC you can get it painted like that as a factory option:

Morgan will be offering the turret as an option now of course, with your choice of .303 Brownings or MG 131s, depending on which side of the Channel you are. 

[loupgarou]

An old school mate's brother had a Bubble Car (the Heinkel ? one behind the softtop) and he used to drop me off at school in it in our final year, he went to the Grammar up the road. Had to have the reverse locked off so he could drive it on a m/c licence which could of lead to some problems, but you could always lift it out of any tricky situations 

There were always stories of skeletons being found in them where people had driven into a garage right up against the wall and then couldn't open the front opening door. reverse locked off ? Then you're stuck and starve  I think there was even a Frankie Howard TV 30 mins show based on the above scenario ? 

The one with the front door must have been the Iso Isetta, built also in Germany by BMW.

[PR19_Kit]

An old school mate's brother had a Bubble Car (the Heinkel ? one behind the softtop) and he used to drop me off at school in it in our final year, he went to the Grammar up the road. Had to have the reverse locked off so he could drive it on a m/c licence which could of lead to some problems, but you could always lift it out of any tricky situations 

There were always stories of skeletons being found in them where people had driven into a garage right up against the wall and then couldn't open the front opening door. reverse locked off ? Then you're stuck and starve  I think there was even a Frankie Howard TV 30 mins show based on the above scenario ? 

The one with the front door must have been the Iso Isetta, built also in Germany by BMW.

Both the Iso/BMW and the Heinkel had a front door.

[TheChronicOne]

Not sure if this has been here yet or not.  1/48 Monogram F-4.






More Here:  http://www.network54.com/Forum/47751/message/1289687510/1-48+PHANTOM+Single+Engine-Single+Seat+-+Whatif

[TheChronicOne]

By John Green, silly week 2005 build at ARC.
This is my 1/72 Airfix F-5E Tiger II, built almost straight from the box, but finished in a rather unusual colour scheme, to represent an entirely fictional RAF aggressor aircraft of 151 Squadron.  The paintwork is Humbrol & the decals an assortment of Modeldecals & some stencils from a Fujimi Phantom FGR2. 





More here:  http://www.arcair.com/Gal4/3001-3100/Gal3099-F-5-Green/00.shtm

[DogfighterZen]

That F-5 looks good but that Phantom... Very good indeed!

[TheChronicOne]

That F-5 looks good but that Phantom... Very good indeed!

The F-4 was a weird coincidence. I found it either the same day or the day after I decided I wanted to make one with the single cockpit like that (because the rear glass is missing from the kit) and I figured it would be a good one to practice my scratch building with... whatever..plastic card and such... whatever would be needed to fill in that rear cockpit section.  I took it as a sign that I should give it a try. That project is months to years down the road, now, however.

Of course, I'm an F-5 junkie so I love that one...   not much else to say on that. I suspect some people might not care too much for it though.   

[DogfighterZen]

I'm with you on that one, i love the F-5 and i don't care what others think.. I call it the same as British would call me, an SLB, as in "Skinny Little B*st*rd"... 

[Dizzyfugu]

I like the Phantom very much - like the missing link to the F-3 Demon.

[zenrat]

It took a second glance to suss out the Phantom.  It's always good when that happens.

[Captain Canada]

Ooh those are both sweet ! The F-4 looks like a Skyhawk on steroids 

[nighthunter]

The F-4 Looks like the missing link between the F-3 Demon and the F-4 Phantom II, me likey!

[Dizzyfugu]

While doing some inspirational WWW digging, I came across this piece of art  :



This is (or better:was) an F-94 wingtip tank, converted into a Tin-tin-esque "Megalodon" submarine-thing.

More here, incl. a video: http://nerdapproved.com/misc-weirdness/megalodon-bomber/