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loupgarou

#3540
January 14, 2025, 10:02:54 AM
Very nice. I'll have to build one (in proper HO scale, of course  ;) ) for my layout.
Owing to the current financial difficulties, the light at the end of the tunnel will be turned off until further notice.

Wardukw

#3541
January 14, 2025, 11:47:03 AM
That's hilarious 😂 😃 😄
If it aint broke ,,fix it until it is .
Over kill is often very understated .
I know the voices in my head ain't real but they do come up with some great ideas.
Theres few of lifes problems that can't be solved with the proper application of a high explosive projectile .

Rick Lowe

#3542
January 14, 2025, 08:32:37 PM
It needs another, in Black, for the Hit Squad...  ;)

Dizzyfugu

#3543
January 14, 2025, 11:43:42 PM
Quote from: scooter on January 14, 2025, 01:29:04 AMStolen from Nannybook y'day:

Was a random "You may like this..." pop up on my feed.

But ... is it really to scale? And the wheels do not look authentic, either...  :o

The Rat

#3544
January 15, 2025, 04:52:49 AM
Quote from: Dizzyfugu on January 14, 2025, 11:43:42 PM
Quote from: scooter on January 14, 2025, 01:29:04 AMStolen from Nannybook y'day:

Was a random "You may like this..." pop up on my feed.

But ... is it really to scale? And the wheels do not look authentic, either...  :o

That font is incorrect.
"My mind is a raging torrent, flooded with rivulets of thought, cascading into a waterfall of creative alternatives." Hedley Lamarr, Blazing Saddles

Life is too short to worry about perfection

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PR19_Kit

#3545
January 15, 2025, 05:16:33 AM
The tyre pressures are wrong too......................  ;)
Kit's Rule 1 ) Any aircraft can be improved by fitting longer wings, and/or a longer fuselage
Kit's Rule 2) The backstory can always be changed to suit the model

...and I'm not a closeted 'Take That' fan, I'm a REAL fan! :)

Regards
Kit

kerick

#3546
January 15, 2025, 06:21:47 AM
Not authentic at all. It's 87 times too small
" Somewhere, between half true, and completely crazy, is a rainbow of nice colours "
Tophe the Wise

PR19_Kit

#3547
January 15, 2025, 08:31:11 AM
It's actually 76 times too small if it's 00 gauge.  ;D

Just another difference between the UK, Europe and the USA.
Kit's Rule 1 ) Any aircraft can be improved by fitting longer wings, and/or a longer fuselage
Kit's Rule 2) The backstory can always be changed to suit the model

...and I'm not a closeted 'Take That' fan, I'm a REAL fan! :)

Regards
Kit

Scotaidh

#3548
January 18, 2025, 11:06:48 AM
What about a Cat Detector Van?  from the Ministry of 'Ousinge ...   ;)
Thistle dew, Pig - thistle dew!

Where am I going?  And why am I in a handbasket?

It's dark in the dark when it's dark. Ancient Ogre Proverb

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perttime

#3549
January 23, 2025, 08:18:40 PM
Does this qualify as whif? At least it is a scale model of a might-have-been.

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=923975989716427&set=a.427152119398819

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"From the AVRO Museum based in Springbank Airport outside of Calgary, Alberta, a 60% scaled version of the original CF-105 AVRO Arrow is being built as a flyable piloted aircraft code named AVRO Arrow-II.
The aircraft recently passed one of the MD-RA inspections and also received permission to apply for a Canadian aircraft registration number."

https://avromuseum-demo.my.canva.site/arrow-ii

Rick Lowe

#3550
January 23, 2025, 08:24:47 PM
An extreme example of Fanboys* at work... still, it's their hobby/choice.  :thumbsup:

*Not meant as a derogatory term; I am quite happy to be known as one, myself.

PR19_Kit

#3551
January 24, 2025, 12:03:15 AM
That's astonishing!  :o
Kit's Rule 1 ) Any aircraft can be improved by fitting longer wings, and/or a longer fuselage
Kit's Rule 2) The backstory can always be changed to suit the model

...and I'm not a closeted 'Take That' fan, I'm a REAL fan! :)

Regards
Kit

kerick

#3552
January 24, 2025, 08:57:58 AM
I'm impressed! I hope it works out as desired. I would love to see that at an airshow.
" Somewhere, between half true, and completely crazy, is a rainbow of nice colours "
Tophe the Wise

jcf

#3553
January 24, 2025, 04:03:43 PM
Preliminary work on the project started in 2005, and is still years from completion.
Randy Unrau P.E. came on in 2013 to design the landing gear.  
Arrow II Landing Gear

The Rat

#3554
January 24, 2025, 06:49:58 PM
Quote from: perttime on January 23, 2025, 08:18:40 PMDoes this qualify as whif? At least it is a scale model of a might-have-been.

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=923975989716427&set=a.427152119398819

You cannot view this attachment.

"From the AVRO Museum based in Springbank Airport outside of Calgary, Alberta, a 60% scaled version of the original CF-105 AVRO Arrow is being built as a flyable piloted aircraft code named AVRO Arrow-II.
The aircraft recently passed one of the MD-RA inspections and also received permission to apply for a Canadian aircraft registration number."

https://avromuseum-demo.my.canva.site/arrow-ii

Shades of the Avro 707  ;D
"My mind is a raging torrent, flooded with rivulets of thought, cascading into a waterfall of creative alternatives." Hedley Lamarr, Blazing Saddles

Life is too short to worry about perfection

Youtube: https://tinyurl.com/46dpfdpr
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