Librarian's Banana

[Captain Canada]

Sure you will.....right after you start a few more 

[Librarian]

....and like Methodia Rascal (Thud, Discworld) there's a Tamiya Heinkel box that keeps calling me . Awk!!

[Librarian]

Was watching Classic British Aircraft about the Vampire with my eldest. Almost fourteen, he shocked me (ME!!) when a mechanic talking fondly of the engine said "It's basically suck, squeeze, bang, blow" and my son said "sounds like a great night out". SWMBO went nuts .

[NARSES2]

Was watching Classic British Aircraft about the Vampire with my eldest. Almost fourteen, he shocked me (ME!!) when a mechanic talking fondly of the engine said "It's basically suck, squeeze, bang, blow" and my son said "sounds like a great night out". SWMBO went nuts .

and I bet you got the blame ? 

[scooter]

Was watching Classic British Aircraft about the Vampire with my eldest. Almost fourteen, he shocked me (ME!!) when a mechanic talking fondly of the engine said "It's basically suck, squeeze, bang, blow" and my son said "sounds like a great night out". SWMBO went nuts .

and I bet you got the blame ? 

[Librarian]

....and more .

Morgan Freeman, him diamond geezer .

[Librarian]

Shunted everything to one side and been working on a 'Pond Racer'. Always wanted to do something seriously nuts but never had the cojones. I'll post a pic when I can find the camera...seems to have self-edited.

[PR19_Kit]

A Pond Racer? Ooooohh! 

[kerick]

Will it be used for racing across the pond/Atlantic Ocean?

[Librarian]

Inspired by 'Pond Racer' but will be high altitude, fast recon for my ongoing Imperial Albion Air Force:







Couple more camera ports to go, some decals and a varnish and she'll be done. Went together surprisingly smoothly.

[NARSES2]

Aircraft like that fascinate me but how did the pilot see to land ? TV camera fitted in the nose ?

[Librarian]

That did worry me but before fitting the canopy I used a strip of wire from pilot's headheight and found he/or she would have a pretty good view under the wing and a very clear view of the wheels. The rest is conjecture.

[Librarian]

Also managed to finish this one. Took awhile to repair the canopy, fortunately the cracks were along frame lines:





She's going to be one in a set of three....eventually .

[zenrat]

Nice.  Both of them.  But I like the Pond Racer best.

[Captain Canada]

Agreed. Both nice but the pod racer idea is a knockout ! Love the look of it. Took awhile to spot the cockpit !