Zenrat's Flying Circus

[zenrat]

I must admit Scooter that I had thought it was the sound of escaping hydrogen.  I'm glad I quit the smokes!
It has no on/off switch.  It's just a large permanently sealed plastic box with a handle moulded in the top and jump leads coming out of it.  It's been doing it for about a week now.  I've got used to it and will probably miss it if it stops.
I don't know the life of these things but it's a lead acid battery inside and they don't last for ever.  I've had this one for longer than i've lived as Stately zen Mansions so it's over 10 years old.
I think i'll get one of those new fangled "size of a paperback" modern ones and get rid of the whistler.

Good pic BTW.  Mrs z works in IT and uses the IT Crowd as a training aid.

I have got the guns on the Tigger Moth.  I have crafted a piece which fitts into the front cockpit.  on top of this are mounted a pair of belt fed Lewis guns synchronised to fire through the prop.
Unusually for me I have managed to make this piece slide in with a nice snug fit and minimal gap around the edges without the need of filler.  I'm hoping it'll clear the upper wing and still be removable when it's finished.  I'm not sure why I want to be able to do this but it would please me if I could.

[Rick Lowe]

I have got the guns on the Tigger Moth.  I have crafted a piece which fitts into the front cockpit.  on top of this are mounted a pair of belt fed Lewis guns synchronised to fire through the prop.
Unusually for me I have managed to make this piece slide in with a nice snug fit and minimal gap around the edges without the need of filler.  I'm hoping it'll blear the upper wing and still be removable when it's finished.  I'm not sure why I want to be able to do this but it would please me if I could.

Again, you're trying to use Logic in WhiffWorld... or zenWorld, as the case may be... I thought the Ruling Party warned you about that the last time?

But well done, Komrad, on the precision of your build... the finest Pot-Metal "Order of Victoria's Cross" is in the post... COD of course, we're not a charity.

On a personal note (A#), I look forward to seeing the completed Tigger with Fangs.

[zenrat]

The fanged Tigger has progressed to the stage of having an engine.
I am calling it a DH 82D Dragon Moth.  De Havilland rather annoyingly left no gaps in their model numbers for whiffers to use so it has to be a variant of the Tiger Moth's DH 82 designation.
The DH 84 Dragon was originally called the Dragon Moth but the Moth part was dropped so I feel happy reusing it for an armed Tiger Moth.  I was tempted by Bogon Moth but this isn't going to be an Aussie (or PDRV, or zi) aircraft and anyway, Bogons are huge.  This isn't.
Dragon Moth.

[Rick Lowe]

And Bogans have the Obligatory Mullet and V-8 power.


...what? OH - BOGON! (note to self: must read the words better.) 

[zenrat]

Come on Rick.  How would a moth tuck a packet of smokes into the sleeve of it's tee shirt.

Mrs z's Aunty died on Saturday after a long illness so a quick trip to Adelaide is on the cards.  This'll be the third funeral this year.
That's three too many.  Call me selfish but I don't want to go to any next year.

[Old Wombat]

Yep, one is too many!

Luckily my family's small & (relatively) healthy, at the moment.

Condolences to your wife, Fred!

[scooter]

Ditto, Fred. 

And 2016 can't end fast enough.  Its been a depressing year.

[NARSES2]

Yup, condolances to the Mrs mate. Worst one for me this year was a mate who died in the Gambia and no one could get to the funeral.

[zenrat]

Thanks for the thoughts folks.

[Spey_Phantom]

my deepest condolences 

[DogfighterZen]

Sad thing to happen on any day but in this time of the year probably makes it a bit sadder... My condolences to your lady.

[Rick Lowe]

Yes, what they all said, Fred - hey, a pome!
Sorry, not really the appropriate time for a joke.

I dunno about the smoking moth, though - but if you apply a match to one, it'll smoke for a while... 

[zenrat]

Thanks for the kind words everyone.
We said goodbye, told some stories and raised some glasses to a life well lived.

Came home via the shops as we had 4 days of xmas prep to do in a few hours.  That was fun.
We are still missing a few things but I don't think the holiday will be ruined for the want of mince pies.
We have the 5 food groups covered - beer, bread, potatoes, meat and chocolate - and so roll on the day.
Mind you, I can't see how it can improve on todays repeated low passes by Ichabod the Air Crane (see "seen over my house" for the pics).

[NARSES2]

We said goodbye, told some stories and raised some glasses to a life well lived.


We have the 5 food groups covered - beer, bread, potatoes, meat and chocolate - and so roll on the day.

That's the way it should go 

My 5 main food groups for Xmas would be - Red wine, meat for cooking, cold meat & pies, cheese and bread - could live on those.

[zenrat]

Boxing day.  Cricket coverage is being ruined by the presence of Shane Warne so we're off to see Rogue One in Gold Class.