Whiffs found at shows

[zenrat]

That a washing machine?   lol

Yep.  Alan built it.  He claims to be embarrassed by it but keeps bringing it to the show.

Ha!  Hilarious. I think it's too cool for school. Now I want to see all kinds of hot-rod appliances. 

I built a mouse rod.
2009-11-29 at 12-10-27 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr
It's in bits again now.  I am planning to use the curved top part as part of a 1/25 car body.

[TheChronicOne]

Did you call it the "Mighty Mouse?"       

[zenrat]

Did you call it the "Mighty Mouse?"       

No.  I very imaginatively called it the Mouse Rod.

The East-West Fokker plane is gorgeous. 

It is isn't it.  I wish I had one... 

This wishing thing is working well for me.  I found a box containing one on the doorstep today 
Thanks heaps Brad C.  You're a star  .

Now, what should I wish for next?  World peace or Katheryn Winnick?

[TheChronicOne]

Oh glorious!!! That was pretty quick, aye? Impressive. 9 days...   or 8 days, depending on how ya look at it.     Not too shab. Takes like two weeks or more for stuff to get to me from Canada and we're "attached at the hip!"

You're most welcome. I agree, it'll look good in Zenrat Industries livery. I'm going to build one eventually.. some airliner. Of course, I still have my 1/72 "Troopship" version that will be awesome as well but the civil ones look so nice.

[PR19_Kit]

I did an F-27, converted to an FH-227, in the red/white/black Bonanza scheme a long time ago, and it's a very smart looking thing. There's something about the F-27's shape that screams 'style'. The latter Fokker 50s just don't have it although they share the same gene pool.

[PR19_Kit]

I went to the Shuttleworth Show today, as I was in the area, and it's usually pretty good, with a good mix of traders, branches and SIGs. So it turned out today with an excellent mix and the weather was very good too.

Not only that, I ran across an old pal of mine, Rob Millinship, who's name you may recognise as he's one of the Shuttleworth Trust's leading pilots. He was a LOT more surprised to see me as he'd heard rumours that I'd died! I was pleased to tell him that such tales were seriously wrong! 

There were a few good Whiffs on show there, not the least of which was The Venerable Mike McEvoy's fleet of VA 559s. What a HUGE aircraft they'd have been if they'd have built them! 




Roger Pennny had some good stuff there too, an AEW VC10, a RNoAF SR 177 and a small collection of Stealth aircraft.








And to cap it all, there was an excellent model of an updated CVA-10 carrier, in the guise of HMS Eagle, but I don't know who the builder was.



All of these were on the Milton Keynes New City Club's stand BTW.

[TheChronicOne]

Good stuff!!! I like the VC10.

[chrisonord]

I really want one of those 559's, but can't justify the cost of obtaining a fantastic plastic one.
Chris

[PR19_Kit]

I really want one of those 559's, but can't justify the cost of obtaining a fantastic plastic one.

AFAIK it's the only game in town at present, all four of Mike's were the FP kit.

[chrisonord]

I take it he is single and has no overheads to pay out 
Maybe one day I will have one. Mine will be 19 squadron of course
Chris

[PR19_Kit]

I take it he is single and has no overheads to pay out 

Actually no, he's been married even longer than I was. 

[Martin H]

I take it he is single and has no overheads to pay out 

Actually no, he's been married even longer than I was. 

I should hope so, Mike must at least ten years your senior Kit LOL

[PR19_Kit]

I take it he is single and has no overheads to pay out 

Actually no, he's been married even longer than I was. 

I should hope so, Mike must at least ten years your senior Kit LOL

I don't think he's THAT much older than me, that'd make him 86 at least.

[Martin H]

I take it he is single and has no overheads to pay out 

Actually no, he's been married even longer than I was. 

I should hope so, Mike must at least ten years your senior Kit LOL

I don't think he's THAT much older than me, that'd make him 86 at least.

Hmm I had you down a bit younger then Kit. Not by much thou LOL

[NARSES2]

Thanks for the pictures Kit, your the same age as my OLDER brother by the way 

Good old Mike, never anything by halves, but I just hate to think how much those 559's weigh ?