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PR19_Kit

#75
February 18, 2021, 02:00:49 PM
Very interesting and informative.  :thumbsup:

I love the SLARS machine with its all-hydraulic tiling and swivelling.  ;)
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

jcf

#76
February 20, 2021, 08:28:47 PM
Quote from: ChernayaAkula on February 13, 2021, 05:22:28 PM
^ Is fine. Just as long as you don't want to have the water cannon on a Chinook or Stallion stick out of the "hell hole" in the helo's fuselage....  :rolleyes:

Chinook or Sea Stallion? Meh, a large water cannon (which BTW are called monitors in the firefighting industry)
out of the belly of an Mi-10K would be much more "impressive".
;)

scooter

#77
February 21, 2021, 12:06:06 AM
One idea I've had on the back burner for decades- a PT boat surplused out into a fire/rescue boat on a large lake.
The F-106- 26 December 1956 to 8 August 1988
Gone But Not Forgotten

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Old Wombat

#78
February 21, 2021, 12:29:06 AM
Hmmm? Plywood PT boat plus fire? Hmmm? :unsure:


Rescue boat, not a problem! :thumbsup:
Has a life outside of What-If & wishes it would stop interfering!

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veritas ad mortus veritas est

zenrat

#79
February 21, 2021, 02:20:18 AM
Quote from: joncarrfarrelly on February 20, 2021, 08:28:47 PM
Quote from: ChernayaAkula on February 13, 2021, 05:22:28 PM
^ Is fine. Just as long as you don't want to have the water cannon on a Chinook or Stallion stick out of the "hell hole" in the helo's fuselage....  :rolleyes:

Chinook or Sea Stallion? Meh, a large water cannon (which BTW are called monitors in the firefighting industry)
out of the belly of an Mi-10K would be much more "impressive".
;)

Thanks Jon. I knew they didn't call them water cannon but couldn't remember what they used instead.
Fred

- Can't be bothered to do the proper research and get it right.

Another ill conceived, lazily thought out, crudely executed and badly painted piece of half arsed what-if modelling muppetry from zenrat industries.

zenrat industries:  We're everywhere...for your convenience..

Mossie

#80
February 22, 2021, 01:07:16 PM
Quote from: joncarrfarrelly on February 20, 2021, 08:28:47 PM
Quote from: ChernayaAkula on February 13, 2021, 05:22:28 PM
^ Is fine. Just as long as you don't want to have the water cannon on a Chinook or Stallion stick out of the "hell hole" in the helo's fuselage....  :rolleyes:

Chinook or Sea Stallion? Meh, a large water cannon (which BTW are called monitors in the firefighting industry)
out of the belly of an Mi-10K would be much more "impressive".
;)

Unfortunately the reporting code Horse is already spoken for.... :angel: Would look good with an underslung tank

For inspiration, a Mi-6 with a hose in the chin position:
https://www.airliners.net/photo/Russia-Air-Force/Mil-Mi-6POZh/660662
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jcf

#81
February 23, 2021, 09:42:40 PM
That's a water-cannon/monitor mounted in the former gun position.

The red pipes barely visible in the photo are the tank filling system
that drops down into the water.

jcf

#82
February 23, 2021, 09:56:05 PM
Quote from: Old Wombat on February 21, 2021, 12:29:06 AM
Hmmm? Plywood PT boat plus fire? Hmmm? :unsure:


Rescue boat, not a problem! :thumbsup:

They weren't made of "plywood", and if equipped with a typical fireboat monitor
system it wouldn't much matter anyway as you'd be doing stand-off firefighting.

jcf

#83
February 23, 2021, 10:01:12 PM
Speaking of fire-boats the Seattle Fire Department's fireboat Duwamish, launched in 1909,
was originally built with a ram-bow so if necessary she could ram and sink wooden-hulled
vessels. Duwamish was in service until 1985 and is preserved as a museum ship. I've
been aboard.
;D

loupgarou

#84
February 24, 2021, 12:13:21 AM
Quote from: joncarrfarrelly on February 23, 2021, 09:56:05 PM
Quote from: Old Wombat on February 21, 2021, 12:29:06 AM
Hmmm? Plywood PT boat plus fire? Hmmm? :unsure:


Rescue boat, not a problem! :thumbsup:

They weren't made of "plywood", and if equipped with a typical fireboat monitor
system it wouldn't much matter anyway as you'd be doing stand-off firefighting.

No?

Of plywood and mahogany construction, a PT is light yet strong, lightly armored yet strongly armed. Its draft is seldom over 6 feet thus enabling it to maneuver in shallow water.

https://maritime.org/doc/pt/know/
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jcf

#85
February 24, 2021, 01:33:39 PM
Quote from: loupgarou on February 24, 2021, 12:13:21 AM
Quote from: joncarrfarrelly on February 23, 2021, 09:56:05 PM
Quote from: Old Wombat on February 21, 2021, 12:29:06 AM
Hmmm? Plywood PT boat plus fire? Hmmm? :unsure:


Rescue boat, not a problem! :thumbsup:

They weren't made of "plywood", and if equipped with a typical fireboat monitor
system it wouldn't much matter anyway as you'd be doing stand-off firefighting.

No?

Of plywood and mahogany construction, a PT is light yet strong, lightly armored yet strongly armed. Its draft is seldom over 6 feet thus enabling it to maneuver in shallow water.

https://maritime.org/doc/pt/know/

The only "plywood" is in the superstructure, frame gussets etc. The hulls were a double layer of
diagonally laid mahogany planks, the two layers were layed in opposite directions. The planks
were solid wood, not plywood. The decks of the 80' Elcos were also planked, except for the last
two production blocks which went to plywood.

References to the US PT and UK MTB/MGB as "plywood boats" has always been incorrect.

Nick

#86
February 24, 2021, 02:16:45 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFB6FfaNQ40

I need to watch this again, and the sequel!  :thumbsup:

Nearly forgot about Smokey and The Bandit, want to see that again now  ;D

zenrat

#87
February 25, 2021, 02:30:28 AM
Cannonball Run.  1981.  Not bad.
Cannonball Run 2.  1984.  A bit meh.

However, if you can find it, watch David Carradine in Cannonball which was filmed in 1976.  It's superior to the two above but rarely shown and impossible to find.

The Gumball Rally (1976) is also worth a look.


Fred

- Can't be bothered to do the proper research and get it right.

Another ill conceived, lazily thought out, crudely executed and badly painted piece of half arsed what-if modelling muppetry from zenrat industries.

zenrat industries:  We're everywhere...for your convenience..

NARSES2

#88
February 25, 2021, 06:27:22 AM
Quote from: Nick on February 24, 2021, 02:16:45 PM

Nearly forgot about Smokey and The Bandit, want to see that again now  ;D

No 2 is on one of the Free to Air channels next week sometime
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jcf

#89
February 25, 2021, 06:47:10 PM
(It's in Russian so you'll need to run it through your preferred translator)

Page on Russian post-WWII air-dropped lifeboats/rescue craft, including
one that mounted on the belly of the Tu-16:
https://cmboat.ru/katera/katera01/katera28/

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