TheLurker

You're spoiling us, Mr. Ambassador!

*smug* Have flown on them when I was a small Lurker; Malaya (as was then) and back via every henhouse, kennel and out-house. FWIW - There's one parked up at Kemble a couple of miles S. of Cirencester. You can see it from the Ciren to Tetbury road.

Nice. Thank you for introducing me to yet another interesting new type. One of the things I like about this forum is, despite it's name, is the large variety of non-UK aircraft types represented. I keep finding out about aeroplanes that I never knew existed. S'good.

Chinooks. Or mebbe the same Chinook on a circuit.

I like that very much. This is almost certainly a daft question as I expect you've done your research but inquiring minds need to know1; ejector rather than kidney exhausts? 1 - And if I head off to Dr. Goggle to look for myself I'll just spend hours reading Hurri. related sites.

Lovely job.

IIRC it had engine reliability problems which rather dented enthusiasm for it. *Toddles off to check* .... *One quick Goggle later* ... Not engine. Fatigue issues in the fan hub see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgley_Optica but they were sorted out in short order.

You've got a nice finish on what sounds like a dreadful kit. What an odd wee beastie. How would you arm something effectively with wings that small and what sort of duration would it have? I suppose fuel tanks could have been fitted between the engine and cockpit, but if that was the case it would have made for interesting trimming issues as fuel was used and I dread to think how poor the odds of surviving a crash would be. Definitely an odd one.

+1

Late to the party, but if you're still looking after some 9 years then Outer Zone has plans for a free flight HP Heyford MK I ETA 38" wingspan. I went looking for Minimoa a week or two back. It's a cracking site. The bloke who runs it deserves a medal.

Nice. I do so like an interwar biplane in "silver" and I'd rather see a biplane unrigged (esp. at 1/72) than have an otherwise good build mucked up by iffy rigging.

Quelle surprise. I've been involved in work on the receiving end of that particular game as well. It's not a new thing; HMG/ the WD (War Dept - a much more accurate name IHMO) was also prone to playing SBs with manufacturers. Nevil Shute (yes the novelist; aka Nevil Shute Norway, worked on R100 with Barnes-Wallis and was one of the main founders of Airspeed) is fairly scathing in his autobigraphy (Slide Rule1) about the way the WD and it's various constituent agencies like the Air Ministry mucked around with aircraft manufacturers in the 1930s/ 1 - If you haven't read it I recommend that you do. Good insight into the both the R100 and R101 likewise on the tribulations of setting up and running an aircraft building business.

Another one joining the chorus. That's an absolute corker of a build. It looks like it took a lot of effort and patience. Well worth it.

FWIW. If you're Oxford (ish) based and want one of these for your hoard before they all go; Hobbycraft, Botley Road has 3 of (A02052) left on the shelves. I was tempted, but resisted.

A very nice build, for something without proper propulsion , but I got distracted by the 527 Calibration Squadron Hurri. in your display cabinet. Did that one ever make it into RFI? If not can we have a couple of pictures please.

+1

Field modification innit? ETA. What flaws? Looks pretty damn good to me.

Nothing's ever perfect, but sometimes things come close and, by gum, this is one of those times.

Tut, tut, tut. Airfix gets it wrong again. It's blatently obvious in the photograph that the internal bracing of the wing is damaged just behind the leading edge, that a diagonal brace is completely missing and the leading vertical brace is quite clearly buckled. Do they care? Quite obviously not. The careless twits clearly show the diagonal brace in place and the leading vertical brace intact in their picture. I dunno, you just cannot expect kit manufacturers to get anything right; can you? Nice find and another testament to the Hurricane's reputation for absorbing significant damage and remaining flyable.

I'm nicking that clear paint + foil technique for lamps and claiming it for my very own and I shall deny ever being here if asked. Seriously? That's a cracking idea.

Showed MrsLurker the second picture, "Is that real?". Then scrolled back to show the first picture, "I think that's a 4' penny!" That's the sort of detailing that I only "expect" to see at 1/48 and above. To see it at 1/72 and on such a small scratch built subject is very, very impressive. You have a great deal more patience and skill than me.

Or maybe not. Outgoing Director of Test and Evaluation for the US has just published his final report here : DoD Report If true (and I'm in no position to say) it paints a very damning picture of the current state of the programme. One quote that appears in both summaries, below, of the report, 'All three variants “display objectionable or unacceptable flying qualities at transonic speeds, where aerodynamic forces on the aircraft are rapidly changing." would worry me were I a pilot. Straus Project Summary of Report Seagull summary courtesy of the Register By the way the Register's house style is a little abrasive and don't read the comments unless you have a robust sense of humour.

Probably stating "the bleedin' obvious", but I've found that resting both elbows on the desk when I'm doing something that requires fine control minimises shakes1, likewise when brush painting resting my hand/wrist on a firm support helps a great deal. +1 for the Haemostat (artery forceps) as recommended by LaurieS. I inherited mine from my Grandad getting on for 40 years ago; he used to use them for tying flies. I've used them for all sorts of fine work ever since including electronics (make great heatsinks). I'd recommend them to any modeller regardless of age. 1Shakes are a newish and unwelcome thing for me.

Today? Same as most days. A mixture of C130s, A400s, C17s and A330 Voyagers however I thought I saw an Apache (an AW I expect rather than a Boeing AH64) about 13:30. The profile looked right, but it was a good way off and there was a bit of haze so am not 100% certain. Not impossible as we do get the odd one hereabouts.

He certainly flew Dakotas and from Down Ampney at that. What missions he flew on I don't know for sure, but I think he took part in the Normandy landings as well.