VADM Fangschleister

Sorry, Neil, I meant Mach 2. Don't listen to what I say...listen to what I mean. My fault. I'll do better next time.

Welsh has a very nice vac/resin 1/72 Comet. Expensive but it's gorgeous. Avro? Good luck but it may happen. Was hoping that after the Airfix 1/72 Nimrod was done, that a Comet 1 or IV would appear in injection-molding but no. Not even a glimmer in Airfix's eye, apparently. Another missed opportunity, perhaps. Not sure about marketability. Their 1/72 Concorde did well and was probably a pretty easy bet. At least, I'm assuming it sold well. Not sure how the Nimmy is doing but I would LOVE to see an injection-molded 1/72 Comet. Would look nice parked next to the big Concorde and the H

I recently bought the 1/144 Comet I/IA kit from F-RSIN and it was expensive for a kit that really doesn't stand out. I bought it because it adds to my 1/144 airliner collection and I love the Comet. But, for what it costs, I cannot recommend it to anyone but the most ardent Comet admirer. F-RSIN Comet Thread I plan on wetsanding the plastic to a smooth surface, then polishing it, then painting it with gloss white, then Alclad polished aluminnummnininnnnmm. It'll be displayed as a "plane-on-a-stick" in an in-flight pose. The prototype was unpainted and every time I look at the photo o

The tires have tech info molded in. See this photo of a contemporary tire (nose wheel) on an F-100 and note the ovals where the data is printed/molded into the sidewall: F-100 Tire

OK, so ....Like we need to caancel, eh? How's aboot we pay you with some Molsons and some smokes ok? Ya, eh. Soorry aboot that eh?

Although that's a good idea in theory, consider you may already be using a mere 1.5VDC in the first place and even by further reducing the voltage, the motor will still spin too fast. Been through all this many times. Of course, Ken can do as he chooses and no one really has a say in it. My only effort was that I had motorized models before, only to realize that the props were spinning at ridiculous speeds, and to me, making them look toy-like. Gearing them down allows to use a fixed voltage and it allows for getting the RPM to scale speeds much easier. So I was assuming (uh-oh) that Ken

Hey, look it's not like he's just goin' around sayin' $#*!

Actually...these-----Gizmozone

I would go with the Lonestar set. I have it and it looks fantastic. Fifty Simolians. One President Grant. Lonestar Models

The aircraft on display at the Air Force Museum (S/N 58-0787) was involved in an unusual incident. During a training mission from Malmstrom AFB on February 2, 1970, it suddenly entered an uncontrollable flat spin forcing the pilot to eject. Unpiloted, the aircraft recovered on its own, apparently due to the balance and configuration changes caused by the ejection, and miraculously made a gentle belly landing in a snow-covered field near Big Sandy, Montana. After minor repairs, the aircraft was returned to service. It last served with the 49th Fighter Interceptor Squadron before being brought t

Well, maybe it was this guy:

This is excellent. Thanks for posting those photos. Had planned on doing the exact same thing for my XB-35 Flying Wing and this is the methodology I planned to use. Trick is, you don't want the motors to turn the props at some speed much above 2,000RPM (roughly) and for a ground display, at engine "idle" even slower. But there are geared motors that can take care of this, and when I get home I'll find the website you can purchase them from. Nice Work! Very impressive! Fang

TOP men

(Artist's rendition from eyewitness accounts)

What...are....you....implying? All my maps are flat. Geez some people completely ignore the obvious.

He's absolutely correct. In the past, there was this: And in 2002, there was this: Can only be explained by what Les has proposed. There can be no other explanation. A photo of a ruler of Rome, taken over 2,000 years ago...and one taken of the same man in 2002. How is this possible? It boggles the mind.

However, the real bug-a-boo is being able to travel faster than light speed. I think that would pretty much make any/all planets that support intelligent life & capable of spaceflight pretty much stuck at their home solar system. There is the notion that there may be other races out there who may have figured out a way to go faster...but if they have been here, then they are smart enough to not be seen as well. Hearsay reports of funky alloys, little gray people with big heads and lights in the sky do not qualify as proof. Now, excuse me, I need to find my tinfoil hat.

Any possibility of incorporating some students as ATC? You would have an override and could break in at any time, while also monitoring. With the right setup, it could be a huge teaching/learning tool.

You're absolutely correct and if you're looking for an argument, we're gonna have to change the subject. (and you're the poopy head) (I'm tellin' ma what you said, too)

Violent rhetoric and vitriol! No civility! And for good measure, you're a racist! (j/k) (seriously...I am kidding)

Carl Sagan. CS Quotes

The reason nobody actually sees any spaceships is because of this: (No, really. These things are all over the place.)

I'm thinking Dr. Emilio Lizardo

Lucien, a word of caution. Use balsa strips glued in with cyanoacrylate to fill the majority of the voids between the evergreen formers, then use putty to fill it out the rest of the way. Otherwise the epoxy will get too hot and could melt the whole production. I used bondo car putty on my Jetstar tailcone, as recommended by Pete Fleischmann. It works very well and cures quickly enough...no overnight waiting. Nice project. Brilliant, in fact. Fang

Nahhh, it's violent rhetoric and vitriol.