The Rat

Have to do some serious thinking about a recent decision to switch dentists. He was born female, now identifies as male. That doesn't bother me in the slightest, but he has weird incense burning in the office. This is what I trans scent dental meditate on.

That's what they want you to believe...

As the title says - and I need one. Currently stuck with an Epson XP-4100, and it's terrible. Might be the Epson inks, colours just spread out on decal paper and are unusable. Black prints are ok, but still a little fuzzy. I've tried researching on-line, but that gets me into a rabbit hole the size of the London undeground. Inkjet, laser, doesn't matter to me, although I'm not going to break the bank. I'm in the Toronto area, so need something available around here. Thanks!

Dragon 1/200th scale C-141, modified as a KC-141. Decals and parts from the Hasegawa 1/200th KC-10, which didn't fit the different fuselage shape in some areas, so paint to the rescue! In hindsight I should have located the boom operator's station further back, this design would definitely scrape the runway on rotation. So Silly Week is over for another year, let's hope that 2025 allows Steve to get this site back to regular updates.

Had this in the stash for a long time, maybe I should have left it in there. Needs more work that I was willing to put into it, and the decals for around the nose finally convinced me to Whiff it instead of going Real World. Had some old Swedish decals in the stash, so the Svenska marinen got one, just to be bigger than the de Havilland Dove that the real world Svenska flygvapnet bought in 1947. Decals went on ok, but one fuselage roundel shattered as it was applied, so I didn't try any others after that in case it turned into a disaster and my language turned the air blue. If you decide to bu

For those unfamiliar with The Duchy of Grand Fenwick, it is a fictional country first invented by Leonard Wibberley in the novel The Mouse that roared. The Fenwick Freighter The manager of the airport in Pontarlier, France, stared in disbelief at the government official who sat across from his desk. “They have an air force now?!” “They certainly do,” replied the gentleman from the Direction générale de l'aviation civile, or DGAC. “Apparently it confers certain obscure international advantages in transport of taxable goods, so they decided to establish one. It will also

In the confusion and horror of Dunkirk, French forces were in a situation that required them to stay and be absorbed by Germany, or evacuate to Britain. One pilot, Lieutenant Henri Martin, decided that he wanted to live to fight another day, and piloted his Morane-Saulnier M.S.406 to Eastchurch, on the Isle of Sheppey. When introduced into service in early 1939, the aircraft was liked by pilots for its manoeuvrability, but was underpowered and weakly armed. It was easily handled by the Luftwaffe, and despite the bravery of its pilots, played no significant role in the defense of France, other

Upon his retirement from the Royal Navy in 1970, Captain Eric Melrose 'Winkle' Brown was still much in demand as a test pilot and advisor in many areas of aviation, and transport from place to place was problematic due to the vagaries of airline schedules. Accordingly, and in appreciation for his outstanding service, he was gifted the ownership and use of a Hawker Hunter T.7. Repainted with the name 'Winkle's Wings,' the saltire adorning the wings to honour his Scottish upbringing, and the distinctive registration of G-WINK, his travel was made much faster and easier. When he finally gave up f

Ancient Frog/Novo kit of the Tupolev SB-2 bomber. No real backstory for this one, because after the past year I am sick of politics. I decided it was time that The Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion was recognised with an aircraft, so their flag adorns the fuselage. For those unfamiliar with them, they were a real-life contingent of Canadian volunteers who served on the Republican side in the Spanish Civil War. More information about the 'Mac Paps' may be found here. And the SB-2 did actually serve with the Republican forces.

For those familiar with the legendary BBC production The Goon Show, one of their more well-known episodes was The Jet-Propelled Guided N.A.A.F.I., referencing the Navy, Army, and Air Force Institute, an organisation formed to offer military personnel a canteen providing food and relaxation. I decided that since this one was piloted, rather than guided like a missile, the name was modified. The links provided will elucidate those who are scratching their heads. The story When significant changes were made to the Bristol Belvedere to bring it to service status, Bristol w

Now that Testors decal paper has been discontiued, I need a replacement. Any ideas? Thanks in advance!

After the peaceful split between the Czech Republic and Slovakia in 1968, western countries were cautious about 'Poking the Bear', and supplying the Czech Air Force with cutting edge aircraft was deemed to fit into that category. But after the fall of the Soviet Union in 1989, caution was thrown to the wind, and, along with finally joining NATO, resupply became a top issue. The first aircraft added to the inventory was the F-16A, and the pilots were thrilled to have such a mount. As with the USAF crews, they ignored the official name of 'Fighting Falcon,' and took the name the American pilots

Those confused by the backstory can find elucidation here. The Fenwick Freighter The manager of the airport in Pontarlier, France, stared in disbelief at the government official who sat across from his desk. “They have an air force now?!” “They certainly do,” replied the gentleman from the Direction générale de l'aviation civile, or DGAC. “Apparently it confers certain obscure international advantages in transport of taxable goods, so they decided to establish one. It will also be operated as an airline, mostly for freight, as their wine exports are becoming much more p

EDIT: Just noticed that I had already posted this one a couple of years ago. Oh well, I blame old age. No pack of lies backstory with this one, it wore me out. I am very pleased with some of the stuff I accomplished with this. Lots of masking to avoid having long thin decals breaking. Some fairly good (for me) freehand painting of a lot area around the nose. Recovering some decals from potential disaster. There were troubles. I should have firmly installed the gear doors before attaching the wings, access wasn't easy after they're on. I should have located the boom operator

That works, thanks! Still partial to the green, but that's a possible alternative.