Biplanes and rigged aircraft

[MSea]

You are a VERY EVIL PERSON KEVIN - now I have the image of them in trunks in a wrestling ring in my head 

[zak]

You are a VERY EVIL PERSON KEVIN - now I have the image of them in trunks in a wrestling ring in my head 

I need a lie down, that is not a pleasant thought.
Shades of Kendo Nagasaki and Bid Daddy, Giant Haystacks and the evil Mick McManus?

[chriswil42]

You are a VERY EVIL PERSON KEVIN - now I have the image of them in trunks in a wrestling ring in my head 

I need a lie down, that is not a pleasant thought.
Shades of Kendo Nagasaki and Bid Daddy, Giant Haystacks and the evil Mick McManus?

Not a good image indeed.

[Bigkev]

 Oh well.
Never mind....
I did meet cry baby Jimmy breaks once when on holiday. He looked just like us, a few pounds extra but still a glint in his eye.
Still hoping for a Zak and Haddock tag team though...
Bigkev

[zak]

As well as the Eduard  1:48 Siemens Schuckert DIII, I am also working on another Eduard Albatros, this one will be in all white as in service with ZAK - see earlier for details.

[zak]

In between these I have been working on a couple of 1:72 Aircraft.
These are both Fokker E.V's one from Aeroclub and the other Arma Hobby, junior set.
The Aeroclub is in Polish markings. We used to have a chairman and he modelled almost exclusively the Polish Air Force).
I know it seems I build a lot, but as I keep putting a model aside for glue and paint to dry, I set to with another one.
Sometimes I may have 4 or 5 on the go at once.
There is still some painting to do on these.

[chriswil42]

Wow. The airforce increases by the day. Looking good Dave. The white albatross looks interesting.

[zak]

Here we are the two Fokkers are complete.

[zak]

Meanwhile, I came across this kit and it rekindled memories of being an Officer in the CCF at Bridlington School.
The school had a glider -  I use the term loosely, as the one we had had baffles on top of the wings to prevent take off, it just hopped along. I seem to remember a nasty accident and it was taken out of use.
Haddock remembers two of them when he was a pupil at the school.
This model is a Special Hobby 1:48 scale EoN Eton TX.1 SG.38.
These were built under licence all over.
The Bridlington one was a Slingsby (based in Kirkbymoorside) and may have been a T.38 Grasshopper.
Here is a photo of the glider in use at school - the pilot went on to teach at Bridlington School and still lives in Flamborough.

[chriswil42]

An interesting model and story. When was it at Brid  school?

[zak]

An interesting model and story. When was it at Brid  school?

From the 50's to the 80's, as far as I know, it may still be there somewhere. It was there from 1976 -80. They used to have all sorts of stuff for CCF use. Cutters, boats, machine guns, 0.303's. a rifle range, at one time various vehicles as well.

[Haddock]

All it needs now is an army of "volounteers" to pull on the bungee lines.

[zak]

ZAK Albatros in 1:48 scale

[MSea]

I have lost count, how many bi-planes have you made now - I ran out of numbers after 10 but took my socks off and got to 20 

[zak]

I have lost count, how many bi-planes have you made now - I ran out of numbers after 10 but took my socks off and got to 20 

Counting those built previously I probably have between 60 and 70 built.