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  • in reply to: Nieuport request #1427717
    turbo_NZ
    Participant

    Cheers Phil.
    Any help would be appreciated.
    My friend Paul who’s building a 7/8’s scale Nieuport replica is doing it in the same scheme as Mr Caldwell’s as a tribute, hence the info request.

    TNZ

    in reply to: Wonderful winter servicing ho ho ho #1427964
    turbo_NZ
    Participant

    Awesome pictures. Please post more !!!

    Cheers
    TNZ

    in reply to: Dakota Petal Drop Pics #1428147
    turbo_NZ
    Participant

    Great pics !!

    TNZ

    in reply to: My Weekend Was GREAT!! #1428165
    turbo_NZ
    Participant

    Congrats on a well thought through function !!

    Cheers
    Chris
    TNZ

    in reply to: Thank You To All Vets #1432177
    turbo_NZ
    Participant

    When people get tired of me posting this picture please do PM me.

    Until then RIP Private Frank Goodwin
    Liverpool Pals
    D. 30th July 1916
    Guillemont – The Somme
    My Uncle

    Moggy

    Not a chance !!!
    esp as he’s probably a distant relative of mine also !!

    TNZ

    in reply to: Thank You To All Vets #1432734
    turbo_NZ
    Participant

    Good for you, Dave.
    Cambridge is an awesome place and it sounds like you have the right idea.

    …LEST WE FORGET…

    TNZ

    in reply to: A Very Special Armistice Day for New Zealand #1432737
    turbo_NZ
    Participant

    Yes Dave, Gnome and I were there to see.

    It was, as you say, a truly moving experience to see it up close and for real.
    The highly polished Landrover tug and howitzer gun just looked superb, as did the marching of the armed services.
    Also great to see the RSA vets marching there too.

    …WE WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER…

    TNZ

    in reply to: Thank You To All Vets #1432832
    turbo_NZ
    Participant

    Amen to that, Gnome. 🙂

    TNZ

    in reply to: Thank You To All Vets #1432842
    turbo_NZ
    Participant

    Well said, Rob !!

    I agree.
    Today, we had our Unknown Warrior Procession march through downtown Wellington. The whole city was blocked off.
    This was an unknown fellow who fought in the WW1 and had his remains finally come home. A very moving experience. A tribute to all New Zealanders who fought and lost their lives to keep the world free as we know it.

    Regards,
    Chris

    (TNZ)

    in reply to: New Flug Werk FW190 movie! #1435902
    turbo_NZ
    Participant

    That’s one nice lookin’ machine !!!

    TNZ

    in reply to: New Flug Werk FW190 movie! #1436032
    turbo_NZ
    Participant

    Fair comment, thanks Olie.
    I hope you never have to use it !!!

    Just that when you see pics of landing and take-offs from WW2 the pilots have their canopies open but I guess that’s more for the risk of roll-overs on landing.

    Cheers
    TNZ

    in reply to: New Flug Werk FW190 movie! #1436046
    turbo_NZ
    Participant

    I also thought it was bigger in real life. It’s like actors. They always seem to be bigger on screen than they are in real life. 😉

    J.V.

    You mean like Tom Cruise having to stand on a box so he’s level with Tim Robbins, right at the end of “Top Gun”…….. :rolleyes:

    Back to the video…I noticed that the ‘190 was flown with the canopy closed, yet he got in with a parachute. I would have thought, should the unthinkable happenned and he had to abandon ship, would have been easier with the canopy open, esp at the low “under-cart” down speeds it was travelling.
    Just an observation, that’s all.

    TNZ.

    in reply to: New Flug Werk FW190 movie! #1436958
    turbo_NZ
    Participant

    Amazing footage!!!

    The only let down was the lack of real sound from the Lanc video.

    However….the onboard footage from the B-17 as it’s taking-off with the radials at full-noise is just something else !!! 😮 🙂

    TNZ

    in reply to: Vulcan Bomber on Ebay #1437676
    turbo_NZ
    Participant

    Serious question time…..
    I see it comes with the engines.

    Are they salvageable for anything ?

    TNZ

    in reply to: biplane fighters of 1930 and ww2 #1438114
    turbo_NZ
    Participant

    I must say I am a huge fan of the Grumman Biplanes in particular the F3F that Stormbird posted.

    Their fat appearance gives them a real character over the “slimmer” Gladiators and Hawker series.

    Just my opinion mind you 😉

    TNZ
    🙂

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