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  1. Canute
    Isn't that similar to the chassis for a Universal or Bren Gun Carrier? It was also a light tank for the British? Interesting.
  2. Canute
    Silly hover lover.😁
  3. Canute
    A lot of stuff they do to our pets knocks them down for a day, OC. She'll be her usual in a day or so. Just give her some TLC.
  4. Canute
    I'll ease on in to the front row for this one.
  5. Canute
    Not a fun thing there, OC. But, she's part of your family, so handle the poochie first. You can still peruse the fora and add comments as it moves you.
  6. Canute
    Pretty cool, airlifting that elephant. Mega tranquilizers there. We shipped an F-4D from McGuire to a State Guard facility on the coast of New Jersey. My maintenance guys had to strip out almost everything to get it light enough to airlift. Basic empty weight was about 30K pounds. Engines were the big weight. From somewhere, they got a CH-54 Tarhe or Flying Crane to haul it over there. The Phantom was in a sling setup and the Tarhe took off to begin the hoist. They got hooked up and the lift began. The Phantom was wobbling around and some thought we'd lose it. As the Tarhe got forward speed, the Phantom "weather-vaned" and flew fine all the way to the Shore.
  7. Canute
    Had buddy in Herks in SVN. He picked up a bunch of Hmong one day and they decided to build a fire in the cargo bay to make lunch. Needless to say, our guys got a little tense.
  8. Canute
    Ah yes, just add water to reconstitute. Tough to stuff the horses in with the guys.
  9. Canute
    Ah, the Grognard protecting the Wokka. It's a look.
  10. Canute
    Another superb job, Greg. The weathering is outstanding. 👍
  11. Canute
    Thanks. Chuck. The sides of the frames line up nicely, according to the wood batten I ran along the line from the notch in the transom forward. I'll double check it later and see how much I can shift it.
  12. Canute
    There used to be a model railroad company selling systems that generated smells of coal smoke and other industrial odors.Don't know if they still produce any of this.
  13. Canute
    Best take it to a PM, gentlemen.
  14. Canute
    Do the French do BBQ trailers? here's a commercial one: https://sleequipment.com/st2400.html?fee=34&fep=198518&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Pull Behind Smokers&utm_term=1101202421458&utm_content=Pull behind bbq grills Down in the Southern US, it's done year round.
  15. Canute
    I don't think BBQ is part of French Haute Cuisine. Many other great dishes, which this Yankee won't even attempt to spell.
  16. Canute
    I attached the transom, locking the keel between two of my speed squares to keep it perpendicular ro the transom board. It is square. Whew. I've been fitting and disassembling the keel and frames and see one potential oops. One of the aft frames, #5, seems a little off line with he rest of the frames as thy all sit in their keel slots, unglued. It looks off on the port side, but OK on the starboard. I think I'm OK, but thought I'd ask before the glue up.
  17. Canute
    Gotta keep buying the newer kits and after-market goodies.
  18. Canute
    Denis, these more modern a/c have fewer obvious gauges, since everything is digital flat screens. My wife flies in the Civil Air Patrol using a tablet and a few gauges in the Cessna 182s they fly.
  19. Canute
    Ribs are good, as is brisket. Or pulled pork. Our big argument is the appropriate sauce to apply. We have East(vinegar base) and West(tomato base) North Carolina sauces and some parts of South Carolina favor a mustard base.
  20. Canute
    EG, here's a review of the Kraken parts on the Steel Navy site: http://www.steelnavy.net/KrakenDesDiv22FBustelo350.html They'll be a nice addition to the kit.
  21. Canute
    The brass would bark at us if we lingered below 5K feet in SVN. That was only an issue if you dawdled around at 300 Knots. For us, the faster the better and get as low as you felt capable. Later on, we worked some exercises at 100 feet, but "we were smokin", as we'd like to say, doing 450 to 500 Kts. It's a thrill and a half, flying formation thru some canyons in northern Utah or central Pennsylvania, doing those kinds of speeds. Having all that sheet metal wrapped around you made you feel invincible. Hanging out the back end of a 'Hook or a Herky on a thether, no way, Jose.
  22. Canute
    That kit has some serious panel lines. Maybe they're betting the paint will get laid on so thick, we wouldn't notice? Surprising, since it seems to have been released in 2006.
  23. Canute
    I flew with pilots who would not stand near the edge of a high building. Didn't want to look down. Had no issues flying. Go figure.
  24. Canute
    Those tethering belts are at least as strong as parachute harnesses. But, if you go out, you'll need to change clothes once you get back inside.
  25. Canute
    Weight on wheels switches are fairly common. Helps keep landing gear down, primarily for takeoffs. Some fighter guys liked to flip the gear switch up as they started rolling and you could get the gear up faster. Of course, if you had a problem at rotation and wanted to stay on the runway (assuming there was enough in front of your to allow stopping) , you could be sraping along on tanks and partial gear. Hard to stand up to the Boss and explain that.

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