Author Topic: Apophenia's Offerings  (Read 905741 times)

Re: Apophenia's Offerings
« Reply #1050 on: April 29, 2014, 03:23:49 PM »
Ok, A!

Now it's time for You to admit that somewhere, out there, You're secretly running some undercover aircraft industry  :)

And if GTX once again says that this is classified info, I know he's plotting with You  ;D
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Re: Apophenia's Offerings
« Reply #1051 on: April 29, 2014, 04:05:10 PM »
No comment...
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Re: Apophenia's Offerings
« Reply #1052 on: April 30, 2014, 03:57:13 AM »
Sorry Vuk,
there is no aviation industry on the Sunshine Coast of B.C., it's all aging hippies and
yuppie vacation lodges. The only smells are fish, fir trees and cannabis.
Repeat there is nothing to see or find. Don't bother looking, as there's nothing to
see. Remember there is nothing to see.
Now assume the lotus position and repeat 'nothing to see, nothing to see ...'




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Re: Apophenia's Offerings
« Reply #1053 on: April 30, 2014, 02:52:18 PM »
 :icon_meditation:

... nothing to see... nothing to see... (like this?)... nothing to see... nothing to see...
... and kill me again
or take me as I am,
for I shall not change...
never...

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Re: Apophenia's Offerings
« Reply #1054 on: May 01, 2014, 04:01:40 AM »
Yes, repeat the mantra ... Om!

As Jon siad, nuthin' here but aging yuppies and fading hippies. So don't even think of looking in those 'abandoned' boatsheds!

And besides, the local runway is only 2,400 feet long.

BTW: Ignore this -->  http://www.tigerfishaviation.net/dash8-floats-deployed-3.jpg
Froglord: "... amphibious doom descends ... approach the alter and swear your allegiance to the swamp."

Re: Apophenia's Offerings
« Reply #1055 on: May 01, 2014, 02:56:47 PM »
2400? Probably some mini golf yard...

Ignore what?
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Re: Apophenia's Offerings
« Reply #1056 on: May 03, 2014, 05:53:48 AM »
Ignore what?

Exactly  ;)   Anyway, what possible use could hippies and aged yuppies have for a Dash 8 on floats anyway?
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Re: Apophenia's Offerings
« Reply #1057 on: May 03, 2014, 06:39:28 AM »
Ignore what?

Exactly  ;)   Anyway, what possible use could hippies and aged yuppies have for a Dash 8 on floats anyway?

Bring in ecological fruit juice?  ;D

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Re: Apophenia's Offerings
« Reply #1058 on: May 03, 2014, 09:59:11 AM »
I love the Alison-engined D.522s: very modelable!  :)
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Re: Apophenia's Offerings
« Reply #1059 on: May 03, 2014, 10:50:52 AM »
I love the Alison-engined D.522s: very modelable!  :)
Yes agree I though I had today today when at my local toy / model shop and saw a Tamiya Dewoitine on the same shelf as a raft 1/48 Alison Mustangs and P-40s

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Re: Apophenia's Offerings
« Reply #1060 on: May 04, 2014, 09:19:45 AM »
Next installment for the "The Snoops, Sensors, Spooks, & Spies etc GB" ...

http://beyondthesprues.com/Forum/index.php?topic=4345.msg70449#msg70449
Froglord: "... amphibious doom descends ... approach the alter and swear your allegiance to the swamp."

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Re: Apophenia's Offerings
« Reply #1061 on: May 22, 2014, 02:07:48 AM »
First installment for 'Super Boomer' - The Commonwealth Aircraft CA-14 Wallaby

http://beyondthesprues.com/Forum/index.php?topic=4422.msg71550#msg71550
Froglord: "... amphibious doom descends ... approach the alter and swear your allegiance to the swamp."

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Re: Apophenia's Offerings
« Reply #1062 on: May 22, 2014, 02:15:45 PM »
(Copy-&-paste from above-linked thread.)

Love the look of the CA-14 Wallaby, the Boomerang canopy & tail suits it well. 8)

This must have been before CAC developed the CA-14 turbo-supercharged Boomerang variant (for some reason CAC numbered each "block" of Boomerangs differently; CA-12, CA-13, CA-14(A) & CA-19).

In my mind I can see a CAS variant with inverted gull wings, 4 x 20mm cannon & rockets/bombs, too. CA-16 Thunderbird?

Edit: Sorry, CA-15/Fw .... The title & in-article references are somewhat confusing. :-\
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Re: Apophenia's Offerings
« Reply #1063 on: May 29, 2014, 10:55:13 AM »
Next installment of the 'Super Boomer' - CAC CA-14 Wallaby story ...

http://beyondthesprues.com/Forum/index.php?topic=4422.msg71860#msg71860
Froglord: "... amphibious doom descends ... approach the alter and swear your allegiance to the swamp."

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Re: Apophenia's Offerings
« Reply #1064 on: May 29, 2014, 11:13:18 AM »
Damn! The more I see of this plane the more I love it! :-*

(Especially love the Mk.V)
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Re: Apophenia's Offerings
« Reply #1065 on: May 29, 2014, 02:22:28 PM »
I didn't see anything...

... but it's great as always!
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Re: Apophenia's Offerings
« Reply #1066 on: May 29, 2014, 07:35:19 PM »
Looking really good! :)

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Re: Apophenia's Offerings
« Reply #1067 on: May 31, 2014, 08:21:40 AM »
For Old Wombat: A nautical CAC CA-14A 'blank' (somehow Sea Wallaby just sounds wrong!)
« Last Edit: June 01, 2014, 10:29:28 AM by apophenia »
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Re: Apophenia's Offerings
« Reply #1068 on: May 31, 2014, 10:09:44 AM »
Looks very nice.  The BMW is still a dead giveaway for its German heritage, though. Why don't you do an Aussie naval one with no spinner? Maybe a Bearcat or Hellcat-style prop?

Also, how many VBs did the ground crewman consume before painting that Aussie roundel on the underside of the wing? It's looking a bit fuzzy.  :icon_beer:   ;D

Cheers,

Logan

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Re: Apophenia's Offerings
« Reply #1069 on: May 31, 2014, 11:51:09 AM »
Thanks, dude! :-*

Also, how many VBs did the ground crewman consume before painting that Aussie roundel on the underside of the wing? It's looking a bit fuzzy.  :icon_beer:   ;D

Cheers,

Logan

2 cans per man per day - that man appears to have been the tech who painted that roundel. ;)
« Last Edit: May 31, 2014, 11:53:48 AM by Old Wombat »
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Re: Apophenia's Offerings
« Reply #1070 on: June 01, 2014, 02:58:58 AM »
For Old Wombat: A nautical CAC CA-14A 'blank' (somehow Sea Wallaby just sounds wrong!)

But it looks so right... ;)
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Re: Apophenia's Offerings
« Reply #1071 on: June 01, 2014, 10:31:41 AM »
Struth! The drongo who painted the underwing roundels has been re-assigned (he's now applying a different sort of brush to the dunnies at CAC's off-site facility at the Essendon Aerodrome).

Logan: The spinner and cooling fan kind of go together. Also, I wanted to retain the 'Hunnish' look for the R-2000 cowling. Other than slightly reducing the diameter, CAC was doing a complete copy job.
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Re: Apophenia's Offerings
« Reply #1072 on: June 01, 2014, 01:12:43 PM »
Australia was very good at doing complete copy jobs during WWII, buildings reproduced from UK sourced plans were built including snow chutes and other northern hemisphere features by people who were probably clueless to what they were.

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Re: Apophenia's Offerings
« Reply #1073 on: June 08, 2014, 12:17:57 PM »
Next installment of the 'Super Boomer' - CAC CA-14 Wallaby story ...

http://beyondthesprues.com/Forum/index.php?topic=4422.msg72706#msg72706
Froglord: "... amphibious doom descends ... approach the alter and swear your allegiance to the swamp."

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Re: Apophenia's Offerings
« Reply #1074 on: June 08, 2014, 04:40:35 PM »
Stunning!