Author Topic: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...  (Read 1207455 times)

Offline perttime

  • The man has produced a Finnish Napier Heston Fighter...need we say more?
Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #250 on: June 23, 2013, 02:55:58 PM »
Awsome propellers on the Antonov...

Offline raafif

  • Is formally accused of doing nasty things to DC-3s...and officially our first whiffing zombie
  • Whiffing Insane
Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #251 on: June 23, 2013, 03:22:15 PM »
Awsome propellers on the Antonov...

Russia enters blender/ Mix-Master market .... makes awesome shakes .... in bulk 8)

Online GTX_Admin

  • Evil Administrator bent on taking over the Universe!
  • Administrator - Yep, I'm the one to blame for this place.
  • Whiffing Demi-God!
    • Beyond the Sprues
Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #252 on: June 23, 2013, 05:09:26 PM »
All hail the God of Frustration!!!

You can't outrun Death forever.
But you can make the Bastard work for it.

Offline Litvyak

  • Shifting between quantum realities...
  • Althistorian & profiler...& the 1st lady of whiff
    • Dominion of British Columbia
Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #253 on: June 23, 2013, 09:30:25 PM »
Now THAT is an awesome pic! Love the spirals... :)
"God save our Queen and heaven bless the Maple Leaf forever!"

Dominion of BC - https://dominionofbc.miraheze.org/wiki/British_Columbia

"Bernard, this doesn't say anything!" "Why thank you, Prime Minister."

Offline father ennis

  • I got paint older than most of you guys ...
  • Our Scifi, armour-building Rennissance Priest...
Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #254 on: June 24, 2013, 09:28:49 AM »
That's what I've always liked about Russian aircraft. They got COLOR !!!! and panache too !!!!  Our aircraft are just plain dull !!!!!!!!
I may be old but I'm not dead ... yet anyway ... !!!    And NO I did not know Richard III !!!!!!

Online GTX_Admin

  • Evil Administrator bent on taking over the Universe!
  • Administrator - Yep, I'm the one to blame for this place.
  • Whiffing Demi-God!
    • Beyond the Sprues
Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #255 on: June 30, 2013, 04:13:55 AM »
Some classics by Motty.








All hail the God of Frustration!!!

You can't outrun Death forever.
But you can make the Bastard work for it.

Online GTX_Admin

  • Evil Administrator bent on taking over the Universe!
  • Administrator - Yep, I'm the one to blame for this place.
  • Whiffing Demi-God!
    • Beyond the Sprues
Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #256 on: July 01, 2013, 02:59:07 AM »
A paint scheme that will take a lot to better:
















All hail the God of Frustration!!!

You can't outrun Death forever.
But you can make the Bastard work for it.

Offline father ennis

  • I got paint older than most of you guys ...
  • Our Scifi, armour-building Rennissance Priest...
Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #257 on: July 01, 2013, 06:55:34 AM »
Now "THAT" is art !!!!!!!   Whose bird is that anyway ?
I may be old but I'm not dead ... yet anyway ... !!!    And NO I did not know Richard III !!!!!!

Offline Litvyak

  • Shifting between quantum realities...
  • Althistorian & profiler...& the 1st lady of whiff
    • Dominion of British Columbia
Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #258 on: July 01, 2013, 07:18:37 AM »
Now "THAT" is art !!!!!!!   Whose bird is that anyway ?

Hungarian Air Force. "Csorike" ("Beaky") is on display at the HunAF museum in Szolnok now. They also did another Hind in an overall racehorse scheme that was amazing.
"God save our Queen and heaven bless the Maple Leaf forever!"

Dominion of BC - https://dominionofbc.miraheze.org/wiki/British_Columbia

"Bernard, this doesn't say anything!" "Why thank you, Prime Minister."

Offline ChernayaAkula

  • Was left standing in front when everyone else took one step back...
  • Global Moderator
  • Putting the "pro" in procrastination since...?
Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #259 on: July 01, 2013, 01:39:39 PM »
The Hungarians certainly know how to dress up a Hind!


Pic taken at the 2008 ILA in in Berlin. They put on a spectacular display flight, too!
Cheers,
Moritz

"The appropriate response to reality is to go insane!"

Offline raafif

  • Is formally accused of doing nasty things to DC-3s...and officially our first whiffing zombie
  • Whiffing Insane
Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #260 on: July 02, 2013, 02:57:12 AM »
Hmmm, a Hind Hind .... would look nice next to the Lynx Lynx :)

Online GTX_Admin

  • Evil Administrator bent on taking over the Universe!
  • Administrator - Yep, I'm the one to blame for this place.
  • Whiffing Demi-God!
    • Beyond the Sprues
Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #261 on: July 06, 2013, 04:12:07 AM »
Interesting photo from a news report on Eygpt:

All hail the God of Frustration!!!

You can't outrun Death forever.
But you can make the Bastard work for it.

Online GTX_Admin

  • Evil Administrator bent on taking over the Universe!
  • Administrator - Yep, I'm the one to blame for this place.
  • Whiffing Demi-God!
    • Beyond the Sprues
Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #262 on: July 06, 2013, 05:48:23 AM »
More from Egypt...certainly wouldn't want to be the crew of these helicopters.


All hail the God of Frustration!!!

You can't outrun Death forever.
But you can make the Bastard work for it.

Offline ChernayaAkula

  • Was left standing in front when everyone else took one step back...
  • Global Moderator
  • Putting the "pro" in procrastination since...?
Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #263 on: July 06, 2013, 06:38:54 AM »
They sure do love their laser pointers, don't they? ;D
Although I kinda wonder whether it's a good idea to blind, accidentally or not,  the pilot flying right above you.  :o
Cheers,
Moritz

"The appropriate response to reality is to go insane!"

Online GTX_Admin

  • Evil Administrator bent on taking over the Universe!
  • Administrator - Yep, I'm the one to blame for this place.
  • Whiffing Demi-God!
    • Beyond the Sprues
Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #264 on: July 06, 2013, 06:41:36 AM »
Although I kinda wonder whether it's a good idea to blind, accidentally or not,  the pilot flying right above you.  :o

People who think that far don't point lasers at aircraft in the first place...
All hail the God of Frustration!!!

You can't outrun Death forever.
But you can make the Bastard work for it.

Online GTX_Admin

  • Evil Administrator bent on taking over the Universe!
  • Administrator - Yep, I'm the one to blame for this place.
  • Whiffing Demi-God!
    • Beyond the Sprues
Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #265 on: July 06, 2013, 06:47:18 AM »
All hail the God of Frustration!!!

You can't outrun Death forever.
But you can make the Bastard work for it.

Offline Litvyak

  • Shifting between quantum realities...
  • Althistorian & profiler...& the 1st lady of whiff
    • Dominion of British Columbia
Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #266 on: July 07, 2013, 07:26:48 AM »
From the oil train explosion in Quebec today...

"God save our Queen and heaven bless the Maple Leaf forever!"

Dominion of BC - https://dominionofbc.miraheze.org/wiki/British_Columbia

"Bernard, this doesn't say anything!" "Why thank you, Prime Minister."

Offline Kerick

  • Reportedly finished with a stripper...
Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #267 on: July 07, 2013, 09:16:29 AM »
That looks so surreal.

Offline Litvyak

  • Shifting between quantum realities...
  • Althistorian & profiler...& the 1st lady of whiff
    • Dominion of British Columbia
Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #268 on: July 07, 2013, 09:39:23 AM »
The blast apparently destroyed much of the town centre of Lac-Megantic...
"God save our Queen and heaven bless the Maple Leaf forever!"

Dominion of BC - https://dominionofbc.miraheze.org/wiki/British_Columbia

"Bernard, this doesn't say anything!" "Why thank you, Prime Minister."

Offline taiidantomcat

  • Plastic Origamist...and not too shabby with the painting either!
  • Full Member
  • Stylishly late...because he was reading comics
Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #269 on: July 25, 2013, 11:18:56 AM »


« Last Edit: July 25, 2013, 11:22:11 AM by taiidantomcat »
"They know you can do anything, So the question is, what don't you do?"

-David Fincher

Online GTX_Admin

  • Evil Administrator bent on taking over the Universe!
  • Administrator - Yep, I'm the one to blame for this place.
  • Whiffing Demi-God!
    • Beyond the Sprues
Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #270 on: July 28, 2013, 03:51:11 AM »
That last one is especially cool
All hail the God of Frustration!!!

You can't outrun Death forever.
But you can make the Bastard work for it.

Online GTX_Admin

  • Evil Administrator bent on taking over the Universe!
  • Administrator - Yep, I'm the one to blame for this place.
  • Whiffing Demi-God!
    • Beyond the Sprues
Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #271 on: July 28, 2013, 03:51:55 AM »
All hail the God of Frustration!!!

You can't outrun Death forever.
But you can make the Bastard work for it.

Online GTX_Admin

  • Evil Administrator bent on taking over the Universe!
  • Administrator - Yep, I'm the one to blame for this place.
  • Whiffing Demi-God!
    • Beyond the Sprues
Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #272 on: August 02, 2013, 02:49:18 AM »
All hail the God of Frustration!!!

You can't outrun Death forever.
But you can make the Bastard work for it.

Online GTX_Admin

  • Evil Administrator bent on taking over the Universe!
  • Administrator - Yep, I'm the one to blame for this place.
  • Whiffing Demi-God!
    • Beyond the Sprues
Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #273 on: August 04, 2013, 05:40:45 AM »
All hail the God of Frustration!!!

You can't outrun Death forever.
But you can make the Bastard work for it.

Offline Kerick

  • Reportedly finished with a stripper...
Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #274 on: August 04, 2013, 08:24:03 PM »
These are beautiful pics. What ship is that last pic?