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Broithe
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Everything posted by Broithe
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They're a big device, they sit very high on the ground, as a result of the prop-diameter. When Khrushchev flew to the US in the Tu 114 airliner version in 1960, the stairs wouldn't reach the door.. ..they had to put a ladder up for the last bit.. ..and the main gear was too wide for their taxiways..
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In the unlikely event of being able to keep up with it, the wake would probably finish you off..... ..you won't find many (any?) pictures of a Bear being intercepted by a prop-driven plane..
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They have a fair turn of speed, and some still have these fitted..
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I think there's a limit of eight pictures per individual post - not that that may be the problem that you're currently encountering.
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Slightly nearer to Persia...?
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Dutch flying snails were the other way up...
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It just gets madder - https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20110506200723AAZqq8U ... "There are quite a few species of "flying snail" that have been reported in the Persian Gulf area."
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The link is proven - http://www.payvand.com/news/08/dec/1268.html . ..although, I don't see railways mentioned..
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Which, of course, is the real reason why he had to miss that match - http://www.soccer-ireland.com/saipan/iran-match.htm .....
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Until it was revealed that they had actually escaped in a stolen train, which survived into modern-day Iran - and even survived through the revolution of 1979... ..but, they had changed the logo to Plug & Socket, to cover their tracks..
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00 is 1/76..... ..1/76.2, if I'm to be really picky..
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Lovely stuff - beer fund isn't overflowing with cash, though....
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Look at the price of that petrol...!!!
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It has, now that the post has been edited.....
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They existed elsewhere, too - http://irishrailwaymodeller.com/showthread.php/1943-Flying-Snails-in-Holland?highlight=snails . Some resemblance to the London Transport logo.
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I recall a note on a drawing, back when I had a proper job - "Apply Vaseline very sparingly, then wipe it all off".
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2354421/Worlds-largest-model-railroad-draws-thousands-NJ.html
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A few more details emerging - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-31021008 .
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I also had a blue 'Mallard'-style streamliner - but I was more a fan of the Lone Star spud gun. It was much more effective if you used something with more 'substance' than a potato, like a turnip, for instance...
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He probably has the cornflakes filed away individually..
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Nice clip of the railway in the guinness brewery
Broithe replied to heirflick's topic in Letting off Steam
And, actual justification for having a spiral.....? -
Is each individual wagon free-running? Just a few tight axles can have quite a detrimental effect.
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Nice clip of the railway in the guinness brewery
Broithe replied to heirflick's topic in Letting off Steam
Well, I would have done, if I'd looked properly. Talking about the broad gauge section - "It connected the brewery with Kingsbridge goods yard, and at its greatest extent possessed about two miles of track, out of the brewery’s one-time overall mileage of ten. " -
Nice clip of the railway in the guinness brewery
Broithe replied to heirflick's topic in Letting off Steam
Nice article here - http://www.irsociety.co.uk/Archives/22/Guinness.htm - though, I see no mention of the total mileage.. A layout one day..?
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We used to move regularly, so a 'real' train set was not practical - I had one of the tiny Lone Star sets, where everything was die-cast - even the track..
