Galteemore Posted June 17 Posted June 17 The aircraft had more rivets than the loco! Classic scene. 5 Quote
Broithe Posted June 17 Posted June 17 Ah, the Shackleton. They made a lovely noise. There were many incidents with them over the long years of service, but few other aircraft have ever had the ignominy of being written off because of a rat infestation. https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/157361 2 Quote
Darius43 Posted June 17 Author Posted June 17 Got a Shackleton in my model aircraft collection - 1:48 scale MR3 built from the Sanger vac form kit. Perhaps a diorama with a runway level crossing is in order - would need to be in O gauge though… Cheers Darius 5 Quote
irishmail Posted June 17 Posted June 17 2 hours ago, Galteemore said: The aircraft had more rivets than the loco! Classic scene. Did you count the rivets lol.. Quote
Galteemore Posted June 17 Posted June 17 4 minutes ago, irishmail said: Did you count the rivets lol.. Others have…the Shackleton was often described as "a hundred thousand rivets flying in close formation." 2 2 Quote
Broithe Posted June 17 Posted June 17 1 hour ago, Darius43 said: Got a Shackleton in my model aircraft collection - 1:48 scale MR3 built from the Sanger vac form kit. Perhaps a diorama with a runway level crossing is in order - would need to be in O gauge though… Cheers Darius I have an 'Eastern Express' 1/72 kit here - one day.... The Shackleton was odd, in that it got steadily better-looking as time and the modification moved on. 1 Quote
Broithe Posted June 17 Posted June 17 11 minutes ago, Galteemore said: Others have…the Shackleton was often described as "a hundred thousand rivets flying in close formation." There were other nicknames - Contra-rotating Nissen hut was always a favourite. 3 Quote
Georgeconna Posted June 17 Posted June 17 (edited) 1 hour ago, Darius43 said: Got a Shackleton in my model aircraft collection - 1:48 scale MR3 built from the Sanger vac form kit. Perhaps a diorama with a runway level crossing is in order - would need to be in O gauge though… Cheers Darius bit or a retro fit so to an MR.2! What a Fantastic little film. Never seen that before. Edited June 17 by Georgeconna Quote
WRENNEIRE Posted June 17 Posted June 17 Will have to watch out for the DART or LUAS crossing the runways at Dublin Airport in the near future, if there are any pilots to fly the planes! 2 Quote
Broithe Posted June 17 Posted June 17 It's just a matter of compromise and getting the wheel/track spacings to be compatible. 3 Quote
Noel Posted June 17 Posted June 17 Pilot did well landing dead stick on a rail line at night. Fortunately no over head power lines. 1 Quote
jhb171achill Posted June 17 Posted June 17 9 hours ago, Darius43 said: Cheers Darius Now THAT brings me back. I think it was the first RPSI trip I was on….. great day out! 1 Quote
Horsetan Posted June 17 Posted June 17 9 hours ago, Darius43 said: Cheers Darius Mmm.....VS class tender.... Quote
leslie10646 Posted June 18 Posted June 18 Ivan, she was restored with No.207's tender because the Society's hope was to run Belfast to Dublin, or vice versa, NON-STOP. Received wisdom was that you needed the 4,000 gallons of the Class VS tenders. It wasn't a happy marriage ans the coupling of loco to tender caused a rough ride - at least that was The Word in those days. She was reunited with a more appropriate tender later - certainly non later than 1975 or so. 1 3 Quote
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