Darius43 Posted March 19 Author Posted March 19 Some more scenery under construction. Cheers Darius 7
Darius43 Posted March 20 Author Posted March 20 (edited) Further progress. Cheers Darius Edited March 20 by Darius43 7
Patrick Davey Posted March 22 Posted March 22 Ah the Gazelle - one of the sounds of my childhood! 2 2
Broithe Posted March 22 Posted March 22 1 hour ago, Patrick Davey said: Ah the Gazelle - one of the sounds of my childhood! I was doing a job for a wildlife trust in one of their nature reserves, not too far from both Shawbury and Tern Hill, in the 90s. The employee I was with had been expressing his concern about excluding non-native species from the habitat when he heard a sound in the distance, somewhat muffled by the dense foliage of the trees around us. "What's that sound?" "It's a Gazelle", I answered. This panicked him into searching around to find the interloper - there were Muntjacs about, but a gazelle would be just too much... Eventually, he recognised the sound as 'a helicopter', which was a sufficient generic term for someone with his interests. At least it wasn't a Lynx or a Puma, or he might have run off and abandoned me... 10
Broithe Posted March 23 Posted March 23 1 minute ago, Northroader said: A Chinook would have blown him away. Or a Whirlwind. In a very slightly related subject, I once made a list of categories that aircraft were named after. Most had several entries - weather events, predatory animals, birds, prey animals, places, battles, famous people, general descriptions of attitude, insects, even (very oddly) fish, etc. But, I could only come up with a single plant-based name - the Bristol Sycamore. And, I often wondered if the RAF still had spares lying around for the original Westland Whirlwind when the very different later one turned up..? 1
Mol_PMB Posted March 23 Posted March 23 30 minutes ago, Broithe said: But, I could only come up with a single plant-based name - the Bristol Sycamore. There was Spruce Goose? 1
Broithe Posted March 23 Posted March 23 Just now, Mol_PMB said: There was Spruce Goose? Yeah, but that was more of a nickname for what was officially a Hercules. (Another category was general mythology)... 1
Darius43 Posted March 23 Author Posted March 23 I have kits for a Scout and a Puma to mix things up a bit… Cheers Darius 2
Galteemore Posted March 23 Posted March 23 C130s were occasionally to be seen over NI but even a Herc would struggle to fit on an HLS like that ! 1
Broithe Posted March 23 Posted March 23 4 hours ago, Galteemore said: C130s were occasionally to be seen over NI but even a Herc would struggle to fit on an HLS like that ! True, but tests were carried out, successfully, to get one onto and back off an aircraft carrier - done without arrester gear or the catapult to assist. 1
Darius43 Posted March 23 Author Posted March 23 Another visitor to Whiterock from an earlier era. Cheers Darius 9 3
Georgeconna Posted March 24 Posted March 24 The ol Airfix Gazelle still makes up a lovely model. Looking good sir. On 23/3/2026 at 12:48 PM, Darius43 said: I have kits for a Scout and a Puma to mix things up a bit… Cheers Darius Lynx a bit too late?
Georgeconna Posted March 24 Posted March 24 On 23/3/2026 at 2:09 PM, Galteemore said: C130s were occasionally to be seen over NI but even a Herc would struggle to fit on an HLS like that ! ah they were working on it back in the day so Darius could plonk one there.... 1
derek Posted March 24 Posted March 24 1 hour ago, Galteemore said: Ah the old classic - single concertina wire…..very nice Or daunting?
Galteemore Posted March 24 Posted March 24 13 minutes ago, derek said: Or daunting? Triple concertina is daunting ! 1 2
Darius43 Posted March 26 Author Posted March 26 (edited) Further progress. Cheers Darius Edited March 26 by Darius43 14
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