Emil's at dawn....

[ProjectImola004]

Look what flew over the house this afternoon. We get alot of foreign jets training over the Firth but I ain't never seen one of the Third Reich's finest fighters over the house......;)

[ProjectImola004]

ok, I lied, it's a commission build I've just completed, it's 1/48th scale and it's only about 5 inches long!!!! :p

[DKM]

ok, I lied, it's only about 5 inches long!!!! :p



I'd keep quiet about that if I were you.

[rockerted]

ok, i can take my tin hat off and crawl out from behind these sandbags now, can i??:eek:

[ProjectImola004]

ok, i can take my tin hat off and crawl out from behind these sandbags now, can i??:eek:

...yer, the danger's past now!!!! :p ;)

[Dukess1999]

Nice work, must of been murder chucking it in the air, blowing the propellor so it rotates AND taking a photo all at the same time.

<Dons anorak> - Is that Galland's 109? - <quickly slips anorak off>.

[PaulV]

ok, I lied, it's a commission build I've just completed, it's 1/48th scale and it's only about 5 inches long!!!! :p

Has the guy that comissioned it not heard of Airfix???:dunno: :dunno:

I used to love building them when I was a kid. Had loads hanging up on fishing wire over my bed......... took them down last year!;)

[Biscuit]

What's an Emil?

I used to know a kid call Emile, we called him happy (say 'happy meal' out loud)

[ProjectImola004]

Nice work, must of been murder chucking it in the air, blowing the propellor so it rotates AND taking a photo all at the same time.

<Dons anorak> - Is that Galland's 109? - <quickly slips anorak off>.

LOL :D

[ProjectImola004]

Has the guy that comissioned it not heard of Airfix???:dunno: :dunno:



He could have bought one made in China for £20 from his local hobby shop. But try getting the level of detail, finish etc for that money, this guy is paying substantially more!!!! :)

[ProjectImola004]

What's an Emil?



its a type of 109 (the aircraft type) This is a BF109 E-4/N. They ranged from 109A in 1936 - 109K at the end of the war. :)

[Biscuit]

is that like ME109 then, been singing the line "10 ME 109's out of the sun" from Aces High, Iron Maiden all afternoon since reading this!

[ProjectImola004]

is that like ME109 then, been singing the line "10 ME 109's out of the sun" from Aces High, Iron Maiden all afternoon since reading this!

Lots of people us that term, but the correct term is BF109 (which is short for Messerschmitt Bayrische Flugzeugwerke)

...I'll take my anorak off now!! :o ;)

[239desmo]

this guy is paying substantially more!!!! :)

And you're throwing it around your garden?!:p :)

[ProjectImola004]

And you're throwing it around your garden?!:p :)

hoot hoot, I can see your hoos in the background although a bit out of focus!!!!! ;)

...amazing what photoshop can do :p

[Spud Raver]

hoot hoot, I can see your hoos in the background although a bit out of focus!!!!! ;)

...amazing what photoshop can do :p

Is yer Imola bike a model too? :p

[239desmo]

although a bit out of focus!!!!! ;)

If you can't get a 3000' foot mountain in focus there's no chance with a house!:D

[Spud Raver]

If you can't get a 3000' foot mountain in focus there's no chance with a house!:D

Aye Ed...try the "Landscape" setting on your phone next time.....:p

[ProjectImola004]

Aye Ed...try the "Landscape" setting on your phone next time.....:p

...I wondered how long it would be before you made some scarcy comment!!!! :lol2:

The Imola is just a small model, I have used clever use of perspective and shadows etc. to make it look full size.....:D

[dancingdog]

the correct term is BF109 (which is short for Messerschmitt Bayrische Flugzeugwerke)

Should it not be MBF109 then - or am I being pernickerty

[239desmo]

or am I being pernickerty

Nope.......you're just trying to wind him up, and it will all end in tears before bedtime.:)

[ProjectImola004]

Should it not be MBF109 then - or am I being pernickerty

...yes you could say that, but Messerschmitt is the family name and Bayrische Flugzeugwerke is German for Baverian Aircraftcompany. So its the same for Fokker Wulf (again family surnames) FW190 the FW stands for Flugzeugwerke and so on and so forth...

- God everyone knows that, don't any of you know anything?? !!!! :eek: ;) :D :o

[Steve748]

This might be of interest........

Max Flint investigates the resurrection of the Airfix brand by toy giant Hornby. The company believes securing the Doctor Who licence will provide the impetus for a successful relaunch, but pressures to meet the vital Christmas deadlines and the changing face of children's entertainment mean the strategy is a risky one

Today on BBC 2 from 19:00 to 19:30

[ProjectImola004]

This might be of interest........

Max Flint investigates the resurrection of the Airfix brand by toy giant Hornby. The company believes securing the Doctor Who licence will provide the impetus for a successful relaunch, but pressures to meet the vital Christmas deadlines and the changing face of children's entertainment mean the strategy is a risky one

Today on BBC 2 from 19:00 to 19:30

I remember visiting the Hornby factory in Margate on a school trip when I was about 9. It was great and it was all made in Margate, including Scalextric. Oh how things have changed. At least I know that that Emil I built was made in Scotland!!!:)