Travelingeek
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Travelling --- does your wife know you call her "crafty", behind her back???
;-P
Gadgeteer, I do say it to her face as well, so I think it's safe to assume she does.
Travelling --- does your wife know you call her "crafty", behind her back???
;-P
My brother flew the "Aluminum Overcast", B-17. They don't let you fly it any more; but you can still get the jacket. I took ground school, but never flying lessons; some day I will...
What all do you fly? Flying a single-engine 4-seater is soooo different from riding commercial; you clearly see your craft is not moving in the direction it's pointed!
Very cool; such collections are very parallel to "props" -- they allow us to participate vicariously in things we'll never be able to. Like zeppelins -- where will I ever book passage on an oceanic cruise ship? (The Graf was the way to go; tiny cabins, but each had a WINDOW! You could fall asleep gazing out at a poor unlucky ship plowing a wake 5000 feet below!) I have 3D pictures of the Graf and Hindenberg. I can "fly" on them any time I want!
Sooo --- how many people know what "UP SHIP!" means?
I think I'm a little jealous at your experience! Unless one has actually throttled up and pulled back on the stick, feeling the power and watching the ground fall away, they just don't understand the rapture of flying. Of course, standing an F-15 on its tail and hitting the afterburner probably would top that. "Up, up, the long delirious burning blue, I've topped the windswept heights with easy grace, where never lark, nor even eagle flew." ;-)Thats pretty cool, the b-17 was a great plane for what was needed at the time. I would love to fly in one some time. Ive been in a few at airshows but not up in there air. I fly everything from small single engined aircraft like a c-172 to larger twin engine turbo props like the Beachcraft King Air's. Both ends of the size category are fun for different reasons. The small aircraft are more maneuverable and fun for a daily flight but the bigger aircraft are immensely enjoyable at higher altitudes for longer trips.
Imagine powering up the engines, part of the crew holding the lines, the other part holding onto the gondola.Thats cool, I defiantly understand the appeal of lighter than air travel. I don't know what "Up ship" means.
Gadgeteer, I do say it to her face as well, so I think it's safe to assume she does.
Welcome -- and welcome to everyone else (though I'm new here also)!Hello
New member here. I look forward to reading and showing everyone my builds. I mainly do star wars replicas and destiny props. I do alot of 3d printing and custimazation! Once again hello and let's have some fun.
Hi there,
just got started in the Replica Prop world and am loving it!
Main passion is Star Wars weaponary, i've attached some pictures of my ESB Luke Lightsaber i've made with a genuine Graflex flash handle. Additional parts are from www.wannawanga.com. Other weapon is my Han ESB Bespin/Hoth hybrid DL-44. All metal Denix blaster with scope and Flash hider from evolution props and 3-D printed parts from Shapeways. Loving tinkering and putting bits together and next project will be a Stormtrooper E-11 blaster