lol bish thank you. I can't tell you how many times had read that as a kid growing up. I left the ranch at the age of 21 and I'm now 55 and I never stoped wondering what that ment. that makes sense why the letters where so big. I guess a simple tool being sucked up to a rotor or turbine could cause some damage or even harm.

wow 18 hrs is a long flight hopefully it was not just a cargo plane. after watching a documentary on the Falkland it looked like your armed forces had a bit of a time just getting there.

Pretty much....we just called it Foreign Object Damage. Amazing that a small bolt,nut, screw or whatever can get sucked off the ground into an engine.  Small hard bits play havoc with turbine blades turning at even idle.

A few videos out there of large FOD, ie. man, geting sucked into an intake, especially on carriers.  That wrecks everyone's day from the theatre commander all the way down tho the engine room "black gang".

I worked in an avionics squadron, our flightline tool kits had foam inserts cut out to fit every tool in them.  You accounted for each spot in the foam, and then double checked again.  Then in preflight, the crew chief crawled into the intakes (Phantoms) with a flashlight to check again before engine start.

blackdog62

maybe you can tell me what this means.

across the top of 1 of the hanger doors it in great big letters. THINK FOD. I know it's a different army but maybe a chopper thing?

 

FOD, Foreign Object Debris. Anything left laying around that can damage an aircraft. Aircraft mechanics have it drummed into them about leaving tools and such, everything has to be checked out and checked back.

When i was at RAF Odiham, every week we had to do a complete FOD sweep of the airfield to make sure there was no ruddish or anythign that could get blown up by an helo.

I am sure both British and Americans use the same term.

A long bloody flight, 18 hours including a 2 hour stop on Ascension Island.

Ye, standing under a big chopper like a Chinook can be very interesting. But i was once under a Sea Stallion in Afghan, downwash was so powerful could not even stand up when right underneath it. They used to get escorted out by Cobra's, nice looking chopper. They had a good selecion of types at Bastion, British Chinooks, Apache and Sea King, American Sea Stalions, Cobras and Black Hawks plus Russian Hips used by the UN and even a huge Halo on a couple of occasions.

maybe you can tell me what this means.

across the top of 1 of the hanger doors it in great big letters. THINK FOD. I know it's a different army but maybe a chopper thing?

wow that's cool how did you get to the Falklands ?

I watched it on the news also even added a fal. to my arsenal my most cherished one.

yep we had to drive with in a few hundred feet of the runway. chopper to no end.

watching a cobra going into an attack dive is somthing to really see.

I was just watching utube the other day thinking what a feeling that must be. watching those guys working on slinging loads under a hovering chopper.

Tojo72

Looks like a nice project,actually I’ve been trying to sell mine,one of those kits I bought but never looked at since then.Looking forward to yours.

 

I am guessing your having trouble selling it off. I take it there is not much call for British armour there, don't see of it. Even at model shows here we don't see much of it.

blackdog62

sounds like you was in the military. that would really give some good insite to detailing. I never was in the sevice but I grew up on a ranch that was land locked in a air cav. base so I'm quite fond helicopters. it was called fort ord in central California USA. but it's closed down now.

 

Ye, i was in the army for 22 years, Infantry. Spent 12 of those in an armoured Inf battalion, so spent a lot of time around armour, even learnt how to drive a couple of types. But i am rather fond of helicopters as well, i do like flying in them and spent my last 5 years in a helicopter support unit, mainly working with underslung loads, so standing under a hoovering helo is a lot of fun. Haveing gone to the Falklands 3 times with that unit, combined with remembering watching the events of the war on the news, is why i am keen on building subjects from 82.

Blimey, a ranch in the middle of the base. That base must have been huge. I did spend a few weeks at El Centro, i know the base there is pretty big.

sounds like you was in the military. that would really give some good insite to detailing. I never was in the sevice but I grew up on a ranch that was land locked in a air cav. base so I'm quite fond helicopters. it was called fort ord in central California USA. but it's closed down now.

blackdog62

very nice bish. I myself have been looking at modern armor to take a break from my ww2 aircraft. I have taken an interest in USA Bradley's and German marders for a start. no kits as of yet.

 

I've been getting a bit of a modern British collection last couple of years as somthing different to all my German kits. I am especially looking at British armour that i worked with or close to. The collection is growing quite a bit. Still want to get a British MLRS.

very nice bish. I myself have been looking at modern armor to take a break from my ww2 aircraft. I have taken an interest in USA Bradley's and German marders for a start. no kits as of yet.

modelcrazy

Looks great Bish. The Scimitar is a cool looking AFV.

GH, I always wanted a Storch, that is going to be a great build. That B-36 is HUGE and that is such a great movie.

Joe, I like that 205 and I have the AM F3F-2 in the stash. looking forward into breaking into it.

 

 

Ye it is, but not very roomy inside. Unfortunatly i never learnt to drive one, but then it might have been a squeeze for me to get in.

MC - there area couple on the bay in 1/32, 1/48 and 1/72, just depends on wants and budget.

Looks great Bish. The Scimitar is a cool looking AFV.

GH, I always wanted a Storch, that is going to be a great build. That B-36 is HUGE and that is such a great movie.

Joe, I like that 205 and I have the AM F3F-2 in the stash. looking forward into breaking into it.

My latest addition was a spue of the moment buy. End of last week i came across a company that does AM sets for the AFV Club Sciitar and Scorpion. Amongst them they have a backdate set and a conversion set for vehicles used during the Falklands war. I have been wanting to do an AFV from that war for ages, makes a change from the usual ships and aircraft. Then i found a company in the UK which sells not only those AM sets but also the AFV Club kits and AM tracks as well as sets of their own.

So, i took the chance and picked up a kit, tracks and the AM sets.

I may get a set of synthetic tow cables later from the same place, but these were enough for now. And this is my first AFV Club kit that isn't a 251 halftrack.

Gamera

Bakster: Love that Icarus! Did it come with any astronauts for scale? 

Gamera... I am sorry to say that it does not come with figures. Watch for a WIP on this in a few months. In the meantime... if you have more questions on it...feel fre to ask. 

lear-  sorry to say, no sir, but was a nice thought.  Was looking for awhile myself for one to go with the 1/72 BUFF

Oh wow, some really nice stuff guys! 

Bakster: Love that Icarus! Did it come with any astronauts for scale? 

Tojo: Still haven't taken the Shapeways plunge- but those are really nice looking guns. 

I use shapways for my 1/350 sailors. They are a little delicate to get off the tree though.

They do make some nice guns.  Got the 4" and 20mm's for both the 1/144 and 1/72 Gato's.

Joe was interested in seeing the F3F-3 kit when it got here.  Showed up last night, and started a thread in aircraft to not do a hijack here.

Tojo72

I got these from Shapeways,a set of 1/350 4.1" guns for the SMS Emden,it includes both the open mount and the ones with the gun shield.Small but nicely detailed,a big upgrade over thd kit ones.

 

 

They look nice. I have been thinking about getting the main turrets from there for my 350 Bismarck.

MC...you are most welcome. I would encourage you to get it while it's there. Or it might be one of those kits that got away. My two cents. 

I got these from Shapeways,a set of 1/350 4.1" guns for the SMS Emden,it includes both the open mount and the ones with the gun shield.Small but nicely detailed,a big upgrade over thd kit ones.

Thanks for the Monsters in Motion info. I took a look at the site and found the Aliens Nostromo tow vehicle I would love to get someday.

JOE RIX

 That is indeed a very cool and unique kit Steve. That will a lot of fun to watch you build. Where did you get that anyway?

 

P.S. I best get over and check your sub. I've been remiss on keeping up.:)

 

Regarding the sub. I don't think that you missed much, just a lot of banter. I am working on things behind the scenes. I hope to have a decent update in a week or so.

Oh. You asked where I purchased this. I bought it through a place called Monsters and Motion. Over the years there have been several resin kit makers of this ship and they are all discontinued is some shape or form. It is too bad that one of the major model makers didn't produce this.

Bakster

Well--I can finally contribute to this thread. I broke open my wallet and purchased what will probably be my next project. This is my first resin kit.

 

P.S. I best get over and check your sub. I've been remiss on keeping up.:)

littletimmy

That is a build I will watch, and NOT interupt !

BTW: Watch out for those "Dam dirty Ape's" !

 

goldhammer

They also come with the correct drive sprockets, so I don't have to contact George Jetson at Spacely......

Or the compitition over at Cogswell Cog's.    L O L !