GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
This just happened, I'm hoping all you guys down there are safe
Quake rattles New Zealand; no reports of damage
Quake rattles New Zealand; no reports of damage
6.3 Quake rocks New Zealand
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Vic Balshaw
Major General
Those poor people, hope everyone is okay.
Yeah, not a biggie where I am.
There are a few reports of some minor damage, and no reports of death or injuries.
Biggest thing seems to be a giant eagle fell from the ceiling of Wellington Airport.
We weren't even sure that it was an earthquake, here (about 200 km from the epicentre) it was a long, gentle shake.
There are a few reports of some minor damage, and no reports of death or injuries.
Biggest thing seems to be a giant eagle fell from the ceiling of Wellington Airport.
We weren't even sure that it was an earthquake, here (about 200 km from the epicentre) it was a long, gentle shake.
Strewth!
Hope everyone is OK!
Ian Warren
Airman
Hi , My first post, good to see Welly getting the Wobblys rather the Wind - dose that make it WWW.hells-bells.com .. they are stealing our thunder
fortunate no one was hurt, seems all New Zealand has been going for it regarding earth-quakes in the last three years.
fortunate no one was hurt, seems all New Zealand has been going for it regarding earth-quakes in the last three years.
vikingBerserker
Lieutenant General
I'm glad everybody is ok. I have to ask, is the eagle based on some ancient species or is it just big?
Just big.
It's actually to promote the movie "The Hobbit". There are actually two of them. You can just see the wing-tip of the other ne in the top left corner of the photo.
Up until recently there was a huge Gollum from Lord of the Rings.
I believe that they were modelled on the extinct NZ Haasts Eagle, which had a wingspan of 2-3 metres. So, we had big eagles, just not that big!
It's actually to promote the movie "The Hobbit". There are actually two of them. You can just see the wing-tip of the other ne in the top left corner of the photo.
Up until recently there was a huge Gollum from Lord of the Rings.
I believe that they were modelled on the extinct NZ Haasts Eagle, which had a wingspan of 2-3 metres. So, we had big eagles, just not that big!
vikingBerserker
Lieutenant General
Cool, thanks for the education!
Airframes
Benevolens Magister
Good to know there's no serious damage or injuries. And stop feeding the eagles bacon !
vikingBerserker
Lieutenant General
Man, that would be one serious drum stick!
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GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
Just imagine surviving the quake only to have one of those bigass eagles fall on you...
"What happened to Uncle Lou?"
"Well, he was killed by a bigass eagle"
"Uh...he WHAT?? Auntie, have you been nipping at the cooking sherrie again??"
"What happened to Uncle Lou?"
"Well, he was killed by a bigass eagle"
"Uh...he WHAT?? Auntie, have you been nipping at the cooking sherrie again??"
Ian Warren
Airman
Why they maybe extinct .. the Maori fella named Whred Whlintstone ate the lot of em PS: 'Wh' in Maori sounds like an 'F'
vikingBerserker
Lieutenant General
Aaron Brooks Wolters
Brigadier General
Glad everyone's ok. 
