A WWII Aircraft website with an Airplane Modeling Problem, or...

[Capt. Vick]

...a Modeling Website with a WWII Aircraft problem?

At the eastern end of the island I live on the is a town named Montauk, which bills itself as a "Drinking Town with a Fishing Problem". This prompted me to ask a version of this about our collective endeavor here. Not seriously, but the needle seems to swing back and forth. Thoughts? (In good humor of course)

 

[vikingBerserker]

...and I can stop whenever I want to!

Seriously, I believe you are correct sir.

 

[mikewint]

People who live in grass huts should never stow thrones so in that light I will NOT comment on "drinking problem" but a member does come to mind....
Then it comes to me that, technically, alcohol in any form is actually a SOLUTION!!!!

 

[Gnomey]

It's a bit of both to be fair...

 

[nuuumannn]

I think both aspects are mutually beneficial to each other - modellers do exacting research on their subjects and therefore are able to contribute to the aviation history side of the forum and contributions to this undoubtedly help modellers do their research... Fair trade, I reckon.

At the eastern end of the island I live on the is a town named Montauk,

I've heard about ths place. In 1919 it was going to be the landing spot of the first east-to-west Atlantic crossing by air; the airship R.34, having run into storms en route to Hazelhurst Field, Mineola, Long Island, was running short of fuel and the captain, George Herbert Scott ordered a signal to be sent to Mineola to tell the ground handling party there to go north to Montauk and wait for the airship, but a favourable tailwind meant the ship could reach Mineola and so it did and Montauk's place in aviation history has almost been forgotten.

 

[Crimea_River]

I've always thought this forum is like a pub. Many tables with different conversations going on at different tables....and the beer is not free.

 

[N4521U]

Nothing in life is free,
And research drives us to drink!
Well, me anyway!!!!!

 

[mikewint]

 

[Capt. Vick]

This movie, Action Point, is based on a real park called Action Park, that in my youth was quite popular despite its reputation. It was also known as "Traction Park" or "Class-Action Park". Literally people died there. It go so bad that the owner had to start his own insurance company to get coverage for the park. There is a short documentary about it somewhere out on the web. Look it up and be amazed.

 

[mikewint]

 

[Capt. Vick]

That's it!

 

[N4521U]

There was something on Aussie TV about that park!
Scarry.....

 

[Gnomey]

But you'd still go though...

 

[vikingBerserker]

O heck yea!

And it might not be a bad idea for you to be there too

 

[mikewint]

It provided a MUCH need service to the entire country by providing terminally stupid people to remove themselves from the gene pool voluntarily and in a fun and entertaining way

 

[Capt. Vick]

And there was a great place to eat nearby called "The Texan". Man every item on the menu sounded better then that last!

 

[fubar57]

I came for the model section but stayed for the technical section. Them guys are caraaaaaaaaazy up there and I've learned a lot from them

 

[Zipper730]

This movie, Action Point, is based on a real park called Action Park, that in my youth was quite popular despite its reputation. It was also known as "Traction Park" or "Class-Action Park".

I remember the term "accident park" used also