Col Campbell
Airman
My user name is my nom de miniature wargaming name. I'm a Campbell by descent from my father's mother's side of the family. My first painted miniature unit was composed of vintage Airfix Waterloo Highlanders.
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The Airfix mounted officer in your avatar has always been a favourite as it is the first Napoleonic figure / horse I ever painted.
FinLow57
Airman
I thought that Nicolai Tesla invented the radio? Thoughts?
Heinrich Hertz, Oliver Lodge, Nicola Tesla, Gulgemia Marconi, Nikolai Popov, and a host of others all had pieces of the puzzle. As is usually the case, "may the man with the best PR win". Marconi (partly due to his wealth and aristocratic standing) managed to be the most visible and high profile of the lot. He was the one most dedicated to the practical use of "Hertzian waves", where as many of the others tended to view them as useless but fascinating phenomena. Tesla and Popov were also practical minded, but neither was able to establish as much visibility and credibility as Marconi, despite having their own private bands of disciples and supporters, some of which linger on into the present.
Cheers,
Wes
FinLow57
Airman
Thank you for that. Yes, it seems that although Marconi used quite a bit of Tesla's technology, it was Marconi's access to British aristocracy, Andrew Carnegie, and Thomas Edison that was of most assistance. It is not what you know, but who you know.
Dash119
Senior Airman
The Alison V-1710-119 was the powerplant used in the XP-51J lightweight Mustang, and in the XP-82A. It was one of the last versions of the V-1710 produced and unlike some of the earlier engines, the -119 had an effective integral two stage supercharger and aftercooler, similar to the Merlin. NAA test pilot Robert Chilton, who is credited with flying more individual P-51's than any other pilot, once commented that the XP-51J was his favorite variant.
36feet10inches
Staff Sergeant
When I joined this forum years ago I lived in a house with a very large horse chestnut ("conker") tree in the garden. It used to rain conkers every autumn.
Nowadays I live in a house by the side of a river called the Poulter, so everywhere else I'm "Poulterside". this is the only place where "Conkerking" is still in use.
Nowadays I live in a house by the side of a river called the Poulter, so everywhere else I'm "Poulterside". this is the only place where "Conkerking" is still in use.
YakMan
Airman
I am YakMan because i am a man who works on Yaks (Yak-50, Yak-52 and Yak C-11) the C-11 is by far the nicest to work on BTW
SaparotRob
Unter Gemeine Geschwader Murmeltier XIII
Is that the game where opponents try to break the other guy's "conker"? I believe the best conkers have passed through a pig.When I joined this forum years ago I lived in a house with a very large horse chestnut ("conker") tree in the garden. It used to rain conkers every autumn.
Nowadays I live in a house by the side of a river called the Poulter, so everywhere else I'm "Poulterside". this is the only place where "Conkerking" is still in use.
36feet10inches
Staff Sergeant
That's the one. People would have you believe that it no longer exists because of the "health and safety brigade". The thing about the pig is interesting.
SaparotRob
Unter Gemeine Geschwader Murmeltier XIII
I can't remember where or when I heard that. It had to be some "fluff" news piece. An elderly and delightfully eccentric gentleman was interviewed. He shared both enthusiasm for the sport and that secret.
Mustanglimey
Airman
- 57
- Jun 28, 2020
Mustanglimey
Im on my 3rd mustang (car) like American muscle cars...and
I'm a Limey 
Im on my 3rd mustang (car) like American muscle cars...and
SaparotRob
Unter Gemeine Geschwader Murmeltier XIII
Impeccable taste, sir. I had an '89 5.0 Mustang (actually 4.922 aka the 302).Mustanglimey
Im on my 3rd mustang (car) like American muscle cars...and View attachment 598390I'm a Limey
Mustanglimey
Airman
- 57
- Jun 28, 2020
Cool
It had a 351w on spray with a stick.
Now a 427 stroker. Not sprayed the new motor yet, still test n tune, and 2 fires
at the track 
Having a time out with my WW2 interest.
Had a friend that called himself LazyBee45, who was a fan of LazyBees and was 45 at the time so when I was around 55 I started to use Tord55, which of sort stuck. A LazeBee was a model aircraft designed by Andy Clancy in the '90s, and that now is back in production! Anyway, I've used it soon for 15 years.
fubar57
General
Welcome
yosimitesam
Airman 1st Class
Yosmite Sam. Pronounced 'yo-SIM-e-tee'. A cartoon character I liked in my youth. He was an aggressive, gunslinging prospector, outlaw, and cowboy with a hair-trigger temper and a 'Napolean complex.' Other than me not being short, my wife says that our personalities are very similar. Can't imagine such.
If she's still your wife, she's either lying, or a true saint! Probably the latter.
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