Tricks that old racers get up to after retirement

Was bound to happen again—been a while since i binned two of my fernaglings in the same week !! It just didnt come up to muster [my own not so exacting expectations].
So today i got a clean sheet of 4mm aluminum and started from scratch —-at least all three wings are the same as i made a profile and cut them out all together.
Fuselage and motor are of my own making so i will stand or fall by the finished product—-will be a while afore it’s ready for presentation—perusal—— and persecution ?????
Keep making elementary mistakes that i can’t accept any more.
Do not ask me why as i have no idea. Concept is for no particular person . Not a “commission” — just a good old fashioned concept with no particular person in mind.
Somedays you eat bear ——other days ??????? This has been one of them !!!!!!!!!!!!

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Nose to the grindstone all day ——finished the motor and the under carriage with the landing gear—next up is the machine gun—-and painting it Red. After all it is “THE RED BARON”!!!!!!!
May be able to post a couple of piccies tomorrow or Wednesday

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Afraid i have been “INCAPACITATED” for the last three days—- in the old days we used to call it “THE SQUITS “, posh people called it “GASTRO ENTERITUS” ​—whatever the hell the scientific name is . Its just as downright bloody miserable . Headache —- backache—-arseache—guts ache- And no feeling of well being whatsoever. For me to have two days in bed without even thinking of the damned workshop is a tad unusual. Lets see what today brings.

Whisky can kill bacteria in your stomach that modern medicine cant.

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Originally Posted by powerabout

Whisky can kill bacteria in your stomach that modern medicine cant.

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AMEN That statement needs no elaboration to an Irishman!!

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Originally Posted by Amberjack1234

AMEN That statement needs no elaboration to an Irishman!!

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Tried that but it just would not stay down——made me cry to see my daily glass of CC7 go down the pan. Getting better rapidly—- had a couple of hours on THE RED BARON today—- selected the colour—-fitted the motor —-still have to do the prop—- 2-3-4??? Wait and see.
Won’t be seeing Sam and Clive this Friday as they are in florida for a couple of weeks— but its an ill wind !!!!!!!!!!!!! Should get more quality time in the shop.

FIRST GOOD NIGHTS SLEEP THIS WEEK— was turned five before i woke up!!!!!

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You’ll just have to use your imagination——it’s what i do most of the time ????????

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BEEN ONE OF THOSE DAYS—- never stopped from early morning until now 6-00pm —[1800 hrs.] but achieved very little . Doesn’t matter a flying fart —-summers been and gone , so to be outside with a very large CC7 at this time of night is a rarity indeed .
Visit from Casey [ my very creative grand daughter ] and two of her siblings was a surprise too.
Sold one or two bits , so there’s a shilling or two in the wallet . [still franticly trying to raise the price of a ticket to the land of the free ].

...yeah, a little "too" free these days...:rolleyes:...

British teammates disagree. Surely, the Pit & Shop team members are quietly taking sides on which driver is at fault.
Disharmony is like worn-out tires, or like two tunnel boat drivers scraping against each other creating holes in the sponsons.

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“F------ hell,” yelled George Russell, 25. “Come on! What the hell! I have got damage.”
Referencing their ding-dong battle at the last round in Japan, Russell added: “Guys, come on, f---! Two races in a row.”

Sitting in the sandtrap, Lewis Hamilton, 38, pointed the finger at his younger team-mate. “Yeah, I got taken out by my team-mate,” he said.

Back on track and sitting at the rear of the field, Russell returned to the intercom. “Sorry guys, I wasn’t even looking,” he added. “I was focused ahead and he came from nowhere. I am lost for words. Honestly. I have just seen the replays on the TV screen. I couldn’t do anything. Totally sandwiched.”


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