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12. I Don't Think Anybody Ever Said That About An Early Short Bros. Product, Ma'am

Fri Aug 29, 2014, 11:14 PM

Aug 2014

Looks only a mother could love....

This is one I have thought about building for some time. I came upon an article in an old amateur history journal which contained a great many photographs taken by an Australian mechanic stationed at Basra in 1915, which included four showing various aspects of this machine ( probably taken, at least three of them, in late December ), which is unusually good documentation for a subject so out of the way as this.

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Lovely! blogslut Aug 2014 #1

Thank You, Ma'am The Magistrate Aug 2014 #5

Beautiful! And I thought of you, Sir, this past Wednesday evening. NYC_SKP Aug 2014 #2

I Appreciate That, Sir The Magistrate Aug 2014 #6

Wow! A great creation. panader0 Aug 2014 #3

I would like to know that myself. Lochloosa Aug 2014 #4

Thank You, Sir The Magistrate Aug 2014 #7

the albatross had the radiator in front of the pilot too shaayecanaan Aug 2014 #29

Outstanding!!! Cooley Hurd Aug 2014 #8

Glad You Like It, Sir The Magistrate Aug 2014 #11

That's a thing of beauty! cyberswede Aug 2014 #9

I Don't Think Anybody Ever Said That About An Early Short Bros. Product, Ma'am The Magistrate Aug 2014 #12

The history of it is what makes it even more interesting, I'd wager. cyberswede Aug 2014 #15

It Does Indeed, Ma'am The Magistrate Aug 2014 #16

agree hibbing Aug 2014 #22

I admire your skill denbot Aug 2014 #10

Thank You, Sir The Magistrate Aug 2014 #14

Congratulations on First Prize !! Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2014 #13

Thank You, Ma'am The Magistrate Aug 2014 #17

all things WW2 ... he can talk WW2 for hours on end. Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2014 #19

I Do some From That Period, Ma'am The Magistrate Aug 2014 #21

Interwar aviation is a fascinating subject. malthaussen Aug 2014 #44

For Me, Sir The Magistrate Aug 2014 #46

Are those bee hives above the engine the radiator? Brother Buzz Aug 2014 #18

That It Is, Sir The Magistrate Aug 2014 #20

I admire your work because I don't have your patience to build them Brother Buzz Aug 2014 #25

I See You Are Serious About That, Sir The Magistrate Aug 2014 #26

Perhaps if you read his memoir, Going Solo, you could be inspired to build it Brother Buzz Aug 2014 #27

wow Kali Aug 2014 #23

Thank You, Ma'am The Magistrate Aug 2014 #24

Love scale modelling JohnnyRingo Aug 2014 #28

I Enjoy It, Sir The Magistrate Aug 2014 #30

What a wonderful passion. lovemydog Aug 2014 #31

Thank You, Sir The Magistrate Aug 2014 #37

Nice Job cantbeserious Aug 2014 #32

Thank You, Sir The Magistrate Aug 2014 #38

simply lovely azurnoir Aug 2014 #33

Thank You Very Much, My Friend The Magistrate Aug 2014 #42

A glorious piece intaglio Aug 2014 #34

Glad You Like It, Sir The Magistrate Aug 2014 #39

Magnificent work caraher Aug 2014 #35

Thank You, Sir The Magistrate Aug 2014 #40

I did a Google search caraher Aug 2014 #45

Well done.. sendero Aug 2014 #36

Thank You, Sir The Magistrate Aug 2014 #41

Fine work! malthaussen Aug 2014 #43

Very nice, sir. nt awoke_in_2003 Aug 2014 #47