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More details about this tour-de-force!
Kim Siddorn
In message , Kim Siddorn writes
Blooooooody 'ell
Thanks for the pointer to this site.,
Bloody Hell!
Cliff.
In message , Cliff Coggin writes
Bloody Hell indeed :-) I actually saw this model (or one very like it) at the Guildford S.M.E. show earlier this summer and had the opportunity to chat to the owner briefly. I do not recall whether or not it is the same man, but it seems likely - I can't imagine there being two independent creations like that...
It is very impressive in the flesh.
Pete
Apart from the sheer perseverance, flair and expertise required to carry through such a project, I liked the way he'd tackled things - like machining the pipes out of solid and silver soldering the halves together.
Does anyone know of a Napier Sabre or (God save us!) Nomad model?
regards,
J. Kim Siddorn,
Wow!
Steve R.
there was a large aircraft engine with banks of cylinders at doningto
last year but i think it was a rolls royce of some sort.i think it ha
24 cylinders arranged in 4 banks of-- bolma
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sorry, missed the photo. i will try and get more info if it is displaye
again this year
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