Nigger or Digger?

[Indiana_Jones]

The cabin boy was Flipper, he was a fuckin' nigger!
He stuffed his ass with a broken glass, and circumcised the skipper!

-Indy

[Crasherfromwayback]

Inscribed on the bullets headed in their direction would be my fantasy.

My vote is for total historical accuracy

And we agree on something!

[HenryDorsetCase]

Built by Antique Aviation in Wellington. They build exact replica beasts, ever seen an Antique Aviation show? Wonder where the planes come from? They build EVERYTHING on them from scratch, engine blocks, the lot. Huge money is invested in tooling systems and what-not. My old man has worked with them and I can tell you what they do is absolutely fascinating.

I knew that he had built flying replica WW1 planes (housed in Blenheim?) and if you can do that, a Lancaster is only a question of scale, and money, the concept is the same.

and Jackson has plenty of money.....

Sad to see that B-17 crashed yesterday at least the crew (amazingly!) escaped. there was nothing left of the middle of it!

[ducatilover]

I knew that he had built flying replica WW1 planes (housed in Blenheim?) and if you can do that, a Lancaster is only a question of scale, and money, the concept is the same.

and Jackson has plenty of money.....

Sad to see that B-17 crashed yesterday at least the crew (amazingly!) escaped. there was nothing left of the middle of it!

He's build plenty, well, the chaps funded by him have built many planes. Sopworth Camel, SE5's and quite a few more. Amazing pieces of machinery, you'd be surprised how many of the planes in the Antiques show that fly are built by them and a few live in the Masterton Airport.

A Lancaster will be a rather large undertaking, but, I wouldn't be surprised if they built a working one. (I really hope they do, I'd love to see them in action!)

Can't get enough of those old buggers. I wish he would start knocking out a few F4U Corsairs


This'll tickle your fancy http://thevintageaviator.co.nz/

[jazfender]

Just like those that don't like negro but will accept black, when in fact negro is just black in another language. For me it would be more the debate over pakeha, it might have once meant something nasty in some iwi but now in NZ it just refers to someone of european ancestry

Kinda, but not really.

It's not the meaning of the word in a literal sense that causes offence. Most swear words refer to genitalia or bodily functions after all.

Pakeha would have more weight if it was used while they fucked us.

[Brian d marge]

He's build plenty, well, the chaps funded by him have built many planes. Sopworth Camel, SE5's and quite a few more. Amazing pieces of machinery, you'd be surprised how many of the planes in the Antiques show that fly are built by them and a few live in the Masterton Airport.

A Lancaster will be a rather large undertaking, but, I wouldn't be surprised if they built a working one. (I really hope they do, I'd love to see them in action!)

Can't get enough of those old buggers. I wish he would start knocking out a few F4U Corsairs


This'll tickle your fancy http://thevintageaviator.co.nz/

the plans are all on line
I started to draw the focker tri plane in 3d cad ..... must finish it some time

Stephen

[Kickaha]

I knew that he had built flying replica WW1 planes (housed in Blenheim?) and if you can do that, a Lancaster is only a question of scale, and money, the concept is the same.

We had a guy at work a week ago who had a replica Spitfire 90% scale and a crowd in the USA built some flying replica ME262, its just a matter of money and willingness to do it

[BoristheBiter]

We had a guy at work a week ago who had a replica Spitfire 90% scale and a crowd in the USA built some flying replica ME262, its just a matter of money and willingness to do it

In the Charley Boormans second series "Right to the Edge: Sydney to Tokyo By Any Means" He gets a ride in a replica spitfire.
This crowd makes kitsets so you can build it yourself or for a small fee will build the whole thing for you.
Now that would be cool.

[HenryDorsetCase]

In the Charley Boormans second series "Right to the Edge: Sydney to Tokyo By Any Means" He gets a ride in a replica spitfire.
This crowd makes kitsets so you can build it yourself or for a small fee will build the whole thing for you.
Now that would be cool.

last time I looked at that site they were $175k AUD I think

http://www.supermarineaircraft.com/About.htm

because I am only 75% of the size of a normal human, I would be happy enough with the Mk25...

wonder how their shift to the US has gone? sure its where the vintage plane nuts are, but their economy hasnt been so good. though I guess the people with money still mostly have money, like here.

[Swoop]

I knew that he had built flying replica WW1 planes (housed in Blenheim?) and if you can do that, a Lancaster is only a question of scale, and money, the concept is the same.

Quite a lot of difference between building wooden Vs metal aircraft. A Lanc. would be a serious undertaking... just like those below.

a crowd in the USA built some flying replica ME262, its just a matter of money and willingness to do it

Correct. The 262 project has almost 20 years behind it now, from aquiring the Smithsonian's original example, stripping and completely restoring that (as part of the deal) whilst making drawings/prototypes of parts to make the reproductions from.

Then there are the Flug Werke 190's. Superb aircraft that are regarded as "late manufacture" original FW190's.

[Spearfish]

Drop one of the G's then its the colour of one of my printers ink cartridges.

"Coconut tackles" was offensive... never really understood that one, unless I was on the receiving end?

[davebullet]

Digger? How dare they run down old miners / WW1 veterans by relating them to a "dog". I think they deserve more respect.

There-in lies the problem. Change the name and you are going to offend someone. whether they want historical preservation or feel you are denegrating something else.

Remember when Lord of the Rings - Two towers was coming out? There was a call to change the name of the film, because it reminded people of 9/11 ("twin" towers).

What a load of crap.

If people get offended by Nigger used in a historical context, then they are only labelling themselves.

[HenryDorsetCase]

We're talking about old planes, though............

[pzkpfw]

... Sad to see that B-17 crashed yesterday ...

One of the saddest things I've seen on T.V. was a history channel doco on some crowd who restored a B29 found encased in snow and ice somewhere. They spent ages and much $$$ getting it running, and preparing it to fly back somewhere. During an engine test the APU caught fire (some petrol engine inside somewhere) and the whole thing burned to the ground (on the ground).

Then there are the Flug Werke 190's. Superb aircraft that are regarded as "late manufacture" original FW190's.

Some of the warbird Migs (Mig 3??) are like that, old Russian factories were made to build new ones. Using American Allison engines.

Remember when Lord of the Rings - Two towers was coming out? There was a call to change the name of the film, because it reminded people of 9/11 ("twin" towers).

That's mostly thought to be a joke, that the media (and some people) took too seriously.

[Swoop]

One of the saddest things I've seen on T.V. was a history channel doco on some crowd who restored a B29 found encased in snow and ice somewhere. They spent ages and much $$$ getting it running, and preparing it to fly back somewhere. During an engine test the APU caught fire (some petrol engine inside somewhere) and the whole thing burned to the ground (on the ground).

Yup. Greenland was the location and the plane was the Kee Bird.
http://www.amazon.com/Hunting-Warbir.../dp/0345436172
That book is a good read.

Darryl Greenamyer was the guy behind it. He had the very first privately owned F-104 Starfighter! He biult it up out of spare parts and went for speed records in it.