Author Topic: The story of a Vimy... (Read 20233 times)

Fred · « **on:** January 22, 2014, 08:36:55 AM »

Or how to keep very busy for 4 weeks! (and the main reason for my silence!)
To cut a long story short, I have been contacted by a company to make a "prop" model for an event taking place in Dublin.

Here is the end result (sorry for the quality, did that shot last night):

A very interesting subject, that will deserve its own page on the website, putting it up together

selleri · « **Reply #1 on:** January 22, 2014, 14:36:24 PM »

Nice!

mario · « **Reply #2 on:** January 22, 2014, 16:32:57 PM »

good job
:wink:

Fred · « **Reply #3 on:** January 22, 2014, 18:01:40 PM »

Thank you both

And here it is in its final place:

(photo Don Rothwell)

Happy Days · « **Reply #4 on:** January 22, 2014, 18:36:32 PM »

ooOOOOoo! Vickers Vimmy. Converted WWI bomber, used by Mr. Allcock & Mr. Brown to be the first to cross the Atlantic, finally crashing into a bog in western Ireland. Very good looking model Mon Ami. :clap: (Does it fly)

Alan_Perse · « **Reply #5 on:** January 22, 2014, 21:00:30 PM »

Nice Fred. Where is it on display.?

EI1638 · « **Reply #6 on:** January 23, 2014, 14:02:09 PM »

Ah now Keith, you're slipping up.

The first crossing of the atlantic was completed by the Navy Curtiss NC-4 flying boat. It stopped several times on the crossing (you can do that with a flying boat).

The big difference was that Alcock and Brown managed to do it non stop.

I always knew the NC-4 was first to cross, just never realised it was that it completed the trip only 2 weeks before Alcock and Brown until I checked the dates after I saw your post.

Neat model though.

Happy Days · « **Reply #7 on:** January 23, 2014, 15:47:43 PM »

Oh, pedantic aren’t we!

I should have written it was the first non stop crossing.( Must confess I didn’t know about NC-4 crossing the pond in stages. So I’ve learnt something, thank you Chris.)

Serves me right for trying to look knowledgably, when in fact I’m just a numpty.

K.

Fred · « **Reply #8 on:** January 24, 2014, 08:15:47 AM »

Thank you all

This is at the NCH. Not every day that your stuff is checked by President Higgins and the CEO of Boeing

The model is static, but designed to fly (unfortunately, this one will remain on static display :cry: )
WS is 1.7m
Dedicated page about the build being prepared

Happy Days · « **Reply #9 on:** January 24, 2014, 10:43:00 AM »

Inspected by the President of the Republic er! You must be very proud Fred!

(I doubt the CEO of Boeing knows much about aeroplanes, he only understands profit & loss accounts and balance sheets :roll: )

Well now you’ve built that Vimey, when are you going to build my Mu28 for me? :wink:

K.

Alan_Perse · « **Reply #10 on:** January 25, 2014, 11:39:13 AM »

Fred, Is the NCH the National Concert Hall? What was the event?

Keith · « **Reply #11 on:** January 25, 2014, 21:28:33 PM »

We'll done Fred it looks brilliant
I kept meaning to check in on you to see how it was going
But I forgot when you said you had to have it ready by

Keith · « **Reply #12 on:** January 25, 2014, 21:29:04 PM »

We'll done Fred it looks brilliant
I kept meaning to check in on you to see how it was going
But I forgot when you said you had to have it ready by

erwan · « **Reply #13 on:** January 26, 2014, 09:45:46 AM »

Good job

Fred · « **Reply #14 on:** January 30, 2014, 14:51:34 PM »

Sorry, back!

Thank you all

Alan, this was for the World Premiere of a documentary about the pioneers of aviation in Ireland.
Full story of the project coming soon! (got dragged into other stuff this week :!: )

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