This is cool....

[Scott Schneider]

My Gawd !! That collection is truly something worth being in a museum for the technically incline If you counted the man hours building some of those engines the collection is truely priceless. :angry: Such a shame to scatter it. Scott

 

[CySlyde]

forget teh tingling nipples.. man that v12 got everything tingling

 

[Don Ferrette]

forget teh tingling nipples.. man that v12 got everything tingling

Pretty kick a$$ isn't it??

 

[boaterbill]

Very different, kinda neat really........ B) http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...&category=34058

Gary Preuss has one of those!!!

 

[Mike T.]

Let's see if I can get the pics to show?

Okay, here it is. Twin cylinder opposed, two cycle, spark ignition, scale model of a 1930's Johnson racing outboard. Completely scratch built.

And the internals of the powerhead - everything scratch built but the screws, spark plugs, and the gas cap:

 

[Flyin Rat Sass]

Okay, here it is. Twin cylinder opposed, two cycle, spark ignition, scale model of a 1930's Johnson racing outboard. Completely scratch built.

I remember one time I,ummm....never mind ,that was gonna be a complete lie.

Just spent a few hours looking over this collection,I wonder about the snot holes (heirs) that are squabbling over that mess.lol

 

[Mike T.]

Nobody's squabbling over the Johnson outboard. My dad built it in 1936 when he was 21. It's mine now. B)

"If you ever want to know what kind of person someone is, try splitting an estate with them. "

BTW, go to the Cabin Fever Show site and see the scale V-12 Rolls Royce Merlin a guy built from scratch. Along with numerous scratch-built scale radial aircraft engines. And too many steam engines to count.

 

[Flyin Rat Sass]

Nobody's squabbling over the Johnson outboard. My dad built it in 1936 when he was 21. It's mine now. 

I am totally in awe of this kind of work.

Check this out

Scale Farrari

 

[CySlyde]

wow.. i wish i had half the skills required to make that lil jhonson.. and that ferari.. to bad the motor dosen't run I have some pis of a corsiar that was completely scratch built on cds at home.. i'll try to upload some if i remember it later.

 

[Flyin Rat Sass]

and that ferari.. to bad the motor dosen't run

ummm read the article

 

[Propjockey]

Ummm.......the F4-U Corsair? (beginning to drool)

 

[Mike T.]

Yes, indeed, quite a lot of talent out there. I wish I had more of it, too. And time to use it.

 

[Flyin Rat Sass]

Ummm.......the F4-U Corsair? (beginning to drool)

There's planes at this site too.

Corsair

 

[Don Ferrette]

And you can own one of these fine Corsair 1:15 scale replicas for a measly $12,500.

Don't miss the optional Pratt & Whitney R2800-8 engine for display next to your Corsair $1,200. B)

http://www.fine-art-models.com/e/price_list.asp

 

[TimD]

" Would you like an aircraft carrier with that?" :lol:

 

[CySlyde]

does it really run.. sorry was on lunch at that time WOW newas can't find the link to this site.. but it's like shorelin or sureline mills... neways this dentist from hawaii built a f4u corsair all cut out like you'd see in a poster, using hand and dental tools.. bullets, wiring, controllines the works i think it was 1/6th scale, but mighta been larger.. i'll see if i can't find it later

 

[Propjockey]

Thanks Mike, that would be cool.

Years ago, I saw an inmate build one entirely from toothpicks! You'd have to see it for yourself. Around 18 in. wingspan.

 

[Flyin Rat Sass]

Years ago, I saw an inmate build one entirely from toothpicks!

Are you shure it was toothpics?I thought it was fingernail clippings. And wasn't a coursair, but was a 'corvair'.

 

[Propjockey]

LOL....nope, it was square toothpicks. He was building them in sets...WWII Allied Forces, Axis Forces etc. I guess he had a lot of time on his hands.

 

[CySlyde]

Corsair Link i promised above

sorry about the delay.. i found a better link to the model... and been busy unfortunatly

but man i wish i had a quarter of that skill