Winter Storm?

Well, I wouldn't say that. It's been blowing rain since about 1:30am, but no accumulation to speak of. But, hey, the rain was welcome, no doubt about that. It made for a pretty puny icicle, but that's okay. Better that than being iced in and without power, like the poor bastards to the north.


So what does one do on a day like this, you might ask? Well, here's what I do: Play with my Legos! You can see the plans to my upcoming project, a Farman F.121 Jabiru (Stork) from my Odd Duck airplane file. I've been planning this one out in my head for a couple of weeks now, and it's time to start building. The coffee's on, the phone's off, and party's started. Woo hoo!!! I'll be sure to keep you updated on my progress (like you're sitting on the edge of your seat).


Okay, here is what I was striving for. This has been called the "ugliest transport in history" and I'd have to say that pretty much nails it on the head. Let's see how I did.



And here we have it. It took me all of the movie The Aviator (with Leonardo DiCaprio as Howard Hughes) and a couple of beers to fuss and fiddle about with this one. Sorry it's so dark, but the black bricks were all I had in the proper amounts.


An overhead oblique shot to give you a sense of the design. I had a 3-view plan to go by from another model of this plane, so the proportions are pretty much there, although I had to re-design the wing a bit, due to lack of sufficient pieces. They're in the mail.


I've moved in a little closer to show you the pilot's cabin (above the wing, and enclosed on my version), as well as the passenger compartment. I didn't have any curved bow pieces, so my version had to be squared off, something that will not do the fuel consumption any favors, I'm afraid.


Engine startup. When I shifted the plane to take the last shot, the 20-25mph wind started spinning the rear prop, giving the impression that we're about to take off. On the real plane, there actually were two sets of tandem in-line engines like this.