Thanks guys - I haven't been around much as I have been pretty busy with other stuff and also have some health problems that at last seem to be at an end. Been having heart problems which have eluded the quacks and pill rollers - but it seems to have gone away.
Yodamcfly - Did you document these builds anywhere? - Yes - they are all on this forum if you do a search for Fire Lily you will find them all but here are the links.
FIRELILY -
https://www.rocketryforum.com/showt...re-Lily-F25-Scratch-Build&highlight=fire+lily
RHINE MAIDEN -
https://www.rocketryforum.com/showthread.php?62727-Rheintochter-Rhine-Maiden&highlight=fire+lily
NATTER -
https://www.rocketryforum.com/showt...atter-Build-Thread-Review&highlight=fire+lily
Of the three the Natter was the toughest to build because you are constantly having to second guess the designer and wonder if you are right or he is tight at each step - Rhine Maiden was a longer more complex build but at least I wasn't having to second guess anyone and although it was complicated in terms of number of parts it was relatively straightforward to build but very time consuming. It only made 6 flights in total (the video uses two shots from each launch at times - the launches where the rocket has a yellow nose band are from the second group of launches. Natter on the other hand was a very awkward build, you need a lot of filler and the patience of Job doing it and even with all that there are still faults in the final build.
Adrian - but of course I would recognise you sig
I am of an age where films like Battle of Britain, The Yangtse Incident and the Dambusters form part of the cultural iconography of my youth....my favourite is probably Ice Cold in Alex because its more personal but I have seen Battle of Britain probably a hundred times......
"Where the hell are you Simon"
"You'll be in a barrel if you don't watch out for the fighters"
"Give me a staffel of Spitfires"
"We dont need a big wing, or a small wing, we need pilots"
My other half will always make fun of me because I get a lump in my throat when I hear a Merlin engine or see a Spitfire and its always prone to open a discussion of where we would all be without RJ Mitchell.