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The white tin triangle
Posted: 16 Oct 2007, 15:18
by Chris Sykes
Thought i would pay tribute to the older tin triangles that were white... Comments always welcome
Firstly in black and white,
Then the same shot in colour,
Re: The white tin triangle
Posted: 16 Oct 2007, 16:34
by Quixoticish
Ahhh, a Vulcan as it should be. Anti-flash white and no sticky-outy RWR housing on the fin.
(Funnily enough the Rimnod doesn't offend me in the slightest, in fact I find the lumps and bumps quite endearing, but I'm finicky about these silly little things on Vulcans).
Re: The white tin triangle
Posted: 16 Oct 2007, 16:39
by Scorpius
40 million rivets flying in loose formation. It always looked good in anti-flash. Although cleaning the Mk1 at Cosford as an apprentice did rather taint my views of it.
Can't agree about the lumps and bunps though. The RWR kept me in work for 10 years.
Re: The white tin triangle
Posted: 22 Oct 2007, 16:42
by Garry Russell
The B1 had the same shape LE but the tips were different and the wing smaller, lower power and no extended tailcone
The prototypes had a straight wing and Avon engines.I think one had Sapphires
Some B1's were brought up to B2 standard as close as possible equipement wise and they had the extended tailcone (B1A).
Garry
Re: The white tin triangle
Posted: 22 Oct 2007, 17:19
by Chris Sykes
i have to disagree with tonks, the vulcan looks alot better with the kinks and bumbs... Not sure a bout the probe and the rwr but the rest i like... But then thats comming from a Tonka and Bucc fan...
Re: The white tin triangle
Posted: 22 Oct 2007, 17:41
by John
Two fantastic shots of the great beast in white!
John
ps is it true that XM603 is about to be bulldozed into teh ground?
Re: The white tin triangle
Posted: 22 Oct 2007, 19:02
by Garry Russell
As to XM603.............yes :-(
Garry
Re: The white tin triangle
Posted: 22 Oct 2007, 20:38
by John
Garry Russell wrote:As to XM603.............yes :-(
Garry
What an absolute crime. To think that see was a 'runner' not that long ago :@
I suppose there's no ground swell to save her?
John
Re: The white tin triangle
Posted: 22 Oct 2007, 20:48
by Garry Russell
I would hope so.I read about it recently but then it all went quiet.can't think where I read it :think:
Hope it's not like Cosford where after an initial outcry all went silent as everyone expected someone else to do something and then when the scrappers moved in about a year later the shouting started again but too late...... :-(
Garry
Re: The white tin triangle
Posted: 22 Oct 2007, 22:48
by John
Here's the latest I can find...
http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showth ... 136&page=6
John
And well.... just a thought... :roll:
Um that line only works if she did serve in the Falklands campaign!