Pushing the boat out....for Briney (Z) by neiwil

Photography • Aviation • posted on Jul 16, 2013

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The first person I think of whenever I see a flying boat....thanks for all the great history, renders and support over the years my friend....I had thought about building one of these.....but look at the size of it!! If 'The Plant' expands any more, the staff will all have to learn Russian and 'Tailspin' already struggles with English :-) After a sun drenched Saturday at Duxford, Rob and I settled for the air conditioned comfort of Hendons RAF Museum on Sunday.Of course trying to take photographs with a glass wall background can be a problem...when the Sun is rehearsing 'Dante's Inferno' outside, it becomes a huge problem. I think this came out reasonably....you can just make out the 'Nimrod' which looks tiny next to the Sunderland :-) and the Walrus in the background ( 2 flying boats for the price of one!) and outside, above the Walrus's tail....tomorrows comedy interlude.....

Comments (9)

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Froggy

11:26AM | Tue, 16 July 2013

The Sunderland is right up the top there of my very favourite aircraft of WWII - probably because it was a converted "make Do" aircraft and so very good at it's role! I believe these used to fly up and down the East African coast in one go (N-S, then S-N) Great!!

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GrandmaT

11:36AM | Tue, 16 July 2013

Marvelous photo!

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T.Rex

1:38PM | Tue, 16 July 2013

Thanks Neil! I had NO idea the Sunderland was so HUGE! An immense target, but, fortunately, out at sea they were well away from fighter planes. The Walrus does look tiny in comparison. Did you use a wide-angle lens? The wings and hull seem a bit "bent". Despite Dante's Inferno in the background you've succeeded very well with this difficult size and lighting situation. Now you've piqued my curiosity - tomorrows comedy interlude - at an air museum? (I can hardly wait!) :-)

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tigertim

5:16PM | Tue, 16 July 2013

Awesome photo.. great angle...yes, they, and you have captured it perfectly are big.. (we have a Solent here in Auckland)...and perfect timing as I am tackling the old airfix Mk III kit at the mo!... good panel reference here :o)

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UVDan

7:12PM | Tue, 16 July 2013

That Nimrod has to be a model! It is too small. A great shot in the dimly lit recesses of this museum.

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Maxidyne

3:39AM | Wed, 17 July 2013

The two crew at the front give a great idea of the sheer size of this beast. Wonderful aircraft that no doubt saved a lot of lives. Well done for getting it all in mate :)

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Briney

6:07AM | Wed, 17 July 2013

Thanks for thinking of me... wow, you need a panorama setting to even photograph it. Its as big as a U-boat! Imagine landing all of that on water....

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debbielove

7:44AM | Wed, 17 July 2013

So impressive!!!!! You honestly have to see the thing to believe how big it actually is! Even Ju88's must have thought, 'Bloody Hell!' The Walrus is in fact the next model along, the Seagull.. Almost the same but enclosed engine etc... The Nimrod was a model (worse luck!), It is somewhat bigger than that! lol Notice the V1 newt to it on the right! Cool!!! An epic mate! And we never could work out the chalk outline on the floor, could we!? Good one! Rob

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