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Something COOL in Texas

PostPosted: Mon Apr 19, 2004 5:31 pm
by ozzy72
Here's Nelson Ezell with son Ashley before the first flight
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Well this old Seafire is finally restored, testing well, and living in Texas 8)

Re: Something COOL in Texas

PostPosted: Mon Apr 19, 2004 6:34 pm
by Wing Nut
Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeehaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

Man, that is one sweet bird!  ;D  What is that, a FR 47 right?  OMG!  :o  Contra-rotating props!  They must have spent a fortune on this thing!

Re: Something COOL in Texas

PostPosted: Mon Apr 19, 2004 6:45 pm
by ozzy72
Worth every penny and every drop of sweat! Heck I don't even like the bubble canopied models and I'm dribbling into my keyboard/beer/lap ;)
A magnificent bit of work. Bloomin' jammy Texans getting to see that!!!

Mark 8)

Re: Something COOL in Texas

PostPosted: Mon Apr 19, 2004 6:55 pm
by FLYING_TRUCKER
Wonderful..Wonderful..Wonderful :) :) :)

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug

Re: Something COOL in Texas

PostPosted: Mon Apr 19, 2004 8:46 pm
by chomp_rock
:o I had no Idea any of those existed anymore! That must have cost an arm and a leg too :o

Re: Something COOL in Texas

PostPosted: Mon Apr 19, 2004 8:51 pm
by Wing Nut
You know, between 5:30 my time and now (about 4 1/2 hours), I must have come back to this page about 30 times.  Face it fellas.  I am in love!  ;D

Re: Something COOL in Texas

PostPosted: Tue Apr 20, 2004 12:13 am
by Smoke2much
Those gentlemen certainly have taste.  The lucky Jammy Bastards.

Re: Something COOL in Texas

PostPosted: Tue Apr 20, 2004 12:57 am
by GeForce
Cool! :o 8) I like contra rotating props :)

Re: Something COOL in Texas

PostPosted: Tue Apr 20, 2004 6:47 am
by HawkerTempest5
The Warbird world finally has an airworthy Seafire, fantastic, and a Griffon engine too ;) Now, Steven Grey needs to buy that and bring it to Duxford.

Re: Something COOL in Texas

PostPosted: Tue Apr 20, 2004 8:53 am
by Wing Nut
Oddly enough, I agree with that.  It would be like a Brit owning an P-38.  That one belongs in the US.  The Seafire belongs in Britain.  ;)

Re: Something COOL in Texas

PostPosted: Tue Apr 20, 2004 9:05 am
by SaVas
stunning!!! ;D

Re: Something COOL in Texas

PostPosted: Tue Apr 20, 2004 9:44 am
by GarG
I WANT ONE ;D 8)


I TOO!!!!!!! I WANT!!!!!!! ;D ;D ;D :D :D :D :) :) :)

Re: Something COOL in Texas

PostPosted: Tue Apr 20, 2004 12:00 pm
by Mr. Bones
in the third photo you can see really well how good the textures are on the FS model that came out recently!  ;)