Omega Owners Forum

Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: tigers_gonads on 31 October 2014, 22:21:51

Title: Dear santa, i've been a very good boy..............
Post by: tigers_gonads on 31 October 2014, 22:21:51
Spent 7 months taking this one apart and rebuilding it again back in 1986   :-*

http://www.gumtree.com/p/hobbies-collectibles/english-electric-lightning-mk6-real-aricraft-/1080353432

Can but dream I suppose  ::) :)
Title: Re: Dear santa, i've been a very good boy..............
Post by: Jusme on 31 October 2014, 22:23:28
 ???
Title: Re: Dear santa, i've been a very good boy..............
Post by: Jusme on 31 October 2014, 22:26:06
Hard to believe Steve, but in 1988 I went to look at one at Cranfield aerodrome, they had 6 sat there for sale. Bloke said £6,000 each???  :o
Title: Re: Dear santa, i've been a very good boy..............
Post by: tigers_gonads on 31 October 2014, 22:33:09
Tell me about it Rob  :(

Lightning crazy as a young space cadet, joined up and went through trade training ............... everybody on my course (that passed that is) got either heavy transport or trainers.

ME, I went straight to Aircraft Servicing Flight @ Raf Binbrook   :D

Talk about "kid in a sweet shop" syndrome  ;D ;D ;D

Halcyon days
Title: Re: Dear santa, i've been a very good boy..............
Post by: dbug on 31 October 2014, 22:37:25
Sorely tempted but I can't legally drive a plane ???
Title: Re: Dear santa, i've been a very good boy..............
Post by: Jusme on 31 October 2014, 22:42:00
Sorely tempted but I can't legally drive a plane funnily enough the bloke I spoke to about buying one said. 'You won't find anyone able or allowed to fly one'... But it would have looked better than a Scania in my garden...  :-X
Title: Re: Dear santa, i've been a very good boy..............
Post by: tigers_gonads on 31 October 2014, 22:45:45
Quote from: dbug on 31 October 2014, 22:37:25
Sorely tempted but I can't legally drive a plane ???



Don't worry about it  ;D
If you can get the 2 Rolls Royce Avon's to spark up, nobody will catch you  :D :D :D
Title: Re: Dear santa, i've been a very good boy..............
Post by: 4x4 on 01 November 2014, 00:00:48
Jet propelled omega,could be fun  ;D
Title: Re: Dear santa, i've been a very good boy..............
Post by: 05omegav6 on 01 November 2014, 02:55:40
Nice EasyJet livery 8)
Title: Re: Dear santa, i've been a very good boy..............
Post by: pscocoa on 01 November 2014, 06:22:10
What tyres does it have on it and check the codes and emissions light ::)
Title: Re: Dear santa, i've been a very good boy..............
Post by: biggriffin on 01 November 2014, 08:22:29
Quote from: Jusme on 31 October 2014, 22:42:00
Sorely tempted but I can't legally drive a plane funnily enough the bloke I spoke to about buying one said. 'You won't find anyone able or allowed to fly one'... But it would have looked better than a scarnia in my garden...  :-X
Be the last truck id want on my drive...his lord opti has one in the conservatory tho. :)
Title: Re: Dear santa, i've been a very good boy..............
Post by: omega3000 on 01 November 2014, 09:02:35
Quote from: biggriffin on 01 November 2014, 08:22:29
Quote from: Jusme on 31 October 2014, 22:42:00
Sorely tempted but I can't legally drive a plane funnily enough the bloke I spoke to about buying one said. 'You won't find anyone able or allowed to fly one'... But it would have looked better than a scarnia in my garden...  :-X
Be the last truck id want on my drive...his lord opti has one in the conservatory tho. :)

 :D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Dear santa, i've been a very good boy..............
Post by: Jusme on 01 November 2014, 09:47:02
Be the last truck id want on my drive...his lord opti has one in the conservatory tho. Why am I always the 'poor relation'..?  :'(  ;D