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Blue: Dream In Color Smooshy - Beach Fog;
Natural: Deconstructed rummage sale sweater (Eddie Bauer) - Lambswool, Cashmere & Nylon
Interplanetary Attack Fighter.
The Tempest is loosely based on a plastic toy found in a well known candy egg..
This ship proved to be a lot harder to build then it looks. A lot of effort went into making everything align to the 2 stud thick center line.
NV778 Hawker Tempest V Royal Air Force
RAF Museum Hendon
The Tempest was one of the most powerful high performance fighters to see operational service in World War Two and extended the boundaries of piston-engined powered flight. Built on lessons learned earlier in the conflict it was designed to be a fast, manoeuvrable, heavily armed, high altitude interceptor. By the time it came into service, towards the end of the war, the German fighter forces had been decimated and it became a highly successful adversary of enemy ground troops and V1 Flying Bombs.
This particular aircraft was too late for active service and spent its operational life towing targets for air-to-air gunnery practice. The undersides are painted with black and yellow stripes to make it obvious that it was the tug not the target!
What makes this a Milestone Aircraft?
The Tempest was one of the last piston-engined front line fighters demonstrating the maximum performance that could be achieved with a piston engine and propeller combination.
A very compact machine pistol capable of firing 900-950 rounds per minute. Features detachable front grip/laser sight and detachable iron sights.
'upgraded' version:
La luz de la tarde es acechada por una inminente tempestad. Sin embargo, parece que la espera no importa: todo ya envejeció hace mucho tiempo...
tempest chest on 11. june 2011 at what a drag! at brut, vienna, austria. for more go to davnull.klingt.org