Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Alien sub

[MerlinSub@t-online.de (Carsten Standfuß)]

The final layout model of Sgt.Peppers was in 1:1 and made
from - snow. Need a half year waiting (that the snow cames 
from the sky) and all the snow in the garden and one
additional day to make it. 

Was fun  - but difficult to picture - plain white submarine
with a white background - no contrast.  To built a greater scale 
model ist the last phase of engineering something before 
purchase the hard material.  

Carsten

"John R. Farrington" schrieb:
> 
> > Hi, Mike:
> >         No, it wasn't a mock-up . . .exactly . .but it wasn't real, either.
> > Kind of hard to explain. It was fibreglass and metal and acrylic and paint
> > - but in the wrong shapes, sizes, thicknesses, etc., I talked to the guy in
> > the checked suit and pointed at the "windows"  and said " a thousand feet
> > ??" He said " Yaass, can be modified for a thousand feet" , "Oh", I said "
> > Like,  make the windows round, and much smaller and thicker and mount them
> > into a heavier hull??" "Yes . . .something like that, but I'm not the
> > technical person"  - I asked,  innocently,  "Oh, is he here? - I'd like to
> > talk to him"  The sales guy said " That won't be possible, I'm afraid . . .
> > he doesn't talk to anyone" (really). And that was that. I took a couple of
> > pictures, scratched my head over the idea that anyone past the 3rd grade
> > would think this anything other than a wet sub with its tubes tied . . .and
> > went back to our booth. Then I got to thinking . . . .what if it really was
> > designed by an 'Alien' . .Holy cow!! and they know where our booth is . .
> > .but, fortunately, no tractor beams, no "go to the lighhht, phhhilll" .  .
> > . .Kinda disappointing, actually.
> > Phil Nuytten
> 
> I've seen 'stuff' like this before.  Recently I was at an airshow in Dallas
> and there was this really nice-looking tilt-rotor business class turboprop
> plane.  It was really plush looking, and sleek.
> 
> That was my first impression.  After looking at it from a distance for a
> moment, I noticed that the engine pods and rotors seemed to be swaying a
> bit too much in a very light breeze.
> 
> After looking a bit closer it was obvious that it was just a full-size
> model, and there wasn't anything there that even hinted that the thing
> would fly.
> 
> I think that fancy models like this that show up at public events are
> there to try and get easy money from investors that don't realize that
> this submarine or airplane, or whatever, is never going to work.
> 
> -John