BBI: watch this space

Jay · Post by **Jay** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 5:41 pm

HEY! It's friday in new Zealand - can you tell me mike?!

VMF115 · Post by **VMF115** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 6:08 pm

Jay wrote:HEY! It's friday in new Zealand - can you tell me mike?!

He said his time

Come on mike please tell us Before MIG29K goes out on a Search party
WHAAAAAAAAAAAATTT????? YAAAAY-YAAAAYUHHH!!

YAAAAAAZEERRRRD!

VMF115 · Post by **VMF115** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 6:12 pm

I think Bbi should send every one in this forum this new bird that’s coming out..

Post by **aferguson** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 6:13 pm

Mike wrote:

"Hi Guys,
well I have to say I am impressed with a lot of the guessing I saw and some of it quite close to the mark.
Next time I do this I'll make the clues harder!
I was going to give you all one more clue but I had to fly back to Oz from Hong Kong so I ran out of time.

I will say this though...Australia is 2 hours ahead of Hong Kong and Hong Kong is 12 hours ahead of the US East Coast and 15 hours ahead of the US West Coast...so those of you telling me that it was Friday here yesterday really got it wrong.

So now to put you all out of your misery and explain my clues...

"It's sad"...another term for sad is "Blue" and this thing is certainly blue....I really thought a lot of you would have picked that one straight away.

"It flies"....that's because it's an aircraft...sorry about that to you armor guys out there.

"Gillette has one a few years back"...was indeed the Mach 3 and it had 3 blades...just like the propeller on this thing ( well done Sabrefan)

I thank AFerg for his help with this little game and will send him the images of the "prototype" so you will all see what it is as soon as he can get it posted.

So I'm sure you'll have lots of questions about it and the "sting in the tail" on this one is that it comes with good news and bad news...I just got home after a month away in NYC and Hong Kong so I'll look in later and answer any questions that you have on it.

Enjoy and thanks for the fun!

Mike"

Images to follow shortly.

Post by **aferguson** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 6:15 pm

i guess the obvious first question is: what's the good news and what's the bad news?

Birddog · Post by **Birddog** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 6:17 pm

Good news: Hellcat

Bad news: Not an A-10 and No folding wings.

VMF115 · Post by **VMF115** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 6:18 pm

Yuppie !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

VMF115 · Post by **VMF115** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 6:20 pm

Birddog wrote:Good news: Hellcat

Bad news: Not an A-10 and No folding wings.

No folding wing wtf it’s a navy aircraft ?????

Oh well its the hellcat

Sabrefan · Post by **Sabrefan** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 6:26 pm

F6F Hellcat! NICE!!!!!!!!!!

Quixote511 · Post by **Quixote511** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 6:33 pm

Did they confirm Hellcat?

USCGSARdog · Post by **USCGSARdog** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 6:39 pm

Not that I can see.....

-Rob

Boeing Bandit · Post by **Boeing Bandit** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 6:39 pm

It does not say Hellcat...just blue with a 3 blade prop..could be a lot of things

VMF115 · Post by **VMF115** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 6:40 pm

woops

Boeing Bandit · Post by **Boeing Bandit** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 6:40 pm

And I'll bet the wings do fold
Any takers?

VMF115 · Post by **VMF115** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 6:41 pm

So what could it be?????

Pics, we need to see the pics.

Sabrefan · Post by **Sabrefan** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 6:42 pm

Thats true, but Mike really seemed to stress that the plane was blue. That got me thinking overall blue paint, and that got me thinking Hellcat.
But I sure would like to see an SBD Dauntless as well.

Boeing Bandit · Post by **Boeing Bandit** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 6:42 pm

A Ferg has them....they'll be up soon...patience

USCGSARdog · Post by **USCGSARdog** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 6:42 pm

I would say it's a Hellcat..... with folding wings.

-Rob

Birddog · Post by **Birddog** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 6:43 pm

If the wings fold then it's not a Dauntless.

What's your guess BoeingBandit?

VMF115 · Post by **VMF115** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 6:44 pm

Boeing Bandit wrote:A Ferg has them....they'll be up soon...patience

I wonder what’s he is doing?,,,I bet he had to run to the grocery store…before he post the pics…

Boeing Bandit · Post by **Boeing Bandit** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 6:44 pm

Im not allowed to guess Birddog...I KNOW what it is!

I can tell you it is almost my lunchtime too

Sabrefan · Post by **Sabrefan** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 6:47 pm

My Corsair and my Avenger model are asking me what it is now.

Boeing Bandit · Post by **Boeing Bandit** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 6:47 pm

I'm getting hungry

Birddog · Post by **Birddog** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 6:47 pm

Boeing Bandit wrote:Im not allowed to guess Birddog...I KNOW what it is!

I can tell you it is almost my lunchtime too

Sabrefan · Post by **Sabrefan** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 6:48 pm

I just hope the bad news is that we have to wait along time for the model to be out.