Well, one solution for those of you that didnt like my Hunter scheme was to repaint it. The other was as follows.... I wish I had gone with option 1 []
***** happens in this hobby, and I am always telling people that all of these planes will at some point crash. Wether its flight 1 or 1000. The only way round it is not to fly them, and for me thats more of a shame than to crash them. It happens to us all. Trust me, I am no way rejoicing in the fact, but I thought I would post the photos A) To show that it does happen to us all and B) To show what has to be some of the best photos of a crash sequence I have ever seen.
All Photos courtesy of Barry Watson. This crash was not at a display, just a normal club day testing.

Now for the really bad ones..... The most amazing thing about this was how quick the fire started and then went out. There is not a single sign of burning on any of the remains, and only a very small scorch on the grass. For as many of these smileys I want to post [:@] or [&o] or I guess the one I have to put is this one

ah mate i'm absolutey gutted for you, the model and for Ray who did an awesome job of the paint work. [:@]

Have to agree on the sequence of pics too

Dunc


ps. you are going to have to do another in the same scheme, non of that miss demenour rubbish

Sorry to hear about this Al, know how you feel, any idea what caused it?

sorry for the loss , but i must say the most spectacular pics i have ever seen..

he has a very fast shutter time...

Sorry about the loss Ali. I agree with you on the fact these things will happen. I'm sure you now have a good reason to pick another exciting model.

Very best,
Ro

So, I guess my nickname "Fireball" is no longer valid.

Ali, please accept my sympathy. I know exactly how it feels.

Chris

Damn ali, horrible loss of an awesome airplane, but the pics are pretty spectacular.. I say ya need to build another in the same scheme, i liked it

Hi Ali

Ouch, that is a bummer, sorry about the plane. I have had those days to...
Other than the crash I hope life is treating you well.

Awesome set of pictures, really great camera work!

Mate,

do you do anything with models that isn't impressive

On a serious note, gutted for you (and Ray). As you say, they're all gonna do it one day

Any idea what happened????

Cheers,
Mark

Oh, and not to want to bring it all back, but for maximum impact (no pun intended) open this [:@]....

Sorry to hear about the loss, from a builders point of view its tough to see it.....

marcs

HI Ali, sorry the see your loss, this is one part of the Hobby that sucks. I know exactly how it feels, I lost my Bandit a few weeks ago.
Rcpete

Gutted for you mate!

Ali, well, you do everything with a bang![&o]

Really sorry to see that, but awesome pictures (no compensation I know).
Any idea what went wrong?

Paul

Ali,

Horrible Shame! My condolences!

But look at the bright side, at least it's done & finished! Your painter might have done unseemly things to you had you dropped it off for repaint after a crash.[X(]



David S

Ahrrr... As one of my great friend would say : That's a cata... ... that's a catastrophe...

But, amazing pictures...

Sorry for your lost !

Ali,

Sorry for your lost.

What are we to learn from this crash? Radio failure, structure failure, brain failure, bird strike?

William

[X(][X(][X(][X(] [&o][&o] i am lost for words! that plane was stunning!!! . . . . . . a really devastating loss! i am so so sorry to read about this. Any idea as to the cause?

i heard it was due to an electra not being finished lol

Ali wrote: <<<***** happens in this hobby, and I am always telling people that all of these planes will at some point crash. Wether its flight 1 or 1000.>>>

Sorry to see this Ali, i am feeling your pain. I banged up my FB Mig-21 on Sunday hitting our club safety fence on my 89th flight. I have to get a new wing panel from Wagner and make some fuse repairs...nothing like what happened to you but some jets seem to live on forever and others are destined for the trash bin. [:@]
V..

Man..Sorry to hear about the Hunter, a couple of were at work the other day looking at picks of it and admiring the paint job!!! This is the #1 reason I am terrified about getting into the tubine world, I'm in the USAF and the pay would hardly support the habit if I jump in head first..... Sorry again about the loss of your jet.
Later
Shawn

.........wow......[X(] Sorry about your loss. Unbelievable pics.

Damn, that sucks.

Isn't it always the way though, that the "trashier" aircraft you don't care about seem to last forever, while the best looking aircraft often depart the world quickly. []

Shame...

Not mad on the paint scheme but a superb flying machine...

Been there also - break out the sausages!

Sorry Ali...