Staaken Time for the Moon Boys! Again?

**clipper1801** · 11-04-2011 22:06

Just off the factory floor! A fresh fleet for my Operation Zeppelin Overcast!

A sharp eye might see a pair of 5 engined Staakens in the mix, late war crosses and fall lozenge.

The dreaded Black Staakens Twins!

Night Bombers, dark blue and black! Should be ready for any mission now!

The build. Building from scratch is very fun and rewarding, you get to make your own mistakes! Bass wood wings, fuselage, dowel nacelles and styrene sheet tail assemblies. Wheels rolled from plastic heat baked clay and a lot of aluminum and styrene wire!

Lotsa parts!

Prop fever, 34 of them!

Can you imagine the sound? This is too much fun! Now onto the Nieuport Tripes!

No rest for the wicked, and the righteous don't need it : ) -enjoy my madness, I am!
-clipper

**berthier** · 11-04-2011 22:14

Holy s... that's scary!

Great job mind you

**alpine** · 11-04-2011 22:20

Those look great, David! I wish I had the motivation that you have.

**flyingryno** · 11-04-2011 23:41

Ypu sir are a very sick man, and there is no cure but mare playing time to get you away from the manufacturing floor. I'm just jealous of your building skills.

**Madboyo** · 11-04-2011 23:44

Amazing. How go I get a few to NZ!

**clipper1801** · 11-04-2011 23:46

I will be to Auckland in the spring to see my kids, might need a big suitcase . . . clipper

**Madboyo** · 11-04-2011 23:50

Originally Posted by clipper1801

I will be to Auckland in the spring to see my kids, might need a big suitcase . . . clipper

When's spring in real terms? We having a WOW event in Feb!

**clipper1801** · 11-05-2011 00:08

Oh yeah, I forgot you have your own seasons, : } be around Mayish. My son works for Battle Front; Flames of War WWII game with minis too.
clipper

**Madboyo** · 11-05-2011 00:11

Originally Posted by clipper1801

Oh yeah, I forgot you have your own seasons, : } be around Mayish. My son works for Battle Front; Flames of War WWII game with minis too.
clipper

I'll put an ordering in now then! Have you come up with a price for each?

**clipper1801** · 11-05-2011 00:17

See my info on the for sale thread, lotsa goodies there.
clipper

**wargamer** · 11-05-2011 00:26

awesome, just awesome... and scary.....

**Marechallannes** · 11-05-2011 01:02

Impressive.

I'am speechless...

**Guntruck** · 11-05-2011 01:03

Absolutely beautiful!

**Nightbomber** · 11-05-2011 02:13

Be afraid Londonners...

**Flying Officer Kyte** · 11-05-2011 03:43

Originally Posted by Nightbomber

Be afraid Londonners...

Yes! things do seem to be Staaken up against us, but we still have Nigel in his trusty "Biff" night fighter to defend us.

Kyte.

**Jager** · 11-05-2011 12:36

Originally Posted by Flying Officer Kyte

Yes! things do seem to be Staaken up against us, but we still have Nigel in his trusty "Biff" night fighter to defend us.

Kyte.

Hew better have lots of friends with him, then. Gees, with that number of heavies, he could raid by daylight, and still get through...at least with WOW rules.
Karl

**Flying Officer Kyte** · 11-05-2011 13:43

Originally Posted by Jager

Hew better have lots of friends with him, then. Gees, with that number of heavies, he could raid by daylight, and still get through...at least with WOW rules.
Karl

Not if you are flying a Flight of "Biff" Night Fighters with AB/A guns and an Immelmann turn at your disposal. With that fire power even a Staaken goes down.
Rob.

**gully_raker** · 11-05-2011 18:30

WOW!Thats just Awesome Clipper.
How do you find the Time

**richard m schwab** · 11-05-2011 19:28

David!

Your talent for great projects, plus mass production is amazing!

RICH

**somaliavet** · 11-05-2011 19:46

WOW, those look great! (You don't do things by half measures, do ya?)

**Boney10** · 11-05-2011 19:56

What !!! only 9.... You are slacking man... hup 2 hup 2 get working
Cracking matey

**Jager** · 11-06-2011 04:54

Originally Posted by Flying Officer Kyte

Not if you are flying a Flight of "Biff" Night Fighters with AB/A guns and an Immelmann turn at your disposal. With that fire power even a Staaken goes down.
Rob.

OK, your house or mine?

Karl

**Flying Officer Kyte** · 11-06-2011 08:24

Originally Posted by Jager

OK, your house or mine?

Karl

Mine.

Rob.

**clipper1801** · 11-06-2011 17:44

Just when I thought I was through with these big beasties, I turn the page and find the outragous RS I - IV series of sea plane bombers! Will it ever end?????????????? See what happens when I get out?
-clipper

**Flying Officer Kyte** · 11-06-2011 23:54

Originally Posted by clipper1801

Just when I thought I was through with these big beasties, I turn the page and find the outragous RS I - IV series of sea plane bombers! Will it ever end?????????????? See what happens when I get out?
-clipper

Don't worry David, I am sending you my old straight jacket in the post. It won't stop you, but it will slow you down a bit.
Rob.

**itchy** · 11-07-2011 06:48

Lovely stuff

**clipper1801** · 06-07-2013 23:06

Looking to revisit the Staaken assembly line, any interest? And what version would be most popular 3 engines, 4 or 5?

**clipper1801** · 02-23-2016 13:57

Staaken time indeed! I seem to have a fancy for these things! Note the dreaded "Black Staakenz", every thing looks great in black, any repaints planned out there?