Comments on: Living in the Past http://www.neptunuslex.com/2010/02/07/living-in-the-past/ The unbearable lightness of Lex. Enjoy! Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:20:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Bill K. http://www.neptunuslex.com/2010/02/07/living-in-the-past/comment-page-1/#comment-486474 Bill K. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:36:55 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/?p=13844#comment-486474 Would that be <i>Puff, the Magic Dragon</i>? Would that be Puff, the Magic Dragon?

]]> By: Joe in N. Calif http://www.neptunuslex.com/2010/02/07/living-in-the-past/comment-page-1/#comment-486470 Joe in N. Calif Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:23:21 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/?p=13844#comment-486470 Try this image, I rotated it, http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff30/subdjoe/990102856_0011-1.jpg Try this image, I rotated it, http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff30/subdjoe/990102856_0011-1.jpg

]]> By: Bill K. http://www.neptunuslex.com/2010/02/07/living-in-the-past/comment-page-1/#comment-486464 Bill K. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:56:13 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/?p=13844#comment-486464 Well des old eyes cain't quite make out Old Scratch, but I'm sure he wouldn't be hard to see if'n I were front & center of that blast. ;) Well des old eyes cain’t quite make out Old Scratch, but I’m sure he wouldn’t be hard to see if’n I were front & center of that blast. ;)

]]> By: Joe in N. Calif http://www.neptunuslex.com/2010/02/07/living-in-the-past/comment-page-1/#comment-486458 Joe in N. Calif Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:32:32 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/?p=13844#comment-486458 That is the muzzle flash of a full scale iron 12 pound Napoleon. Two pounds of Fg Holy Black. That was the first shot out of it, kind of a christening with a full service charge. After that it was dropped to "only" one pound of powder. Here is the full sized photo: http://s243.photobucket.com/albums/ff30/subdjoe/?action=view&current=990102856_0011.jpg If you look at the plume, you can see Old Scratch looking up and slightly out. Also, at the center of it, you can see a cherubs face looking forward. That is the muzzle flash of a full scale iron 12 pound Napoleon. Two pounds of Fg Holy Black. That was the first shot out of it, kind of a christening with a full service charge. After that it was dropped to “only” one pound of powder. Here is the full sized photo:

http://s243.photobucket.com/albums/ff30/subdjoe/?action=view&current=990102856_0011.jpg

If you look at the plume, you can see Old Scratch looking up and slightly out. Also, at the center of it, you can see a cherubs face looking forward.

]]> By: Bill K. http://www.neptunuslex.com/2010/02/07/living-in-the-past/comment-page-1/#comment-486432 Bill K. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:03:29 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/?p=13844#comment-486432 Joe, just when I was getting used to the old avatar, what are you up to now? <i>can't quite make it out - time to check for cataracts?</i> Joe, just when I was getting used to the old avatar, what are you up to now? can’t quite make it out – time to check for cataracts?

]]> By: Joe in N. Calif http://www.neptunuslex.com/2010/02/07/living-in-the-past/comment-page-1/#comment-486413 Joe in N. Calif Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:29:24 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/?p=13844#comment-486413 I think it is kinda like getting a horse saddled up, you have to be aware and involved from the git-go - the pilot is involved with adjusting this and tweaking that, retard here, advance there, listen, watch the prop, adjust again. One comment on another vid of a F4U starting up said <em>If it doesn't bang, rattle, cough, fart and belch smoke it's not a good radial!</em> But,heck, what do I know? I still think cannon should load from the front. I think it is kinda like getting a horse saddled up, you have to be aware and involved from the git-go – the pilot is involved with adjusting this and tweaking that, retard here, advance there, listen, watch the prop, adjust again. One comment on another vid of a F4U starting up said If it doesn’t bang, rattle, cough, fart and belch smoke it’s not a good radial!

But,heck, what do I know? I still think cannon should load from the front.

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