Tribute Act

[Renegadenemo]

Anyone get a look at our tribute act today? I was sent a few pics and I have to say, I love it - that polished alloy nose is simply exquisite. There's no denying that it's a fabulous piece of work and when you look at the detailing it just gets better and better. The instrument panel is a good example - period instruments in a new setting, groups of cold-war switches arranged to nod at the craft's impeccable heritage whilst still performing their function...

So why the hell did they paint the outside to look like that piece of crap plastic thing from Holker Hall?

What a missed opportunity! It would have looked stunning in a bespoke paint scheme to match the creativity in the cockpit. Perhaps something streaking towards a union-flagged, blue tail to pay homage from the outside too but leaving the machine with it's own identity as a new British contender or at least a ‘money where your mouth is’ gesture that one is in the pipeline.
And, let's be honest boys and girls, that K777 thing is simply dreadful – sorry, but all this, trying to be K7 ,thing is so overdone it’s bordering on bad taste, which is the loudest whisper I'm hearing at the moment. It seems that the poor thing has managed to steal its own thunder by looking more like something from Across The Lake than anything new and exciting.

It reminds me of what Bruno said to Jason Donovan about his paso doble on Strictly last week,

"You tried to make a big meal out of this and you got indigestion."

It's early days though so a word to the wise - whip K777 back into the paint shop then make it go as well as it looks and it'll be a well deserved result.

[Richie]

Are there any Pics Bill ? am I right in thinking from what you have typed, she is a replica of the real K7 ? and they wish to contend with her ? was K7 not at her limits on the 67 attempt at 300mph if so how they going to beat or even get close to 317.something (or what ever it is now) or is it a half cock'd venture by which i mean they go for something like the fastest British record or fastest record set on a rainy day... if it is the latter that would be bad crack as i think Donald still holds the fastest British water speed record title does he not ? would be a shame to honour a mans memory by knocking him out of the record books.


just my own opinion here and nothing to do with the project..... if i am right in my hunch IMHO personally speaking that would be bad crack and i would imagine Gina would not be too pleased.


again just my own thoughts no offence intended to be caused

[Renegadenemo]

Or as Don Wales put it on Facebook, ‘WHAT THE F>>> IS THAT?’ (He's since gone on to call it an 'outrage'.)

It's certainly an outrage when it comes to the memory of Donald Malcolm Campbell and it doesn't surprise me that Don and others feel that way but look on the bright side - it can only serve to raise the profile of the real thing in the fullness of time.

[mtskull]

Anyone get a look at our tribute act today?

Where can we get a look at it? Does anyone have some pics they can post?

[f1steveuk]

My only comment is;

The Oxford English Dictionary, definition

"A replica is a copy closely resembling the original concerning its shape and appearance" , and it does "closely resemble", no one ever said, "rivet for rivet, inch for inch, colour for colour".

No mean feat to say your going to build a working jet hydroplane, and then going and doing it?

[ace_chris]

Hi Steve, yes no mean feat to get it on the water. Thought I had read that in the fullness of time detailing would be added, they wanted to get her wet and get her going. I like that approach. Chris

[Renegadenemo]

Where can we get a look at it? Does anyone have some pics they can post?

You could try page 2 of the Mirror... The tribute act is upsetting our sponsors now. How to win friends and influence people but that's what happens when you work with Type IIIs.

[ace_chris]

Anyone get a look at our tribute act today?

Where can we get a look at it? Does anyone have some pics they can post?

Link to pics here;

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set ... 3a4d171a9a

[mtskull]

You could try page 2 of the Mirror...

Clip from page 2 of the Daily Mirror duly posted.

Bill, were you aware that you had completed the rebuild?
Merely the standard of reporting to which we have become accustomed, alas.
Re. the tribute act itself, what is it for? Is someone really going to try to break records in that, or are they just planning to find a stretch of water somewhere to charge up and down and make a lot of noise?
As for raising the profile of the real thing, there are now 1,185,000 Daily Mirror readers who believe that the real thing is finished and ready to run. I trust you will be demanding an equally prominent correction in tomorrow's rag.....

[wbjohn]

I'm gobsmacked by that The Mirror article and picture, big OOPS there !