"A Plane is Born" - kit-plane documentary...

[Saracenman]

i have just started watching vet Mark Evans building one of these...



absolutely fascinating!

i thoroughly recommend it - you can buy it (and other "...is Born" DVDs) from Mark Evans' website - here



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[Hihonyr8811]

I started watching that, got as far as him unpacking the kit then lost the reception on the channel

[Saracenman]

salt/wound - IT'S SUPERB!

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[Bubbles]

Watched it years ago Sara, you is old dude and should really get with the times.

[Saracenman]

sorry dude - i was too busy making money a few years ago

plus I've NEVER had Discovery

making up for it now though

have you seen his other series? I've already watched him building a Westfield, and restoring an E Type Jaaaaaaaaaaaag - bloody good too

i still have "A Chopper is Born" to watch, and then all the bike ones

better late than never

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[Hihonyr8811]

I've never had discovery either, right now they're showing it on some random channel called quest, which for some odd reason has now dissapeared off my free view box

[Spitfire]

Watched it years ago Sara, you is old dude and should really get with the times.

Blimey yes - I watched him build and fly Leonie years ago - that was almost his first one ... what you don't know is that it was actually mostly built by 6th formers from my mate's school up near Kidderminster. Mark just turns up every now and then and does a bit of filming and then leaves - picking up at a later stage. He's even been known to arrive and discover his overalls are too clean so he rolls about ion the floor in them to make it look more authentic.

Later they made it more authentic by bringing in 'real' mechanics to 'help' him and the probably did most of the graft and he just really steered it and did a bit here and there.

The 3 I most enjoyed were 'A Car is Re-Born' where he does up a 1965 Series 1.1 E type - well I say 'does up' - they spent £80,000 on it and it was effectively built from scratch to concourse condition. The REALLY interesting work on that one was using hot lead as a filler - fascinating



The 2nd one was 'A Chopper is Born' where he built a Rotorway kit - I REALLY enjoyed that one.




And the final one I enjoyed as my favourite 3 was 'An MG is born' where 'he' rebuilds a 1973 Roadster ......
This......

To......This


I didn't enjoy any of the motorbike ones - he did a Harley and a Trike and a Triumph Bonneville - well that one was ok I suppose ... and the worst one was the 4 x 4 stuff.

You got a lotta catchin' up to do SM

[Xplumberlives]

I can't believe they used him as a presenter of some bloody awful ITV garden makeover programme, he is much more suited to getting his hands oily on the technical stuff!

[Bubbles]

Wouldn't think the guy is a vet would you, started out doing a animal rescue program.

[Jigsaw]

i still have "A Chopper is Born" to watch

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You have Bubbles birth on DVD?

Gregg. It's An animal rescue program.

[Xplumberlives]

i still have "A Chopper is Born" to watch

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You have Bubbles birth on DVD?

Gregg. It's An animal rescue program.

[Bubbles]

i still have "A Chopper is Born" to watch

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You have Bubbles birth on DVD?

Gregg. It's An animal rescue program.

Don't get that???

[Xplumberlives]

i still have "A Chopper is Born" to watch

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You have Bubbles birth on DVD?

Gregg. It's An animal rescue program.

Don't get that???

[Spitfire]

i still have "A Chopper is Born" to watch

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You have Bubbles birth on DVD?

Gregg. It's An animal rescue program.

In defence of my number one slot ..................

Or even 'programme' (as it's not murkin and it's not a computer )

[Saracenman]

[Dan4th]

I suggest we give David his very own television
program(me) and call it:

Pedants On Parade!

D.

[Spitfire]

I suggest we give David his very own television
program(me) and call it:

Pedants On Parade!

D.

Oh yes - a parade .... with me at the front holding the big flag 'Pedant and Proud' with the big white gauntlets - I can hear the skirl of the pipes - the crowds cheering as we pass - and my merry band of IA followers marching BEHIND me

[Dan4th]

I promise I'll be careful not to breathe down
your neck or step on your heels, David.....

D.

[Mayfly]

Aha the Eurpoa ....

We had a freind who built himself one toook him 5 & bit years it was stunning. We went to Slingsbys & DT flew one with regards to buying & building one himself but we decided in the end he wouldn't have enough time to enjoy it

[Gaz]

I watched this when it first aired about 6 or 7 years ago (at a guess!!). I was convinced that building an aircraft was my lifes calling.

Go to the Europa website and have a look how much a kit costs.......



A lot, aint it?!?!?!?!?