Jimmy Stewart in Rear Window

[porphyry]

These are Andrew's latest toys, which, I am pleased to be able to say, he actually likes. Who knew that one would be able to get such nice things anymore?



The large one is a de Haviland Mosquito Mark VI. I was compeletely flabbergasted when I saw this one on offer on the web.

The Blue one is an F-18 Hornet painted in air-show colors, which Andrew thinks is Big Jet from the Little Eisnteins (if you don't know what that means count yourself fortunate). Big Jet is really an F-15, but since its painted blue, Andrew more easily accepts this as him than he would have the actual F-15 in the series which was painted in desert camoflage. The next one a German Comet from the War (really a rocket rather than a true aeroplane), and finally an A-10 Warthog; this he knows from a video I showed him on you-tube of an A-10 shooting up tanks on a fireing range with its gattling gun after he enquired about Big-0's gattling gun.

Comments

[leopold-paula-b.livejournal.com]

you put a big grin on my face. supercool and supercute!

[jermynsavile.livejournal.com]

Your boy looks lovely. Your home looks lovely. Even those wooden floors look lovely.

But what looks loveliest is that model of the de Havilland Mosquito! I always wanted one of those. Last of the great wooden framed military aircraft. Amazing machine.

Andrew seems to be recovering well. How is he now?

[gislebertus.livejournal.com]

The title of this entry cracked me up.

[siamhussein.livejournal.com]

You are doing a wonderful job in educating your son. When I was his age, Père Hussein brought me complex paper models of the aircraft made at MacAir, just north of where you live. If dates me to say this but the F15 was just coming off the production line. How I struggled with it! It is probably a good thing your boy has an image of the destructive power of the A10 in mind.

[benicek.livejournal.com]

I remember being on an archaeological excavation of an Iron Age hill fort in Wales and American F-10s targeting us for fun.

I've been trying to find an internet clip of the Mosquito raid on the Gestapo HQ in Copenhagen. Really astonishing; flying down streets and round corners.

You know bots

[benicek.livejournal.com]

On the subject of toys. Does Malkhos, with his encyclopaedic (literally) knowledge, or Andrew know the name of the robot in this article: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7312777.stm

[stefanie-bean.livejournal.com]

What a cute little guy. Binoculars can be fascinating at that age; I remember playing with them as a kid, looking out the apartment windows.

Hope it's not wearing you out, finding things for him to do. I hope the next three weeks fly quickly.

We are going to the physical therapist today to get A. off her crutches and walking again with an "air cast." It really hasn't hit me yet that soon she'll be off them.

Best wishes for your son's healing!

[karinmollberg.livejournal.com]

Looks exactly like a pirate captain onboard a dito ship, spying across the ocean for other ships to conquer. What a wonderful home you have! Hope "the captain" is mending well.