Who / What / Where Game Part 2

[Jimbuna]

I've been looking at narrow gauge railroads half the night and still cannot come up with a suitable 0 8 0-2 6 0-2 6 2 built in the 30's; reconstituted in 70's example...:hmmm: @ jimbuna: is this engine you rode on in Northhumbria?

I've put in Northumbria & Newcastle with no luck

Two clues here: You are both close to 'home' and the second and probably the giveaway clue: The guage is 9 1/2"

[Catfish]

Lakeshore Railroad?

This one? The "Adiela" ?
https://www.lakeshorerailroad.co.uk/gallery?lightbox=dataItem-jasxo5dm

[Jimbuna]

Lakeshore Railroad?

This one? The "Adiela" ?
https://www.lakeshorerailroad.co.uk/gallery?lightbox=dataItem-jasxo5dm

That's the one :yeah:

https://i.postimg.cc/ThvThsX3/No-7-27-Adiela.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

Just twenty yards away is the perimeter fence of (Marine Park) with a pavement and road, on the other side of the road is the Sea Hotel where I have dined on numerous occasions and just another twenty or so yards takes you to an amusement park/fair, the beach and stone pier (a mile or so long) reaching out into the north sea. All of this is about two mile from my place of abode.

https://www.lakeshorerailroad.co.uk/adiela

https://www.lakeshorerailroad.co.uk/history

Over to you Kai :salute:

[Aktungbby]

That looks like it. What did you find it under? Nothing came up under 9 1/2" gauge British railways.:wah: As for interest: I've ridden the Felton CA Roaring Camp Big Trees Narrow Guage RR for years incl. holding major Civil war reenactments at the site. Particularly the Dixiana locomotive: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Dixiana_side_view_1.jpg/1280px-Dixiana_side_view_1.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roaring_Camp_%26_Big_Trees_Narrow_Gauge_Railroad Ialso ran Newcastle 9 1/2" gauge RR https://www.google.com/search?sxsrf=AJOqlzVTJj_QkQYRfVh2pGMi1iVRFE6qfg:16 78299479263&q=newcastle+9+1/2%22+gauge+railroads&tbm=isch&source=univ&fir=3D71KGLUzBGG0M%252CzKjiZXwopZn2fM%252C_%253Bmv RRMzTkHffj1M%252CCvK0CNWJkS77XM%252C_%253BYOno9Jzd BxgS2M%252COenSaOfI_iHzaM%252C_%253B7ienyKliTIOtDM %252C9VrRu1j2-keHUM%252C_%253BSt-Y8FD-vEE_kM%252CM_e4dUnRG3jYKM%252C_%253BB11pO7s_d1mjAM %252CCvK0CNWJkS77XM%252C_%253B15igcc09cV3KiM%252Cs KP0pKE-gSBlGM%252C_%253B5lKRdNYP6ohKoM%252COVzKvX3lwqRNoM %252C_%253BF6UbHB0fDJAcNM%252CCvK0CNWJkS77XM%252C_ %253BRMGSt_A525j81M%252CfFF-bFWbbGY6wM%252C_&usg=AI4_-kTQsVBeBSQAAL15MgdJyZVtgc6JuA&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiS5Kbi-Mz9AhUVFjQIHRY6CcoQ7Al6BAgHEFo&biw=1859&bih=927&dpr=1 and just plain overlooked this in the miriad photos : https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTWmFiqiewo-RVVQTApo8Jl2EVrCiQd4tgsMGzoDsvsauMfbzTRLuoPLSNizuP Xu7384Wg&usqp=CAU
Leading Catfish to the Northhumbrain promised land is gonna hafta be it! :O:

[Catfish]

Phew, as Eichhörnchen would say, this was a real stinker! :har:
Well done Jim :haha::up:

I cannot remember to ever have looked so long for something here w/o giving up. The major hint was 9 1/2" of course, but even then nothing showed up.
I have tried all kinds of word combinations and then some, and it would NEVER show.

I finally entered something like "narrow gauge in England 9 1/2" " or "english 9 1/2" gauge tourist railroad", and up came a page with hundreds of pictures, and again nothing fit. Nothing but the LAST picture at the bottom lower right end of an endless scroll, and even this did not immediately look like it with the locomotive having some white rings on the boiler front and the side not visible, not to mention it was RED.
But i clicked on it.

edit:
Leading Catfish to the Northhumbrain promised land is gonna hafta be it! :O:
Nope, it was not about region, though when i accidentally found the red 2-6-2 at Lakeshore, which was running next to Newcastle, I thought this could be it.
To be true i am still not sure :doh:, even when Jim says it is the right one lol.

re reenactment I like Shays, but they are a chore to restore, and shake themselves to pieces when you go faster than 2 mph. Also no Shay at the time of the civil war, they came later (1875?) :O:

[Jimbuna]

Must admit I enjoyed that puzzle even though I know little to nothing of the subject matter.

The location (Marine Park) is also a lake with a small island which is home to ducks and swans and the site of a model boat club I used to be a member of back in the day. I spent many a good time with my radio controlled boats and even a 7' WWII S Class submarine.

[Catfish]

The location (Marine Park) is also a lake with a small island which is home to ducks and swans and the site of a model boat club I used to be a member of back in the day. I spent many a good time with my radio controlled boats and even a 7' WWII S Class submarine.
:up:
I liked that too when i was young. Had a "Robbe" rc control but never really came to use it, though i built lots of models of all kinds over the time..
The S class sub must have been great :)


Ok what is that ..

https://i.imgur.com/odLIKmLm.jpg

[Aktungbby]

re reenactment I like Shays, but they are a chore to restore, and shake themselves to pieces when you go faster than 2 mph. Also no Shay at the time of the civil war, they came later (1875?) :O:close enough. 1880ish, but accuracy wasn't the main focus as much much as the 'Dixie' aspect to a bunch of Confederate reenactors incl. my brigade leader who collected classic era railroad dining car memorabilia and knew the Roaring Camp RR owner. The reenactment, including a 10 mile march, four abreast in full gear at 0300 AM thru the Santa Cruz Mtns downhill to the rail-head brought out residents, largely former Southerners who cheered us on. The whole advertised affair attracted hundreds of 9 western states' reenactors, and lots of local (paying)train riders; becoming something of a safety and logistical nightmare in a small mtn. community of Felton. Needless to say, the damnyankees skeedaddled at the first volley...:arrgh!: in the South, damnYankees is considered one word!!:O::know:is your puzzle a WWII Tallboy bomb?

[mapuc]

Looks like a part of a generator

Markus

[Eichhörnchen]

^ Re Jim's puzzle, I searched in a similar manner to you, Kai, and was also faced with dozens of photos of these "ride-giving" locos, none of which showed the answer - so I had to leave it. And I almost asked what colour it was too, so as to narrow things down - but then I thought "Nah... it's obviously black" :haha:

And your new puzzle - well it's obviously a Lava Lamp

[Catfish]

is your puzzle a WWII Tallboy bomb?
No
Looks like a part of a generator
Markus
Not a generator
[...]
And your new puzzle - well it's obviously a Lava Lamp
Form maybe, but no ;)

[Ostfriese]

Some sort of (air dropped) bomb?

[Catfish]

^ No.

[Jimbuna]

Some form of projectile?

[Eichhörnchen]

Does something spin round inside?

[Catfish]

Some form of projectile?
No..
Does something spin round inside?
No...
edit: not sure. I guess not.

[Jimbuna]

Off a movie or show?

[Catfish]

No it is real. The lower part on the photo may look a bit different on some photos, more like a black cone getting smaller at the lower end instead of these fin/supporting structure getting wider.
Problem is even posting a small part of another photo will show it on Google image .. :03:

Hint: it was not used in the position shown, i did that to confuse :yep:

[Ostfriese]

Is this thing supposed to be surrounded by water (or another liquid)?

[Eichhörnchen]

https://i.imgur.com/wn7TXf6.jpg

I never use Google Lens to solve these visual riddles but this was too hard to resist, so I photoshopped a black cone to the bottom of your doohickey and flipped it over on its side (you said you up-ended it deliberately)...... but Google still gave me nothing whatsoever :haha:

[Jimbuna]

Gun camera?

[Catfish]

Is this thing supposed to be surrounded by water (or another liquid)?
No lol.
Some hints:
it is supposed to be surrounded by air.
Liquids are supposed to be fed inside, when this thing was active/working.

https://i.imgur.com/wn7TXf6.jpg

I never use Google Lens to solve these visual riddles but this was too hard to resist, so I photoshopped a black cone to the bottom of your doohickey and flipped it over on its side (you said you up-ended it deliberately)...... but Google still gave me nothing whatsoever :haha:
The direction is right, also it almost looks like, maybe it shows when you paint the photoshopped right cone really black, and let it end with a cut (more like a nozzle ;) ) instead of a pointed end.
Gun camera?
Not a gun camera. This has nothing to do with weapons or guns, though the whole contraption where this was fitted to, could have been used by the military. Indeed the military was interested but the project was given up.

[Jimbuna]

A smoke emitter?

[Aktungbby]

made in Amerika?

[Catfish]

A smoke emitter?
There is none to see on contemporary videos or photos. But it does emit something when it works. Maybe smoke when adjusted improperly(?)
made in Amerika?
No. The US military was interested though, as were civilian companies internationally.

The US later developed another idea which was offering the same advantages, but which is unstable in comparison and has accidents now and then until today.
The thing we look for was thoroughly tested and proved to be reliable and well-suited to all kinds of tasks, unfortunately development was stopped.

[Aktungbby]

made in germany?

[Ostfriese]

Some sort of power plant? This is really confusing...

[Catfish]

made in germany?
No. Germany had its own projects for missons this thing could have fulfilled, but nothing came of them either, probably due to WW2 repercussions.
Some sort of power plant? This is really confusing...
I hope so :O:
Power plant, hmm in a way. It was fed with fuel and of course air, and ignited. I would hesitate to call it a rocket though :hmmm:

Even more confusing: This thing was not needed to work all the time during operation of the craft it (and its three siblings) was attached to.

Generally several nations and companies of the time were trying to develop technology that could fulfill certain demands this thing could. Most were abandoned, but they are recently on the table again.

[Eichhörnchen]

The direction is right, also it almost looks like, maybe it shows when you paint the photoshopped right cone really black, and let it end with a cut (more like a nozzle ;) ) instead of a pointed end

I'll give it a try :haha:

[Jimbuna]

Used for spraying such as herbicides and defoliants?

[Eichhörnchen]

https://i.imgur.com/GzNiPBd.jpg

I made it look like this - but it still doesn't yield anything except projectiles in 'Lens'

Were these a result of researches into the fine control of craft which could hover - rather like retro rockets?

[Catfish]

Used for spraying such as herbicides and defoliants?
Not at all
https://i.imgur.com/GzNiPBd.jpg

I made it look like this - but it still doesn't yield anything except projectiles in 'Lens'
Maybe make the black part thicker and a bit less conical, i do not know how those Google lens algorithms work :hmmm:
Were these a result of researches into the fine control of craft which could hover - rather like retro rockets?
It was indeed made for a VTOL craft, and could also make it hover. But these were not used as retro rockets.
But these "rockets" did not fire against the ground, since they (four of them in all) were used more horizontally.
Hint: in a circular fashion :03:

[Jimbuna]

Focke-Wulf Triebflügeljäger “thrust wing hunter”?

[Catfish]

Focke-Wulf Triebflügeljäger “thrust wing hunter”?
This used a similar idea, if it would have been built :)
But it is not german, i think we had that.. and it is not a US craft.

@Eichhörnchen
https://i.imgur.com/iFdq37Ul.jpg

[Eichhörnchen]

A "Tip Jet" rotor helicopter nozzle?

https://i.imgur.com/Ces2HO2.jpg

[Catfish]

Yes a tip jet used like this. It is NOT a helicopter, not only..

[Eichhörnchen]

https://i.imgur.com/wun4T8Q.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/Yumy15H.jpg

Tip jet for Fairey Rotodyne?

[Catfish]

https://i.imgur.com/Yumy15H.jpg
Tip jet for Fairey Rotodyne?

We have a winner! :up: :D

Yes it is a tipjet of the Fairey Rotodyne:

https://i.imgur.com/g89oevGl.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/bUwu24Zl.jpg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkJOm1V77Xg

It used the tip jets for spinnning the rotor during start or landing vertically, and they were switched off during normal flight, the rotor being used as an autogiro while two powerful turboprop engines provided thrust during flying.

There were three pipes feeding air and fuel into the jets through the rotor blades, igniting the mixture within the tips provided thrust through the nozzles during vertical take-off and landing; it was not needed and shut off during flight.

The Rotodyne was a very reliable and successful design, with orders coming in internationally from airlines and military, then further funding was stopped and the project vanished in history.
(The US later came up with the Bell Boeing "Osprey" as a multi-versatile aircraft that combined helicopter and-fast-flight capabilities, but it keeps crashing now and then, and never was a real good design when you consider balance and ground effect.)
The Fairey Rotodyne was much more stable and faster, with less fuel consumption.
(I built one of those as an Airfix model :03: )

Well done and deserved, over to Eichhörnchen :salute:

[Eichhörnchen]

A really good one and a real stinker :haha:

What a fascinating aircraft - I also built the Airfix kit as a kid and have three of them even now, in different historical boxings



https://i.imgur.com/YjggwKM.jpg What is this then?

[mapuc]

A microscopic picture of some creature

Markus

[Eichhörnchen]

^ Nope - see you tomorrow (I'm off to bed)

[Ostfriese]

Is it shown in more or less original size or is it enlarged/zoomed in?

[Jimbuna]

Fabric?

[Eichhörnchen]

@ Osty - this cropped image gives you a close-up picture of its surface - and is from a photo taken at a distance

@ Jim - no

[Jimbuna]

Surface of a planet?

[Eichhörnchen]

^ No, it's earth

[Catfish]

butbut earth is a planet :wah:

Some rock/landscape from afar?

[Aktungbby]

A giant religious statue?

[Eichhörnchen]

butbut earth is a planet :wah:

Some rock/landscape from afar?

butbut I didn't say it was planet Earth - I said it was earth :03:

Anyway - it's not rock or landscape


@ Aktung - nope to that too

[Aktungbby]

is it an art work?

[Eichhörnchen]

^ Nope

[Jimbuna]

Any connection with medicine?

[Eichhörnchen]

^ Nope


https://i.imgur.com/edx1Y5k.jpg

[Jimbuna]

Religion?

[Eichhörnchen]

^ Nope

[mapuc]

Is it half curved like the ancient theatre we see in Greece ?

Markus

[Aktungbby]

is it manmade?

[Catfish]

Zigurrat?

[Eichhörnchen]

@ Markus - no but you're a little warmer in this area

@ Aktung - yes, man made

@ Catfish - not an ancient or archaeological site but you're a little warmer now

[Aktungbby]

in the middle east?

[mapuc]

Has it any relation to farming ?

Markus

[Eichhörnchen]

@ Aktung - not in the middle East; conceived and made first in Italy and I believe you can see one or two in Africa and South America

@ Markus - no, not connected to farming but could be very useful to farmers in the Third World

[Aktungbby]

@ Aktung - not in the middle East; conceived and made first in Italy and I believe you can see one or two in Africa and South America

@ Markus - no, not connected to farming but could be very useful to farmers in the Third World made of dry clay brick?l

[Rockstar]

A pizza oven?

[Eichhörnchen]

@ Aktung - dry clay but not brick

@ Rockstar - no, although it might look a bit like an outdoor oven

[Jimbuna]

Man-made reservoir?

[Eichhörnchen]

^ Nope

https://i.imgur.com/RDTspOP.jpg https://i.imgur.com/u8XcXED.jpg Here's a bit more

[Catfish]

A public building? :hmmm:
Belay that –
Some structure to condense water?

[Eichhörnchen]

^ Nope

[Aktungbby]

Google: "large clay structures in Africa" getz U https://dynaimage.cdn.cnn.com/cnn/q_auto,w_727,c_fit/http%3A%2F%2Fcdn.cnn.com%2Fcnnnext%2Fdam%2Fassets% 2F210407123835-06-tecla-3d-printed-home-clay-restricted.jpg 3-D printed clay structures,,,:doh: But while previous structures have been built using concrete or synthetic materials like plastic, TECLA -- whose named is both derived from writer Italo Calvino's fictional city of Thekla, and an amalgamation of "technology" and "clay" -- was built from soil found at the site mixed with water, fibers from rice husks and a binder, the last of which Cucinella notes is less than 5% of the total volume. Cucinella believes this approach can be replicated in different parts of the world, using whatever local materials are available, and could be particularly helpful in underserved rural areas, where industrial construction materials may be harder to come by.

[Eichhörnchen]

Aktung scores again!

https://i.imgur.com/D34hCfC.jpg TECLA 3-D printed clay house

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tecla_house

[Ostfriese]

Google: "large clay structures in Africa" getz U https://dynaimage.cdn.cnn.com/cnn/q_auto,w_727,c_fit/http%3A%2F%2Fcdn.cnn.com%2Fcnnnext%2Fdam%2Fassets% 2F210407123835-06-tecla-3d-printed-home-clay-restricted.jpg 3-D printed clay structures,,,:doh:

What does she look like if she takes of her bra? :D

[Jimbuna]

:haha:

[Aktungbby]

Aktung scores again!

GEEZE! I "beat U 2 the draw" and guessed yer puzzle too! What a birthday!!??:hmmm: What's This?: https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/picture.php?pictureid=13056&albumid=815&dl=1678724274&thumb=1

[Catfish]

A withered water melon?
An older loaf of bread?
Nothing of the above?
:D

[Aktungbby]

#3 is correct

[mapuc]

Is it a kind of Ornament on a stone ?

Markus

[Jimbuna]

The pupil of a gecko when it is full?

A Leaf Tailed Gecko to be more precise.

https://www.dreamstime.com/royalty-free-stock-photo-eye-leaf-tailed-gecko-uroplatus-fimbriatus-image23771295

[Aktungbby]

over 2 U jimbuna!:Kaleun_Salute:

[Jimbuna]

I'll have something shortly but first I'm off to upgrade the granddaughters car seat to the next age level up.

[Jimbuna]

What is this?

https://i.postimg.cc/g2VCD284/gthnyhuykjuk.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

[Ostfriese]

Are there more of the two things to the left and/or the right or is it just the two things?

[Jimbuna]

There are more.

[Aktungbby]

on a ship?

[Jimbuna]

You might find one on a ship I suppose but I can't honestly say for sure.

[mapuc]

Some kind of support to some machinery ?

Markus

[Jimbuna]

Nope

[Catfish]

Made of metal?

[Jimbuna]

Can be made of a few things but this one in question is made of Zinc Die Cast Silver I believe.

[Catfish]

Thimble? :03:

https://www.amazon.de/Prym-431862-Fingerhut-ZDG-silberfarbig/dp/B0074ONQZG

[Aktungbby]

1930's?

[Catfish]

^ i think you lost already :O:

[Aktungbby]

I'll get my 'Whacks' in later then...:O:

[Jimbuna]

Thimble? :03:

https://www.amazon.de/Prym-431862-Fingerhut-ZDG-silberfarbig/dp/B0074ONQZG

That's the one and over to you matey :salute:

[Ostfriese]

Thimble? :03:

https://www.amazon.de/Prym-431862-Fingerhut-ZDG-silberfarbig/dp/B0074ONQZG


Excellent call, would never have guessed it. :Kaleun_Salute:

[Catfish]

I thought Jim's.. structure would be much bigger, but Jim describing the alloy made me find it :)

Ok what is this?

https://i.imgur.com/qkvM2B3m.jpg

[Jimbuna]

Art?

[Catfish]

Not art ..

[Jimbuna]

A shot of the earth?

[Eichhörnchen]

Excellent call, would never have guessed it. :Kaleun_Salute:

I don't know how he did that either :hmmm:

Anyway... is that a person's hand under water (viewed from above)?

[Catfish]

A shot of the earth?
No.
[...] ... is that a person's hand under water (viewed from above)?
No.

[Ostfriese]

Is it an object under water?

[Catfish]

Not under water.

[mapuc]

This "Object" is it a section of some famous painting ?

Markus

[Catfish]

As Jim asked further north it is not art or a painting.

[Ostfriese]

Why does Jimbuna complain about my pictures (and then solves them easily) but not this one?


It's an effing narrow strip of colours, like a painting made by a three-year-old with fingerpaint, viewed through a mailbox slit.

[Catfish]

Why does Jimbuna complain about my pictures (and then solves them easily) but not this one?
It's an effing narrow strip of colours, like a painting made by a three-year-old with fingerpaint, viewed through a mailbox slit.
No problem, made it a bit wider and vertical instead of a mailbox slit.
You know I'm here to help :D

https://i.imgur.com/6wMGfhRm.jpg

[Ostfriese]

Unicorn vomit :D

[Catfish]

^ :har:

[mapuc]

Are we on Earth ?

Markus

[Jimbuna]

Clothing?

[Catfish]

Are we on Earth ?
Markus
I currently am :). This object, too.
Clothing?
No

[mapuc]

Is it from some fiction

Markus

[Jimbuna]

Stationary object?

[Catfish]

Is it from some fiction Markus
No.
Stationary object?
Yes.

[Jimbuna]

Globe?

[Ostfriese]

Colored glass windows, like in a church?

[Catfish]

Globe?
No.
Colored glass windows, like in a church?
No.

[Tango589]

A particularly psychedelic sunset?

[Catfish]

No..

[Aktungbby]

does it move(or flow)?

[Catfish]

No..

[Jimbuna]

Building?

[Catfish]

No..

[Jimbuna]

I reckon only Glynn is as stingy as you in the clues department :)

[Eichhörnchen]

I think it has something to do with electricity and I'm not stingy, just frugal lol

[Catfish]

No electricity involved, so sorry ;)
I guess it doesn't sting either..

[Tango589]

Is it an oil slick on water?

[Catfish]

No.

[Jimbuna]

Man-made?

[Catfish]

No.

I did not think this would take that long :hmmm:

It's a
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H48j3KGBomU

[mapuc]

No.

I did not think this would take that long :hmmm:

It's a
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H48j3KGBomU

Shame on me-I'm dedicated E.L.O fan and I didn't recognize it in any way.

Markus

[Catfish]

No no, just wanted to give a hint! 'It's a living thing', this thing we/you are looking for is alive :)

[Eichhörnchen]

Is it one of those weird life-forms that live in rock?

[Catfish]

You mean like the "Steinlaus" (https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steinlaus) ?
No it does not live in rocks.

A hint for you since you just looked it up: Maybe a qoukka saw or can see it. But then they are nocturnal, and are probably in the wrong place of the right continent.

Sorry i was wrong it is NOT in AUSTRALIA!!

[bracer]

A flower?

[Catfish]

No.

[Eichhörnchen]

In the sky (atmosphere)?

[Catfish]

^ No, not as high. It has a connection to the ground.

brace was close with "flower"..
We are in the "plant kingdom" :03:

[Ostfriese]

So, not corals (they are animals by definition).


Is it a mushroom/fungus?

[bracer]

Has to be something like Waihee Rainbow or similar?

[Eichhörnchen]

Is it cultivated - or always growing wild?

[Jimbuna]

No.

I did not think this would take that long :hmmm:

It's a
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H48j3KGBomU

Shame on me-I'm dedicated E.L.O fan and I didn't recognize it in any way.

Markus

:har:

[Catfish]

So, not corals (they are animals by definition).
Is it a mushroom/fungus?
I wrote we are in the "plant kingdom", so no mushroom or fungus – a plant.
Has to be something like Waihee Rainbow or similar?
Not a Waihee Rainbow. But you are correct geographically.
Is it cultivated - or always growing wild?
Also cultivated: it is growing wild, being cultivated for commercial use, and also used for decoration.

[Eichhörnchen]

cultivated for commercial use, and also used for decoration.


https://i.imgur.com/GDbwCIk.jpg https://i.imgur.com/bF2vhwo.jpg

I'll get Moira on the case when she's back from the gym later - nothing she doesn't know about plants used in decoration

[Aktungbby]

https://upload.travelawaits.com/ta/uploads/2021/04/a-rainbow-eucalyptus-tree-in371af5.jpg rainbow eucalyptus?

[Eichhörnchen]

^ :har: Moira just got home and the first thing she said was "Is it bark?"

[Catfish]

^ :har: Moira just got home and the first thing she said was "Is it bark?"
:haha:
Hmm this is what friends told me, always ask your wife :wah:
So Moira ummm Aktung did not bark up the wrong tree :03:

It is the rainbow tree Eucalyptus deglupta growing and cultivated from Southeast Asia and Philippines to New Guinea.
I really thought it grew in Australia due to the Eucalyptus species, but no.. sorry for the fuss.
It sure looks like a fictional plant out of the "Avatar" films ..

"The tree is widely exploited for its wood, which is traded internationally. A comparative newcomer to cultivation in plantations, as the only Eucalyptus species to grow in the humid rainforests, this species is now widely planted throughout the wet tropics of the world. Due to its very attractive bark and quick growth, the species is frequently planted as an ornamental tree."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eucalyptus_deglupta

https://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Eucalyptus+deglupta

https://i.imgur.com/exNq3rOm.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/e1jo2Rvm.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/MO98Me7m.jpg

Over to Aktungbby :salute:

[Jimbuna]

Looks like something out of Avatar.

[Aktungbby]

whats this?https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/picture.php?albumid=815&pictureid=13059

[bracer]

Saab Viggen?

[Eichhörnchen]

Is this a canard wing?

[Aktungbby]

Nope to both

[Eichhörnchen]

Carrierborne?

[Aktungbby]

Unsure; But the countries that use, or are about to use it, have no carriers; and the ones I'm viewing have no hook or 'spagetti' arresting gear as yet.

[Jimbuna]

Russian built?

[Eichhörnchen]

FA-50 Light Combat Aircraft

[Aktungbby]

FA-50 Light Combat AircraftThat's the one! Over to Eich.:salute:

[Eichhörnchen]

https://i.imgur.com/wz2jiOl.jpg What is this?

[Catfish]

Aktung's plane even bears my name :D

re Eichhörnchen: A memorial?

[Eichhörnchen]

^ Nope

[Catfish]

An industrial building?

[Eichhörnchen]

No not industrial but commercial

[Catfish]

A bridge?

[Eichhörnchen]

https://i.imgur.com/ysRVhr9.jpg No - here's a clue

[Ostfriese]

Does it rotate?

[Eichhörnchen]

No it certainly doesn't appear to rotate

[Jimbuna]

Located in the EU?

[Eichhörnchen]

^ No, not in the EU (yet)

[mapuc]

Russian ?

Markus

[Jimbuna]

Ukraine?

[Eichhörnchen]

^ Yes

[Jimbuna]

UFO building in Kyiv?

[Eichhörnchen]

^ Nope

[Catfish]

Can you order coffee in there?

[Eichhörnchen]

Yes you've got it :haha:

[Catfish]

Oh no i am just leading Aktung to the promised land :O:

[mapuc]

Can it be found in the western part of Ukraine ?

Markus

[Eichhörnchen]

Eastern Ukraine, SE of Kyiv

[Aktungbby]

is that wood in the picture?

[Eichhörnchen]

^

https://i.imgur.com/iPLkPW8.jpg No

[Jimbuna]

Restaurant Poplavok?

[Eichhörnchen]

https://i.imgur.com/k74aDpX.jpg Yes - also known as Het Poplak Cafe, Dnipro

[Jimbuna]

Back in an hour or so with something.

[Jimbuna]

Righteo then, what is this?

https://i.postimg.cc/ZRPryHLj/gggg.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

[Ostfriese]

Smalls and Stripes?

[Ostfriese]

OK, seriously. The things on the left and right look like worm gears, but as I know my luck they probaly aren't worm gears.

[Catfish]

some corrugated iron?

[Jimbuna]

Smalls and Stripes?

OK, seriously. The things on the left and right look like worm gears, but as I know my luck they probaly aren't worm gears.

Neither unfortunately.

[Jimbuna]

some corrugated iron?

Well done Kai it is indeed.

I've never come across this before so I will be investigating further as guesses come in but the answer to the puzzle IS available on the internet.

[Eichhörnchen]

Is the corrugated iron there to protect against the weather?

[Jimbuna]

No more than could reasonably be expected I suppose.

I don't think the climate is an issue though.

[Eichhörnchen]

Is it to do with art?

[Jimbuna]

I'd have thought more as a tourist attraction.

[Eichhörnchen]

Is it static then?

[Jimbuna]

Most definitely.

[Eichhörnchen]

In Geordie-land?

[Jimbuna]

Nowhere near this time :)

CLUE: I've never been to this country but my boy has.

[mapuc]

In the Netherland ?

Markus

[Jimbuna]

It was me that resided there for a few years :)

[Aktungbby]

Indonesia?

[Eichhörnchen]

Was it made to resist armed attack?

[Jimbuna]

Indonesia?

Nope.

[Jimbuna]

Was it made to resist armed attack?

No military connection as far as I'm aware.

[Eichhörnchen]

Made in the 20th century?

[Jimbuna]

Made in the 20th century?

Yes

[Catfish]

Asia?

[Eichhörnchen]

France?

[Jimbuna]

Asia?

France?

Neither

[Eichhörnchen]

Europe?

[Jimbuna]

Afraid not.

[mapuc]

Africa ?

Markus

[Jimbuna]

Nope

[mapuc]

Are we far north in the Artic ?

Markus

[Eichhörnchen]

USA?

[Jimbuna]

Are we far north in the Artic ?

Markus

Further south.

USA?

Too large a country.

[Eichhörnchen]

India?

[Jimbuna]

Smaller

[mapuc]

Pakistan ?

Markus

[Jimbuna]

Asia has already been ruled out.

https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showpost.php?p=2859387&postcount=3457

[Aktungbby]

in the western hemisphere?

[Eichhörnchen]

Australia?

[Jimbuna]

in the western hemisphere?

Nope

[Jimbuna]

Australia?

Closest yet.

[Catfish]

New Zealand?

[Jimbuna]

New Zealand?

Yes :)

[Aktungbby]

https://img.atlasobscura.com/3kGlzzYpItuIn-ku_-SYLek1wWtY5wyLU-W_1ipJOG8/rt:fit/w:2880/q:81/sm:1/scp:1/ar:1/aHR0cHM6Ly9hdGxh/cy1kZXYuczMuYW1h/em9uYXdzLmNvbS91/cGxvYWRzL2Fzc2V0/cy85ZjM1OGVhM2Nh/MTNkNTVmZTFfUDIx/ODA3ODUtUGFuby0y/LmpwZw.jpg posting: "famous corrugated iron buildings in New zealand" getz U : "The Tiny Town Where Corrugated Iron Becomes Building-Sized Art":shucks: Thankyou Catfish for leading me to the promised land!:Kaleun_Party:

[Catfish]

Thankyou Catfish for leading me to the promised land!:Kaleun_Party:[/COLOR]
You're welcome :)

[Eichhörnchen]

With a little help from me :yep:

[Jimbuna]

That's the one.

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/big-dog-and-sheep

https://i.postimg.cc/Nf2M231t/Big-Sheep-Wool-Gallery-Tirau-New-Zealand.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

Over to Vincent :salute:

[Aktungbby]

Who is this famous skater?https://subsim.com/radioroom/picture.php?albumid=815&pictureid=13064

[Jimbuna]

Human?

[Aktungbby]

nope

[Jimbuna]

Animal?

[Aktungbby]

yes

[Jimbuna]

Dog?

[Aktungbby]

nope

[Jimbuna]

Bird?

[Aktungbby]

yes!

[Catfish]

Skate or bust :03:

[Aktungbby]

in this case more; 'skate or casserole'! :shucks:

[Ostfriese]

Roadrunner?

[Catfish]

Rather road skater :03:

[Aktungbby]

Roadrunner?

Rather road skater :03:

nope 2 bothayaz

[Catfish]

i already said it here (https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showpost.php?p=2859877&postcount=3490)
Not all, two letters missing :03:

[Moonlight]

Is it a Penguin?

[Aktungbby]

nope

[Catfish]

@Aktung: Don't be so cocky :O:

[Aktungbby]

You've got the gender right... & that's sumpin' ta 'crow' about this early in the AM! (big hint!:O:)

[mapuc]

From Sesame street ?

Markus