General Discussion

[Rick Lowe]

It would have worked for James Bond! Of course there would have been a hottie waiting for him in the haystack.....

Of course! Nothing but the best, for the UK's Finest! 

Speaking of Bad Idea subs, what about taking the Surcouf design, or the HMS M1 and ramping it up?
Something Kriegsmarine but with a Bismarck turret? 

Surprisingly, Drachinifel did his Rum Ration this past week on HMS X.1, which, other than the diesels, was actually a decent cruiser submarine.

I was thinking more along the lines of the 6" gun mounting, which IIRC, may have been the cause of the sub's demise; the theory being it got clipped by a surface vessel and the gun and mounting ripped away - a massive cavity into the interior of the sub for water ingress... 
So it's probably not the X.1 then... Goggle-Fu failed me there...

[kerick]

It would have worked for James Bond! Of course there would have been a hottie waiting for him in the haystack.....

With a exotic sports car parked probably somewhere very close by 

Precisely!

[Rheged]

It would have worked for James Bond! Of course there would have been a hottie waiting for him in the haystack.....

Of course! Nothing but the best, for the UK's Finest! 

Speaking of Bad Idea subs, what about taking the Surcouf design, or the HMS M1 and ramping it up?
Something Kriegsmarine but with a Bismarck turret? 

Surprisingly, Drachinifel did his Rum Ration this past week on HMS X.1, which, other than the diesels, was actually a decent cruiser submarine.

I was thinking more along the lines of the 6" gun mounting, which IIRC, may have been the cause of the sub's demise; the theory being it got clipped by a surface vessel and the gun and mounting ripped away - a massive cavity into the interior of the sub for water ingress... 
So it's probably not the X.1 then... Goggle-Fu failed me there...

You may be thinking of  HMS M1   Details here:-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_M1_(1917)

[zenrat]

Most of the Bad Ideas have at one point or another been built, so I will stick with something that I have whiffed before and failed to provide the final version. It will be based around the Austin FX4 London Black Cab, a vehicle that is not built for speed the most I ever achieved was 99.97mph with the Nissan 2.7L with a three speed automatic gearbox. Yes there was a hearse conversion and a soft-top,plus a long-wheel base but these were customised along with the van version. I'm thinking along the lines of a emergency response vehicle, yes I know that it doesn't have 4x4 but it did share the same engine with the Land Rover no not the V8. City Response version.
Auxiliary Fire Service (AFS)

There's a credible  backstory that  could be created here.  During the Blitz (WW2)  London taxis were equipped with a ladder on the roof rack and a trailer pump (Coventry Climax, I think)  to augment the London Fire Brigade.  Perhaps you have identified a failed attempt to keep this going after the war.

Italeri provides the 1/24 Land Rover Fire Truck LWB and there's various Austin F4X model kits at reasonable prices.

Why is it a Bad Idea Mac?  Seems sensible to me.  Proven mechanicals, good turning circle, robust.  You don't need a high top speed to respond in the city.

[Weaver]

Nuclear-powered London Taxi...

[PR19_Kit]

Now that would SILLY H. 

[NARSES2]

Nuclear-powered London Taxi...

Given the fares they charge the drivers could certainly afford to fund its development 

[NARSES2]

Where's Steve when you need him ? 

I like that 

Steve is not happy with your suggestion...

Sorry Steve 

[scooter]

Most of the Bad Ideas have at one point or another been built, so I will stick with something that I have whiffed before and failed to provide the final version. It will be based around the Austin FX4 London Black Cab, a vehicle that is not built for speed the most I ever achieved was 99.97mph with the Nissan 2.7L with a three speed automatic gearbox. Yes there was a hearse conversion and a soft-top,plus a long-wheel base but these were customised along with the van version. I'm thinking along the lines of a emergency response vehicle, yes I know that it doesn't have 4x4 but it did share the same engine with the Land Rover no not the V8. City Response version.
Auxiliary Fire Service (AFS)

There's a credible  backstory that  could be created here.  During the Blitz (WW2)  London taxis were equipped with a ladder on the roof rack and a trailer pump (Coventry Climax, I think)  to augment the London Fire Brigade.  Perhaps you have identified a failed attempt to keep this going after the war.

Italeri provides the 1/24 Land Rover Fire Truck LWB and there's various Austin F4X model kits at reasonable prices.

Why is it a Bad Idea Mac?  Seems sensible to me.  Proven mechanicals, good turning circle, robust.  You don't need a high top speed to respond in the city.

And, contrary to American fire apparatus manufacturers, you also don't need a huge vehicle to fight fires.

[Nick]

And, contrary to American fire apparatus manufacturers, you also don't need a huge vehicle to fight fires.

Fire fighting suits were made of shiny silver to reflect the heat.
US Fire Trucks have lots of shiny chrome fittings among the red paint.

Why aren't they shiny chrome all over to reflect all the heat? 


Here's a SMALL fire engine for you... 
660cc engine, 50 horsepower!

[McColm]

Most of the Bad Ideas have at one point or another been built, so I will stick with something that I have whiffed before and failed to provide the final version. It will be based around the Austin FX4 London Black Cab, a vehicle that is not built for speed the most I ever achieved was 99.97mph with the Nissan 2.7L with a three speed automatic gearbox. Yes there was a hearse conversion and a soft-top,plus a long-wheel base but these were customised along with the van version. I'm thinking along the lines of a emergency response vehicle, yes I know that it doesn't have 4x4 but it did share the same engine with the Land Rover no not the V8. City Response version.
Auxiliary Fire Service (AFS)

There's a credible  backstory that  could be created here.  During the Blitz (WW2)  London taxis were equipped with a ladder on the roof rack and a trailer pump (Coventry Climax, I think)  to augment the London Fire Brigade.  Perhaps you have identified a failed attempt to keep this going after the war.

Italeri provides the 1/24 Land Rover Fire Truck LWB and there's various Austin F4X model kits at reasonable prices.

Why is it a Bad Idea Mac?  Seems sensible to me.  Proven mechanicals, good turning circle, robust.  You don't need a high top speed to respond in the city.

Austin had the Gypsy, some of them were converted into private fire engines, the favourite vehicle at the time was the Land Rover.

[The Chaos]

god eavening.
I think i build for the Group build the takom mamut.
https://www.scalemates.com/de/kits/takom-2156-vk-10001-p--1416601

[McColm]

I'm not too sure if this is a bad idea but what if the Royal Air Force had selected the Lockheed P-3A Orion instead of the HS Nimrod MR.1 as the primary maritime surveillance aircraft. Naturally they would have it changed  the engines to the Rolls-Royce Tynes and increasing the length of the weapons bay by installing the one in the Breguet Br.1150 Atlantic.

The engine nacelles from the Mach2 Breguet Br.1150 Atlantic kit fit the Hasegawa Lockheed P-3C and the weapons bay from the Revell Atlantic ATL1 will fit the P-3C.
 

[NARSES2]

It's only a bad idea if you worked for Hawker Siddeley or Bae, and even then it's not if they got some of the extensive (and costly) contracts to make it more suitable for RAF use.

Shows the difficulty behind the premise of this GB. One man's bad idea is another's gravy train.

[perttime]

How do you like the idea of defending Britain against Nazi invasion by hanging blades under Tiger Moths? The blade would be used against parachutes, and even paratroops who had already landed.