I'll be brief. Lulled by the privacy of a secluded Central American beach, the British Museum's globetrotting heroine Ebony has let down rather more than her guard this time. Being no "Mad Dog" nor indeed an "EnglishMAN" she is nevertheless ...um... OUT in the midday sun. However, she's been roused from her daydreams by the unscheduled arrival of the...the.. the Brazilian Clipper?! (OK. I'd better quit before the double entendres go too far...) An historical aside. Before becoming a familiar by-word in "land anywhere" rotory-wing aviation, the Sikorsky company was in fact one of "THE" go-to pioneers of passenger flying boats. Perhaps the quintessence of all this delving into matters amphibious was the stately S-42 Clipper. This beauty entered service with Pan-American Airways in the mid-30's. Samoan Clipper. Hong Kong Clipper. Brazilian Clipper. All names that awaken memories of a bygone age of luxury and prestige. There was no "Coach-class." You had to BE someone to steal the spoons off this baby. That being said, who knows what delusional schemes for world domination (requiring a passing knowledge, say, of Ancient Khmer) might have been scrawled with excited hands upon napkins during in-flight dinner service? Eh? Dr Jones? Thanks for viewing and comments Assembled in Poser 10. Rendered in View 2014 Assets The Sikorsky S-42 Clipper was a lucky find at Turbosquid My prop blurs