Recycled Jumbos

[willedoo]

Five 747's converted to a hostel, restaurant, house, simulator & Smithsonian display:

 

http://www.urbanghostsmedia.com/2010/06/5-creatively-recycled-and-diy-747s/

 

 

[Spin]

Shades of Motoart - albeit on a slightly grander scale!

 

http://www.motoart.com/

 

I managed to rescue a bunch of prop blades from the scrap merchant and am slowly restoring them to display condition, however I would kill for access to a couple of scrap airframes to recycle - or even a defunct radial to turn into a coffee table:) From the Motoart catalogue:

 

[ATTACH=full]848[/ATTACH]

 

[ATTACH]18038[/ATTACH]

 

 

 

[dazza 38]

I would like the girl on the chair. ;)

 

 

[willedoo]

I managed to rescue a bunch of prop blades from the scrap merchant and am slowly restoring them to display condition, however I would kill for access to a couple of scrap airframes to recycle - or even a defunct radial to turn into a coffee table:)

Yes, & it's a shame to see this sort of thing happening, instead of selling to someone who could do something better than scrapping them:

 

http://www.urbanghostsmedia.com/2011/09/derelict-a1-lightning-fighter-jet-xn728-scrapped/

 

 

[willedoo]

Here's a 727 hotel suite in Costa Rica:

 

http://www.stormclimb.com/2011/08/31/abandoned-boeing-727-becomes-exclusive-costa-rican-hotel-suite/

 

 

[winsor68]

I've always thought that if someone could use an old one for airshows (yes perhaps mild aeros?!) It would impress me... and plenty of space for advertising on the fuselage.