It was almost a year ago that I made my first submersible airplane, the Cormorant. I followed that up almost immediately by a two-seat plane -- the Tigershark. The Tigershark was essentially a wider version of the Cormorant with a handful of nice extras.

So when I finished the Cormorant 2 last week, I thought to myself... "Hey." Then I thought to myself, "Why don't you make a new Tigershark too?" And after that I thought to myself, "Why am I having conversations with myself?" And I didn't know the answer to that.

Over the last few days, with helpful input from several SL Flying Corps pilots, I've worked at modifying the Cormorant into a two-seater as I did last time. It's lengthened and widened to include a tail gunner's position.

Cormorant 2 (left) and Tigershark 2 beta (right)

I have to say, this plane kicks serious ass in a TCS dogfight. In a few test battles yesterday, Rei Kuhr quickly mastered the split-second timing needed to fire a fixed-aim tailgun and took out several attackers. If anyone got on our six, they were toast.

So... two planes, both similar but different. Cormorant 2 is smaller (cheaper), seats one, and has one gun. Tigershark 2 is larger, seats two, has two guns, and has a nifty paint job. With luck and lots more testing, I should have Tigershark 2 done by the weekend. Take your pick!