Many of us as kids - certainly those of us with active imaginations - would have experienced the fun of making ourselves a wearable plane.
It probably would have involved a cardboard box, some loosely fashioned cardboard wings, and, if we were a bit fancy, some fuselage details added with crayon
on the side.
They certainly wouldn't have looked quite as remarkable - or as difficult to wear - as the planes made by Mitre 10 Mega staff for the Wings over Wairarapa Christmas Parade float.
The squadron of biplanes, cleverly dubbed the Red Wekas, weigh 30kg and are wheeled along, a bit like a wheelbarrow, while the "pilot" stands inside them. They'll be making an appearance at Christmas parades around Wairarapa, starting with Carterton on November 24, to draw attention to the Wings over Wairarapa event in January.
And they're fantastic.
