If that didn't inspire on all levels I don't know what would! an absolutely marvellous idea, and taking it into schools has to be good news.
My salute sir!
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- Sat May 10, 2025 8:09 am
- Forum: Everything else
- Topic: HMS Ursular
- Replies: 3
- Views: 30
Re: HMS Ursular
Golly that looks nice - who is the manufacturer?
- Mon Apr 14, 2025 5:02 pm
- Forum: Everything else
- Topic: Airfix missile at 1/144 ....
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4931
Re: Airfix missile at 1/144 ....
Superb diorama. Very evocative and locally significant - I have been known to frequent the flying club at Breighton. Once upon a time it was a Thor base, three launchers being sited on the old main runway. There were also two batteries of Bloodhounds to defend them. Like the Thor pads the Bloodhound...
- Tue Apr 08, 2025 9:47 am
- Forum: Reports & Photographic archives
- Topic: Hinckley 6th April 2025
- Replies: 0
- Views: 182
Hinckley 6th April 2025
The SIG had a good, if somewhat cramped day out at Hinckley on Sunday. Given we only had six feet and one chair (which on reflection sounds like a character in a Terry Pratchett novel) it is perhaps fortunate that both David Hart and 'Team T&E' - Tim and Emma - were away this year, presumably do...
- Tue Apr 01, 2025 3:38 pm
- Forum: Aviation
- Topic: De Havilland Dh.89 Dragon Rapide
- Replies: 1
- Views: 772
Re: De Havilland Dh.89 Dragon Rapide
unbridled nostalgia !
Excellent!
Excellent!
- Thu Mar 27, 2025 9:05 pm
- Forum: Aviation
- Topic: The one that got me started
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1872
Re: The one that got me started
If that's your first one it's pretty darn impressive! Lovely model superbly presented - I really like the retracting undercarriage, very effective. PS - just realised - I do believe I may have sat in the cockpit of that very aircraft - on my very first Air Cadet camp, West Raynham in nineteen harrum...
- Fri Dec 20, 2024 1:08 am
- Forum: Everything else
- Topic: LCAC revival
- Replies: 1
- Views: 446
LCAC revival
I built Trumpeter's LCAC some years ago but unfortunately it suffered an accident which broke the ducted fan units and it had been consigned to a box for some considerable time. The safety guards for the props were always the part of the model I was least happy with - injection moulding simply canno...
- Sun Nov 24, 2024 12:07 pm
- Forum: Reports & Photographic archives
- Topic: Scale Model World 2024
- Replies: 2
- Views: 543
Scale Model World 2024
Well it's the morning after another tremendous Telford - obviously pics will appear on the Forum in due course but just wanted to thank everyone for the hard work and commitment that produced another uniquely interesting display much admired by all visitors. On which subject, incredibly, MS Modeller...
- Fri Nov 22, 2024 9:59 pm
- Forum: Aviation
- Topic: It's missing a bit of olive drab.....
- Replies: 1
- Views: 340
Re: It's missing a bit of olive drab.....
Very nice!
And thanks for the reference - I have one reader at least !
Red / white schemes are always a challenge - some of mine have ended up pink in the past.....and don't get me started on day-glo...............
And thanks for the reference - I have one reader at least !
Red / white schemes are always a challenge - some of mine have ended up pink in the past.....and don't get me started on day-glo...............
- Mon Oct 07, 2024 3:13 pm
- Forum: Aviation
- Topic: Completed Build: 1/144 South Vietnamese F-5 Dropping Napalm
- Replies: 1
- Views: 439
Re: Completed Build: 1/144 South Vietnamese F-5 Dropping Napalm
impressive !
Flying poses are hard to pull off so full marks!
Flying poses are hard to pull off so full marks!