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by MikeV
Sun Jan 07, 2024 3:43 pm
Forum: Everything else
Topic: Scale colour
Replies: 2
Views: 886

Re: Scale colour

fully agree - there's an earlier thread about scale colour if you scroll down the 'open questions' section
by MikeV
Fri Jan 05, 2024 2:05 am
Forum: Aviation
Topic: C-97 and EC-121
Replies: 11
Views: 3467

Re: C-97 and EC-121

Looking Good - I have a couple of Revell Connies in the stash - lovely aircraft. Minicraft are a bit curate's egg - I agree with you - they are attractive subjects - best ones in the range are the Catalina, B-47 and B-58 - to be fair a lot of Roden's output has similar problems but in all cases ther...
by MikeV
Fri Dec 08, 2023 9:04 am
Forum: Aviation
Topic: Canopies
Replies: 8
Views: 1749

Re: Canopies

Point of order m'lud 'materials that grew rather than manufactured' A great deal of the plastic we use is oil-based which means that 50 million years ago it was trees I would submit a greener use than burning the stuff........ SIG144 - saving the planet! That said unbounded respect for our members w...
by MikeV
Mon Dec 04, 2023 2:55 pm
Forum: Aviation
Topic: Canopies
Replies: 8
Views: 1749

Re: Canopies

For what my two-penn'orth is worth I always try to go for clear canopies. Some kits - especially resins - have solid mouldings intended to be painted. Clear parts in our scale are often too thick. If they are irretrievable as clear items they should be painted on the outside as internal refraction w...
by MikeV
Mon Nov 20, 2023 10:51 am
Forum: Reports & Photographic archives
Topic: 1/144 display at Faszination Modellbau Friedrichshafen 2023
Replies: 4
Views: 1897

Re: 1/144 display at Faszination Modellbau Friedrichshafen 2023

Wow indeed - two 8m tables....we can only dream......!!!

Fabulous display, looks like a great venue too. My regards to Wolfgang and congratulations to you all - good to see so many 1/144 in one place.
by MikeV
Fri Nov 17, 2023 10:06 am
Forum: Everything else
Topic: T.I.D. 164
Replies: 2
Views: 1999

Re: T.I.D. 164

Hi Malcolm I didn't know that faller water texture was still about - I'll seek some out. Lovely job! Re the NeOmega HDML it was at Telford - it looks stunning and I would have got one except that British Phantoms had somewhat blown the budget! I know at least one member of the 'Yacht Club' was unabl...
by MikeV
Tue Nov 14, 2023 10:10 am
Forum: Reports & Photographic archives
Topic: Scale Model World 2023
Replies: 4
Views: 2406

Scale Model World 2023

Well....what a show !! This year felt much more like the old days with a buzz and positivity that was palpable, under the new system we paid for extra tables but this brought certainty to planning (it was essentially a lottery before)and you all rose to the occasion magnificently. We tried to vary t...
by MikeV
Mon Oct 16, 2023 9:16 am
Forum: Reports & Photographic archives
Topic: Lincoln 15th October 2023
Replies: 1
Views: 980

Lincoln 15th October 2023

The SIG had a great day out at Lincoln yesterday, lovely Autumn sunshine and a friendly venue The two Davids, Hart and Ferrari Emma, Tim and YT found ourselves with a super 12' double depth table in a sunny hall. The low sun resulted in some squinting during set up (and at one moment some concern wh...
by MikeV
Wed Oct 11, 2023 12:21 pm
Forum: Aviation
Topic: Autumn quiz (and the answers)
Replies: 3
Views: 1544

Re: Autumn quiz

Definitely a Neptune in the background..........
by MikeV
Fri Oct 06, 2023 7:42 am
Forum: Aviation
Topic: Vanguard Fund Raising Appeal.
Replies: 1
Views: 1283

Re: Vanguard Fund Raising Appeal.

A worthy cause deserving of support - very soft spot for Invicta - there was a time when they were my local airline. Of course it will have to be restored as a fully inter-active experience for the visitors with virtual tours hosted by a cute CGI character who will explain all parts of the giant pla...