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That looks great! My buddy who is unwell at the moment (cancer) would love that. He’s into model making again and very good at it.
I used to make them when I was growing up and made loads of them. Humbrol paint, brushes, sandpaper, Stanley knife, head-swimming glue, masking tape, good to go! The great Roy Cross artwork ….whats not to like? Just opening the box was an event! I actually have an Fw190D-9 (a favourite aircraft of mine) to make up given as a gift some years ago.
I know these models are expensive, but the bigger ones like 1/24 scale always were. I actually bought as a retirement gift the above chum a 1/32 Fairey Battle in January and that was well over £30. Quite why he wanted a model of a hopeless death trap like that is beyond me, but each to their own.
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A little something for all you Airfix fans on 08:14 - Aug 16 with 314 views
A little something for all you Airfix fans on 08:05 - Aug 16 by Churchman
That looks great! My buddy who is unwell at the moment (cancer) would love that. He’s into model making again and very good at it.
I used to make them when I was growing up and made loads of them. Humbrol paint, brushes, sandpaper, Stanley knife, head-swimming glue, masking tape, good to go! The great Roy Cross artwork ….whats not to like? Just opening the box was an event! I actually have an Fw190D-9 (a favourite aircraft of mine) to make up given as a gift some years ago.
I know these models are expensive, but the bigger ones like 1/24 scale always were. I actually bought as a retirement gift the above chum a 1/32 Fairey Battle in January and that was well over £30. Quite why he wanted a model of a hopeless death trap like that is beyond me, but each to their own.
A little something for all you Airfix fans on 08:14 - Aug 16 by Keno
This was my favourite model
Just look at thad bad boy! I never made a Sunderland. Great aeroplane though. I actually visited Rochester Cathedral the other day to see the restored and very rare Short Scion. In the Cathdral is a little museum to Short Bros, as their main factory was there until after the war. It was very interesting and included a film about the company and its products. The Sunderland featured heavily of course. A truly great aeroplane. Kit looks the business too.
The best models I ever made up were a Bf110G-4 (1/72) and a Halifax Bmk3 (underrated aeroplane partially due to Harris’ loathing of Handley-Page). Ahhh, happy days with Radio Two in the background with the football on - the great Peter Jones and co.
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A little something for all you Airfix fans on 08:47 - Aug 16 with 156 views
A little something for all you Airfix fans on 08:30 - Aug 16 by Churchman
Just look at thad bad boy! I never made a Sunderland. Great aeroplane though. I actually visited Rochester Cathedral the other day to see the restored and very rare Short Scion. In the Cathdral is a little museum to Short Bros, as their main factory was there until after the war. It was very interesting and included a film about the company and its products. The Sunderland featured heavily of course. A truly great aeroplane. Kit looks the business too.
The best models I ever made up were a Bf110G-4 (1/72) and a Halifax Bmk3 (underrated aeroplane partially due to Harris’ loathing of Handley-Page). Ahhh, happy days with Radio Two in the background with the football on - the great Peter Jones and co.
Huh. Every day’s a learning day on here. I’m not sure how I’ve managed to not know about this for so long, so thanks.
“Only a few weeks after D-Day, a newspaper ran a story that reported that only watery cider and poisoned water was available to our boys on the front.”
Good to see we had our priorities right back then!
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