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Post by rem2007 on Jun 11, 2008 23:29:56 GMT 1
What did you do with all the planes?
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Post by nm on Jun 11, 2008 23:43:42 GMT 1
What did you do with all the planes? Well, maybe the two Spits got rid of nine of them, then crashed into the Lancaster on the way home? NM
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Post by Deleted on Jun 12, 2008 0:40:43 GMT 1
Any photos of the planes. ?
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Post by eric on Jun 12, 2008 7:15:33 GMT 1
Rolf!
The Lanc, He111 one Me 109 one Me 110 and a Spit still exist, the rest ,including a very nice half-made He217 were all black bagged and dumped.
I have offered the remaining ones to a small local Museum called 'Oban, War and Peace' which tells the story of the important role played by Oban during the war (Sunderlands and PBY Catalina's flew out over the Atlantic from here). Not sure they will be interested as not too many Lancs would have used Oban Bay as a runway!!!!!! If they don't want them, then I am afraid they also will be crashing into a black bag.
The problem is SPACE, or to be accurate, a lack of space! One day I will have my own Hobby Room, and all will be replaced.....one day!
No photos of them, they are covered in an inch of dust at the moment anyway.
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Post by Baz on Jun 12, 2008 10:00:49 GMT 1
Thuperb Eric.............. A masterly job Don't envy you guys at all motorising the beast. Baz
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Post by eric on Jun 12, 2008 13:51:31 GMT 1
Thanks Baz!
Update on the Aircraft.......I managed to hide one 1/72 Spit one 1/72 Me109 and one 1/48 Me 109f where 'She Who Must be Obey'd' will never find them.....and the rest, the Lanc, He 111, Me 110G4 Nightfighter and Me262 all went to the Museum. So I'm happy enough.
Great bunch of old boys there....one of them took one look at the Me262 jet and said 'Oh, I saw one of them in 1945....it screamed past me so fast I never got a chance to get my guns on it!!' Great stuff.
The sort of blokes you could chat with all day, and never get bored for an instant.
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Post by rem2007 on Jun 12, 2008 16:13:37 GMT 1
I'm sure our little guy would take one or two off your hands. Give him something to shot with on the long drive home.
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Post by eric on Jun 16, 2008 14:07:46 GMT 1
Looking ahead at the preview for the next issue 66, I noticed that the area I have marked off remains un-clad with brass, so i cut off a couple bits of brass of a fret and glued it over this area to neaten it up. Brass added in on both sides;
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Post by griffin247 on Jun 16, 2008 14:25:04 GMT 1
i to plan on using spare brass , one plate on the stand and one on the inside of the hull with my name date name of model scale etc . cool ehhh
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Post by gordon on Jun 16, 2008 21:43:56 GMT 1
Good idea eric, Think I will do the same.
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Post by griffin247 on Jun 17, 2008 1:11:45 GMT 1
yea be rather smart get it engraved etc screwed or glued to the hull
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Post by rem2007 on Jun 17, 2008 12:34:30 GMT 1
hmmm, the only thingextra I'd screw or glue to the hull, woul be the golden rivet!
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Post by griffin247 on Jun 17, 2008 14:13:35 GMT 1
oh heck i wondered when sumone would pick up on that , id paint one screw just for you
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Post by eric on Jul 8, 2008 17:09:28 GMT 1
A couple of pics of the inside of the Admiral's bridge....when the front part is on you can see it quite well.
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Post by markus on Jul 8, 2008 18:40:18 GMT 1
cool, you should illuminate it aswell.... markus
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