Recent content by paddy

Amazing Chris , i always thought he was killed in France, thanks for posting.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuttleworth_Collection When my brother retired from the Army after 24 years he was a regimental Sgt major (WO1) , its as high as you can go without officer training but ironically, you train the officers. Because of this he was offered a post as the Queens equity...

From Wiki Here is why the DH.88 Comet racer makes this sound: Air Intakes & Oil Coolers: The prominent, specialized intakes on each side of the wings, which supplied air for the oil coolers and the superchargers, produced a siren-like noise during high-speed flybys. Aerodynamic Resonance: The...

Its odd because i have looked it over several times in the hanger at Shuttleworth and it looked a little ungainly but i have never seen it fly and the clip i posted of the fly by just struck me how graceful it looked in the air

When you look again at this and remember this was built in 1933 at a time when all the state of the art fighters in the RAF were still biplanes it makes you think. TBH it doesnt look out of place today in that flypast.. Also look at the landing at 3.30 and i think Shuttleworth needs to...

Thanks Saul.

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Coming from the world of motorcycles i know things can go from collectable to worthless very quickly :) With models its predictable as a lot will be re issued but with things like cars and bikes originality is key but they are of value to investors not riders and so the market is really...

I have been following a couple of sales on the internet auctions over here 2x 1:8 scale model of a 1932 Alfa Romeo Spider Touring One looks to be nicely completed and one fully boxed with sealed bags, the complete one went for £80 GBP and the boxed unstartled went for £100 GBP Both these...

Well done bob, its a bit daft because if you hadn't directed me i probably would never have gone back and looked again. They could lose a lot of posters.

I have been looking for a new forum to use along side this one I have tried hard to get along with "Modellers social club" but it has a lot of issues with those posting from outside the US.. I have tried several times to join the large scale forum but i never receive the conformation emails...

Very good Paul, you and i are of similar mind in that if a kit had no issues.....we would have to make some :-) , i suspect when you have finished this build you will look back on the barrel as being the most fun bit .

One of the things that got me interested in models again was WNW Paul, even now one of 2 aircraft i ever kept is my WNW Bristol fighter. I got totally immersed in the rigging . it was great fun and its a crying shame they were the model company that didnt make it as they were by far the best...

Today i ordered this.....................oh i can hear the groans already :-) another bloody car 🤣 Its an ultra rare MFH kit in that it didnt sell and is still available a year after launch. i have several MFH kits already but i look in the boxes and i am a bit defeated, they are right on the...

Not on the bench but under it :) I bought 2 of these self assembly stacks of draws, one for each end of my bench which will enable to compress a lot of parts currently in plastic storage boxes into an easier access set up. surprisingly good fit which was a bit of luck. Made in China of...