junglierating

25 quid 😬

So currently in the final stages of this Hellcat build which has gone remarkably well considering the kits aged provenance. Decals not so good ...should have used decal varnish (no idea what the correct name is)first ...so I lost a mainplane roundel ....round two with the decal varnish worked...although the decals are still bedding down with the red micro sol....we shall see. Anyway because im a piso git,I dont really want to stump up 12 quid for basically one decal. So an appeal to anyone who might have a spare FAA SEAC roundel or maybe a pair because you can guarantee they will be different ...anyone please ?

Hmm I read this and think things havent changed....just the uniform ,at YEOVILTON in the 80s and 90s it was matelots (and the occasional Bootneck Mike) who were either press ganged in to it or volunteers waiting to leave the mob......supplemented by a couple of entertaining old gits in some knock off prison officer uniform. Whilst I protested much imagine turning to in the morning and seeing the security sherpa van stuck in the nets at the top of the Ski Ramp (for harriers) coz nights had been playing chicken 🤣🤣🤣🤣....what was BZNs excuse 😆😆😆 Meanwhile I heard the protesters have done a good job of spraying a complete squadron of Hawk T mk1s completely red....🤣🤣

I had to think about that for a moment 😁

Personally I prefer Avcat

Im fortunate enough to live below a waypoint for aircraft approximately on the Somerset Wiltshire boarder and occassionally you get the unusal ...today is now exception...just had a Big aircraft with a boom hanging out the back ....hmm must be KC135 and indeed it is from Mildenhall doing big circuits around my gaff and VL....according to an on line flight scanner ...shame the weather is claggy.

Not my house but Mont St Michel....Jump 55 C130 J USAFE...stuttgart to Dinan just flying up.and down...must be boring for the sloppy links. D day Colours

Agree VL has been kinda quiet since SHAR days ....still where I live now about 20 miles up the A303 is a kinda crossing point of airways so I get alsorts from biplanes to A400M and obs Navy Rotary. Be good to see jags and the like again but time and tide waits for no man

I must concur....its good to have visitor from afar. Meanwhile Troffa long time no hear although ive not been around much myself....hows the world of airborne rotary....as opposed to my very much tethered rotary that im kinda enjoying

What has Canada got to do with 🇬🇱 Greenland ....dont know where you are from shipmate but sounds almost like a Republican party idea ....or 19th century land grab....just for balance

Yeah pet peeve of mine ejector seat😬 Only had experience of the Mk10

I think you understimate the stresses on a airframe and engine operating in a salt water environment plus perhaps the USAF have more aircraft to share the training burden.

Ok but 810 is just a side number not squadron ..810 was training and RFA flights (810 C flt) .Bit like 772 had side numbers 720 -725....and 899 was 700 series

Wasnt Lee SAR a detachment from 772 so would have been green....at least that was my memory....that pointy head lot were orange and blue?? Oh hoofin wessex btw ...847

Hmm Sounds like the blue herons to me

Im suprised that the ERUs had carts fitted ...i know winder Laus were without carts....forward firing store and Im pretty sure CBLS were wirelocked empty since the explosive store was on the ERU 118 (?)memory fades. So since the pod is not an explosive store I wonder how it fell off unless it wasnt crutched down properly?. No experience of Typhoon though

Nice one Royal....did you return that tash to stores after you left ....C126 action😐

Strange that the intake at the base of the fin was removed since on subsequent Harriers it was back again to provide cooling for the rear electronics bay. Intresting and BZ to you

Shes a beaut....BZ to you

Ooh nice ..BZ

I did wonder ...im sure the clearance process with the FAA is good enough 👍

Trust me nobody exits out of the port crew door during ops

So what does Art Nalls do with his Sea Harrier....its got a pegasus (and before anyone asks an AV8B donkey wont fit and he has an ejection seat

Yeah I did think of poor old LHels

And if you do that any modifications you carry out have to be approved by the Design authority which will cost you.....$$$$$$$