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Somehow, in light of recent events, I could imagine Ukraine buying a bunch of these, packing them with C5 and setting them off for a paddle in the Black Sea.

@keefr22 @othertales @Noel Smith Thanks guys for the encouragement, hints and tips. I shall order a Cortina body shell and give the windows a go. I'm sure it will be a complete dogs dinner of which I shall post progress pictures in the WIP section for everyone to have a giggle at. Quite looking forward to it. All I need now is to find someone that can 3D print some Ghia wheels for me. I intend to build this a my past favourite car: Mk V 2.0 GLS reg no SGW 658X. Steve

@keefr22 Thanks Keith! I appreciate your insight into the Model-car stuff. Considering their Cortina has an interior and floor pan included, I think I feel more inclined to give it a try. Likewise, the idea of trying to make the front and rear screen scares me a bit. Not something I've tried before so I guess I'll have to get my big boy pants on and give it a go. Steve

Tell me about it. I wasn't expecting to spend another £67 that I don't have this month. I mentioned I would love a Cortina Mk V in my previous post and then found this; https://www.model-cars.co.uk/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=473 Has anyone had any experience of these resin kits from Model-cars? £33 doesn't seem too bad.

Duly noted about the decals. I shall approach with caution! Regarding the Mexico. C1 Models have just started taking pre-orders for an Mk 2 Harrier so maybe a Mexico is likely too.

The mentions for a Vauxhall Chevette made me smile. It was my first car so it would be great to have a kit of one in 1/24th. I would have to pump it full of Tamiya filler to replicate just how much Isopon P38 was barely holding my poor old Chevette together. On a similar note, I would love a 1/24 Cortina Mk III and a Mk V just because I owned a loved an example of each myself. Have a Mexico already thanks to mixture of Motobitz and C1 Models even though I only owned one for six days before it got nicked. Wouldn't mind a model of the Datsun 260C estate my dad owned either. That was quite a car with all the comforts and features. Worlds away from the Marina he owned previously. Finally, a 1/24 Leyland Sherpa and Roadrunner so I could model the stuff I was thrashing about in for Royal Mail in the late 80s. All total fantasy, but I would build any of those in a heartbeat.

Very true! We only had burning torches and pitchforks back then.

I'm tempted by the Heinkel. Looking forward to seeing the plastic close up. 1/35 scale doesn't bother me, it just presents diorama possibilities. Got me wondering. Did Tamiya get this level of flak when they went down the 1/35 route when everyone else was doing 1/32 and 54mm?

Major Tom is an excellent track. Still got the 7" Single in the collection. A lot of good music coming out of Germany back then. I was only spinning a couple of Rheingold albums earlier today. Not a band I hear much about these days.

One of many bands that I love from the early 80s is Wall of Voodoo. As a consequence, Stan Ridgway is the man in my books.

A few snippets shot at Southend Airport on a rainy afternoon in 1984. The grotty weather just adds to the nostalgia for me for some reason. In 1984 I was a 15 year old Air Cadet at Southend Airport with 1312 Squadron so spent a lot of time there. It was also the same year we went on a school trip to the airport for a tour and a flight in a BAF Herald. Whenever I think of Southend Airport now (haven't lived in the town for 30 years now) this is how I picture it. Harvest Air Islanders, plenty of small regional airliners and freight (Heavylift) and of course, BAF Heralds and Viscounts galore. The sound of those RR Darts seemed to always fill the skies of the town and whenever I hear that engine sound again, I'm firmly back in the 1980s. Steady on! You'll get my missus all worked up posting stuff like this.

The quote does start by stating this though: "The design of the 2003 Viper Mark II is very similar to the one made in 1978". Not trying to rain on anyone's parade here. Just trying to help.

That's a strange quote as the Mk II was designed for the 2004 series. Only the Mk I appeared in the original series. This is coming from a BSG nerd. I've watched the original many times and the Mk II certainly doesn't appear (not even in the god awful Galactica 1980.) Here's a link to a photo of a model of the Mk II with a short write up. https://www.masterreplicas.com/products/viper-mk-ii?srsltid=AfmBOoq2nrpuenWnISnuIIW57LNs4GL5JS38HWphgBJic-tg33hNoHHR And this is the Mk 1 known as the 'Classic' Viper from the original series: https://www.masterreplicas.com/products/viper-mk-i?tw_source=google&tw_adid=&tw_campaign=22186806941&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwqIm_BhDnARIsAKBYcmuIsr0WZ_edceGev47L8EcE9cAyETVujgpGAspbog6K1oU2iknzhIkaAhhmEALw_wcB Here's what Battlestar Wiki has to say: Original Series: The Viper Mark I, also known as the Starhound Class was the dominant type in the original series. It was created at some point in the 7th Millennium to replace the now obsolete 6th Millennium fighter known as the Scorpion Mark I as the war between the twelve Colonies and the Cylon Empire escalated. Another version, the Recon Viper also known as the Starchaser used for recon and is seen during a mission with Starbuck. Galactica 1980: A two seat Viper Mark I is seen during Galactica 1980. This is probable a subclass or improve version of the Mark One. The New Series (Re-imagined Series): A Viper Mark One is seen in the Miniseries, night one. It is in the museum scene and can be clearly seen as a background exhibit along with original Cylons, Raiders and Baseships. The Mark One was created as a next stage/generation multi atmospheric areo-space craft designed shortly before the Cylon uprising nearly 52 years before the fall of the twelve Colonies. The Mark One remained as the central defense fighter craft of the Colonial Fleet for nearly two years before the creation of the Mark-II which unto itself led to the evolution of the fighter line itself. Hope this helps; Steve PS: Starbuck is Dirk Benedict. End of. 😁

Wonder if it's a similar sob story to my RS Mexico?

I sprouted a mullet just looking at that photo. Just to think in my old neck of the woods (Essex) you could easily trip over RS Turbos and XR3i's, and now they're hens teeth. Think I need a Horlicks and to retire to bed as I'm feeling old. As an aside: For those wanting real atmosphere whilst building during the GB may I humbly recommend listening to Laser 558 on the interweb or DAB. The wonderful pirate station that broadcasted from the MV Communicator between 1984 and 1985 before being starved off the air by the DTI. They're back again with most of the original DJs and you can either listen to new shows or re-runs of original broadcasts (with all the old news bulleting and adverts). They only play anything up to the late 1980s, so it's just perfect. I used to listen to it religiously back in the day and it's total nostalgia 101 to have it back on air. The perfect accompaniment to this GB.