3DStewart

10/07/25 Bump.

This is what eBay UK says on their help page about returns: "The seller pays for return postage if the item was damaged, faulty, or doesn't match the listing description, or if they offer a free returns policy." The emphasis is mine. Full details here: https://www.ebay.co.uk/help/buying/returns-refunds/start-return/return-shipping?id=4066

They've recently made big changes on the UK site which is supposed to include better buyer protection. I've not had to use it. As a UK seller we are strongly encouraged to use eBay partner shippers and buy postage through their site. That seems to work well as they have used their buying power to get better shipping prices than I as a private seller can get on my own.

It was an enjoyable show and I do like being able to get out in the fresh air and to walk around the exhibits. It's nothing to do with the show, but I thought the venue was beginning to look a little bit tired.

It's worth checking your insurance policy. Mine has a limit on the value of any collection lost unless it has been specifically declared to the insurers, and taken account of in the premium. If you're concerned, advise them of a plastic kit collection and associated tools valued at £X and take it from there. BTW, the same applies to antiques. There's a £4K limit on any single item on my policy, unless specifically declared.

AI monitoring of CCTV already exists and is good at drawing security staff's attention to feeds they should be viewing themselves. Obviously you set it to err on the side of false positives. We use it at work and I'm told by the security guys it works well.

It's very appealing. What was the canopy made from?

That's most realistic depiction of prop blur I've ever seen.

I've just read the article. Wow, that's a massive security lapse. Somebody's career should be toast after this. Who needs special forces to neutralise air assets when unarmed civilians on BMXs can do the job?

I'm completely stumped on how to embed any of my One Drive images on Britmodeller. I can include a link: https://1drv.ms/i/c/09131b38ac9bfb5d/EVeuzXXbRCFDhFztimYSSRoBIOscPRFkaecoiAgbon4usw?e=LhZEw2 But I can't embed. I've read all the FAQs but can't find a solution, though it must be easy to fix. Can anyone help please? Here are the limitations (such as they are). I use OneDrive bundled with 365, this means that the 'Embed' function is not available. I have tried to use 'Insert image from URL', but the box just goes pink when I paste in the OneDrive provided image link. I have no desire to use another image hosting service. Thanks in anticipation.

My first WIP on Britmodeller for a long time. I'm going to be trying put OneDrive for photo hosting, so please bear with me while I work out how to embed images from it. I've not been successful yet. First, here is the release and boxing I'll be using. https://1drv.ms/i/c/09131b38ac9bfb5d/EfCwUFlBXF1Nunxlp7VxvM0BQl9E6zJi0FHsGP09zsiOhA?e=Jsz2Pz

Have you challenged the garage over it? Everyone makes mistakes occasionally.

I can see the photos. That's a nice build. Did you think of using the Squadron clear vac canopy if the kit supplied one is a bit inaccurate?

Speeds were also higher in later WWII. If you're closing faster you'll want to start shooting earlier, i.e. further away. I also think that the greater effective range of 0.5" and 20mm weapons will tend to encourage early shooting. Why get in close, when you can still punch through armour at 500+ yards, especially if you outgun your opponent? For what its worth, the default harmonisation range in the PC combat simulator IL-2 is 300 m.

29/05/25 Bump.

It wasn't until I read Middleton's book on Force Z that I became aware that the Japanese had been fighting the British in Malaya for four hours (Zulu time) before the attack on Pearl Harbour. Their amphibious assault was constrained by tide times and they accepted the small risk that the British would alert the Americans before the attack on Pearl Harbour commenced. With the more primitive comms of the time and very long chains of command that didn't happen. The prior assault on the British is often overlooked because of the differences in dates.

Richard Franks I associate with SAMI, though his editorship was a couple of decades ago. He's now Series Editor at Valiant Wings. https://www.valiant-wings.co.uk/about-us-22-w.asp

A nice bit of fun. I assume a Mk IX?

I love what you've done in this scale.

I'm not familiar with this particular variant. Nice work. If you get a can of compressed air you may be able to put its thin tube into the intake or nose gear bay and blow off the dust.

Very nice. I hope Academy gave plenty of cockpit detail, because that large canopy will certainly let you peer in.

Very neat, very nice.

That's a shame. I didn't know it was up for sale. I presume it's because he wants to retire.

I'm surprised the squadron codes weren't AC-DC!

@Enzo the Magnificent I'm sorry you had a bad experience. You shouldn't have been left waiting so long on been spoken to with a degree of discourtesy. My experience (at least with Staffordshire Police, where I live) is to report non-urgent things through their on-line service. At least you aren't inconvenienced and you have a record of what you've said. My experience was that they followed up politely and efficiently within 24 hrs. It resulted in no further action, but they explained why. However, I have to say, and I have two sons who are officers in another force, that they are very stretched. My oldest was saying that if he has to break up a pub fist fight, the normal approach is just to stop them fighting and then get them to all go home. It's only if they don't do that, or if there were injuries, of if they used a weapon that further action is taken.