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At least they're not doing what Revell used to do and make the plastic fit the box, resulting in some bizarre scales.

Is it just me or does the box seem much larger than it needs to be for the amount of plastic inside?

Maybe if they'd included the demur you'd have been charged more... 😄

No, you've always been like that. But now I'm officially allowed to do it!

The banter dates back to the English Civil War. One day Oliver Cromwell was planning troop movements when one of his staff came in and said, "Oh, Oliver, I see you have some new toy soldiers!" Cromwell glared at him and said, "NEW MODEL ARMY!"

Missed this on Saturday - thanks, Enzo! I'm now at the age where I'm officially allowed to be mean and crabbit to everybody.

Good to see that you still like your toy trains... 😛

We've lost another Apollo astronaut - Tom Stafford has died aged 93. Veteran of Gemini 6 and 9, Apollo 10 and Apollo-Soyuz.

The film models were deliberately made with brown tiles so they would show up against the black space background. Offhand I can't remember if the Marines' shuttle had normal black tiles but it was only seen briefly and wasn't the focus of attention like Bond's was.

I see your Gabrielle Drake and raise you AYSHEA BROUGH!

Went into my local model shop today and this leapt off the shelf and into my arms. I tried to put it back but it seemed to be stuck to my hand. As they wouldn't let me leave the shop without paying for it, I was forced to buy it.

This was delivered yesterday: some fascinating models in there, none of which I'll ever attempt. Projects that never got off the drawing board. Available on Amazon.

For those who have built (or are building) the Moebius Aries IB lunar shuttle from 2001: A Space Odyssey. What colour did you paint it? Obviously some shade of grey, but which one?

(only twenty thousand made)

Only a few days after the death of Ken Mattingly, we've now lost Frank Borman as well, aged 95. He was commander of Apollo 8, the first manned lunar orbital mission, and also set an endurance record on Gemini VII. He was the oldest living American astronaut, eleven days older than Jim Lovell (who accompanied him on both of his flights).