Black Knight

Well, I for one, thankyou Troy for getting 'carried away'. I enjoyed reading this and learning.

Ah, they can make the 'Big Brother' house a national property, but the home of a national great like Sir Patrick Moore...? Trivia; do you know that when Sir Patrick was head of The Armagh Observatory he drew up the plans and recommended the actual landing place for Apollo 11? NASA wanted a dfferent site, but his was choosen and he was right. Later moon landings discovered the site wanted by NASA were too soft and Apollo 11 wouldnt have landed on an even level surface, thus they would not have been able to take off again without difficulties. edited; Now signed. Thanks for bringing this to my [our] attention.

Excellent work.

John Aero is Aeroclub, and he is a member of this forum. He visits frequently. Search him up and send him a PM.

Depends where the insulation is. If its above the ceilings then the loft can get as cold as outside. If the loft is lined under the slates then it may stay as warm as a house room.

I concur on the Halfords plastic primer, or a generic car-accessory-shop plastic primer. I've used Humbrol's grey primer - its nothing special, its like any Humbrol matt grey. As for the red coverage; I find a coat of Humbrol 18 orange as an undercoat makes a big difference.

Can I add my tuppence in please; When the TV series was made and broadcast almost all televisions in the UK were black & white. Although the filming was in colour, broadcast was in B&W. During the editing, extra scenes already filmed and not used were obviously cut in. In B&W a BRG car will look black. The progamme was made on a tight budget so a certain amount of continuity was ignored. I reckon you'd be more correct to paint your car black. There are available 1/24 people for railways, and there is one man standing wearing a jacket, which could be cut to resemble a blazer. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Preiser-57820-1-24-Passers-By-6-Unpainted-Figures-/171146843851?pt=UK_ToysGames_ModelKits_ModelKits_JN&hash=item27d92596cb

Worth keeping them in the house during winter. Freezing or near freezing can adversely affect the paints. Not with those paints you mention, but other acrylicsI have I discovered near freezing caused a seperation of the water from the pigments and they wouldn't mix together again. All paints kept inside flat now over winter.

Heller produced a range of French army figures in 1/35. They included gun teams,[ heavy and mg] a mortar team, vehicle crews - I have a Moto-Rhone m/c and sidecar set. The figures were all in US style French uniforms for the late WW2 period. The figures can still be got, but not easily outside of France.

John Aero used to have some in his range. He might still do them. I dont know if they were the E though.

What scale is it you are working in?

I use a Desk Top Publishing [DTP] program

I too would be interested in a set or three - if I can afford them. I'm glad this thread was started cos I too was looking for wire wheels for 1/32 cars, not only Airfix ones but the old Gowland & Gowland ones too.

Was not the 52 for the Vampire just a designation number for export versions? I have the Heller Vampire and it builds a FB5 from the box.

When in doubt, play safe; its as easy to paste in a link as it is the image itself.

I was informed that the action was taken as tort under the Copyright Act 1988

To answer your question; yes you broke the copyright law. But as you indicate; is it worth a big company shelling out thousands of ££ to chase and prosecute you? No, but if you were issueing hundreds of sheets, then possibly yes they would. I remember a case where a decal printer made decals of various new logos for the modern British railways. All but one company called him and told him to stop. The one that didnt? Virgin. Why... cos they saw it as a good for publicity. They actually invited the decal maker to come to see the engines close up so he could get measurements exactly right. They helped him. Thats why, if you go to railway model shows Virgin trains predominate the tracks. And yes, quite often decal manufacturers get permission, pay a fee, for special artwork. One sheet of decals of 617 squadron which Hannants was selling has had to be with drawn because of a complaint by the MoD. Probably over copyright and licence fees. There is no copyright on the national markings - they are 'in common use' and are now copyright free, but special artwork, such as the 617 sqd markings for the tail of the Tornado are copyright.

I went after som ciggie pack foil recently cos I wanted that texture too. But the foil I got from friends who smoke no longer has the pattern. Its smoother with a microscopic pebbly finish. [cant think how else to describe it]

As pigsty says: if you go to a copy shop - they are breaching copyright and are liable, as are you for encouraging another to break the law. As for what I said 'any amount', the one suffering 'tort' can put any value they want on the tort. Yes, a judge 'might' moderate it but not always. Just a few weeks ago a Belfast shop was ordered to pay Riahanna [the singer] £900,000 [i think it was this amount] for breaching her 'copyright' of her image. The judge thought this was too high but granted it anyway. That shop may have to close a few branches and put people out of work to pay that bill. As Jennings says; they need to catch you. The big companies employ copyright protection solicitors who's job is to look for infringement and to take immediate action [ see above]. Airfix, Tamiya, etc will take you, John Aero, will be very annoyed with you, Joe Bloggs will threaten you then have to back off cos he cant afford the costs -no legal aid for this anymore. I believe the designer Ben Sherman tried to trademark and copyright the red/white/blue roundel symbol he used - the RAF told him he couldn't, its theirs and its in common use. [umm, see below] Having said this I do NOT condone anyone breaching any other person's copyright - they have worked hard on the subject and have the right to earn money from it. A design or form which has been in 'common' use without the originator asking for payment for its use for over 20 years is considered to be 'in common use' and copyright free - but not always. Thats why certain companies make subtle changes to their logos every so often. But this is a complex area.

You are selling the original, that is perfectly acceptable; no different to the shop which sold them to you. Its the selling of the copies which is unlawful.

PM me the details and I'll consider it. But I am rather up to my eyes in stuff right now. Waaaaay behind with orders for all sorts of stuff. But talk to me - it cant hurt and its confidential and always yours.

I have experience of going into law about copyrights, from both sides. Taking others to court to protect whats mine and others protecting whats theirs. I may say that in all cases I won my case [plus costs] In UK; Copyright exists on everything produced by an individual right from the moment it is created. It does not have to be 'registered' in any way - it exists. The copyright can be assigned or sold, but not inherited by will. On some things copyright exists for a period after the death of the owner, or on some things for a period after it is 'published' - published means being made available to another person, and its just not books or songs. If it is not 'published' it exists forever. Once copyright has expired it cannot be renewed. One can copy anything freely if it is for personal use or for critical discussion by a group. It may not be copied in order to make a profit - a profit may be equal to zero funds; vis, not to bring in any money at all to the copier, is still 'a profit' If any item is used as a basis for making a new item, if it is substantally changed, then it is a new item and no longer a copy. So: If I scanned and copied decals for a model aeroplane I am building that is ok. If I supply those decals to another person for money or for free that is an infringement of the owner's copyrights, and unlawful. [subject 2] If I take a model part, alter by adding bits, reshaping it, it becomes a new part, so I can copy it and sell it on if I wish - its my part. and in turn if someone takes my part and copies it, its ok for them to use copies for themselves, but not to sell on - that would be an infringement of my copyright, not the orginal part creator's. [not asked] To copy any part for one's own use is alright within law [subject 1 and 3]. To provide that part to others, for free as a favour or for money, is unlawful, and is known as a 'tort' and you can be sued for as much as the copyright holder wishes. The exception is if the copyright has run out. eg; if the original part [not your copy of it] is more than 50 years old, then it is copyright expired. This a little of what I have learnt on this subject. Forgot to say; This UK Civil Law. Nothing to do with police which is criminal law. Also it is very costly to take a civil action for copyright protection. Currently a minimum of £30,000 in liquid funds [eg cash] has to be lodged with the court services before an action can proceed. So really only the big companies or wealthy can take cases. Small companies usually fall after threats to sue one.

Vacforming, mainly canopies. Suckable area is approx 100mm x 100mm, so more than big enough for nomally required stuff. I actually have a carrier to reduce suck area down to a more reasonable size. Currently doing vac canopies for the Airfix DH88 Comet racer.

I use one of the dental ones.