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It's never been the case that 'private property' prevents police prosecuting after all the majority of crime is committed on private property. Police treat area's to which the public has been granted access, or normally has access to (e.g. supermarket car parks) exactly the same as public space. The only thing that 'private property' confers is a need for a warrant. Although in certain circumstances e.g. 'hot pursuit' they are not always necessary. crossed with @Black Knight

Whilst it's fair to say that not everyone is the same size the equpment, note not clothing, would be the same size. Don't go mixing 1:32 & 1:35 rifles, holsters, packs etc. stick with those of the same scale as the main subject.

If it’s anything like the O gauge railway market few of these ranges from the ‘cottage’ industry change hands and re-appear successfully whilst other ranges disappear for various reasons Owner is not interested in selling, Owner want to sell but only at a price no one wants to pay, Owner sells but the ‘master’ need re-working & buyer can’t do the necessary or can’t find someone to do it Buyer find out about the re-working beforehand and deal is not completed Range is bought to take out the competition Buyer can’t be found It’s not uncommon either for ranges to be sold and the original owner to re-launch updated items. In the case of aftermarket if the kit’s it’s designed for is no longer available where’s the volume sales going to come from

They don't get better as they get older though. Driving home Monday coasting at around the speed limit a little scroat in a elderly Fiesta is slowly catching up by speeding on the straights, but loosing almost as much ground on the corners. Get to the long straight by Ladybower reservoir he's about 150 yds behind & decides to floor it, we're aproaching the climb to a lind summit before he's alongside me & i see a cyclist ahead heading in the same direction as us and about to disappear over the brow so ease off. Scroat's now ahead but wrong side of solid white lines & as he gets to the brow slams his brakes on - he can't get past the cyclist for oncoming traffic. He must have panicked as every light at the rear of the car came on - how hazzards slow you down I've yet to find out. Oncoming traffic clears & Fiesta flicks to middle of the road to clear the cyclist, just. His brakes are still on as I too move across to give cyclist room. As the Fiesta pulls back into the left lane I see road ahead is totally clear and pass the him, after that he hung well back. At the end of the day what did he achieve - probably only skid marks in his underpants.

There's about 10% difference in length (35/32) or 30% difference in volume (35*35*35/(32*32*32) which, if you have different scale models of similar items, would be very noticable. However as you're talking disimilar items i.e. aircraft & tanks it would probably be a lot less noticable. If you can plan the diorama to be viewed with 1:32nd at the front with 1:35th at the back that way you'd force perspective into the scene.

Rolled jobber drills are the lowest quality drills available, there's a clue being named 'jobber' they are intended to do one job then be discarded. They are usually made from plain carbon steels and size control, sharpness, straightness & true running are variable affecting hole quality, if you need them to drill accurately sized holes avoid them. For modelling the issues these cause are minimised when using a pin vice and hand drilling, put them in a power drill then the issues will escalate. For accurate drills stick with precision ground high speed steel drills. You can distinguish between the two in that jobber drills will have a black finish left from the heat treatment process ground drills will be bright finished. As to whether the coatings affect drill quality there is some debate, but beware that coatings can be used to hide other shortcomings. That said each have their uses.

MDF, & similar, is notorious for blunting drills, not just micro-drills Its he resin/binders used. As for sizes, unless you've a particular size required, say for dirlling holes to be tapped to take a thread, you may find that ordering in steps of 0.2 mm gives the flexibility required/

That's a standard 5, understand @bootneck is looking for black 5. Very rare to get plan views of steam loco's. There is a tendancy for plan views of of diesel loco's but these too can be hit or miss

try to find drawings by Roche or Skinley (Roache being more accurate/less prone to errors) Some are available in book form and surprisingle inexpensive. link another link Yet a third link Think you'll strugle to get a plan view. I've seen your active on RMweb have you asked there?

Nice. Have one in the stash to do can any one confirm if the UK forces received the open cab version.

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Mine's out for local delivery https://www.ihaveimage.com/photo_9939074.html

There are only a few Countries that tightly restrict who can register and use their domains. '.COM' was supposedly reserved for the US it's use is world wide First thing that happens is the domain name gets translated to a series of numbers : try typing 154.16.147.20 or 65.39.142.51 directly into your browser

For anyone that believes the Royal Mail have charged VAT & duty at incorrect rates on items they've personally bought from overseas this link may be of interest. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/vat-customs-dutyimport-vat-relating-to-imports-by-post-bor286

Second hand goods are not exempt from VAT, there are specific schemes & customs notices (718) in place for these. Neither are goods for personal use exempt. A 6 week delay in German customs might be an indication they were showing 'interest'.

You can take thigs too far... ... and throw them over the edge.

Is there a local(ish) model railway group, history group or museum that might be able to assist? Electronically due to current restrictions. https://www.ukmodelshops.co.uk/clubs.html

None of your posts have come across as putting airfix down they've only been about identifying the errors and are appreciated for it. The putting down of Airfix has been done by others. There are signs on MissingLynx that if you e-mail Airfix, or the parent company Hornby, the messages do get through. One can only hope they are listened to and acted upon so that future releases can be corrected. How many that saw the initial renders spotted and reported the errors when there might still have been a chance to correct them?

Being at the end of the line so to speak I can't see much on the web, I guess they both were places many didn't go 'trainspotting'. I was expecting to see thing like black fives & BR Mk 1 coaches instead I'm seeing pre-grouping loco's & older LMS coaches but that could be right even in the late 50's. Things in those days just lasted., If your looking for kits to build I think you will struggle unless you can build in white metal or brass and even then choice will be limited. The other option is ready to run & your probably better off asking over on one of the railway modelling forums but beware they are full of self appointed and opinionated 'experts'. I've seen one site reduce newcomers to gibbering wrecks before the new member has reached double digit posts, with i would add the aid of the webmaster. this Flickr link might bring back memories https://www.flickr.com/photos/irishswissernie/albums/72157691625089715 good luck on your hunt.

Kept the list short to give the film companies some creditability

Whoever we lay the blame with it's not on it's own sufficient to villify the manufacturer, moreso by those who are wlling to accept fundamental errors made by other manufacturers. Point out the errors to warn of shortcomings and allow them to make their own decision. Complain if you must, direct to airfix might be the most effective way to bring about change. Are film makers known for their accurate research? Probably responsible for more gaff's than Trumpeter, Hobby Boss & Airfix combined

Recent medical reasearch has revealed that the worst effect of 'Lockdown 3' has been the return of... '70's hairstyles

If you're looking for drawings of LNER loco's coaches & rolling stock have a look at Issinglass. To my knowledge they've been around since the 60's, probably longer. They do list drawings for the P2 in all guises including the Thomson rebuild to a pacific type and are available in multiple scales. https://www.isinglass-models.co.uk/Isinglass_Catalogue_Oct-2020.pdf

Whilst the designers (Aifix/Academy) may have made errors with wheels similar could be said of any kit manufacturer past or present, as an example Rye Field Models made a fundametal error with the barrell length in one of their early Tiger I's whilst others such as Trumpeter have earned a reputation for errors. Would you extend the 'dont buy it' to products from from these companies as well. If we were to follow the advice* none of us would have a stash and we wouldn't have the hobby. As the OP states there are more positives than negatives to these kits I'll make my own mind up as to purchasing or staying with the older Tamiya kit which, due to its age, probably has more issues. * it's phrased more of an instruction than advice.

We've found out that Italy required our goods (metal ingots) to be declared 'free from ionsing radiation' since we found out all shipments have gone through no issues. Funny that it's only Itly none of the other EU countries have the same requirement - where's the common in common market?