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Antonov 12b of Motor Sich Airlines heading to Doncaster, according to Flightradar, just now in the dark, but an unusual engine noise

Travelling doesn't help the situation, it's good that you have the Lynx to distract you. Take care. Don

Amazing dexterity to fold those up, I guess your eyes need a good rest now. I always thought that the multiple Pom-Poms were the wonder weapons that helped the RN win in the Med as I stuck them on the various Airfix ships back in the sixties, was that just good PR?

They look like something to hook the seats up on, rather than belt anchorages, is that not a seat hanging from the raised set next to the window? Don

Very nice painting going on here. Going back to the Chivenor pics, I can't see any comments, but are the ailerons painted white in the flying example, then the whole wing overpainted (as well as the rounded) in the first picture of the taxying one? Don

I only found out about my uncle's (Stoker, RN) run in with the First Lieutenant (RNVR) of the Porpoise over setting the submarine's ballast for fresh water as they moored at Dundee, when he was in his nineties. We had taken them to the Discovery in Dundee, so it must have set off some memories and I overheard him telling my mother 'I told the First Lieutenat where to stick his medal' and it all came out. Apparently the Captain backed George, so the 1st Lieut was at daggers drawn for the rest of their time together. When Porpoise sailed off to the Far East on its last voyage, he got taken by the Captain to his new P boat, is that a pierhead jump? so had survivor's guilt over all his mates who were lost. He said he regretted not taking the medal home for his father. These things were never discussed in front of small boys. Don

Errr, it's dark now.... do you have a signalling lamp?

Good start, I never tried a Belvedere back in the 60s, I think the Whirlwind put me off rotorcraft I'll watch with interest. Don

Well worth seeing, despite the plot contrivances. Sometimes one knows too much! Detail was marvellous, but one question, hadn't officers given up wearing jodhpurs and rank cuffs by 1917, as snipers could identify them? Don

Ah, General, did you get any idea of the colour matches for the shepherds brown dust coat and binder twine tied round it, when in the area?

Ouch! Superglue or A&E and miss the rugby? Don

https://www.nationalsheep.org.uk/know-your-sheep/sheep-breeds/ plenty of marking options.... Don

Nice build with that unusual finish. I think I went aboard her at a Rosyth Navy Day, when she was quite new, sometime last century! Don

Looks like from post 229 that he had plenty of time off - pyjamas too! But did no one say smoking in bed was dangerous? Don

Messy! No need to mask those areas

Nice quick build. I may have missed this in other builds before, but the nose cannons seem to have been covered and then doped with a dark colour, is this red dope? Don

Another Moa kit rescue to follow!

Great build and reference work. I built the Airfix one years ago, not to this level of detail, simpler times. I notice that between the 'sepia' pic and the last pic there now seem to be 2 of those cylinders, and they seem to be moved forward of the swan neck structure that is something to do with the Carley floats? Or is it just the viewpoint? Don

The Neptune from the 'undersized' series was blue/grey, the original Canberra was silver. Don

Superb!

Interesting to realise that this is, or was from Frog, a mainstream kit, when comparing the sprues with short-run kits of today. Don

Nicely finished model Moa, and interesting to read the link about the competition they were built for. Don

Excellent work, as is usual in your threads. If you haven't cut out all the seats yet, how about reprinting them as red lines on white paper, then dyeing? Don

I wondered that too, https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/ru~nav.html google is your friend. Russian naval flags apparently. Don