Jimbo

Hi Ali Thought I'd let you know I have just received my order, from almost one end of the UK to the other! Mananged to have a quick look (between household tasks, lol!) and the casting looks superb! I can't believe how clear the clear parts are! Going to have to up my game on cockpit interiors now 🙂 Thank you for the extremely fast production and despatch - very impressed and happy 🙂 Now to find time for some modelling . . . Best wishes Jim

Hi Ali That's great, thank you. I'd been undecided for a while as to what to order but thought I might as well get all at the same time! (I've already got your great Phantom sets). Hopefully it'll give me a shove to get on building something 🙂 Best wishes Jim

Hi Ali I've just placed an order for a couple of items (actually a bit more, got carried away!) Website looks great, easy to use and responsive 👍 Best wishes Jim

They could have gone a little bit higher along the coast so I could wave to them! 🙂 Still, a nice little trip south for them.

Just heard the sound of a fast jet, out to the garden pronto! Could hear it out to sea (we're just along from Bognor, about 1/2 mile from the sea but with houses in between. Then heard more jet noise but couldn't see anything. A look on ADS-B Exchabge showed an F-15E Dark21 with two smaller non identified aircraft, callsigns Dark23 and 24. All headed east a mile or so off the coast at 900ft. Check shortly after and the F-15 disappeared from ADS-B exchange, Dark23 and 24 continued round the coast and currently showing heading west towards Maidstne. F-15 showing agsin! Typical though, a fast jet down here and it's too low to see! Jim

Hmmm, possibly . . . although when I saw Hunt class my first thought were the MCMVs my Dad was involved with 🙂 I'm just reading through your build of the IBG Models kit - I need something not needing too much work! BW Jim

Thank you Jamie, very generous. Now to find something to build inspired by this 🙂 All the best Jim

Ooo, that sounds a great one! Being from 'dah sarf' Daedalus was my 'local' base (many a fond memory of climbing over Wesseses (Wessi?) at their Air Days, as well as working there just before it's closure. And Ford is just along the road from my other half. One of my (many!) projected themes is aircraft from either base, so hope you can get some 4 blader props - love to see it! Best wishes Jim

Hi Thank you all for your thoughts and comments on this. I did think it rather unlikely that if there had been two different shapes that it hadn't come up before and I was the first to notice, lol! 🙂 As Finn says, the lighting conditions differ, the shadows playing quite a part in how the intake looks. It is quite a complex shape round there - I'd seen how @72nd SQN had opened them up a bit, a route I'll definitely follow. Off to look at my Airfix Mossie - from different angles 🙂 Thank you all again Best wishes Jim

Hi all I've been looking through photos online of Mosquitos (mainly B XVI) as inspiration to start the new Airfix kit (as if I need any more inspiration than the excellent Freightdog resin sets I've just received!). Looking at pics on World War Photos (https://www.worldwarphotos.info/) I'm really surprised how much the intercooler intake shape seems to change according to the viewing angle. https://www.worldwarphotos.info/gallery/uk/raf/mosquito2/mosquito-xvi-cookie/ The pic above seems to have thicker 'lips' as opposed to: https://www.worldwarphotos.info/gallery/uk/raf/mosquito2/mosquito-xvi/ I keep flicking through various pictures tryng to find two taken from the same angle. I take it that is IS just a question of angle/perspective,and there weren't two different shapes? Apologies if this is a silly question, but I think I'm starting to go cross eyed! Many thanks Jim

Just ordered a set of each - wasn't going to hang around thinking this time! 😀

Really sad to hear the news of Paul shutting up shop. I was a very frequent visitor when he was in Waterlooville but for various reasons rarely got down to Portsmouth. Paul was always friendly and helpful, putting new arrivals to one side if it was something I was after etc. Anyone who pops in before he goes please wish him well from an original Waterlooville customer.

I've just refreshed the page and mine was displaying the number of browsers column (also zero). I clicked on 'View new content' (on the left hand side: Home > Activity > View New Content) and the page is now displaying 'normally'. An odd glitch perhaps. Best wishes Jim

Hi Jamie Apologies, I saw PDH's reply before I noticed your earlier reply - not having a goo day! Lol! I can totally understand about not ordering stuff just to sit on shelves. If there does turn out to be one that's not taken, any chance you could drop me a line please? Many thanks Jim

Hi Thanks for the heads up on that. I did tell Jamie I'd pre-order one from him, think I;ll wait to see what the situation is there. Cheers again though. Best wishes Jim