Col Walter E Kurtz

Astonishing number of aircrew lost. That's almost as many as Bomber Command lost on Ops over Occupied Europe during the same period. It puts their bravery in to sharper focus. So in a Lancaster/ Sterling or Halifax you had a 15% chance of escaping a stricken aircraft. You had a less than 50% chance of completing a standard 'Tour' of 30 Ops and before you faced these sobering odds of survival you had to make it alive through ITW then OTU. What a debt we own these young men. Thank you for doing this build. It is a great tribute to their bravery and stoicism. A lovely build as well as a testament to 'The Greatest Generation' Regards, Andy

I'm still gob-smacked and have verified and cross referenced my latest discovery against the official sources.

Thanks so much ,somewhat belatedly, Brian for this confirming picture.. I just went back to this post after a couple or more years! after someone kindly liked it. Regards, Andy

Perfect in all respects.. I love the trolley Acc too!

Airfix .. You Beaut! i hear on the plastic 'Grapevine' there is a new tooled Airfix Lib in the pipline! Now i wonder how manyIi can buy without raising any 'suspicion' with SWMBO ?

WOW! thanks.. I am becoming moist with anticipation !!!! I will have a look online. Last time was months ago. Cheers Regards, Andy

Superb Neil.. like you ..it's one of my favourite WW2 planes.. just wish there were more B-24 kits on the market. Following this build with much interest! Regards Andy

Thanks very much Mike! Happy New Year!

Superb 'Tribute' build Pete. I must go to Knettishall soon. I learnt to drive on Radlett Aerodrome in Herts.. Little did i realise at the time it's significance in WW2 aviation history... Home of Handley Page ! thanks for showing! Regards, Andy

Thanks Bruce. I do like a B-17 if i can find the space for the completed model! Happy New Year to you and your family!

Thank You Adrian. Yes life changes in unexpected ways! Happy New Year to you and your family!

Welcome Angelo! Some fab builds here! Regards, Andy

Some lovely builds Steve! y Fav has to be your 'Jug' Happy New Year! Regards, Andy

Some rather excellent builds.. I don't know much about Tanks but some of yours look quite real by the weathering you did. For me i find it difficult to paint tanks in OD and not look like there have a thick layer of 'OD' coloured snow! so I salute you Sir! Great stuff. My fav build was your H-34 Helicopter ! Where I live there is a park which had a WW1 female tank on a plinth. It was removed for scrap in 1940 but recently a fibreglass\wood\metal full size replica has been placed on the plinth.. there's a URL to some pics of said tank for those who may be interested? https://www.keymilitary.com/article/new-presentation-tank-waltham-cross Regards, Andy

Thanks John. He was almost 'human' in his character.. and always 'smiling' as cats only can!

Thank Billy. I can see you're a 'cat ' person from your profile picture! Richard was a great companion. We miss him though not his hair settling on a newly sprayed model! lol. So lucky to have had him as a family member!

Xie Xie ! Ni hao ma?

Thanks Chris. Glad you liked my output this year! Thanks for your kind words . yes it's a real pity. Happy Xmas to you and your family! Regards, Andy

Thank you for the appreciation! yes i enjoyed the Fortress build .. a bit different to do it in RAF colours as well! Thank You .. Yes Richard was a delightful cat. A real character indeed. Sadly missed but some great memories and he had a fantastic life with us! Seasons Greetings to you you and your family! Regards, Andy

Thank you so much Jerone. I try my best. Thanks for your appreciation of Richard. Happy Xmas to you and your family!

Thank you Alistair.. at 6 months old you could tell he was going to be a remarkable 'familiar' lol

Some amazingly diverse and beautiful models Alistair. I've seen and followed a few of them this year. My favourite? I'm torn between the CC Wellington and the Beaufort.. great paintwork on both. Season's Greeting to you and your family! Regards, Andy

Lovely models! I'm very impressed with the radio aerial wires on all of them. Regards, Andy

A really nice selection of airliners. Not my usual subject but.. really great work with some fantastic attention to detail! Regards, Andy

Concur absolutely Dunny. I've enjoyed your output this year very much! Regards, Andy