JohnT

Not bad but am I the only one who thinks the black/white invasion stripes on the fuselage look a bit odd stopping as they do at the wing root. I suppose given the wing to fuselage shape of the Typhoon there was no "wrap around" fuselage area. I wonder if they are continued in the same manner underneath ? I cant see in the photos if they do or not.

Yes - no problem.

Too many best shows and performers and looking across different genres how does one compare? Chris Rea - Tina Turner - Fleetwood Mac - The Eagles - the list goes on As for the bad ones - one gig stands out for me head and shoulders way way above the rest. No one ever been that bad again. Early 1970's Edinburgh Usher Hall and the offenders were Pentangle - a sort of rock/folk group. Instruments fiddled with as not in tune etc - discovered half way through numbers when they stopped playing. Open discussions on what some band members had been taking. Just truly awful. I wanted to leave but was with friends etc so didnt say anything. Comparing notes at the end outside it seems we all wanted to leave but were too polite to say anything inside. Put me off going to concerts for years.

@Graham T Ive one waiting in the stash yet to see the light of the model desk so any pointers along the way would be very helpful. Let me know if the decals turn to dust. I plan on doing a 603 Squadron bird and bought the AIMS decal set as an option. I can let you have the decals off that sheet for the non 603 aircraft. You might need to source roundels though as you have to use the kit ones other than those off the sheet. Have a look on Hannants site You can also get the Infiniti etch set there which has an instrument panel though not sure what one does for instruments - Airscale maybe?? John T

Reminds me of a time when at a rugby club one guy was sick of folk nicking his new pint when he went to the toilet for relief so he wrote on a bar coaster "I have spat in this pint" and placed it on top of the glass only to come back and find some wag had added "So have I!"

Heather - you have said it now !! when is the thread starting ? I'll be there with the

Great picture and inspiration for a diorama though. Back seater is going to be a bit in the dark. Not as bad a coal hole as the Sea Vixen but still not a panoramic view out the windows

@Alan P @SprueMan I wonder if we are getting into an area where externally fighter designs look the same rather like modern airliners. The real differences will be under the skin and in the capability of their computers and sensor packages and the integration of same with other aircraft and platforms Will the 21st Century top gun be more a geek than a Captain Kirk I wonder????

And death only comes the once

Aye but didn't the therapy sessions make a big hole in the modelling budget ? An ICM 1/48 Hampden will fill and gap in the market. I have an FM one and every time I get brave enough to open the box I close it quickly and mop the sweat from my forehead. I always thought getting one was a good investment though as sure as eggs are eggs now I have one some manufacturer will bring out one that I could,actually build - and so it proves. (Hasn't worked with my 1/48 FM Halifax thing so far though)

Pete one of the best cars I ever had was a Sierra in the XR4x4 guise. Not a Cosworth but it could shift and held the road well for its size. A chap in the local garage described that version as Ford’s best kept secret.

just astonishing.

Bird Brain? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-oxfordshire-68785461 Brilliant. How clever is that.

Nice idea as a Whiffer. Perhaps a suggestion. Knowing the Fat One's predilection in later life for glittery and sparkly things and also collecting art might some "adornments" by way of heraldry , hunting or suchlike be considered??? Just a thought. His DVII was just plain white though so maybe best stick with that?

1978 British School of Motoring Triumph 1300. Had a great instructor. Took me out one day in a snow blizzard. I thought he was joking at first as the street were empty and deep in the white stuff. He pointed out one day I’d get caught in that sort of weather so better do it first time in a dual control school car with instructor. Had great fun too.