Pig of the Week

Done👍

Probably everything I've been working on will end up in a kuta of some sort, I've been somewhat preoccupied with 1:1 scale stuff over the last couple of months or so, and haven't butchered any plastic for a while unfortunately

Yikes.. not been on here for a while as various 1:1 scale (old car) stuff has been pressing for my time and attention recently, the riv transfers came and look OK, unfortunately, my bad, I ordered them a bit too small so I'll have to order some more, the next size up would be just right. I'm not too fussed as the others will be usable for something, likely railway related.

Sounds like old cobblers

Makes your eyes water...

There is, surprisingly, still a bricks and mortar railway model shop only about 10 min walk from me, they do a very limited range of basic Airfix kits as a small side line, but obviously most of their stock is 00 gauge train kit. It's handy to pick up Humbrol paints and related stuff though, and it's good to support an actual live shop whenever possible.

I used to get Airfix magazine of course (though didn't have a subscription and get every issue or anything).. but I preferred Military Modelling as a mag tbh. This would be early 70s

And Irish friend O'Asis

Yikes.. That's nasty to hear, though by the sounds of it, it's kind of under control. Scary stuff though and I'll be sending oddball-esque "positive waves" for sure 😁 You take care now eh...

Reading now? The Morris Minor BL pukka workshop manual, out of necessity rather than for fun 😁

My earliest models were Airfix, courtesy of my Gran, from the fairly big Woolworths in Croydon, mid 1960s. They had a large display float with nicely made and painted examples of the aircraft kits hanging above it. Didn't Airfix have some special business deal with the Woolies chain? There was a fairly posh model shop in Croydon a little later called Model Time, they had Tamiya stuff (RIKO) . Beatties subsequently opened one there too I think. Early 70s there was a biggish model shop called Eltham Models (in Eltham obviously!) this was mainly concerned with slot car build parts etc, and had a substantial track set up in there where you could bring your own cars and play!

Upper class twit (of the) year

And thinking of Doggerland

With his pants off?

According to captain sensible