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Could have been,I used to travel all over with my uncle who shared similar interests,I really should have catalogued the photos as they were taken. Ian

Hi Folks,a few old colour pictures for you,the DC9 was taken at Athens airport from the steps of an Iranair Boeing 707 on my return from leave when working in Iran around Feb 1978.I believe this aircraft was destroyed in the first Gulf War.The DC6 was taken at Greenham Common as was the Tornado F2.The Cessna and Baron were taken at Kitwe airport in Zambia in 1975/6 when I worked there.

They were all taken around 1960 ish Ian

Hi Folks a few more oldies for you,the only one I can remember the location of is the Vampire which was the gate guardian at Carlisle. Ian

Your catching up to my Sabres Brian. Ian

Of course it's a Dc6,hit the wrong button yet again Ian

Hi Folks afew more old photo's for you The F84F and F102A were taken at an Upper Heyford air show in 1968 if I remember correctly,the Vanguard was taken at Renfrew airport{for those to young to remember Renfrew was Glasgow airport at that time]The DC7C was taken at Orly airport on a visit to the Paris air show 1969 I think,the DC3 was photographed at Le Bourget the same year and was on the storage area for the fire dump.The DC4 was taken at Prestwick.

Can tell your retired you old sod,get on with the gardening. Ian

Lovely work I really like the way it's displayed,also reminds me when I used to watch the F15Cs doing approaches into Riyadh old airport straight over the top of our villa in the early 80s. Ian

Hi Folks,just to prove I do build things other than Sabres,this has been a long term build held up by you've guessed it Sabres.The kit is the 1/48th RVHP one and has to be the finest resin kit I have ever clapped eyes on,the fit of the parts easily exceeds a great number of injection moulded plastic kits.The decals are from the kit and the spares box and the MATS badges came from a very kind gentleman in America.Just the rescue markings around the windows to put on and fit the props and floats plus a few small parts.Any comments welcome. Ian

Lovely model,I do like aircraft with the training scheme applied. Ian

There were CF 100s and T33s as well,now there's a thought Ian

Nice model,the USAF museum example is painted in this scheme. Ian

All the ones I saw in Oman in the late seventies were a very dark grey,with minimal markings Ian

Hi Chris,photo's as requested Ian

I'm not daft I'd have got a bollockin for making the breakfast unit look untidy,she keeps wanting to tidy my modelling bench AAAAAGGGGGGHHHH!!!!!!

Answers to the queries all are 1/48th scale,as to the fascination with the Sabre I am afraid the Canadian Air Force is to blame.They stored,maintained an eventually scrapped most of the remaning European based Sabres at Prestwick airport for many years,I remember walking round them on the Scottish Aviation site many times.I also have about twelve RCAF ones built. Ian

Hi Folks An overview plus a few of my favourite schemes from my RAF Sabre collection[no wonder the wife thinks I am an anorak]The kits are mainly Academy with the odd Monogram and Hasegawa thrown in,there is even an ESCI one in the pile somewhere.The slatted wing ones have the Revell wings from an F86D modified and fitted. The decals were mainly Aeromaster,if anyone alse uses these check your references as all is not quite correct with them Ian

Always liked the Coastal Command scheme,your Halifax looks good in it Ian

Hi Brian another nice build,are you down to a 1inch paintbrush for models that size? Ian

Hi Brian another nice build,are you down to a 1inch paintbrush for models that size? Ian

Lovely build I have one of these in the stash but for some reason keep putting it on the back burner,did you have any other problems other than those mentioned? Ian

Very nice build,pity one of the mainstream manufacturers did not make this one of their subjects. Ian

Just to through another anomaly in if anyone is interested in Navy TT 20s at least one of them had a lime green colour instead of yellow undersides.One of these was present at the Abbotsinch air show in 1962in this colour I believe it was based in Malta so could it have been a local colour? Does anyone know? Ian

Always liked the Herc in the desert scheme,you have done a very nice job there Ian