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Hornet must be the one near San Francisco then

Midway all the way PC. The Balboa park one is really well done, but it's small like Dave says. The USMC museum has lot of old cold war jets parked outside, really neat, but again, pretty small.

Having been to all the aviation museums in San Diego,I can give a good overview , however with your tastes surely you would want to go to the one with a Spitfire. The Aero-Space Museum has a Spitfire SL574 with an interesting history. If you go make sure you look at the leading edge of the stb wing.Also if you do the Aero Space, make sure you do the restoration tour in the basement. Its extra, but worth a look.

..aarrgghhhh!!!

Tom -- you may be everything I aspire to be.

Jason -- My personal favourites are FO2 and FO:NV, heaven knows what that says about me.

Stosh -- I'd say that's accurate.

Falke -- At least it's not drugs. Unless they're using Psycho or Mentats in-game.

Thank you for the compliment. Been treading the wastes since leaving Vault 13 all those years ago.

You are not alone friend. We are here to help you through this difficult time.

Only kidding PC. Dare say there's a FV107 Scimitar kit in my stash as well ;-)

A WITCH! BURN'IM!

Whatever keeps you building. I build some armour on occasion to remind me how much simpler life is on the aircraft side. Also, beware of individual tracks and don't paint them before assembly. (Don't ask me how I know that!)

The editors would welcome applications from anyone interested in taking over the post of modelling correspondent. ;-)

The revolution is delayed due to a seized pivot point

I really really really really really want a new Vulcan -On a serious note: I think with the retirement of 558, Airfix missed out on a huge surge in popularity for the Vulcan and potential sales-won't stop me from buying one though (if it's true)

I bought a 1/72 XH558 recently so bound to be

I had planned to get the 558 Vulcan from Airfix with all the White Ensign bombb bay/cockpit/exterior photo-etch (Around £70 in total!) But I think I might leave it until Telford is out of the way....

Either your Boston or the Mitchell would be good.

I looked at your list - indeed I checked it twice - I think the Nimrod would be nice. You can file away the excess bulges in the front, and then rustle up some BOAC decals, and be in business.

I actually was looking longingly at the Nimrod last night, Mike.

Congrats PC, line up a few easy builds for him before the Amodel stuff.

Congrats PC - and to Mrs PC, who did all the hard work..

Late as usual Hullo Winston T, congratulations Mel and PC!

Hope all goes well...and quickly. Over here the father in law takes the proud, stunned new father to the pub.

A bas le boche!

OK then, how about boarding school?

Does my early life, where neither of my parents were crazy about infants show?

Chocolate. Or a sign saying you've spent the college fund on models.

Did your time in the UK teach you nothing!?! Irn Bru man, Irn Bru;

I missed my chance to try Irn Bru! I was very sad.

I think he likes them really.

To be fair they have a reputation for good outline accuracy and I can vouch that their customer service is very good. Still havn't finshed one tho!

I also have had great experiences with their customer service, in fairness.

Do you have a 'Wegmans' where you are? If so, they stock Irish sausages.

Alas no, they're all in the eastern states, none in Chicago.

Dang - I think I have gained 5 lbs reading your posts. "Read Britmodeller, then head to kitchen". My friends in Vancouver also have great sausages,'smokies' they call them, which when down here, despite extensive supermarket scouring, they can't find.

For bangers though, I can find something called Cantella's Pork Bangers - English style. Close enough they are.

I'm guessing my money's safe, too...

Just so long as the hovercraft is not full of eels.

I know that Airfix aren't into 1/32nd, but imagine if they were to release a 1/32nd UK Phantom! That would indeed be unique, AFAIK there has not been an IM kit of the UK versions released at all, and the conversions if you can find them go for incredible money.

Wait until you try a proper lunch. Get yourself a proper Cornish Pasty. You wont need to eat for 3 days after that!.

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Don't forget sausage and mash and fish & chips with mushy peas!

I'm desperately trying to source UK-style sausages. They're incredibly rare here for some reason.

Well I'm English and I prefer Haddock, also contrary to stereotype, I'm also a southerner that likes mushy peas

Eat Captain Haddock?

How rude!

Yes that was the plot of one of those unsuccessful 'adult' fan-fiction Tintin stories...

It goes without saying of course, that lots of pics are expected, and an amusing travelogue of sorts, perhaps in "Chat" that we all might follow along.

PC - Welcome (back?) to the UK. Hope the weather's good (Brit preoccupation as you know). At least you won't need your Chicago mandatory ear muffs......Hope you have as good a time as we did in Chicago last year.

Lucky chap!, Oh hang on, I already live there. Hope you enjoy it and pop in for a cuppa if passing through Worcestershire.

I leave Chicago on the 12th and return on the 20th. Sorry, Brokenedge, if I get a Challneger, I'm keeping it!

Cash - with the prices over there, you can't take enough of it.

He is right. Nothing is cheap!

Either that or more pro-communist than Chairman Mao in a MiG-19.

I was already forced to take down the huge Soviet flag I had hanging in cubicle at work. (Not a joke.)

May I suggest an East German one? Likely be unrecognisable to the moaning masses

You have the Vietnam GB starting in September as good excuse to do it

Just do it man You know you want to.

Dragonborn, that F-105 is much too clean to be a RDAF jet.

I haven't built a Revell kit in years but I'm glad to see some things are still the same.

it amazes me too that they consistently managed to get something wrong in the instructions.

And yet people moan at Airfix just putting the humbrol paint numbers within their very clear new style instructions.....

I'd rather be in a room with Brutus and many knives, than have sinus issues. Sorry to hear that - but welcome home.

Are you 'out of salts' PC? Missing you!

On behalf of those suffering everywhere, thank you PC

I prefer the term 'otherwise completed', myself.

Your talents are wasted on engineering, become a marketer.

Perhaps I should try "Silence! In Polish!"

That's one of my favourite lines in the whole film; the sound of a man so far past the end of his tether that he can't even remember what it looked like

I love the bit where the Polish pretend they can't understand the telling off they are getting and as soon as he says "the squadron is operational" they all miraculously understand XD Hard fighting bunch of guys them Poles!

Errrm, one and a half! ☺

3 for me

Don;t worry gentlemen, you still have time.

Yeah, when are they going to do one? (I am building the ragwing now)

Yes, I wish they'd get a move on too, the BoB GB is approaching...

Good morning

I really think Airfix should produce a metal wing kit quickly before some aftermarket company such as Freightdog Model does it for them in time for the Bob Anniversary

Patrice

I found it makes painting easier.

I like the idea of the separate hubs, but since I shell out for masks, ease of assembly trumps it as a consideration.

I've found that you paint them separately, then gronk them into place and all the paint flakes off in the process.