Mr T

Sorry to hear this, they become so much a part of the family. Wilf is our grandchild substitute, but we don't know how old he is, apart from the fact is now quite an old boy.

We have been married 35 years and this month is the 40th anniversary of our meeting (although it was a few months before we started going out as a couple). Mrs T is a far kinder and more tolerant person than I am. Before we met I would never have considered marrying again let alone having a family, but it has turned out better than I could have imagined.

Well I managed to meet most of those mentioned, one way and another, and I spent some time manning the BoB Display talking to @Zephyr91 and @Heather Kay It was a good show and really nice to meet so many Britmodellers. Roll on next year!

It, and all your models on the Great War SIG stand looked very nice. I am not an expert on WWI German aircraft (I have the Putnam book, but that is about it), and so the issues with the Ago escaped me.

I was going to give this a miss with it being a week after SMW. However I have changed my mind and going, I haven't been to the YAM for years.

My SMW buys look positively meagre by comparison, but given what I already have, it meets my needs Wings over the Fleet by Jim Jackson Colour Conundrum No5 Dsipae Circle Cutter. The above have immediately been given to Mrs T to reappear on 25th December. Dominie wheels and engines and Mosquito bits for the Airfix kits from Freightdog Devon engine and CF100 wheels from Air Graphic Early war RAF Paints from Hataka Paint brushes Xtradecal stripes and Whirlwind decal sheet Early war RAF pt 2 from Blackbird Arma Hobby P51D (with a good discount) AModel DA42.

Thanks, she is out of hospital, but unfortunately she is 82 and has end stage COPD, as well as other problems. She has a bit of a fractous relationship with her family and MrsT, being the soul she is, ends up doing stuff like taking her shopping. I end up going along as chauffeur, handyman etc. We know from our old jobs it will not end well, but do not want a repeat of recent events with a different outcome.

Notwithstanding SS100 and Ulster are originally Matchbox kits, they are labelled as Revell Classics. Never bought the Matchbox kit, lack of funds basically, and I am not a car modeller, but could be seriously tempted.

I think they are all reissues or previously announced. The 262 has new bits. Interesting to see the Aston Martin Ulster and Jaguar SS100, which I think are the old Matchbox tools. I wonder if they will still have chromed bits?

By the time I got off the BoB display they had all gone😢. Hopefully might pick one at Bolton or order from my 'local' LHS and have a pre Christmas visit.

Thanks for everyones kind comments in this build and I am sorry that I have not responded to some of your comments in a bit more depth as we had a bit of a hectic time with being away quite a bit recently and some other issues that needed sorting, like the aftermath of not being to contact a close friend of MrsT who us in poor health, and ending up driving over to York to find a darkened house. She has a key safe and you can imagine our feelings when we entered! Fortunately (well, sort off) she had been taken to hospital earlier that day and had trouble contacting anyone.

Sorry I missed you James, I saw you flashing past the BoB display which is where I was a fair bit of the time on guard/information duty. Maybe next time.

It did look very nice and I think sold out. I have built the Skybirds86 version fairly recently and so going to give this a miss. I've got more than enough to going on with.

Good day at the show, chatted to plenty of people, friends old and new. I might catch up with some of the stands tomorrow!

I had a stroke in 2011(the day after SMW) that affected my vision and ability to read/make sense of instructions. Fortunately I have made a good recovery. I watch how far I drive and after reading for about 20 mins I fall asleep. Modelling has been a great help to me to recover and keep my brain and hands active. Best of luck to everyone who has suffered what can be a life changing event.