Mr T

Very good indeed. I have build planned for the Post War Twins GB. I am thinking of an eighties finished aircraft as that how I remember seeing them flying low over North Yorkshire when I started going out with Mrs T (romantic soul that I am)

Not my scale, but good to see this is progressing. The cynical part if my being suggests that there would be more excitement if it had swastikas on it. I have taken modeling fairly seriously for the last fifty or so years and it always seemed to me that anything Luftwaffe 1933-45, people got excited about it, but with the exceptions of V-bombers, TSR2 and Spey Phantoms, people's enthusiasm seemed more muted. It seems to have changed more recently, or I might just be getting old. Back to the Meteor, looking at the fuselage breaks, as well as the T.7, I would have thought the F.4 would be an easy one, both were exported and there are some good schemes. I hope it does well, it might prompt Revells newish owners to produce more kits.

@johndon Looks very nice, and I now have trestle envy. Are your buffers from Lanarkshire Model Supplies? Mine came from there together with some other stuff I ordered just before they closed down.

@Mjwomack thanks, there is a diagram and pics in vol2 of 'LMS Wagons' by RJ Essery that I have. I also came across a drawing and photo from a 1958 Model Railway Constructer of the BR version we which looks identical. It will be in the Inspiration gallery along with a couple of other things.

Just got back, and I have to say for a first effort it wasn't at all bad. Mainly IPMS branches and SIGs with a wide range of interesting models to look at, and a small and varied selection of traders. Limited my purchases to dome Hataka paint and a few bits like sanding sticks and masking tape. Space was at a premium and it was a bit crowded at times. Best thing was being a pensioner it was free! Good first effort.

Hi Pat, thanks for the comment. The white underside is Halfords white primer, probably not accurate, but it does cover well if sprayed in thin coats. The Intermediate Blue is some Xtracyrlic that has been sat around for years against the day when I built a Corsair and a Dauntless (I fancy one of the handful in FAA markings). Not sure about the Sea Blue. The Xtracyrlic version is the post war version, which I think is different from wartime version, which I think I have, just struggling to find it.

This is how I always remembered him. https://youtu.be/z1WQPi7SJ68?si=sn_xLjNcnv5bXo2S

I found a couple of photos and I think I might have seen two built at Telford over the years. It has actually been started. The parts have been cleaned up and the white metal primed. Holes for the rigging have been drilled, which took a while as the plastic is quite hard. No photos as yet as I didn't think the work done so far was especially photogenic. I plan on working on the interior this weekend between spraying the camouflage on my Corsair

When the children were young we went to McDonald's, but now wouldn't go near the place except in extremis. I am lucky in that we have some really good curry places near us if we fancy something a bit spicy, and a place in the middle of Leeds that does good Asian street food and nice beers (Bundoblast, near the station, worth a visit). I feel the apparent obsession with chilli in everything is just a cheap way to cover up the use below par ingredients, and make a fast buck.

1/72nd Special Hobby Curtiss Kittyhawk III NZ3072 Black 19 Wairarapa Wildcat Flg Off Geoff Fisken, 14 Sqd RNZAF, Kukum Field Guadalcanal, July 1943 This is my take on what appears to be a popular subject. The SH Kittyhawk kit is very nice, and I have a couple more to build of different marks. More or less OOB with Ventura decals, which were a bit more solid than the SH ones Build thread is here Thanks to @Corsairfoxfouruncle and @JOCKNEY for this GB and I have run out of superlatives to describe Enzo, who does such a good job keeping us in check

Thanks fro the kind comments. The Kittyhawk is now complete and going in the Gallery.

I built the Joystick Morane Type P a couple of years back. It was a development of the L and the wing attachment was not that different. There is a link below to the WIP thread, although my description of attaching the wing is a bit vague. Basically I made up the centre section struts and the using a homemade jig, inverted the wing and adding the fuselage. Once set I then added the wing and once making sure everything was square left it for a couple of days before moving it. https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235123247-172nd-morane-type-p-joystick-kit-finished/

The Trestrol is now finished. What it really needs is a trestle to support heavy metal sheets diagonally, although they did run without as well wagons. Quite pleased with the end result. I now need a layout to run it round.

Students were the best for the 'quick' question, that was usually anything but, as it was often pretty broad. Also asked when you wanted lunch, the toilet or to go home.

Or 'Stayin' Alive' from my days of teaching Basic Life Support.