Kitkent Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 Hi everyone,another one here who has been lurking for a couple of years- and I think I check in everyday so thought I should now join. I'm a car modeller first, 90% is 1/43 scale resin and metal kits since 1981! A few years ago these kits were getting expensive so I looked in Modelzone and i saw an Italeri 1/72 P47N at £8; I thought that's cheap so I now have another stash of 1/72 and 1/144 planes....I started buying resin planes too as injection plastic kits are fairly new to me! My last 1/43 completion was a metal F1 McLaren 1989,a Racing 43 kit and my last 1/72 completion was the Italeri Spitfire MK6 or 7,Spirit of Kent. Chris. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 Hello Chris... from Chicago. Mostly Aviation here with occasional ventures into armor & sci-fi. Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klubman01 Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 Hi Chris Good to have you join us. Trevor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenko Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 Hi Chris, welcome to the mad house. What part of this illustrious county are you from?? Dick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigsty Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 Evening Chris If you’re in need of a club, and you live at the east end of Kent, I’m sure Dick will be happy to help you out. If you’re at the other end, can I interest you in a club? We plan to have at least one more meeting this year … Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitkent Posted March 29, 2020 Author Share Posted March 29, 2020 Thanks everyone,I think is a friendly place and I hope I can be friendly too! We moved to Gravesend just under two years ago,lived in Orpington for a long time and when I was there I was too lazy to join up but always I thought I would say that i lived between Biggin Hill airfield and Brands Hatch race circuit! Gravesend actually has 3 model shops,though one is not a general shop it's a called a garden railway shop. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klubman01 Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 My part of the world, as well. My parents moved to Kent from North London back in the fifties, and I was raised there until I left to join the RAF in '76. Brands Hatch is only five miles away and as a youngster I could hear the cars on the track. I used to cycle there regularly to watch the races. The first meeting I attended was the 1965 Guards Trophy. The main event was for Group 7 sports cars such as McLaren-Elvas, Lola T70s, Lotus 30s & 40s. Big names as drivers. John Surtees, who won, Bruce McLaren, Jim Clark, Dan Gurney, Graham Hill, etc. I've always loved "big banger" sports ever since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitkent Posted March 30, 2020 Author Share Posted March 30, 2020 I first went to Brands Hatch Boxing Day 1966,I still go now,love sportscar racing first I think. Also went to Crystal Palace circuit for the Formula 2 and 3 races,not forgetting the saloons for course - Lotus Cortinas Ford Mustangs etc. I missed that Guards meeting unfortunately! Marsh Model cars are the best.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowen250 Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 Nice to have somone else from Kent. If you go to Brands regularly i really recommend the MSV season pass, £200 and you get into every car event all year works really well! It is my favourite place on earth to while away a sunny sunday. As soon as all this gets sorted out i shall be there on south bank. Simon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klubman01 Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 Well, I'm no longer in Kent as I now reside in Lincolnshire, but very familiar with your local territory. Cadwell Park is just up the road from us, another MSV circuit, with a great atmosphere and a track that makes for very good racing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 Welcome to the forum from another local Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitkent Posted March 30, 2020 Author Share Posted March 30, 2020 Thanks to everyone for the welcome,I'm not the only one from Kent then! I just now need to put some photos on somehow. Cadwell sounds like a good racetrack,similar to Brands Hatch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klubman01 Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 Cadwell is a far less grand place than Brands. It is mostly a clubbie racer circuit. It's a bit like a Brands Hatch but with more elevation changes, and some people call it a mini-Nurburgring. When the current situation is resolved it is certainly worth a visit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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