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'Spirit of Boreke' Tornado in special colourscheme.
This kit was a bargain buy in a local shop,the box art had faded and they put it into the winter sale,the contents were fine and the decal sheet the best that I have ever handled,it just draped around the shape of the model beautifully,what was at first a seemingly daunting task became eesy due to quality materials,the decals were sort of flexible but thin and once in place a dab with a lint free cloth soon secured them.






Alouette II in 1=32 nd scale.
This was a tediuos model to put together but presented a challenge to get the skeletal framework together,the cockpit bubble is crystal clear,note the scale droop of the rotor blades,this was attained by drawing them under a pencil and gently easing upwards,very pleased with the results.



The cockpit framework is made from masking tape laid onto a piece of glass,next the narrow strips are cut with a steel rule and razor blade,once in place a dunk in Johnsons locks them for good.

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Nigel.D

Lovely model Barry ! So realistic

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Flying Fox glider which I repaired for a museum,the early flying machine was made by Major R.F.Moore who as a member of the Royal engineeres in India made a study of fruit bats,the machine was made by J.Shaw and sons in Coventry and shown at Crystal Palace.Major Moore died in Vancouver during 1925.



The model of the Flying Fox was badly damaged having been flattened,it just took a bit of patience to sort out the bits and pieces and re-assemble them.
A picture restorer once told me that when you are handling someone elses precious work, just treat it as your very own,and above all lavish the very same care on it.

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My diary today is dedicated to Nigel who had become a very important part of this forum,although I have never met him only spoken to him over the telephone at great length,about model building,his lovely family and his work at Argos.
It just goes to prove that in this world we do not have to actually meet someone to feel part of their life,although we all write at great distances to share our wonderful hobbies people are just as important to us in more ways than one,Nigel was to prove to be a dynamic part of this forum,sometimes his ideas were verging on bizarre but his intentions were very honourable and I really do know how important the forum was to him.
He will above all be remembered for his skills with the airbrush,something which he has shared with us here on many occasions,he also held a vast knowledge of building scale models in particular his love for Luftwaffe aircraft,and the Hawker Sea Fury which he finally managed to obtain in his beloved 1=32nd scale.
This really brings home to me how very precious and vulnerable life can be,we really have lost a person with love and passion for everything that he did.
Although he had never met me and my good wife he asked me to come and stay for a few days as an holiday,planning trips beforehand to Duxford and Northweald well in advance ! but that was just the way Nigel was,a dynamo of love for everything that he did.
To Char I will say this,stay strong in the knowledge that your dad will always be in our thoughts,and remembered here for a very long time,he was one of the very best,and I can honestly say that I am pleased that he became a part of our lives here on Scale-Models and we got to know him so well in such a short period of time.
'Rest in Peace' Nigel.

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AerynPk

Barry Thank you very much for that diary entry. I know that with his heart he loved all of you as his friends and really appreciated all your work he had done. He will never be forgotton and will always be in our hearts. On behalf of all of us at the Doggett house we thank you for all your lovely comments about my dad Nigel.d.

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wonwinglo

VC-10 in 1=144th scale by Airfix is a really neat little model,mine was delayed by a big chunk of plastic that was torn from the wing trailing edge by a careless worker,I managed to get a replacement kit.



Piaseki Workhorse by Revell is a very detailed model of a real pioneering twin rotor helicopter,they even thougthfully provided some mesh for the engine ducting at the rear.



Another view of the Workhorse,showing the rotor blades with their downward droop achieved by pulling through a piece of dowl held against a few pieces of carpet underlay.


Ace Freighters Lockheed Constellation,de-icer boots & wheels still to be painted.This aircraft holds a lot of nostalgia for me having done a bit of work on the real aircraft for a company called Lanzair.




Even as a model she is such a beautiful aeroplane,replica of the short lived Ace Freighters company which were based at Baginton in the sixties.

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If anyone asked me what the best fitting kit was that I have built ? then it would be this one,the Tamiya Gloster Meteor F.1,atruly outstanding kit.


Gloster Meteor F.I Protype.

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Me.1099 Projected Heavy armoured version of the Me.262.





Underside view of the Me.1099 project showing the rear mounted cannons.
Revell have produced some interesting Luftwaffe designs that make into most attractive model subjects,the many and varied projects have been illustrated in book form,and also known as the Luft46 series.
The designer of the Me.163 Rocket fighter Alexander Lippisch was ordered to produce drawings and mockups for a wide variety of designs aimed at carrying the maximum amount of weapons resulting in a massive weight increase,and sometimes unstable designs.

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The cockpit of Lindbergh's 'Spirit of St Louis' Ryan N-Y-P,note the sparse wickework seat with no seatbelts,plus the very functional fuel pipes and controls,literally a flying fuel tank,the crude plumbing is self evident,Lindbergh wanted everything to hand and kept as light as possible with no frills.
Just remember he flew this aircraft by astro navigation across the Atlantic single handed,it certainly looks mighty uncomfortable just looking at that seat alone,which would look more at home on the veranda ? what a man of iron he must have been to accomplish what he did,when you travel on your sleek jet airliner on holidays think of this man.

Ford Trimotor engine detail,the clatter of three radial engines in your ears as these island hoppers plied their trade,then the sleek Douglas sleeper transports (DC-3 Dakota later on ) came along to make these tin birds look antiquated,a few still fly in private hands still giving joy rides to lucky people at Oshkosh.

Avro Lancaster nose turret,imagine being young and stuck in the nose of a Lancaster,terrified and vulnerable as flak was all around you.
The sharp edges of the metal structure,and the lack of sound proofing was something easy to forget today.

BAC Strikemaster nose art.

Now here is a real challenge to get going with a paintbrush,the nose art on this privately owned Strikemaster took some 120 hours to execute carefully laying on one coat on top of the next to produce this stunning result.

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Remember Anand who wrote to me a little while back about a model aeroplane contest at his college ? well he sent me this today-

Hi Barry

My event was a grand sucess and all credits goes to you. I must thanks you and the wonderful folks at Scale-Model. I would definatly sent you the snaps. we had nearly 30 team and 30 diff Aero Model made out of Ivory Paper planes. It was great.

As a result of sucess of this magnitude we are planning to have our own Aero Modeling Club at our collge , a forum for all Aircraft lovers.

The name of the club is "AEROTREK" and club motto "Thrust Yourself"
i would be glad if u could tell me the basic requriement for an Aero Modeling clubs and other information and requriment and activites. For the time being our action points for the members of the club and students are

1. Basic concepts of Aero Modeling
2. Fundamentals of Aero Dynamics
3. Paper Modeling
4. Balsa Wood modeling.

I would be grateful to have any kind of help from you and scale model.
Looking foward for your reply.

Cheers...
Anand.

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