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by daveF
Fri Jun 12, 2026 6:58 pm
Forum: Reports & Photographic archives
Topic: South Shields June 2026
Replies: 1
Views: 47

Re: South Shields June 2026

It was a great show and what a display the SIG put out!

Collective noun for Orions? How about an 'AMARG'?
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by daveF
Wed Jun 10, 2026 10:04 pm
Forum: Aviation
Topic: Tucson Trio
Replies: 23
Views: 104739

Re: Tucson Trio

Slowly building up a coat of Halfords matt white from a rattle can.
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by daveF
Wed Jun 10, 2026 10:01 pm
Forum: Aviation
Topic: A-Model Albatross
Replies: 1
Views: 11115

Re: A-Model Albatross

A coat of XF-16 Flat Aluminium is on.
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by daveF
Thu May 28, 2026 7:23 pm
Forum: Reports & Photographic archives
Topic: Darlington Sword and Lance 23rd May 2026
Replies: 0
Views: 5281

Darlington Sword and Lance 23rd May 2026

Tim, David H and myself attended the Sword and Lance show at the Darlington Football Stadium last Saturday. Although the show has an emphasis on figures, there were plenty of models on display in other genres from the local clubs. There was also a good range of traders at the event. There was plenty ...
by daveF
Sun May 10, 2026 1:10 pm
Forum: Reports & Photographic archives
Topic: Mildenhall Saturday 9th May
Replies: 2
Views: 7814

Mildenhall Saturday 9th May

It's a long drive so a night at The Nook campsite was in order on Friday. The campsite overlooks the western end of RAF Mildenhall. E-3 'SHUCK81' took off noisily at 2250 which was very gratifying.
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Terry and I had two tables on the stage. The show, which is free to enter, takes place ...
by daveF
Mon Mar 16, 2026 10:23 pm
Forum: Aviation
Topic: A-Model Albatross
Replies: 1
Views: 11115

A-Model Albatross

It’s not a straight-forward build but I’m enjoying it. Such a nice aeroplane if a fiddly kit! One day I hope to get to the USAF Museum at Dayton, Ohio where there is an example similar to the one in the kit.
by daveF
Sun Dec 21, 2025 5:33 pm
Forum: Aviation
Topic: Tucson Trio
Replies: 23
Views: 104739

Re: Tucson Trio

Undercarriage on. What a nightmare that was!
by daveF
Thu Dec 18, 2025 6:22 pm
Forum: Aviation
Topic: Happy Christmas
Replies: 2
Views: 4123

Happy Christmas

It’s a badly executed rendition of a bad kit, but it’s been decorating my classroom this week (we were doing Space in science).
by daveF
Tue Oct 07, 2025 8:06 pm
Forum: Aviation
Topic: LS P-3
Replies: 5
Views: 12434

Re: LS P-3

Ready for Lincoln. It appears to be frowning: doesn’t look like that in real life.
Lovely colour scheme: even my wife says so!
by daveF
Mon Oct 06, 2025 9:54 pm
Forum: Reports & Photographic archives
Topic: Brampton, Cambridgeshire - 2025
Replies: 1
Views: 9836

Re: Brampton, Cambridgeshire - 2025

Well done you three. Looks like a nice event.

The Hastings / Stratocruiser / 707s caught my eye too.