Hachette Lancaster

[Garry Russell]

This is insane

http://www.flickr.com/photos/87402723@N ... 083/page1/

[Airspeed]

One of yours, is it, Garry?
I wonder what gap they have on the spark plugs?
I have a couple of 1/32 unbuilt in the museum cupboard; I don't know if I'm game to open any of them now!

[Garry Russell]

Wish it was

What's the museum cupboard??

I have lots of kits to make up when I get settled

[Airspeed]

Hi Garry observant as usual!
At Airspeed's residence is a steel shed containing my aircraft - related bits collection, mainly 1930s-1940s vintage.
That shed is known to me as "Airspeed's Flying Visit", or just "The Museum"
My unbuilt kits are in a steel cupboard under the navigational gear.
I'm working on a website to replace my current Google "AFV".
When it's done I'll change my present personal link to the new version.

[DaveG]

Bah! what a load of rubbish, he's missed a rivet off!

Amazing work.

[Garry Russell]

Cheers Mike...now we know

What's the main interest made kit wise?

[Tomliner]

Not long ago,in a shop in North Berwick! there was a model on sale of a DC3, which must have been at least 1/32nd scale or possibly even larger.It was made from Alumium and was in bare metal finish.The engine and undercarriage detail was particularly impressive but I felt it was somewhat let down by the elevators being far too thick and a poor joint between the fin and fuselage,which considering that they were asking £535 for it was not good enough.
Since then,they did have a second one in the window,but I got the impression that there was a slight anhedral on the wings.
I don't know who makes them,but one day they will get them spot on.Having said which,they both sold!EricT

[Garry Russell]

Hi Eric

They are probably kits and the shop built them up badly

There is a DC 3 like you describe but I can't think offhand who makes it

**edit** This one

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=c-47+ ... B565%3B401

One went recently, un opened, for $20 on eBay

[Tomliner]

Hi Garry.You maybe correct.The shop isn't specifically a model shop although they do have one or two large scale WW1 aircraft in the window.IIRC the shop name is called Time And Tide.
I suspect that their prices reflect the fact that North Berwick and East Lothian in general are affluent areas. Eric T

[Garry Russell]

Where I live supposedly an affluent area but it's more of an effluent area