Elevated

#Octpowrimo #Airforce #Airfix Airfix Quickbuild Even in the box, there was something special about them lockable pieces of plastic, that once extricated from the mesh – came together to form something with velocity, rising into the stratosphere air force vehicles that protected the kingdom and further afield even when not at conflict defender of the …

No Glue Required

#TruthfulTuesday Frank, aka PCGuy, has published another one of his Truthful Tuesday posts. This week Frank wants to know… When it comes to working on a project, what gives you the most satisfaction? Starting something new, putting time into a pet project, or finally being able to push a completed project into the “done” pile? Instructions from …

In Pieces

#airfix I The picture seemed accomplishable The box was a reasonable size The mass of pieces hidden away II The jigsaw vast, and wide An advantage – No glue required follow the pictures – one by one – like lego III Camouflage coming together like they were best of pals snapping into place to form …

Squadron

A write club acrostic, written by inky. #Imperialwarmuseum #Airfix #Planes #Squadron #Military #Aircraft Sat atop a great height quite a few planes, old and new used to being in hangars, have found a home by the waters of a canal definitely a peacetime operation red arrows escorting a Spitfire veteran and other D-Day participants – …

Click

#Model #Construction #Airfix #Quickbuild German Me 106 The formation of the squadron came with a moment Chassis and Wings coming together with a single click as planes from the past joined up with their more younger cadets on top of the bookshelves American P51 Mustang Jet and to stop two old veterans squabbling they’ve each …

Visiting Duxford

Monday 5th June 2017 IWM Duxford – Home to a lot of aircraft! Venue : Imperial War Museum Duxford, Cambridge An early morning start at IWM North on Monday, as we met up with fellow volunteers and staff from the other branches at IWM Duxford for Volunteers week. We travelled south through the Midlands on …

A Busman’s Holiday – In Cosford

#DiscoverWP Shared journeys Old Trafford, Manchester , 5th August Time        :   Zero Nine Hundred Hours. Location :   Imperial War Museum North, Old Trafford, Manchester Destination : RAF Museum, Cosford, Shropshire Bill by the RAF Twin-propped Bomber – and it wasn’t raining! Having done the Great Orme (see here) Bill Nigel and me meet up for a trip …