The InkwellA 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 – resting on their runway
new recruits ready to escort them from another bookshelf
Salford, 10th July 2020
#Airfix #Quickbuild #Model
To pass the time during lockdown – i’ve been building
A few planes and Jet Fighters to pass the time
Now, today i’ve made something a little different
Keep your eyes peeled and you may see what rolled up today
#IWM #Airfix #Duxford
A poetry piece by B.F. Kirkham.
There’s a bucket of wings on the table,
but this ain’t no KFC
You’re there with your mates at the ready
and take home a plane for free
You pick up the pieces as listed
the fellow from museum there to help
as your classmates fumble with pieces
and boys and girls start to yelp
Behind you is the perfect model –
they tell you it took men all those years
as part of the wing it does come off
and it almost brings you to tears
Patience – comes call from behind you
as you fiddle with the pieces for a while
it won’t take you long – and you can’t get it wrong
as the teacher gives you a smile
Suddenly it all comes together
the tail end the wings and the prop
resembling that big plane behind you
and its something you don’t want to drop
So you say ta to the model instructor
with your plane that’s been made paid and mended
and your classmates all fly, those planes from time gone by
before the trip to the museum is ended.
As regular readers of my blog will know, I’ve been shifting things around to accommodate my new bits of aerial artwork, namely my quickbuild planes from airfix
They’re now all happily parked on the top of my bookshelves, so when little paws show up with my sister…they won’t get accidentally broken
However, this has meant the little Disney toys I picked up from the Disney store in Manchester have had to find a new spot to sit.
They’re now sat on a lower bookshelf looking after the books, which they’re sat in front of. This means my nephews can pick them up and play with them as they want, without disturbing any of the squadron.
#Model #Construction #Airfix #Quickbuild
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
and to stop two old veterans squabbling
they’ve each been given a runway
to stop them falling to pieces
