http://forums.diecast-aviation.eu en Sun, 20 May 2012 17:11:27 GMT vBulletin 60 http://forums.diecast-aviation.eu/images/aesthetic/misc/rss.jpg http://forums.diecast-aviation.eu http://forums.diecast-aviation.eu/showthread.php?t=18059&goto=newpost Sun, 20 May 2012 16:34:59 GMT Sadly, the opportunity to do this is receding very quickly. This may well be the last time that the Mossie Museum may be able to put on one of their memorable signing events, so mark your Diaries now.....:unsure: Image:... Sadly, the opportunity to do this is receding very quickly. This may well be the last time that the Mossie Museum may be able to put on one of their memorable signing events, so mark your Diaries now.....:unsure:

]]> Martin Bull http://forums.diecast-aviation.eu/showthread.php?t=18059 http://forums.diecast-aviation.eu/showthread.php?t=18058&goto=newpost Sun, 20 May 2012 01:15:46 GMT Here's a link to view a short video of the new addition to the Military Aviation Museum's collection. Nice plane, and something you don't see flying around everyday. ]]> leeG http://forums.diecast-aviation.eu/showthread.php?t=18058 http://forums.diecast-aviation.eu/showthread.php?t=18057&goto=newpost Sat, 19 May 2012 22:50:37 GMT following on from other F14 CW threads recently. I'm dipping my toe into the fast and pointy pond.

what are the F14's people rate the most?

Having thumbed through the century wings site I've come up with

Sundowners
Jolly Rogers 78 scheme
Jolly Rogers VF103 final cruise scheme (bombcat)
Tomcatters
Bounty Hunters
Pukin Dogs
Black Aces AJ100 1978 scheme
Fast Eagle 102
Fast Eagle 107

I personally don't rate the iranian scheme. I prefer the slick 1970's schemes or the later dark grey. ]]> 1/72nd Modern Military lancer3397 http://forums.diecast-aviation.eu/showthread.php?t=18057 http://forums.diecast-aviation.eu/showthread.php?t=18056&goto=newpost Sat, 19 May 2012 15:00:52 GMT Just bagged this today whilst out shopping in Newcastle for £60 is this good? Must say am chuffed to bits with it awsome model may get Canadian Arrow now too?. Just bagged this today whilst out shopping in Newcastle for £60 is this good? Must say am chuffed to bits with it awsome model may get Canadian Arrow now too?. ]]> 1/72nd Modern Military Concorde http://forums.diecast-aviation.eu/showthread.php?t=18056 http://forums.diecast-aviation.eu/showthread.php?t=18055&goto=newpost Sat, 19 May 2012 10:22:19 GMT anyone going down? http://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/London/news/article.cfm?news_id=471 anyone going down?

http://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/London/n...fm?news_id=471 ]]> Dan214sqn http://forums.diecast-aviation.eu/showthread.php?t=18055 http://forums.diecast-aviation.eu/showthread.php?t=18054&goto=newpost Fri, 18 May 2012 20:54:25 GMT are you the proud owner of this book?



bought it for a ridiculous amount of money from Amazon Marketplace, eBay or Abebooks?

well, in case you didn't...it's being reissued! :D :rolleyes:

http://www.wingleader.co.uk/product-...quadronssd.htm

In colour! 32 extra pages! 300 photos! some of them new and unpublished! 20 new colour profiles!

all the same stuff about the Lanc that you already know - but in a slightly different order !:LOL:

needless to say, I shall be pre-ordering it :rolleyes: :wacko:

that's just the kind of guy I am...why have just one when you can have both! ]]> Aviation Literature von hitchofen http://forums.diecast-aviation.eu/showthread.php?t=18054 http://forums.diecast-aviation.eu/showthread.php?t=18052&goto=newpost Fri, 18 May 2012 20:13:27 GMT I saw on Ebay that you can get framed Ceramic pictures of Robert Taylor Hornblower paintings. They were done for the Bradford Exchange :) I have only seen the picture of one on Ebay, and I would like to know where they can still be got, and if any one had had a good look at one.....are they... I saw on Ebay that you can get framed Ceramic pictures of Robert Taylor Hornblower paintings. They were done for the Bradford Exchange :)

I have only seen the picture of one on Ebay, and I would like to know where they can still be got, and if any one had had a good look at one.....are they quality or tat :unsure: .....what type of price do they go for :unsure: ]]> Aviation Art david cotton http://forums.diecast-aviation.eu/showthread.php?t=18052 http://forums.diecast-aviation.eu/showthread.php?t=18051&goto=newpost Fri, 18 May 2012 18:18:47 GMT In one word........... IMPOSSIBLE :o Bear in mind that postie usually arrives in his battered red van somewhere around noon and wifey goes to her shop around 10am. So Hali was due to land today and guess what time it landed? 0930 :mad: I said quietly to postie what time do you call this as the... In one word...........

IMPOSSIBLE :o

Bear in mind that postie usually arrives in his battered red van somewhere around noon and wifey goes to her shop around 10am.

So Hali was due to land today and guess what time it landed? 0930 :mad: I said quietly to postie what time do you call this as the flamin wife is still here? Sorry mate it's very quiet! ARGHH!!!

No need for wifey radar when the RM can shoot you so easily.:eek: ]]> General Chit-Chat the_old_un http://forums.diecast-aviation.eu/showthread.php?t=18051 http://forums.diecast-aviation.eu/showthread.php?t=18050&goto=newpost Fri, 18 May 2012 04:24:58 GMT This is London. The Air Ministry has just issued the following communique. In the early hours of this morning, a force of Lancasters of Bomber Command, led by Wing Commander G.P. Gibson DSO DFC, attacked with mines the dams of the Mohne and Sorpe reservoirs. These control two-thirds of the water... This is London. The Air Ministry has just issued the following communique. In the early hours of this morning, a force of Lancasters of Bomber Command, led by Wing Commander G.P. Gibson DSO DFC, attacked with mines the dams of the Mohne and Sorpe reservoirs. These control two-thirds of the water storage capacity of the Ruhr Basin. Reconnaissance later established that the Mohne Dam had been breached over a length of 100 yards, and that the power station below had been swept away by the resulting floods. The Eder Dam, which controls the headwaters of the Weser and Fulda Valleys, and operates several power stations, was also attacked and reported as breached. Photographs show the river below the dam in full flood. The attacks were pressed home at extremely low level with great determination and coolness in the face of fierce resistance. Eight of the Lancasters are missing. ]]> General Chit-Chat Sailor. http://forums.diecast-aviation.eu/showthread.php?t=18050 http://forums.diecast-aviation.eu/showthread.php?t=18049&goto=newpost Thu, 17 May 2012 19:46:46 GMT Couple of shots taken from end of Platform 5 waiting for train to Chichester Image: http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj194/borissirob/Meridiana.jpg Image: http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj194/borissirob/Flybe-1.jpg Short time at smokers corner upper level at Terminal 5 at Heathrow before... Couple of shots taken from end of Platform 5 waiting for train to Chichester





Short time at smokers corner upper level at Terminal 5 at Heathrow before flight back to Newcastle.Not best place for photos























]]> Aviation Photography boris http://forums.diecast-aviation.eu/showthread.php?t=18049 http://forums.diecast-aviation.eu/showthread.php?t=18048&goto=newpost Thu, 17 May 2012 18:50:43 GMT At Peel in the Isle of Man on a visit to the Leece Museum and saw this blast from the past!A repro of George Shuttleworths Motor Bike A.K.A. George Formby,this was from the film "NoLimit "from the '30's about the T.T. Races on the I.O.M.This is first memory of a film as child at Saturday Morning Pictures(A.B.C. Minors)The only other thing that has brought back memories like this was a Johny 7 Gun! Yes i know i've missed a u ]]> General Chit-Chat biffo http://forums.diecast-aviation.eu/showthread.php?t=18048 http://forums.diecast-aviation.eu/showthread.php?t=18047&goto=newpost Thu, 17 May 2012 16:47:10 GMT .. first Whitney and now Donna......:( http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-18109654 Made being a DJ a piece of cake..... slap on a twelve incher and go outside for a fag...:wacko: ..... Sixteen minutes later you could return to a knackered dancefloor....... happy memories....:) RIP .. first Whitney and now Donna......:(

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-18109654

Made being a DJ a piece of cake..... slap on a twelve incher and go outside for a fag...:wacko: ..... Sixteen minutes later you could return to a knackered dancefloor....... happy memories....:)

RIP ]]> General Chit-Chat Agent X20 http://forums.diecast-aviation.eu/showthread.php?t=18047 http://forums.diecast-aviation.eu/showthread.php?t=18046&goto=newpost Thu, 17 May 2012 16:19:56 GMT I figured this deserved a thread on its own. SKF over TDHP has provided the news that Diecastbase (a retailer in Hong Kong), announced that Century Wings are no longer releasing models. :( I for one am very saddened by this turn of events, I own 20 of there speccy models and although they were... I figured this deserved a thread on its own.

SKF over TDHP has provided the news that Diecastbase (a retailer in Hong Kong), announced that Century Wings are no longer releasing models. :(

I for one am very saddened by this turn of events, I own 20 of there speccy models and although they were getting pricey I still would have purchased more if the scheme tickled my fancy.

It does beg the question on higher quality models with more detail, surviving these days of never ending financial crises. ]]> 1/72nd Modern Military Christian http://forums.diecast-aviation.eu/showthread.php?t=18046 http://forums.diecast-aviation.eu/showthread.php?t=18045&goto=newpost Thu, 17 May 2012 09:32:32 GMT I couldn't see a thread that covered non-aviation or non-war films so I have started one. If there is already a thread buried in the bowels of teh archives- apologies.

I picked up the film version of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy yesterday and watched most of it last night. I had read how this was an excellent film and a must see and all the usual hype and was very quickly very disappointed. Part of my problem is that I am a big fan of the BBC TV series coupled with the fact that Alec Guinness is my all time favourite actor so the film version had a very hard act to follow.

On the plus side it seems to follow the story fairly well and the lighting and sets are very evocative of the 1970's. It is beautifully shot. But whilst the cast counts some excellent acting talent one of my major problems is with the casting with the result the a number of the characters are unconvincing.

John Hurt is spot on as Control but then the resemblance to the original is very close.
Tom Hardy as Ricki Tarr is fine, as is Mark Strong as Jim Prideaux.

I find that Simon McBurney does not have the gravitas to carry off Oliver Lacon and Toby Jones is not at all right for Percy Alleline.

Whilst Kathy Burke is a superb actress she is also miscast as Connie Sachs as I felt that her natural accent was barely held in check. Similarly with Roger Lloyd-Pack as Mendel who does not have the air of being or having been a senior police officer.

Which leaves us with Gary Oldman as George Smiley. On paper this should have been very strong casting but I suspect that the directing is at fault because watching the film, right from the outset, I got the feeling that he was doing an Alec Guinness impersonation.

I am glad I have the original as well as Smiley's People on DVD. Remakes are not the easiest films to make and I think in many cases perhaps they should not be attempted as there are only a handful that have been better than the original - The Thomas Crown Affair being a case in point. But I am afraid that TTSS falls squarely into the same camp as The Italian Job and Flight Of The Phoenix. ]]> General Chit-Chat Sergei http://forums.diecast-aviation.eu/showthread.php?t=18045 http://forums.diecast-aviation.eu/showthread.php?t=18044&goto=newpost Wed, 16 May 2012 23:04:59 GMT Sorry to all those who have contacted me in the past for swops of damaged stuff etc . Currently have a couple of things available and cannot remember who has pm'd me asking for first dibs . :o

I have YZ-J damaged which I wished changed into YZ-L / PD117 , also



there is also AA32609 YZ-S



and AA32604 Admiral Prune



which can be part payment for the code 3 or by separate arrangement . ]]> Swap Meets and Toy Fairs kevjb64 http://forums.diecast-aviation.eu/showthread.php?t=18044