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1:48 Yet another boring Spitfire...
Jessie_C
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Posted: Tuesday, November 06, 2012 - 06:06 PM UTC
Let's take our minds off the vicissitudes of plastic with a nice little documentary. The Spitfire, warts and all: part 1 part 2 part 3 part 4 part 5.
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Posted: Tuesday, November 06, 2012 - 08:18 PM UTC

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What other aircraft has its own music video?

Bf 109! "109" by Bathory

Also, even though it's not specifically about the aircraft, I've always interpreted the bombers central in Bruce Dickinson's "Silver Wings" to be Lancasters - Merlin-engined ("Sound of Merlin's fired up and their spoiling for the fight") and set in 1945 ("But every night since '45 this bomber boy has stayed alive").



And sorry for the OT...
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Posted: Saturday, November 10, 2012 - 10:12 PM UTC
well, now it is out, or so it seems. There were on Britmodeller posted pictures from Telford of an Airfix Mk.XIX 1/48. So 2013 seems to be Indian Summer for Spitfire buffs. I only look forward to see what Gaston has to say about the incorrectness of Airfix's Spitfire XIX 1/48, based on these pictures!

NPLemche
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Posted: Monday, November 12, 2012 - 08:48 AM UTC
It might (or possibly might not) help any potential critic to know that Hornby are working with Arthur Bentley, who is working with, and interpreting, Supermarine's original drawings and dimensional instructions.
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Posted: Monday, November 12, 2012 - 12:18 PM UTC
Cheers Edgar

Good to know. I'm looking forward to it!

All the best

Rowan
andrewj
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Posted: Tuesday, November 13, 2012 - 04:01 AM UTC

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It might (or possibly might not) help any potential critic to know that Hornby are working with Arthur Bentley, who is working with, and interpreting, Supermarine's original drawings and dimensional instructions.
Edgar


But Edgar, we already know that manufacturers drawings, whilst adequate enough for building real aircraft ,are no good for models.

Andrew
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