My Stash just grew again (2009)

[Mossie]

The word 'Portakabin' itself is a trade name, and the firm are a trifle belligerent about defending it. Stupid them, as it's like having a free advert every time someone uses it. They have a similar attitude to American Airlines, Boeing, and what used to be the Chessie System Railroads.

There's a good reason behind their figting it.  It comes down to trademark law, they can loose it if the name becomes generic.  Trademarks are slightly different to other intelectual property rights, in that if gets into common useage (in principle at least), it allows anyone to use that name.  Hoover lost their trademark in the UK for just this reason when everyone used their trademark to describe a vacuum cleaner.  I worked for the company that made Elastoplast at one time (they've sold the rights to the name since), they very nearly lost that for the same reason.  Band Aid (same type of product) had a similar experience in the US.  Rolls Royce fight tooth & nail to stop marketeers calling their products 'the Rolls Royce of.....', as well as to retain some exclusivity.

Slightly nuts, but that's the world we live in!

[Thorvic]

They are more pre-fabs with rather thin wall, but are designed to be the same size as a container. Note theres is a stacked pair of offices on the next page along with a gatehouse. In the Vehicle section you can find the ISO containers/

[Aircav]

Thats the one
http://www.knightwing.co.uk/cgi-bin/commerce.cgi?cart_id=1231965639.142&product=OO-HO_Building_Kits&pid=178
Just the thing for a Harrier diorama

[PR19_Kit]

Everything you ever needed to know about 'Portathingies' (see, no trademark infingements.....)

http://www.portakabin.co.uk/construction.html

[Green Dragon]

They are also bloody freezing in the winter on building sites on top of hills in Scotland (personal experience!).

Paul Harrison

[nev]

MiG productions have just released a kit of an ISO container - Creative Models are their UK importers.

[lancer]

From Modelzone in Basingstoke - One Trumpeter 1:72 AS90 Self Propelled Gun and the Hobby Boss 1:72 Mil 24V Hind -E

Both gorgeous looking kits, but I am disappointed at the trumperter colour chart and decal placement guide - almost non existant in both. The hobby boos one on the other hand is brilliant! Only went in there for a look as well. It's surprisingly well stocked with plastic in amoungst al the DIE-cast and R./C stuff.

[pyro-manic]

Arrived in the post today: 1:32 Hunter F.6 by Revell. A late christmas present from my brother. I have big plans for this.... 

[Daryl J.]

Lindberg F-7U Cutlass prototype (2), Hobbycraft F7U-3/3M with metal landing gear upgrade, Quickboost Draken nozzel, F-11F Tigercat by Lindberg, another Airfix TSR.2 preordered.   


Now to abstain from purchasing for a while................



Daryl J.

[NARSES2]

Modelzone in Croydon

Tamiya Marder III in 1/48 - always liked the look of the whole family

Revell 1/144 Junkers G.38 in the sale - will be the Japanese bomber variant

[Aircav]

Picked up two 1/48 TSR.2 kits this afternoon from the LMS, its a big box 

[nev]

Arrived in the post today: 1:32 Hunter F.6 by Revell. A late christmas present from my brother. I have big plans for this.... 

Its a terrific model.  All it needs is a new bang-seat and you're good to go.

[Martin H]

Not my usual scale but a 48th scale Airfix TSR-2 has found a new home.

[Weaver]

From the LHS - Airfix Saladin, to go with my two JB ones.... (Mind you, they'll probably all fit in the Airfix box)

From ebay - Airfix Bloodhound. This was a substitute for a Kfir which I won, but it then turned out they'd already sold it and forgot to take the auction off......

[Thorvic]

Off ebay

Welshmodels RAAF Boeing 737 AEW Wedgetail mixed media kit 

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