Geoff

Geoff · January 06, 2014, 11:10:41 AM

Quote from: NARSES2 on January 06, 2014, 07:27:50 AM
Quote from: JayBee on January 05, 2014, 08:37:27 AM
Do Plastic Soldiers have a Web site?

Jim

If this is the company we are talking about then yes. And it is nice stuff

http://theplasticsoldiercompany.co.uk/

Yep that them

Nick · January 06, 2014, 12:21:21 PM

Quote from: Captain Canada on January 06, 2014, 07:34:45 AM
Not sure. When you walk down the mall away from the wheel, get to that busy road and turn left heading towards the station. There is a big tourist trap souvenir place that had a zillion t-shirts across the wall, and this was beside ( or very near ) that. If that helps ! They were displayed in the window.

Hmm, this rings a bell to me. Many years ago Mum would take me to London for a day out, the main reason for which was so she could get supplies from the Girl Guide HQ on Buckingham Palace Road. While she shopped I would be in a nearby shop looking at the vast range of toy soldiers from Britains, all were metal IIRC.
The Guards Museum on Birdcage Walk has a Model Soldier shop in the old gatehouse. Cracking good museum too.

Captain Canada · January 06, 2014, 07:53:32 PM

I wish I would have done more research into what to see before we went over.....argh !

NARSES2 · January 07, 2014, 07:03:44 AM

There was a model soldier shop under the arches by Charing Cross station but I think that went when the Accountants built their HQ on top of it (can't remember which particular global mob it is.) The other good soldier shop was Under Two Flags in that posh alleyway off Oxford St. They virtually charged you to walk down the thing !

Geoff · March 05, 2014, 03:38:50 PM

Well I don't know what the hell happened but I finished off 3 model tanks today. Early Bundeswehr stuff A Kangaroo (nearly a what was), A panther and the same Panther after a rebuild as a Bergpanzer. Too much coffee I expect.

Geoff · August 06, 2014, 10:22:19 AM

OK,after a bout of real life models I am back on a wif. First the pre production Mig-21R. OK it did exist and I have art work, and a pic of the prototype. I expect they were secret as it morphed into the first of the 3rd generation -21s, but cannot find a pic of the trials aircraft.
Next will be a Bundesmarine Wyvern torpedo bomber.

Captain Canada · August 06, 2014, 10:30:19 AM

The Wyvwern sounds interesting....and are we going to see the tanks ? Even if they ar RW still nice to see armour !

Geoff · August 06, 2014, 10:35:55 AM

If Martin took pics at Coventry - yep I will post them, although they are wifs.

Geoff · August 19, 2015, 08:58:59 AM

Well not posted for over a year.
I am retired now so with a bit of luck I will get some modelling done, although to date I have not had time to draw breath, all down to SWMBO and a bit of 1:1 modelling in the kitchen.
Just got a couple of Chris Gibson's books on ELINT/SIGINT and MP. So my mojo for wifs has managed to wake up a bit and I am planning an MP Viscount and ELINT VC-10. I also have a cunning plan for a Gnat trainer!
We shall see.

NARSES2 · August 20, 2015, 06:18:51 AM

So you've finally joined the "I've done my 40 years, it's your turn" Brigade ? Well done mate

Captain Canada · August 20, 2015, 06:39:06 AM

Welcome back eh ! Now I'm scratching my head wondering if I've seen the Wyvern pics....mind you, been doing a lot of that lately !

Geoff · August 22, 2015, 08:59:41 AM

Got 31 years in and I don't trust 'em with my pension so as the old saying goes "Eject! Eject! Eject!

Never finish the Wyvern which is why it ain't been seen -- yet.

Captain Canada · August 22, 2015, 10:25:39 AM

Ya a lot of that going on right now. Our company was being bought out and it's all going for Shiite. Lots of layoffs and divestures, yet the big wigs from both are still making hundreds of millions in salary and bonus and incentives....wonder where that money is coming from ? Of course me even saying this in a public forum is making me nervous

Geoff · August 30, 2015, 03:49:53 AM

Hmm

Quote from: Captain Canada on August 22, 2015, 10:25:39 AM
Ya a lot of that going on right now. Our company was being bought out and it's all going for Shiite. Lots of layoffs and divestures, yet the big wigs from both are still making hundreds of millions in salary and bonus and incentives....wonder where that money is coming from ? Of course me even saying this in a public forum is making me nervous

Pretty much the same for me.

Well I have nearly finished a Wif. It's a Finnish Mig-27 in the Su-24 interdictor scheme with white leading edges for coming in low out of the rising sun. At least I think that's the idea of the scheme? It's for the Soviet Finland timeline where they got "liberated" in '45.

Captain Canada · August 30, 2015, 06:09:35 AM

Oh nice....that would be cool to see.