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Cosford show 6th April

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kitbasher

#15
April 05, 2014, 01:12:20 AM
To all going to Cosford - have a great day out.
What If? & Secret Project SIG member.
On the go: Beaumaris/Battle/Bronco/Barracuda/F-105(UK)/Flatning/Hellcat IV/Hunter PR11/Hurricane IIb/Ice Cream Tank/JP T4/Jumo MiG-15/M21/P1103 (early)/P1127/P1154-ish/Phantom FG1/I-153/Sea Hawk T7/Spitfire XII/Spitfire Tr18/Twin Otter/FrankenCOIN/Frankenfighter

van883

#16
April 05, 2014, 04:39:09 AM
Was intending to go, but I had forgotten the world T20 cricket is on....

Van

Weaver

#17
April 06, 2014, 12:08:01 AM
Quote from: Radish on March 07, 2014, 02:53:53 PM
Hey yeah.....we're on the leading edge of the Comet wing....rock and roll.

Should be definitely unsupervised too and promoting the SIG of GOTH.
Be afraid!!

:wacko: :dalek: :wacko: :party:


Hmmm... promoting the Goth SIG on the leading edge of an airliner's wing? Not like this I hope.....



;D ;)
"Things need not have happened to be true. Tales and dreams are the shadow-truths that will endure when mere facts are dust and ashes, and forgot."
 - Sandman: A Midsummer Night's Dream, by Neil Gaiman

"I dunno, I'm making this up as I go."
 - Indiana Jones

Martin H

#18
April 06, 2014, 01:33:57 PM
my photos are now up
I always hope for the best.
Unfortunately,
experience has taught me to expect the worst.

Size (of the stash) matters.

IPMS (UK) What if? SIG Leader.
IPMS (UK) Project Cancelled SIG Member.

Weaver

#19
April 06, 2014, 01:38:19 PM Last Edit: April 06, 2014, 01:40:35 PM by Weaver
Good show as always, and nice to catch up with folk.

The new location and stand layout really worked well IMHO  :thumbsup:
"Things need not have happened to be true. Tales and dreams are the shadow-truths that will endure when mere facts are dust and ashes, and forgot."
 - Sandman: A Midsummer Night's Dream, by Neil Gaiman

"I dunno, I'm making this up as I go."
 - Indiana Jones

Gondor

#20
April 06, 2014, 01:46:13 PM
Quote from: Martin H on April 06, 2014, 01:33:57 PM
my photos are now up

Oh, Blake's 7 Troopers. That makes a nice change from the normal.  :thumbsup:

Gondor
My Ability to Imagine is only exceeded by my Imagined Abilities

Gondor's Modelling Rule Number Three: Everything will fit perfectly untill you apply glue...

I know it's in a book I have around here somewhere....

Steel Penguin

#21
April 06, 2014, 01:51:40 PM Last Edit: April 06, 2014, 01:53:30 PM by Steel Penguin
had a great day chatting with all and sundry on the table, I count today as a win, we had plenty of people leave the stand smiling , and only  a couple of nay-sayers, and the whiffing seems to be spreading, there were quite a few I spotted on other stands, ( it seems that the airfix Angel interceptor is popular for it,, possibly its cheap and readily available and being a sci fi kit doesn't mess with peoples heads when they alter it).
and as always, lots of lovely stuff on display a browse through martins pics is well worthwhile if you haven't already.
I also had some Darleks, some space 1999 astronaut's,  some steam-fi mole vehicles and  figures and a Jaffar and System lord.   It made folks smile and question  :thumbsup:
the things you learn, give your mind the wings to fly, and the chains to hold yourself steady
take off and nuke the site form orbit, nope, time for the real thing, CAM and gridfire, call special circumstances. 
wow, its like freefalling into the Geofront
Not a member of the Hufflepuff conspiracy!

JayBee

#22
April 06, 2014, 02:19:41 PM
Great show by all.
Tell me Martin who's , and what, is that Handley Page thing?  :blink:
Alle kunst ist umsunst wenn ein engel auf das zundloch brunzt!!

Sic biscuitus disintegratum!

Cats are not real. 
They are just physical manifestations of collisions between enigma & conundrum particles.

Any aircraft can be improved by giving it a SHARKMOUTH!

Martin H

#23
April 06, 2014, 03:43:25 PM
ah ha that would be Richard Brookers HP Harpenden. Trevor has issued a fatwa on it as it desicrates the name of Handley page in his eyes.

The flying Briefcase has become the Flying Holdall.
I always hope for the best.
Unfortunately,
experience has taught me to expect the worst.

Size (of the stash) matters.

IPMS (UK) What if? SIG Leader.
IPMS (UK) Project Cancelled SIG Member.

PR19_Kit

#24
April 06, 2014, 04:10:14 PM
A splendid day at Cosford indeed. I too got the impression that the Joe Publics were more accepting of the Whiff genre this year. I spent a considerable time explaining the whys and wherefores of my Whiffed airliners to them, which was pleasing.

Some piccies of mine here, showing the SIG stand in its entirely and some notable Whiffs elsewhere in the show.









An AEW BAC 1-11




1/144 Bomber Command




Prop driven Canberra




RAE Angels Interceptor

And last but least  there was Weaver's amazing PR Gnat. I'd only seen it on the Forum before but in real life it's AWESOME! And I know it's all a big pun on me, but it looks great, superb job Weaver.  :thumbsup:

Kit's Rule 1 ) Any aircraft can be improved by fitting longer wings, and/or a longer fuselage
Kit's Rule 2) The backstory can always be changed to suit the model

...and I'm not a closeted 'Take That' fan, I'm a REAL fan! :)

Regards
Kit

kitbasher

#25
April 07, 2014, 02:42:28 AM
Quote from: Martin H on April 06, 2014, 03:43:25 PM
ah ha that would be Richard Brookers HP Harpenden. Trevor has issued a fatwa on it as it desicrates the name of Handley page in his eyes.

The flying Briefcase has become the Flying Holdall.

That's brilliant!  Love it to bits - looks like a salamander with wings.  In fact just Googled and found http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellbender.

I have two HP whif projects in the long list of stuff to do and hereby claim the names 'Hillingdon' and 'Haringay'.
What If? & Secret Project SIG member.
On the go: Beaumaris/Battle/Bronco/Barracuda/F-105(UK)/Flatning/Hellcat IV/Hunter PR11/Hurricane IIb/Ice Cream Tank/JP T4/Jumo MiG-15/M21/P1103 (early)/P1127/P1154-ish/Phantom FG1/I-153/Sea Hawk T7/Spitfire XII/Spitfire Tr18/Twin Otter/FrankenCOIN/Frankenfighter

Radish

#26
April 07, 2014, 05:29:51 AM
Loved the BAC-111 AEW, and the bombed up VC-10 of course.
Wish Airfix would re-release it.

Did anyone spot the RAF Cavalier Mustang in training colours? Looked very nice in white, red and grey. :party:
Once you've visited the land of the Loonies, a return is never far away.....

Still His (or Her) Majesty, Queen Caroline of the Midlands, Resident Drag Queen

NARSES2

#27
April 07, 2014, 07:26:13 AM
Thanks for the photos Martin and Kit. Good display lads  :thumbsup:

Reading peoples names for their HP wiffs reminds me that it's the part of whiffery I find the most difficult. I come up with a name and it sounds silly, even if I use that manufacturer's naming conventions, if any. Others come up with a name and it sounds right  :blink: Must be something physiological me thinks ?
Do not condemn the judgement of another because it differs from your own. You may both be wrong.

Howard of Effingham

#28
April 08, 2014, 03:07:16 AM
Quote from: Martin H on April 06, 2014, 03:43:25 PM
ah ha that would be Richard Brookers HP Harpenden. Trevor has issued a fatwa on it as it desicrates the name of Handley page in his eyes.

The flying Briefcase has become the Flying Holdall.

that's not quite true! its just sacreligous. to me it looks more like a cousin of the Bristol Buckmaster.  ;D

my favorite model on the stand was Weaver's F9F Panther in FAA markings. sweet and believable.
Keeper of George the Cat.

PR19_Kit

#29
April 08, 2014, 04:55:13 AM
Quote from: Howard of Effingham on April 08, 2014, 03:07:16 AM
Quote from: Martin H on April 06, 2014, 03:43:25 PM
ah ha that would be Richard Brookers HP Harpenden. Trevor has issued a fatwa on it as it desicrates the name of Handley page in his eyes.

The flying Briefcase has become the Flying Holdall.

that's not quite true! its just sacreligous. to me it looks more like a cousin of the Bristol Buckmaster.  ;D

Or the Blackburn Botha?
Kit's Rule 1 ) Any aircraft can be improved by fitting longer wings, and/or a longer fuselage
Kit's Rule 2) The backstory can always be changed to suit the model

...and I'm not a closeted 'Take That' fan, I'm a REAL fan! :)

Regards
Kit
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