A Nod To Brent - a friendly thread, filled with frivolity, cream teas and pasties. Longing for the happy days in the South Hams 1947.

[Dr Gerbil-Fritters]

They are named after characters from certain kids tv programs from the 70's

 

and here come five of them...

 

 

I once dropped an easy catch at school cricket one day as a Shack came grinding its way out of Brize Norton.  I went all slack jawed in admiration of something so noisy and charismatic instead of the usual diet of VC-10s, C130s and HS780s...

 

Aircraft departing from Brize flew directly over my school sports field.  Some of them were still in Middle East Command dingy camo too!

Edited August 19, 2018 by Dr Gerbil-Fritters

[bgman]

and here come five of them...

 

 

I once dropped an easy catch at school cricket one day as a Shack came grinding its way out of Brize Norton.  I went all slack jawed in admiration of something so noisy and charismatic instead of the usual diet of VC-10s, C130s and HS780s...

 

Aircraft departing from Brize flew directly over my school sports field.  Some of them were still in Middle East Command dingy camo too!

 

 

Thanks for posting that GF, super footage !

 

They'm some big buqqers to land !!!

 

G

[toboldlygo]

and here come five of them...

 

 

I once dropped an easy catch at school cricket one day as a Shack came grinding its way out of Brize Norton.  I went all slack jawed in admiration of something so noisy and charismatic instead of the usual diet of VC-10s, C130s and HS780s...

 

Aircraft departing from Brize flew directly over my school sports field.  Some of them were still in Middle East Command dingy camo too!

 

Nothing beats the sound of a Growler

 

So devotees and disciples of ANTB you now have the chance to name the Growler (Shackleton) of 8 Squadron that I do. WR963 Ermintrude & WR 960 Dougal are both represented by the kit - so those two have been excluded.

 

The choices are:

 

1. WL741 Basil
2. WL745 Sage
3. WL747 Florence
4. WL754 Paul
5. WL756 Mr Rusty/Snoopy
6. WL757 Brian
7. WL790 Mr McHenry/Zebedee (after 1981)
8. WL793 Dylan
9. WL795 Zebedee (till 1981)
10. WR965 Rosalie (crashed 30/4/90)

[brianusa]

WL757........................

 

                          Brian.

[colin penfold]

Heres a sneak preview from my time with Rob yesterday

 

[Limpley Stoker]

Nothing beats the sound of a Growler

 

So devotees and disciples of ANTB you now have the chance to name the Growler (Shackleton) of 8 Squadron that I do. WR963 Ermintrude & WR 960 Dougal are both represented by the kit - so those two have been excluded.

 

The choices are:

 

 

• WL741 Basil
• WL745 Sage
• WL747 Florence
• WL754 Paul
• WL756 Mr Rusty/Snoopy
• WL757 Brian
• WL790 Mr McHenry/Zebedee (after 1981)
• WL793 Dylan
• WL795 Zebedee (till 1981)
• WR965 Rosalie (crashed 30/4/90)

A growler means something different to Australians- something to be grabbed by Donald Trump! Edited August 19, 2018 by Limpley Stoker

[St Enodoc]

A growler means something different to Australians- something to be grabbed by Donald Trump!

It means something else again in Yorkshire.

[St Enodoc]

 

Nothing beats the sound of a Growler

 

So devotees and disciples of ANTB you now have the chance to name the Growler (Shackleton) of 8 Squadron that I do. WR963 Ermintrude & WR 960 Dougal are both represented by the kit - so those two have been excluded.

 

The choices are:

 

1. WL741 Basil
2. WL745 Sage
3. WL747 Florence
4. WL754 Paul
5. WL756 Mr Rusty/Snoopy
6. WL757 Brian
7. WL790 Mr McHenry/Zebedee (after 1981)
8. WL793 Dylan
9. WL795 Zebedee (till 1981)
10. WR965 Rosalie (crashed 30/4/90)

 

Mine will be WL737 of 220 Sqn, RAF St Eval, 1953.

[Dr Gerbil-Fritters]

My uncle Jim flew 8 Sqn Shacks from Lossiemouth in the 70s. I never thought to ask him whSqn Magic Roundabout character his was.

[Limpley Stoker]

W795 for me, said Zebedee.

[gwrrob]

A lovely photo to start with Colin.

[gwrrob]

I've had a request to give Sierd's Heljan 47xx a run and we see her on a down coal train heading for Plymouth.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[gwrrob]

Meanwhile back on the wall.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Siberian Snooper]

The oggin looks good, a fairly calm day on the Devon Riviera.

[gwrrob]

 

 

 

 

 

 

[bgman]

I've had a request to give Sierd's Heljan 47xx a run and we see her on a down coal train heading for Plymouth.

 

 

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Nice roof detail did the church give you permission to sit up there ?

Meanwhile back on the wall.

 

 

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I particularly like photograph 5 Rob, slightly reminiscent of Starcross.

 

G

[gwrrob]

Some afternoon delight as we catch the up milk train from Penzance hauled by Hall class 4943 Marrington Hall.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[KNP]

Some afternoon delight as we catch the up milk train from Penzance hauled by Hall class 4943 Marrington Hall.

 

 

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Beach looks inviting, how do you get down to it?

Looks much better now with the stones reduced in number and the sand up to the wall.

[gwrrob]

Beach looks inviting, how do you get down to it?

 

 

At the moment it's only accessible by boat, so any ideas.

[Mikkel]

A last set of stairs down from the white hut?

[5BarVT]

Beach looks inviting, how do you get down to it?

Jump.

It’s only getting back up that’s difficult!

;-)

[KNP]

A last set of stairs down from the white hut?

 

Don't forget the handrail either….you know how slippery these can get!

At the moment it's only accessible by boat, so any ideas.

 

Yes.

[Siberian Snooper]

At the moment it's only accessible by boat, so any ideas.

Would it be possible to insert a pedestrian bridge/tunnel under the tracks?

[gwrrob]

Don't laugh but I was thinking of modifying one of these to suit.

 

 

[colin penfold]

Here's a first batch for you from Saturday