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Rescue Time - A 333 mile drive


Dad-1

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A Blog I was once told is a sort of diary, what you're doing and perhaps why.

Well yesterday was a 'save some models' day. I have a large collection of aircraft models made

over the last 30 years. Many have not seen light of day for several years and are destined for the

bin, others I spent a great deal of time making and want to keep. These are too delicate to be trusted

with a removal company and as our moving date gets near I wanted to get some safely down to the holiday

caravan. This needed a 333 mile round trip from Northamptonshire to dorset & back, which I did yesterday.

I know it's a railway website, but modelling is well, Errrr ..... modelling.

Here are two of my H.P Victors taken while the B.1 version was being worked on, in the background stands

the B.2 version. Both heavily modified from the basic Matchbox/Revell K.2 kit.

 

For me not every day is a railway day !!

 

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The clean lines of the Mk 1 were beautiful, but somehow the additional lumps and bumps and bigger engines of the Mk2 did nothing to detract from this most elegant of machines that inspired a generation of Buck Rogers spaceships ;-)

 

Edit - and... by the way, those are lovely models; well saved 

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Thanks Jon020,

 

Too true a superb piece of Britsh engineering.

I gave away a K2 tanker in hemp & grey and have put a B.1A

in camouflage over white undersides out with friends that

exhibit at various shows. Kept my B.1 & B.2 and in the loft

is another kit with small engine resin intakes set. I loved

the design of all 3 'V' bombers, but the Victor was so different.

 

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