Darius43

Reading your posts over the past few years often reminds me of an Architect that worked in my office back in the 1980s in the pre-internet drawing board days. Most of his working day was spent checking drawings and “redlining” errors with an actual red pen. Over time he noticed that his “criticising” day job was spilling over into his life outside work and that he couldn’t help criticising errors wherever and whenever he saw them. His wife, he said, was particularly impressed with his critical ability. I suppose that the curse of expecting perfection is to live with eternal disappointment*. Cheers Darius * and express said disappointment at every opportunity

RIP William Shakespeare It just wasn’t to be… Darius

You mean big ordering retailers like Hattons and Rails of Sheffield. Oh wait… Darius

Hawker Hunter T8 built from the Aeroclub 1:48 scale mixed media kit. Cheers Darius

Another vacform kit - a Fairey Gannet AS Mk1 built from the 1:48 scale Dynavector kit with a scratch built wing fold. In the short time they were in production, Dynavector produced some superb kits. l Cheers Darius

Any news on Leclerc’s gearbox? Darius

Supermarine Scimitar built from the 1:48 scale Contrail vacform kit. Cheers Darius

Fairey Firefly AS5 built from the 1:48 scale PP Aeroparts vacform kit. Cheers Darius

De Haviland Sea Venom FAW-21 built from the 1:48 scale Aeroclub mixed media kit. Cheers Darius

Step lights added. The were cut from a strip cut from a larger sheet of black coloured plasticard, gripped in the jaws of some small pliers and given rounded ends with a scrap of sandpaper. Once glued in place the front face was given a coat of BR light grey. Cheers Darius

I should have said “representations” of the step lights. I’m not intending to add actual step lights like leds or anything. Sorry if this is a disappointment. Cheers Darius

Douglas Skyraider AEW4 built from the 1:48 AMT/Ertl kit. Cheers Darius

Westland Wyvern S4 built from the 1:48 scale Dynavector vacform kit. Cheers Darius

Hawker Seahawk FGA-4 built from the 1:48:scale Falcon vacform kit. Cheers Darius

Hi Barry, I have been away from Aircraft Modelling lately - focusing on Railway Modelling - so haven’t really seen the Trumpeter kit in the flesh. I have a couple of Airfix 1:48 Sea Vixen FAW2 kits in the stash along with an Alley Cat resin FAW1 conversion set that I may get round to... Cheers Darius

De Haviland Sea Vixen FAW2 built from the 1:48 scale Dynavector vacform kit. Cheers Darius

Some more 1:48 scale Buccaneers - both from the Airfix kit. Cheers Darius

Blackburn Buccaneer S1 made from the Airfix 1:48 scale kit and a Maintrack Models resin conversion set. Cheers Darius

Sea Mosquito TR33 made from a much bashed about 1:48 scale Monogram FBVI kit and a Paragon Designs conversion set. Cheers Darius

Blackburn Firebrand TF5, built from the 1:48 scale Magna Models resin kit. Cheers Darius

Glazing and interior fitted to the second Driving Motor Coach. Cheers Darius

Many years ago I went InterRailing and visited a place called Merens-les-Vals in the French Pyrenees. The SNCF line had a loop in a tunnel on the line there from Ax-les-Thermes as I recall. There was a distinct squealing of flanges in that tunnel. Cheers Darius

Given that the OP hasn’t updated this thread or posted anything else in the last two years, I wouldn’t hold your breath for a reply... Darius

Having a first browse through “Parting Shot - the railway photographs of Norman Johnston”. What a wonderful book albeit with a sad but touching preface. Darius

Cab interior control panel and seat made from plasticard. Cheers Darius