Downwind, I think you have it dead on. I had thought things were overly ridiculous here in the states, but I see the insanity is pervasive everywhere...
I thought I was the only one that worried about that. I felt like in the movie Patton, worrying about getting shot in the nose.
I also still have mine. You can order them by the case on Ebay.
Hhmmm..
Spitfire
B-17F (The chin turrent, while effective, ruins the lines of this beauty)
A6M5 "Zero"
P-38
Me-262
The Connie...:love7:
I cannot really say much about the electric space heaters they call fighters these days, I would say jets stopped being attractive after the Me-262...