ok here's what i have been up to, the Spitfire is the Hobbycraft Mk XIV and will end up as a 130 Sqn machine coded AP R, my Daughters initials !
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fubar57
General
Looking good Karl. I used my kids initials on three Spitfires but the codes never matched anything. Got me to thinking now to look for codes on other aircraft.
Geo
Geo
Looking good Karl!
Thanks Gentlemen
Vic Balshaw
Major General
Forgot to look in here for your Lightning Karl, she is looking good mate and the Spit's a good match .
THX guys.
A here is the Kingfisher model with the cockpit bulkhead fitted...
Nice to see you back at the bench as well Wojtek, it's been a long time.
Jim I've got to tell you that as a sprog, the first time I saw a Lightning was from the ass end on a mist morning and I asked the stupid question, 'does that thing fly'. Months later when that very same squadron depicted on the Aeroplane became the aerobatic display squadron for the RAF, we had nine of them screaming down the runway in pairs and close proximity, all to stand on their tails and blast into the heavens. Karl may have dropped his ice-cream but I have seen grown men dive under tables thinking it was an air raid.
Hahahahaha. No way Vic. Sounds like it could still be in service today!
Vic Balshaw
Major General
Sadly not Jim, the only survivors in the UK can only do fast ground runs which still pull quite a crowd. Also forgot to mention that the runway tail stand took the lightning up to 50,000ft in 1 minute and when you see nine of them do it, that's is a 'WOW' factor.
As far as I know, the only one flying is in South Africa.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftt2q6zNQ1g
As far as I know, the only one flying is in South Africa.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftt2q6zNQ1g
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vikingBerserker
Lieutenant General
Just beautiful!
A4K
Brigadier General
With Dave!
Great work so far Karl.
Great work so far Karl.
Airframes
Benevolens Magister
Nice work Karl, and how I miss the Frightening burning up the sky. And to see one fly inverted, under the power cables, well.................
Quite the (ugly) rocket it was huh?
Airframes
Benevolens Magister
From entry into service in 1959, until the advent of aircraft such as the F-16, it was the fastest interceptor in the World, Jim. Short legged, a sod to work on, but boy, did it climb and fly bl**dy quick !!
Good on ya Karl...
thank you all, had another good stint at my workbench yesterday
A4K
Brigadier General
Great stuff Karl! 
cheers mate
I must now admit, that with a bit of camo, she does look presentable!
thanks my friend
A4K
Brigadier General
Keep up the good work Karl, and Jim might even say he 'likes' it! 
