Kampfgruppe144 BBS

Nooooooo!!!!!

7 weeks til Xmas and just retrieved the tree and decorations from the loft although not putting them up for a couple of weeks. Got me thinking though. What Xmas movies and music do you favour.

I've given some initial thoughts to movies. The music is a larger topic .

• Miracle...

I found this whilst looking at dispersal huts earlier today (honest)

DC-3s (obviously)
B-24 Liberators
Fairy Battle,
Martin Mariner seaplane (towards the bottom of thread)

even some tenuous De Havilland Wood

I did not know there was another aircraft with stacked jet engines.

Creation Chaubet has a 1/144 metal offering:

Wikipedia link for more info and specs:

the A60 is a nice-looking aircraft. Is it me or does the rear fuselage profile have a resemblance to the P-51?
the A50 is also a nice-looking retro frame (styling based upon a 1929 A50 )
the JU-52 NG, looks like a Baby JU-52 or W-35/Ju-52 love child?

Turns out there is...

well, here we are 15 minutes into 2023.
but, wherever you are, Happy New year 8-)

How long before Dragon/DML produce a kit of this ??

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...and a Happy New Year!!!

New coming out of an F-35B crash while landing. The pilot appears to have ejected OK. Was making a vertical landing but bounced on contact then came down on its nose wheel which snapped before the entire plane pancaked.

I always liked the space freighter in the Silent Running sci-fi movie (1972).

One of my favorite internet searches is the IMDB (Internet Movie Database) website for a movie/TV show triva section.
Came across this:
The model of the Valley Forge space freighter was 26 feet...

Saw these photos on the HyperScale modelling forum:

I thought I'd share a few of my pics here from our recent trip to Hawaii. I managed to find some airfares about 7 months earlier that were obscenely cheap ($350AUD per person, return!), and managed to time it so we celebrated our 16th wedding anniversary there. To say it was...

Specifically with regard to Android smartphones. I have two Android phones, one of which is used as a general purpose phone plus internet and a second with a larger screen that I use just for internet browsing. The majority of my browsing is on the Chrome browser - it works fine...

Sad to report a major disaster during the Commemorative Air Force’s Wings Over Dallas Show earlier today ... The aircraft involved were and , both belonging to the CAF. It would appear there were no survivors from either aircraft.

RIP to all who were killed in this tragic...

Just noticed something odd.

When I was browsing Hannants site when not logged in, the prices were lower for the same item when I was logged in.

For example

Not Logged In
Los Angeles Class Hobby Boss kits 1/350 £7.92
Sturgeon Class Mikro Mir 1/350 £16.17

Logged in
Los Angeles...

Just looking for some clarification. I used to order from HLJ quite a lot until I reigned in my acquisitions somewhat about 5 to 6 years back and haven't ordered from them since. That is no reflection on HLJ as they always provided a good service (albeit I was hit by UK customs...

I am always keeping an eye open for interesting aircraft showing up in Tv shows and movies. Pretty sure we are all aware of examples such as The Final Countdown, Bridges at Toko Ri etc. and of course Top Gun, Black Sheep Squadron and so on..

Some shows are aircraft heavy but...

Just looking for any advice or recommendations on websites for valuing models and collections for insurance purposes. Not just kits, of any type, but diecast and other collectables such as Eaglemoss Star Trek, Triang Minic Warships, anything like that.

It has been strongly...

1. Is The Guardian a credible source?
About 30 former pilots are already believed to have taken advantage of “very generous” recruitment packages offered by China to work for the country’s air force through third parties, including, in particular, a flying academy based in...

Stumbled upon this fascinating documentary about Maryy, the Soviet Fighter Acedemy in Central Asia.

Its a specially produced, free to view documentary, definitely worth your time and has some superb shots of MiGs in action and at airfields.

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Foreword:
Also this year I went to the Plastic and Steel in Affligem near Brussels. The special feature this time was that there was no competition because part of the hall was again used as a vaccination center, so the new entrance in the northern part of the hall...