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Gemini's
Hi MOTF!!
The Abingdon Gemini is undoubtedly that of Sir John Allison. He used to keep it at Halton.
My Magister came from Adrian Brook @ Shoreham - it was replaced by - a Gemini!
The 3rd is Jim Buckinghams from a private strip near Bristol.
Wouldn't it be greeeeat to get 4 at G-VFWE?!
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The Abingdon Gemini is undoubtedly that of Sir John Allison. He used to keep it at Halton.
My Magister came from Adrian Brook @ Shoreham - it was replaced by - a Gemini!
The 3rd is Jim Buckinghams from a private strip near Bristol.
Wouldn't it be greeeeat to get 4 at G-VFWE?!
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Thanks for that, I figured it would be his. I see it buzzing about quite often.
Multiple Miles would be a great sight, I think I may have to get the camera out for that one
Can I cordially invite any owners of old aircraft to come and buzz me (legally of course) at the location below, PM me beforehand and I will get out in the garden and see what piccies I can take.
Thanks for that, I figured it would be his. I see it buzzing about quite often.
Multiple Miles would be a great sight, I think I may have to get the camera out for that one
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Can I cordially invite any owners of old aircraft to come and buzz me (legally of course) at the location below, PM me beforehand and I will get out in the garden and see what piccies I can take.
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You are right of course RD -
I was forgetting the ex-Guy Valvekens Gemini that 'came home' last year.
Can't wait to see it.
Do you know if it will be coming to G-VFWE?
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I was forgetting the ex-Guy Valvekens Gemini that 'came home' last year.
Can't wait to see it.
Do you know if it will be coming to G-VFWE?
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Friend of mine tells me that a 1/48th scale Miles Falcon plastic kit will be released later this year... Mmmmmmmm!
Sorry no further info as yet - Hairyplane, do you know anything?
Hoping to get to VFWE - another excuse for a Nostalgia get together?
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Sorry no further info as yet - Hairyplane, do you know anything?
Hoping to get to VFWE - another excuse for a Nostalgia get together?
Cheers
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Falcon kit
Hi Treaders!
My Falcon is a much loved machine in Sweden and features in several Swedish language books. When I was there in 02 I bought a home grown resin and metal kit of my aeroplane c/w the military decals that it wore during WW2. I think it may have been smaller than 1/48th though...
Why am I not sure of the scale?
The bloke who crafted my exquisite museum quality 1/24th scale models of the Falcon and Maggie - absolutely breathtaking - decided that he wanted to make the kit up and still has it....
It was fairly accurate but with two too many exhaust pipes (Falcon 6 oooooooh..yes please!) and one too many seats! on the plus side - it had a shed load of tiny little metal bits including the cockpit frame, stick, rudder bar etc.
If you want museum quality 1/24th models - we are talking compass markings and tyre valves here - I paid a ridiculously low £600 each for them. They took 3 months each to make by Doug Bone - 86years old and with failing eyesight so be quick....
If you want to see them I'll bring them along to OW.
Prepare to say 'Wow!' when I open the boxes.
The Maggie has a polished metal cowl and...well....everything.
On the larger scale - I have been promised an airworthy 1/4 scale model of the Maggie by a bloke who is putting the finishing touches to ta 1/4 scale model of the Falcon!
Another friend is building a Falcon to a similar scale with a view to flying it at OW during the season.
Stand by for a giant B17 (16ft span I think), A B24 to a similar scale plus some big P47's and P51's in an OW display this season - not sure when.
Well - you did say 'model' !!
Please let me know about the forthcoming kit, lets hope it is 'right'. A pity I havent been approached to facilitate its creation - happy for any model maker to crawl all over it and stroke its curvaceous lines.
Phooooaaaar!
VBR
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My Falcon is a much loved machine in Sweden and features in several Swedish language books. When I was there in 02 I bought a home grown resin and metal kit of my aeroplane c/w the military decals that it wore during WW2. I think it may have been smaller than 1/48th though...
Why am I not sure of the scale?
The bloke who crafted my exquisite museum quality 1/24th scale models of the Falcon and Maggie - absolutely breathtaking - decided that he wanted to make the kit up and still has it....
It was fairly accurate but with two too many exhaust pipes (Falcon 6 oooooooh..yes please!) and one too many seats! on the plus side - it had a shed load of tiny little metal bits including the cockpit frame, stick, rudder bar etc.
If you want museum quality 1/24th models - we are talking compass markings and tyre valves here - I paid a ridiculously low £600 each for them. They took 3 months each to make by Doug Bone - 86years old and with failing eyesight so be quick....
If you want to see them I'll bring them along to OW.
Prepare to say 'Wow!' when I open the boxes.
The Maggie has a polished metal cowl and...well....everything.
On the larger scale - I have been promised an airworthy 1/4 scale model of the Maggie by a bloke who is putting the finishing touches to ta 1/4 scale model of the Falcon!
Another friend is building a Falcon to a similar scale with a view to flying it at OW during the season.
Stand by for a giant B17 (16ft span I think), A B24 to a similar scale plus some big P47's and P51's in an OW display this season - not sure when.
Well - you did say 'model' !!
Please let me know about the forthcoming kit, lets hope it is 'right'. A pity I havent been approached to facilitate its creation - happy for any model maker to crawl all over it and stroke its curvaceous lines.
Phooooaaaar!
VBR
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I'm privilaged to call doug a friend. His son, Harry, is not a bad modeller himself, though Doug is in a league of his own. I know Doug has modelled most (all?) of the aircraft flown by Desmond Penrose - no mean list, and a lot of Old Warden based a/c.
Anyone after world class models, I endorse Haryplane's comments!
Not heard of the Falcon kit myself, but I'll see what I can find out.
Cheers
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Anyone after world class models, I endorse Haryplane's comments!
Not heard of the Falcon kit myself, but I'll see what I can find out.
Cheers
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Bit more - it's a resin kit and Czech... $33 - I'll gladly email a link to anyone who's interested, but after the weekend - I'm off to Wales in, blast, six hours time, and the link's at the office.
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Hallo everyone. At the beginning of the thread I threatened to post my all-time favourite photo of a Gemini, taken at White Waltham at the end of the fifties, beginning of the sixties. Then I lost it, and didn't have a site to post it on.
A rummage in the cellar proved positive, and a friend has posted it, so here it is. I'd love to hear something about 'KHY.
There was also debate about the Trainer G-AFBS, which I reckoned was owned by Dick Emery. I have found a list of movements at Blackbushe in which I show G-AITN (Dick Emery), which doesn't mean that FBS wasn't his, but certainly throws a new light on it. I believe I took the photo the day FBS cartwheeled on arrival at the 'Bushe.
I was also extremely pleased to talk on the phone this week to Stuart Marshall, an old spotter-friend, still Manager at Blackbushe, and still working on a history of the airfield.
All the best, from a snowy Frankfurt on the Main!
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A rummage in the cellar proved positive, and a friend has posted it, so here it is. I'd love to hear something about 'KHY.
There was also debate about the Trainer G-AFBS, which I reckoned was owned by Dick Emery. I have found a list of movements at Blackbushe in which I show G-AITN (Dick Emery), which doesn't mean that FBS wasn't his, but certainly throws a new light on it. I believe I took the photo the day FBS cartwheeled on arrival at the 'Bushe.
I was also extremely pleased to talk on the phone this week to Stuart Marshall, an old spotter-friend, still Manager at Blackbushe, and still working on a history of the airfield.
All the best, from a snowy Frankfurt on the Main!
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MMMmmm - Falcon!
My birthday today.......!
THe gorgeous Nicky surprised me this worning with (yes....and that too - baaaaaaaaa!) a sepia-style painting of the Falcon produced from an old photo.
It depicts the Falcon in its pre-war air taxi livery, sitting on skis on a frozen lake.
I promise (OK I've promised before..) to get a selection of these wonderful old images onto this thread.
If any modellers want to reproduce the Falcon in any of its former guises I wll be glad to help.
Full flight risks as from April 1st - can't wait to get my @rse back into my wonderful old wooden machines again. An absolute priviledge which I will never take for granted.
Must dash - something smells really good in the kitchen!
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THe gorgeous Nicky surprised me this worning with (yes....and that too - baaaaaaaaa!) a sepia-style painting of the Falcon produced from an old photo.
It depicts the Falcon in its pre-war air taxi livery, sitting on skis on a frozen lake.
I promise (OK I've promised before..) to get a selection of these wonderful old images onto this thread.
If any modellers want to reproduce the Falcon in any of its former guises I wll be glad to help.
Full flight risks as from April 1st - can't wait to get my @rse back into my wonderful old wooden machines again. An absolute priviledge which I will never take for granted.
Must dash - something smells really good in the kitchen!
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Even my hair aches....
A great party thank you.
51 years young.
Hi Atb - Thank you! When did you send them? I love old ads.
Hi MotF - Nice shot of the Maggie - I wonder what spares-holding they have? I wonder if they have a good set of airdraulic legs that will be wasted on a static (it will 'kneel down' on a regular basis unless they mod them anyway).
Wouldn't they let you behind the scenes? I blagged my way over a couple of years back.
Does anybody who is working on the aircraft read/ post on AH&N?? I would love to get involved in a discussion with them about the project.
WHo would I contact regarding any spares that they might have for my flier?
V1075 is still V1075 - didnt get round to changing it this winter but will endeavour to do it next.
It is on Permit Renewal currently and barring snags should be skybound on/ after April 1st.
Lets meet up and blow the winter cobwebs off?!
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Hi Atb - Thank you! When did you send them? I love old ads.
Hi MotF - Nice shot of the Maggie - I wonder what spares-holding they have? I wonder if they have a good set of airdraulic legs that will be wasted on a static (it will 'kneel down' on a regular basis unless they mod them anyway).
Wouldn't they let you behind the scenes? I blagged my way over a couple of years back.
Does anybody who is working on the aircraft read/ post on AH&N?? I would love to get involved in a discussion with them about the project.
WHo would I contact regarding any spares that they might have for my flier?
V1075 is still V1075 - didnt get round to changing it this winter but will endeavour to do it next.
It is on Permit Renewal currently and barring snags should be skybound on/ after April 1st.
Lets meet up and blow the winter cobwebs off?!
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Glad it was a good bash.
Not sure if anyone from the IWM bit of Duxford reads these pages (JDK may know) however there are quite a few Duxfordites at the Flypast Forum here
I would have tried to blag a better photo had there been anyone to blag to, I'm not one for stepping over barriers just because no-one is looking. In any case there were quite a few youngsters about and I didn't want to set a bad example.
I guess you could make contact that way, I will do a bit of asking at my end.
Cobweb blowing sounds like fun, we must have a go at it. Shame about the serial, always nice to keep the twitchers thinking
Glad it was a good bash.
Not sure if anyone from the IWM bit of Duxford reads these pages (JDK may know) however there are quite a few Duxfordites at the Flypast Forum here
I would have tried to blag a better photo had there been anyone to blag to, I'm not one for stepping over barriers just because no-one is looking. In any case there were quite a few youngsters about and I didn't want to set a bad example.
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I guess you could make contact that way, I will do a bit of asking at my end.
Cobweb blowing sounds like fun, we must have a go at it. Shame about the serial, always nice to keep the twitchers thinking
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HP - many happy returns for Saturday. ![Smilie](https://www.pprune.org/images/smilies/smile.gif)
Do my eyes decieve me? V1075 ceasing to be V1075 next winter? Please say it ain't so, I just adore that yellow scheme...
Any thoughts on how you'll have her done instead?
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Do my eyes decieve me? V1075 ceasing to be V1075 next winter? Please say it ain't so, I just adore that yellow scheme...
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It's true, V1075 is changing identity. After extensive investigation aided by 14 pints of Guinness, we have found the true identity is in fact XH558. After a repaint and trimming a bit off the wingtips this Maggie will be returned to original condition.
Does anybody have some spare Olympus engines?
It's all true you know - I read it on the internet.
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Does anybody have some spare Olympus engines?
It's all true you know - I read it on the internet.
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Just up there in fact.
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I've a few pics of the IWM Maggie without paint, earlier in the restoration. I'll see if we can get some loaded. HP - they are on the CD ROM I gave you on 17th Dec. You seemed somewhat busy (wonder why?) so you may've forgotten it!
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