Random Stuff!

[Brum X]

Great to see outdated perceptions of Birmingham slowly a thing of the past. However i think the main offenders for people rubbishing our city are the uneducated cretins of this city and not people from outside. Some of the stuff you read on social media is nothing short of ridiculous.

 

[Kevin Farnell]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-37385265

Well, we all know that Birmingham and the West Midlands are England's best kept secret.
It appears that others are discovering the fact -

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-37585337

Kevin

 

[wolfheze]

Apologies if you have already seen it.

 

[Brum X]

Apologies if you have already seen it.

WOW, that was indeed leaving it late to take off.

 

[BHXsupporter]

A great commentary. I love the 'You have Smirnoff' for the Vodka burner!

 

[Kevin Farnell]

Well, you have to pay to use the runway. Might as well get your money's worth

Kevin

 

[wolfheze]

 

[wolfheze]

A few more additions to my die cast collection. Managed to find a series 63 CP Air DC8 which is soo long!
Also a box set representing Coventry Airport.
I once flew on the DC3 G-AMRA, have had lunch on the DC6 G-SIXC and think I saw the Electra on an episode of ice pilots when Buffalo Airways came to Baginton to buy and ferry one back to Canada. View attachment 4055 View attachment 4056 View attachment 4057 View attachment 4058

 

[flymetothemoon]

Wolfheze,are these 1:400 models?

 

[wolfheze]

Yes they are all 1/400 scale

 

[Butty]

Honours even then at St A. It would have been unbearable for the former Sir Bruce to have won.

 

[flymetothemoon]

Iwould have enjoyed it greatly

 

[Ray Finkle]

A few pictures from our recent trip to Spain.

The obligatory wing over the clouds shot



Portsmouth



And again with the Isle of Wight



Jersey



A nice lake on approach to Malaga

 

[Ray Finkle]

The Norwegian flight info from their wifi (click an image to see it all)





The Boeing Sky Interior



Sunrise. This was meant to capture the soft pink glow from the cabin lighting but didn't quite work

 

[wolfheze]

View attachment 4088

 

[flymetothemoon]

These are fantastic ,Ihave a collection of about 20 but would love some of the old birds
in you collection-well done

 

[wolfheze]

Cheers

 

[flymetothemoon]

I do have a Ghana VC10,SAS 742,PanAM 741, Midland 707,F27,DC3,Transavia Caravelle,DanAir 727,BEA viscount
BEA trident,LTU Tristar,Condor DC10,Monarch Britannia,BA 737,Aer Lingus 732. Probably forgot a couple but would
love to expand it a bit, Regards Steve

 

[wolfheze]

Are those in 1/400 or 200?
Problem is it becomes a bit of an addiction plus some models are very rare and therefore expensive or frustratingly haven't even produced yet such as BMA herald and viscount or Monarch super one eleven.
I had someone produce a custom BMA herald for me but is quite poor and therefore remains in its box . The collection has also gained some additions which I never saw at Birmingham but did see elsewhere, an example of which is a Gulf Air L1011 which I bought tonight because I haven't been able to lay my hands on a British airways red tail version and desperately wanted a Tristar. Also tempted by the Transavia caravelle because no one has made a 732 in 1/400.

 

[flymetothemoon]

They are all 1:400,i agree its very addictive,the wife goes mad when she sees the invoices arrive in the post!