The Mighty Eighth
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Re: The Mighty Eighth
Even the armor guys can get involved, building for example a Dodge ambulance!
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Erm, if you say so. (No armour on an ambulance, is what I'd say.) As an "armour guy" I have to say that most trucks leave me very, very cold. Of course, never say never (I do have a few softskins of various shapes and sizes in the stash).
In any case, I believe I'll pass on this one.
In any case, I believe I'll pass on this one.
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If you want an armor build bruce, how about barbarossa?
We are coming up on the 70th aniversary of it, i'd be in for something like that.
We are coming up on the 70th aniversary of it, i'd be in for something like that.
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Demolished I'm afraid John. I used to drive past the site regularly when I worked near Warrington.jRatz wrote:I spent some time, over a period of post-war years, at the 8th AF Burtonwood Maintenance Depot near Warrington. It still had the tower used in "Twelve O'Clock High" -- wonder if it still is there; I think the remaining runways became a motorway. It was, post-war, the largest Army storage facility in the world, just in case we had to replay D-Day against the Soviets ...
http://www.controltowers.co.uk/B/Burtonwood.htm;
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One of my Burtonwood souveniers ...
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I would like to take part in this as I have a P47-D Thunderbolt in the stash thats raring to go. It will be my first 1/48 scale build.
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Oooh, the anticipation mounts.
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Only three confirmed so far, some of you folks posted without saying you were in or not, how about it guys!
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I'll be a NO, simply because of travel and prior commitments.
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It's my model and I'll do what I want with it.
It's my model and I'll do what I want with it.