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  • stillp
    • Nov 2016
    • 8102
    • Pete
    • Rugby

    #481
    I flew into Wuhan in the mid-1980s, and the hold baggage was thrown out of the plane into a tipper truck, which then drove to the terminal building and tipped everyone's baggage onto the apron.
    Pete

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    • Tim Marlow
      • Apr 2018
      • 18940
      • Tim
      • Somerset UK

      #482
      Sounds like Heathrow or Gatwick to me LOL. I remember waiting about two hours for a flight in the late nineties. It was chucking down, and there was a baggage train on the tarmac, full of cases etc, with no rain covers. It was out there getting soaked the whole time I was waiting. I’ve had stuff come off the carousel open with the contents strewn behind it, severely dented (talking pushed in a good eight inches), and badly scuffed complete with footprints. If you try and complain they just say your case is supposed to be strong enough to deal with baggage handling and it’s not their fault. Just what you want to hear after a twelve hour long haul flight. :angry::angry::angry:
      I have always thought those two airports are an embarrassment to my country.

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      • Jack L
        SMF Supporters
        • Jul 2018
        • 1275
        • Cheltenham

        #483
        Different way of displaying a ship from Takom coming soon Click image for larger version

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        • adt70hk
          SMF Supporters
          • Sep 2019
          • 10435

          #484
          Originally posted by Jack L
          Different way of displaying a ship from Takom coming soon [ATTACH=CONFIG]n1178136[/ATTACH]
          That's different!

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          • Dave Ward
            • Apr 2018
            • 10549

            #485
            Originally posted by Jack L
            Different way of displaying a ship from Takom coming soon [ATTACH=CONFIG]n1178136[/ATTACH]
            That's going to be quite a chunk - 0.65m long - and I bet, quite a chunk of cash - especially if you add a battleship/aircraft carrier in residence!
            Dave

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            • Jack L
              SMF Supporters
              • Jul 2018
              • 1275
              • Cheltenham

              #486
              Originally posted by Dave Ward
              That's going to be quite a chunk - 0.65m long - and I bet, quite a chunk of cash - especially if you add a battleship/aircraft carrier in residence!
              Dave
              And I imagine rather a lot of brass to make it look good. Wonder if that will be included or not...

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              • Tim Marlow
                • Apr 2018
                • 18940
                • Tim
                • Somerset UK

                #487
                That’s unusual isn’t it. A quick google is worth a try. I really didn’t know there were so many of these in use during WW2. Obviously not going to be cheap, but a bit of a showstopper if you’re a big ship fan.

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                • Jack L
                  SMF Supporters
                  • Jul 2018
                  • 1275
                  • Cheltenham

                  #488
                  Originally posted by Tim Marlow
                  That’s unusual isn’t it. A quick google is worth a try. I really didn’t know there were so many of these in use during WW2. Obviously not going to be cheap, but a bit of a showstopper if you’re a big ship fan.
                  At first glance I had assumed this was a modern thing...but recognising a few of the 'suitable' ships listed as WW2 era craft, I had a bit of a google myself. Some great images out there.

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                  • Dave Ward
                    • Apr 2018
                    • 10549

                    #489
                    Floating dry docks have been around since the early 1800s the Royal Navy's first was stationed in Bermuda in 1869. The largest was No.11 - it was 960 ft long & could lift 60,000 tons in 1039 - unpowered, they had to have powerful tugs to deploy! It was capable of lifting the Last RN Battleship - HMS Vanguard
                    Dave

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                    • Dave Ward
                      • Apr 2018
                      • 10549

                      #490
                      On the AFV Club Facebook page - no further info.
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                      • Guest

                        #491
                        On Tamiya’s web site:

                        [ATTACH]455994[/ATTACH]

                        Google translates the text as:

                        Comet that appeared at the end of World War II as a British tank that can compete with powerful German tanks such as Tiger and Panther. The basic structure of the car body is based on Cromwell, and the large turret is equipped with a powerful Q.F.77mm gun. It received high praise from crew and infantry as a tank with a well-balanced running offense and defense. The comet, which has changed to a more modern appearance, has been modeled on a 1/35 scale with a rich sense of reality based on actual vehicle coverage.
                        and

                        Introduced in February 2020 as the best public road driving model in Ducati history, the Super Leggera V4 is a world-limited 500 premium bike assembled by skilled workers with generous attention to Ducati's technology. The characteristic modeling is realistically reproduced, such as the V-type 4-cylinder engine, the four wings mounted on the front cowl, the seat cowl with tunnel-shaped openings on the left and right, and the two silencers integrated with the under cowl shape. Did.

                        ※The image is an image.
                        I think that last line means it’s a photo of a real bike, not the model.

                        The Comet is kind of exciting — the Bronco kit is OK but not outstanding, and in any case Bronco seems to be in difficulties.

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                        • scottie3158
                          • Apr 2018
                          • 14241
                          • Paul
                          • Holbeach

                          #492
                          That AVRE looks nice.

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                          • The Smythe Meister
                            • Jan 2019
                            • 6248

                            #493
                            Originally posted by scottie3158
                            That AVRE looks nice.
                            Yeah,i thought that as well Scottie.... Right up your street too eh?!

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                            • Guest

                              #494
                              Odd that it doesn’t appear to include a 105 mm barrel, so you could make both versions out of the box. Chances are they intend to release that later on, of course.

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                              • Guest

                                #495
                                Originally posted by The Smythe Meister
                                Yeah,i thought that as well Scottie.... Right up your street too eh?!
                                Yes Andy as soon as I saw the post I thought that.

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