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Friday, 18 October 2024

Let’s All Go And Fly (In) A Kite!!

(Apologies to Disney’s film ‘Mary Poppins’ for misquoting the title of one of the film’s songs.)

I finally got my two Blériot aircraft out of their boxes and ‘flying’ across some terrain … in this case, part of the Fobbing Marsh on my MUCKING FLATS AND FOBBING MARSH LIGHT RAILWAY model layout.

I am thinking about adding some markings to the model aircraft so that I can distinguish which of my imagi-nations they belong to, but at present that is not very high on my list of ‘things to do’.

12 comments:

  1. Lovely models Bob. Are you planning to allow them to drop bombs or are they just for scouting and the occasional mid-air duel?

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    1. Maudlin Jack Tar,

      I am certainly thinking about allowing the aircraft to drop small bombs and for the pilots to shoot at each other. It will certainly add a bit of variety to a battle!

      All the best,

      Bob

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  2. BOB,
    The Planes look very good- something about obtaining ready made models- a bit of a treat. You'l soon be moving closer to gaming now that you have gained access to your Hobby Room. Cheers. KEV.

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    1. Kev Robertson (Kev),

      These die-cast models are the right size to go with my figures and are ready-to-use straight from the box.

      I actually did a bit of figure painting today ... something that I've not be able to do for over six months! I hope that these will be the first of many!

      All the best,

      Bob

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  3. They look great Bob, decals will certainly finish them off nicely.

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    1. Donnie McGibbon,

      I agree. The different nations need to have some sort of markings on their aircraft to identify them.

      All the best,

      Bob

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  4. Well, they certainly "up the atmosphere" of your table, flying those kites.

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    1. Ed M,

      Cheers! I’m hoping that they’ll add another dimensions to my games.

      All the best,

      Bob

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  5. Your railway layout makes a great backdrop for a photograph, Bob. If you don't apply national markings, one of them could do with a personal emblem for the pilot, to help tell them apart. Or just a letter or number.
    You could probably use almost any left-over decal from another model and explain it that way.

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    1. Pompey Dave,

      My model railway layout was the only terrain I had to hand … and it worked well as a backdrop in this instance.

      I’d not thought about adding a number or emblem to these models … but it makes a lot of sense. Thanks for suggesting it.

      All the best,

      Bob

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  6. Attractive looking and stylish aircraft (prepainted, bonus!)
    Which decals / roundels is always an interesting challenge when going ImagiNations or non-historical.

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    1. Mark Man of TIN,

      I’m not sure what markings I’m going to use. I may just paint the wingtips in distinctive colours or I might add some other markings.

      All the best,

      Bob

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