As The World Turns

When I was a kid, I used to build a lot of plastic model kits, then commonly known as Airfix, because the main brand then is what else? The Airfix Brand. There were also lots of other brands such as Tamiya, Hasegawa, Matchbox, AMT to name a few. But the challenge of putting a kit together to make it look as real as possible was rather fun. I built loads of them.



I used to build a lot of aircraft such as this Supermarine Spitfire. I was pretty nifty with glues, putty and paints and brushes. I specialized in WW2 aircraft, ships and tanks. Jets somehow just didn’t appeal me to me. I found the old warbirds had a element of grace and old world charm about them.

Coming over here its been like being in a candy store. I’ve had the opportunity to visit lots of museums and see the actual aircraft and parts up close, touch them and just plain ogle. Things that I used to build and imagine what they might have been like are now standing in front of me. It’s like a dream come true.


A Supermarine Seafire



A top turret from a B17 and the Rear Turret of a Lancaster. Gawd, the real thing, how I spent countless hours trying to get the details right then. If only I could see then what I see now.

Earth Wind and Fire was rather hot then too.