Forres Gets its own Tornado....WHY?
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Forres Gets its own Tornado....WHY?
Unveiled this week by the HIE and within the Forres Enterprise Park was a 1/10 scale bronze Tornado, the official reason being to commemorate the towns links with the RAF. A noble gesture I agree but at least if you are going to do something like this at least get it correct and display it properly
1st It should have been a Nimrod or something maritime, Forres has no links with a Tornado, that is Elgin,s and Lossiemouth,s honour
2nd The cost was £47,000 (yes thats correct) could well have been much better spent in the community
3rd At least make the thing accurately represent what its meant to represent
Look for yourself, but to me its looks like its got a GR4 tail and an F3 nose and a GR1 lower fuselage
Oh and finally, why hide it somewhere where its not going to be seen unless you know its there
1st It should have been a Nimrod or something maritime, Forres has no links with a Tornado, that is Elgin,s and Lossiemouth,s honour
2nd The cost was £47,000 (yes thats correct) could well have been much better spent in the community
3rd At least make the thing accurately represent what its meant to represent
Look for yourself, but to me its looks like its got a GR4 tail and an F3 nose and a GR1 lower fuselage
Oh and finally, why hide it somewhere where its not going to be seen unless you know its there
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Rather nice. Yeah, nose a bit long, but still a great thing that the community wanted to do that. Of course, it should have been a Nimrod, or a Hunter, or a Shackleton, or a Harvard, or a Buccanneer. It's still good.
Perhaps more petrol stations could keep the tradition alive and adopt thier own gate guardians, if you see what I mean.
Perhaps more petrol stations could keep the tradition alive and adopt thier own gate guardians, if you see what I mean.
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Quite agree. Disgraceful that any community should spend so much money to commemorate links with the RAF. The RAF should complain in the strongest possible terms.
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It actually wasn't the Forres Community who spent the money...it was the HIE who didnt actually ask what Forres would like I gather.
This is what Forres Councilhave done in the past
This is what Forres Councilhave done in the past
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Bronze huh..... So soon to be seen in your friendly local pikie's scrap van..
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In the big scheme of things 50 grand is hardly a lot of dough to make much difference to anything these days. And so what if it doesn't quite look right, it shouldn't, its art! Can folk not just enjoy something for what it is?
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Oh and finally, why hide it somewhere where its not going to be seen unless you know its there
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Somebody was bothered enough to have the town's link with the RAF honored with the commission of a statute. All you can do is complain and and with typical spotter zeal point at faults in point of detail and say what and where it should have been instead. Glass defiantly half empty with you Blue Tail. If it offends your eye and sense of injustice so much then don't look at let alone photograph it. Bye the way, have you ever lived in Tumbridge Wells, I think I've read some of your letters to the local rag there.
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I think Blue Tail has a point, and his comments on the model's inaccuracies are spot on - if you're going to do something, at least do it right.
At least it won't be nicked, cos there's no crime anywhere near ISK unless you care to inspect certain 'potting sheds' in Findhorn.
The pics were clearly taken by a Canon though - a Nikon would've presented things in a much better light
At least it won't be nicked, cos there's no crime anywhere near ISK unless you care to inspect certain 'potting sheds' in Findhorn.
The pics were clearly taken by a Canon though - a Nikon would've presented things in a much better light
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At least it won't be nicked, cos there's no crime anywhere near ISK unless you care to inspect certain 'potting sheds' in Findhorn.
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Bronze huh..... So soon to be seen in your friendly local pikie's scrap van..
Hmmm wheres my handy crane and cutting kit.
if its bronze someone is not thinking things through.
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"Well you found it - and thanks to you, we all know it's there as well, so it's become less well "hidden"!
Nice one!"
P6 I found it because it was on page 3 of the P&J..our regional rag...
Nice one!"
P6 I found it because it was on page 3 of the P&J..our regional rag...
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With oil investment at a new 30 year high and the promise of more to come(BBC News) a free Scotland should be able to afford a few more bronze aeroplanes. More than England anyway... :-p
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Bronze
Given that some complaints here appear to be centred on the F3 radome - maybe a more apt material for the sculpture would have been cement, rather than Bronze, sponsored by Blue Circle perhaps?
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