Genghis the Engineer
14th Apr 2003, 06:44
A couple of years ago I bought from the RAF Benevolent fund catalogue several rather lovely mobiles, each containing (I think) 8 painted wooden aeroplanes. These have gone to various aviation friends who were starting families about that time and seemed to appreciate them. (I have a wonderful 2 year old niece who has started pointing at hers and saying loudly "Uncle Genghis", which is extremely flattering and as accurate as you can reasonably expect at the age).
Snag is, the Benfund catalogue has stopped carrying them, as has their website. I've tried transair, Toys R Us, Hoggosaurus + the museum shops at Yeovilton, Duxford and Elvington; none of them have anything even faintly similar. Presumably somebody in the UK is still selling this, or something very similar. Does anybody know who or where?
I have a deadline of 2 friends, both aeronautical engineers, who are having a baby together (a frightening concept I'll admit, but leaving that aside) and I'd like to get one for them. Assuming that they are punctual (and what Engineer isn't) this gives me a deadline of the end of June, so I've a little time but so far no leads.
Can anybody help?
G
Snag is, the Benfund catalogue has stopped carrying them, as has their website. I've tried transair, Toys R Us, Hoggosaurus + the museum shops at Yeovilton, Duxford and Elvington; none of them have anything even faintly similar. Presumably somebody in the UK is still selling this, or something very similar. Does anybody know who or where?
I have a deadline of 2 friends, both aeronautical engineers, who are having a baby together (a frightening concept I'll admit, but leaving that aside) and I'd like to get one for them. Assuming that they are punctual (and what Engineer isn't) this gives me a deadline of the end of June, so I've a little time but so far no leads.
Can anybody help?
G