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Old 30th Jun 2012, 06:45
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Couldn't make the background white Ken? Now have GIMP 2.8.

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Old 30th Jun 2012, 08:48
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G'day Graeme.

WW2 bomber or something else?
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Old 30th Jun 2012, 09:13
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Airspeed Oxford. (N6327),Farnborough.
Open House if correct.
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Old 30th Jun 2012, 09:17
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Morning gents.

Well done Sabredog.
Your control.

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Old 30th Jun 2012, 09:47
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Many thanks.Graeme.
Apologies, but it must be ;
Open House.
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Old 30th Jun 2012, 20:39
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Ah, another open house over here:

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Old 30th Jun 2012, 21:18
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Stabbing quickly now - Fleetwings Seabird?
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Old 30th Jun 2012, 21:25
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Good morning Graeme,

Yes, it is the Fleetwings Seabird, you stabbed with pinpoint accuracy .
There is one here locally in an aircraft museum:


edit; wikipedia's photo

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Old 30th Jun 2012, 21:33
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Thanks Karl. Looks like it's ready for the oven - aluminium foil?
Actually prepared one last night...didn't go completely black though...

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Old 30th Jun 2012, 22:10
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German Graeme?
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Old 30th Jun 2012, 22:13
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Fokker T.III?
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Old 30th Jun 2012, 22:14
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Well done Karl.

Gold!
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Old 30th Jun 2012, 22:29
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Thanks Graeme. The Seabird hull posted above was made out of spot-welded Stainless Steel.

Don't have anything to post right now so it will be Open House.
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Old 1st Jul 2012, 09:06
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Morning / evening.

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Old 1st Jul 2012, 10:16
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Morning David. Is that the Gippsland GA.200 Fatman?
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Old 1st Jul 2012, 10:51
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Morning Ken.

It most certainly is - I was wondering where Graeme was.......

Your thread.
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Old 1st Jul 2012, 11:45
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Thanks David.

Next one -


In the garden for a while now, so usual rules apply
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Old 1st Jul 2012, 16:32
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Clue time...European design produced in both open and enclosed cockpit versions.

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Old 1st Jul 2012, 17:13
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Sorry to desert you Ken, but I have been out all afternoon.

Was this thing Czech ?
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Old 1st Jul 2012, 17:39
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Sorry to desert you Ken, but I have been out all afternoon.
No probs David...as you may have seen I was out attending to the garden so have not been around much myself.

Not Czech mate!
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