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Look, it quite plainly says 1:72 here. What do you mean "the photocopier didn't have that setting, so you just made do?"
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We've changed our minds, and now want them painted grey.
Well that's up to you Sir, but the contract came with a 10 year supply of green and grey paint
Well that's up to you Sir, but the contract came with a 10 year supply of green and grey paint
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Take a note..."Dear Admiral. I'm writing to you today about some serious rust concerns we have with these Phantoms you sold us..."
"We have looked everywhere, the cockpit, the white fuel tank, the spare engine, even pulled the cap off the tail cone, but nobody can find this Thronomister Valve the Yanks reckon they sold us!"
Errrr.....here's the problem....it should have said "Daily Inspection" not "Dis-asemble In Sections".
"We insisted on provision of tail gunner accommodation, but unfortunately MoD(PE) forgot to insist on a transparent dome and a gun for him."
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Guy in white lab coat, on phone to Domino's " 2 with pepperoni, a ham and cheese, and 2 Garlic breads. Don't worry about the 30 minute delivery time, it looks like we'll be here a while yet".
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Well it's that time again time to award the CS Trophy to one unlucky person, so drum roll, applause from the crowd, the scores on the doors are
3rd Kilrash with
Yes Mike the black paint has finally arrived
2nd Danny with
"Are you sure there aren't any bits left in the box, mate ?"
But the overall winner is
Traffic with
Consternation and fuss were the order of the day, as the Grimsby Enthusiasts Club realised that 1 or 2 editions of "Build your Own Phantom" magazine must have been lost in the post.
Over to you.
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It was deemed they would not be powerful enough to lob them off the smaller British Carriers, hence the engine change.
3rd Kilrash with
Yes Mike the black paint has finally arrived
2nd Danny with
"Are you sure there aren't any bits left in the box, mate ?"
But the overall winner is
Traffic with
Consternation and fuss were the order of the day, as the Grimsby Enthusiasts Club realised that 1 or 2 editions of "Build your Own Phantom" magazine must have been lost in the post.
Over to you.
PostScript
"So Rolls-Royce have come up with this contraption to install the engine, that takes 6 blokes 4 hours, and the Yanks can do it with 4 blokes and 2 hours... someone explain why we didn't keep the J79?"
Ttfn
Ivor.. phormer Phantom Phixer
Ttfn
Ivor.. phormer Phantom Phixer
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Erm, I was well aware of that, used to p*** us off immensely each engine change time... the Yanks (and later on 74Sqn before it became a mixed fleet) could get the J79 out and in, while we were still struggling to remove door 86!
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Looks like Doris has lost her keys again...