Mmmm...nice!
 

...and they think this'll make a nice Valentine's present?
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Faberge-style Icon of the Sky RAF Spitfire Egg, complete with 22-carat gold, glimmering gems and the genuine sound of the iconic plane. - Icon of the Sky RAF Spitfire Egg - The Bradford Group UK - Online Shop

If I gave LadyLove such a 'market-first jewelled masterpiece' with its 'ornate 22-carat gold accents, plus faux gems', I'd be picking bits of it from whence the sun shineth not for the next 12 months at least.

Official RAF 90th Anniversary Edition.....:\

Oh dear, the Fulchester Mint private finance initiative lays another PR dog's egg for the RAF.

But at least it's only half of the price of the same vendor's 'First-ever illuminated Christmas tree with a 'flying' Spitfire'.......:(

And even a tenner less than their 'Collectable Elvis Presley Aloha from Hawaii Musical Egg'...'Sparkling with simulated jewels, shimmering platinum and 22-carat gold accents'!

Lovely.

lets face it the Elvis Presley, Tutenkhamhun, Dambusters Memorial clock/plate is only weeks away from release!

...just a shame they can't hatch us some new AT & SH assetts that way...

Tch. You peasants just don't appreciate high quality tat when you see it. There are collectors out there you know. I'm led to believe that StopStart has one of the best collections in Wiltshire, if not Rutland.

It's made out of parts of real spitfire, so you know it's good...

Hmm.. My Atomic Time-Radio-Synchronised mantlepiece clock cost me a tenner.
I see that their RAF Cuckoo Clock comes at a mere £124.
Seems to conform to MOD procurement best practice, provided they delay delivery for five years.

I'd rather have the original bits for Valentine's Day, thanks. Who commissions this stuff?

Limited Edition>
 

Another firm of Memorabilia Shysters called :mad:in Mint used to sell stuff which stated that "This edition will be forever limited to orders placed before December 2010" ie everybody silly enough to order the stuff would get one and there was effectively no limit at all. It is embarassing that the RAF is lending its name to this overpriced fairground tat!

I can't help thinking that anyone who purchases this type of tat is going to be terrily disappointed when the thing actually arrives, and that that disappointment is going to be reflected in what they think of the RAF - ienothing good.

You have to ask what on earth is going on with our PR people. I would love to know what they think is in it for the Service.

STH

Terribly disappointed when it arrives?? I suspect the sort of bottom feeders that purchase this sort of bilge would be over the moon.
If anyone from the MoD is reading, may I suggest we recruit some personnel with even a modicum of taste into the office that approves this sort of crap? Just because it makes money doesn't make it good thing. If, however, that is the case may I also suggest that instead of destroying all the opium we recover in Afg we instead fly it home and flog it on the streets? We'd make a mint. You utter, utter peasants.

PS. Gainsey, whilst you are indeed correct about my tat collection it is worth pointing out that my tat is purchased on the basis of insulation or tog rating. Thus when it goes straight in the loft it will cut my heating bills. I fear the only insulation the RAF Porcelain Dog's Egg would provide would be that liberated through incineration. Minimal.

Whilst chatting with Jeremy Clarkson at a book signing recently, I noticed that he was wearing one of the 'RAF collection' leather flying jackets - complete with the small 'wings' badge.... Normally I'd be Outraged of Oxfordshire at someone wearing 'wings' to which they're not entitled, but as he's done so much for Help for Heroes, I made an exception.

He once wrote that he is the proud possessor of a '!!!!' cabinet at his home, containing all the worst examples of utter tat he's noticed during his travels. Pink plastic mosque alarm clocks (just for you, Stoppers, they're available at Mosque Clock . com - Home of the mosque shaped alarm clock - Classic :p)*, snowstorms, etc. I wonder if he has any of these Elvis-eggs-on-Tutenkhamen-Spitfire-plate bits of worthless tat?


*If you do visit this site, press the 'Hear Alarm' button - you know you want to!

Oh someone from the RAF does read these and I know that the Air 1* was incandescent over the Christmas Tree. Maybe he should have had the cold war V-force one.

The people responsible are DPR at the MOD.

SS:ok:

For some reason I read that as RAF Police Dog's Egg; maybe that'll feature in future collections?

Mosque Clock
 

BEagle. The mosque clock was an excellent call and yes, I did try the alarm button. Some arab shouting "Get up you lazy batsard", I believe!

Don't know how they do it but wheneven I try the sound on mosqueclock it crashes internet explorer. Cunning **** *******s

Beagle,

What is this namedropping "When I was chatting to Jeremy Clarkson at a book signing recently". Why was Jeremy Clarkson at your book signing? Are you the Stig?

I wonder if JC tells his friends "I was talking to Beagle at a book signing recently..................."

Must know you from Vulcan days.

Shadwell

Imagine getting one as a leaving gift, you would know exactly what everyone thought of you:sad:

I've always classified this sort of merchandise under the heading of "air gun targets".....