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  1. mkchen

    Spitfire kits

    Ooh! Ooh! And then there's the scene where the fighter pilots in training are riding around the countryside in formation on bicycles trying to practice tactical coordination! It was like something out of Monty Python's Flying Circus, but I think this really happened. BTW, my wife has...
  2. mkchen

    Spitfire kits

    This movie came and went from our local theatres very quickly a couple of years ago. As I recall from the featurettes included on the DVD, they only had 2 flying Spitfires to film with. Some of the aerial footage was actually recycled from "Battle of Britain". They used some digital...
  3. mkchen

    New Gloster Meteor F.1

    Gee, Looks outstanding, especially for a first effort! What software are you using for your design work? Looking forward to seeing some close-ups. Ming
  4. mkchen

    Why do you build card models

    All (well, most) of the above. Plus: Having worked on and around real airplanes for a substantial part of my adult life (before I started working on and around people) I find the process of constructing a scale model airplane from card is much more akin to the way real aluminum or wood...
  5. mkchen

    Schreiber's new offerings 2004

    Don't want to steal Schreiber's thunder, but Hooton Aircraft have a gorgeous 1/25 scale De Havilland Dragon Rapide in a variety of liveries. These kits are multimedia but primarily of card, and a bit on the expensive side ($50 for the Rapide I think). They have lots of other between wars and...
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