New Biggin Hill Gate Guards Have Arrived

Somebody once said

“I was playing all the right notes…….

……..not necessarily in the right order”

didn’t do them any harm.:D

Baz

Not too heavy on the banjos…

Somebody once said

“I was playing all the right notes…….

……..not necessarily in the right order”

didn’t do them any harm.:D

Baz

The mistake has nothing really to do with the A and B schemes. Just getting the wrong paint tin out to the instructions.

Eureka! 🙂

The mistake has nothing really to do with the A and B schemes. Just getting the wrong paint tin out to the instructions.

I think GB Replicas have won themselves a lot of fans simply by being honest.

There are a good many of us who didn’t know much about A and B schemes, so all credit for them in fronting up and accepting “blame” . Perfectly understandable mistake, I’m sure we’ve all done something similar when making Airfix kits, this is 1:1!!

A great many businesses (and politicians) could learn a lot about “proper” PR from that letter.

As I hope they will get more commissions, I’m sure if they post up what they have been asked, the experts here could ensure they get it right first time.

Good on you, Stuart, and best wishes for your business to go from strength to strength!

Mind you. With that in mind and with what we know now, with the help of you forum guys (and knowing that the mould is for a Spitfire MkIX so we can’t change that) if Stuart and his team have any queiries they’ll know where to come for advice. 😀

Tony.

Well it’s a mistake I would never have made…

coz I never knew there was an A or a B scheme……..

Tony

I’m setting up my replica in Bromley town centre Friday, my Cam is dreadfully wrong as I haven’t removed it after recent filmwork!

come and say hello

Baz

Sorry I couldn’t make Bromley but we have a little place in Cornwall so we’ll come and find you next time we’re down there. Did you have any pics from your visit to Bromley?

Tony

Indeed, although the statement “nobody that works here has any interest in aviation” is telling.

It tells me that these guys know how to create fantastic looking replicas even though they have no aviation knowledge.

Mind you. With that in mind and with what we know now, with the help of you forum guys (and knowing that the mould is for a Spitfire MkIX so we can’t change that) if Stuart and his team have any queiries they’ll know where to come for advice. 😀

Tony.

Does anyone know, or have any views, on this issue?

Tony

Why are there no markings on the blades? Because there wouldn’t have been any. The Spitfire portrayed would have had a deHavilland propeller so it would have been devoid of markings and the Rotol blades fitted to the Hurricane didn’t start to be marked up until some time around 1941. So the painting of the blades is spot on…the actual propellers and spinners…well like the exhaust stubs and various other aspects of these replicas, you get what the mould gives you.

You may have hit on something though. If they had painted the blades as Hoffman props they could have claimed that they were painted to represent how Spitfires and Hurricanes look today. 🙂

Look on the positive side. If it wasn’t for all these little flaws how else would ‘know it alls’ like ourselves get our fix of righteous indignation?

Anne

On the up side it was a c*ck up that in the scheme of things isn’t all that great, easy enough to rectify and no harm done

apart froms the Lancs dark earth but thats another story:rolleyes:.

Cheers
Paul

You can’t keep us hanging now Fluffy, do tell?!

There are a lot of people who could learn a lot about being a normal human being just by reading the above.

I take my hat off to him for his honesty and humility.

Agreed. And they’re sorting it out, rather than trying to PR spin out of it. Well done Stuart!

Stuart Bailey

I think they look bloody good, really impressed with the look and feel of them, also glad to see the decent interior metalwork, we got involved with one of the RAF replica jet fighters in the past many moons ago when they wanted to add wing pylons, splitting the wings horizontally it was full of scaffolding boards!

Everyone has a oops moment, I am the first to put my hands up…… but please lets not detract from what are some stunning replicas and long may they grace the entrance.

Still better than the markings on the previous Spit and Hurri .
Given the location of the gate guards I’m not finding the wrong wing embarrassment as funny as some posters.

Nice photo’s by the way, I dropped into the chapel last friday and was pleasantly surprised to find the guards back again……no camera though.

The main road is on the other side of the blue railings. The planes face the road. If you have Google Earth, you can see how they are orientated.

Tony

Thanks Tony,

I can see that the aircraft face the main road but isn’t that a road of some kind just behind/under the tail of the Hurricane?

cheers,

-John

I drove past them several times during the last few days, have to say they look bloody good.

Well done Stuart.

Baz

Indeed, although the statement “nobody that works here has any interest in aviation” is telling.

It tells me that these guys know how to create fantastic looking replicas even though they have no aviation knowledge.

Hi,

The rear end of the Hurricane looks pretty close to the road, how long do you think it will be before it is put into a flat spin by a passing lorry?:D
-John

The main road is on the other side of the blue railings. The planes face the road. If you have Google Earth, you can see how they are orientated.

Tony

Indeed, although the statement “nobody that works here has any interest in aviation” is telling.

Hi,

The rear end of the Hurricane looks pretty close to the road, how long do you think it will be before it is put into a flat spin by a passing lorry?:D

By the way, the miss-match on the Spitfire was meant to represent all them Spits that flew with parts from other aircraft during the B of B!;)

Apart from the paint, both ‘aircraft’ look pretty good!

cheers,

-John