Sorry that you seem to have interpreted both responses as being antagonistic, which I am sure they were not.
My £5  remark was meant to be useful, as it was the only one of your list I could find for sale. But it seems you have been doing research anyway, so you actually already had a reasonable  idea of value, yes ?

I guess if a couple of lines on a forum have finally punctured your enthusiasm for old aircraft, it must have been pretty much over anyway.  It is a shame your Meteor went overseas, always discouraging for the restorers and volunteers. 

The forum needs all the input and supporters it can find right now. There would be no point in chasing people off, by being deliberately snarky. 

Hi Karl, great to hear from you. Really amazing work,  you Canadians put our RAF  museum Halifax to shame !

There is a team in the UK hoping to create a Wellington from a derelict Viking, so I guess you are showing the way. 

bazv,   you quite rightly surmise that the lack of traffic and ‘chatter’  makes the forum feel like a bit of a back-water at present. I would observe that  as far as I can see ( apologies if I missed anything ) you do not appear to have  started any new threads since August ( and beyond?)  and the  same can be said of many others also.  

That is in no way an aggressive or accusatory observation ( you are a veteran  high post-count contributor) but just underlining the reality that lively content which stimulates debate is the only way to make it ‘fly’.  Responding to an existing thread is great, of course, but the forum does need a steady diet of ‘fresh meat’ !  

An incredible aviator, a history-maker and hugely courageous . His sometimes-robust opinions were quite challenging, but no question, he was a legend. On this particular thread, hopefully we can set aside the grumbly stuff, and leave that for another day.

What a survivor ! To an extent, you make your own luck, but to live the life he did, and die in bed at 97, that’s a pretty good run.

We all have to accept new beginnings. I was debited 4,500 posts, and sixteen years seniority !
Oh dear, how sad, never mind……..

The shortcomings of the forum are obvious and we have protested at length. Key shot their own fox and broke something which did not need fixing.

However, there is no other dedicated UK- based forum ( with a global perspective) for discussion of historic aircraft, and for now, this is the best we can find. I personally have been a vociferous protester for the last year, but I think there is no longer any merit in constantly dwelling on the failings ( unless it is to raise a specific point which has some prospect of being improved) .

The fact is there are still many people interested in discussing all aspects of historic aircraft, and this is probably (despite everything) the best place. The only way to generate ‘critical mass’ is to have a good body of new threads posted, and for people to take the trouble to make lively responses . It is a group effort. All forums start from zero, but we are not on square one, we are up and running, and if enough contributors want it to work, it will. We all had a lovely ( and well deserved ) moan, but it is time to move on from the ‘ cor! ‘innit awful !’ mindset. A year is enough.

It might be helpful to work out where you are on the Kubler-Ross Forum Meltdown model, to find some personal resolution.

Denial.
Emotional release.
Anger.
Bargaining. …
Depression. …
Looking at UKAR
Remorse. …
Giving up on UKAR
Acceptance. …
Hope.

There is no real point in getting on the bus, sitting in silence and then trying to apply the brake !

Just coming past now on way home. Overhead North Weald in about 6 minutes I would guess.

    As I understand it, the airframe is owned by D.Walton.

    Has he personally confirmed it is his intention that the Guppy be dismantled/scrapped, or is that       conjecture ?