Hi Chris,
Not very panoramic…607 Squadron Gladiators Acklington, October 1939.

Hi Tony,
Well, you got that cheap enough but the seller must have been satisfied. Another £100 would have been fair. It depends a lot on which part of the Country he lives as well, aviation art is a niche art. He has also to take in framing costs, not cheap unless he’s into DIY.
Dealers can be dodgey, maybe ordinary shops or shops that deal in art materials could be approached. He could advertise in aviation magazines but that costs. Sale rooms but, he might get less than what you gave him.
Set up a website and stick his own prices on them, once on don’t lower it. It’s very good whoever painted it but, it’s a niche subject. I’ve been painting for over 40 years and I couldn’t match that in Gouache…too much of a ‘clart’. Some can, I can’t but I’m an oil person.

Best Wishes.
Robert.

I think I had this one on before but put it on the wrong thread. Started two years ago, completed this year with the help of the winter snow. 20” X 30”, Oil on board.

Graham Simons has it right: the College of Arms clears the badges, devices, colours and motto’s.
However, the rules can also be bent making unofficial/official badges and or motto’s.
Photo shows a Hawker Demon of 607 Squadron: the device was granted the motto was not. The squadron want the word ‘UP’ the herald would not allow it. After some tooing and froing between squadron CO Runciman and the Herald they decided there should be no official motto.
The device was retained but was depicted in the Fighter Command arrowhead turned to the UP position rather than straight ahead: Unofficially 607 Squadron had it’s motto ‘UP’.

Amazon: ‘Not available and don’t know when it will be.’ Red Kite site: ‘forthcoming and coming soon.’ If you go to their site and you’re one of the lucky first 200, they will give you a tenner off the price!

I set out in 1960, been a long road and still struggling (learning) yet. I started this two years ago and put it away. Recent snow gave me a fresh boost: good old Airfix through the Cheviots.

Robert.

A contraption! I always remembered this as a SR A/1. From film; ‘The Net’ 1953. Known in USA as ‘Project M7’ based on the John Pudney book; ‘The Net’.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Qk90pbUzM8