Note the missing stars!

Yep, I use the same Fuji 1.5x Telephoto. You have to set the camera up to take photos at 6mp – the default is half that – which is why your photo is much smaller – or I think you might try RAW mode, but I don’t.

The way to get pictures of planes in flight is a bit frustrating. You need to depress the shutter button halfway to get it to focus and set the whitebalance and whatnot, then take the shot when you’re ready – keep moving with the plane.

Robbo and others have also shown me how to slow down the shutter, but I find that it still isn’t adequate to blur props in flight, as the background washes out badly, so jets should be better. I leave it in auto mode most of the time though. Its better when its cloudy.

Hi RobAnt

I have just sent you a squillion $

Cool – now where’s the dataplate? I’ll rip it out and get my secret team of engineers in my buried workshops in the mountain on my secret island in the carribean to start building up from there tomorrow. Should take about 6 months, as our fabrication plant is already built and able to make any part required.

I’ll accidentally lose the scap somewhere along the way (I have a big ship with a big crane) – money, being no object, I’ll not even bother recycling anything.

Incidentally, I also have the brainwave patterns of every Vulcan pilot that every lived, a pair of glasses and a doohickey that whizzes round and round imparting all their knowledge and experience on me.

Ta for the extra dosh.

’90

errr.. i think that’s called Fraud, so honest brokers dont – and it would show up if anyone on ebay checked a possible problem.

you cud always ask ebay to check.

I think you’ll find that most, if not all, of those are actually new ‘planes with bits thrown in for provenance. Rather than old ‘planes with new bits to make them flyable again. The difference is subtle, but vital.