They could take the coffee bar out of Hendon’s display area and stop treating the place as a drop-off centre for bored mothers. Come to think of it, they could stop trying to promote the place as an entertainment/activity centre for kids and then there wouldn’t be quite so many bored children wandering around making a noise and trying to break things. Who knows, maybe they could treat the place as a museum? Just a thought…

This is sad to read, being the father of a 10 year old and a 6 year old. I’ve taken my son (now 10) to many museums and when the musuems serve the function of being and education centre (which I believe strongly that they should) there can be , and should a “hands on” option. Cosford has a nice section where you can (for example) air drop supplies from a Hercules and learn the principles of flight control etc. An element of control over the kids is needed and I think that the free admission can lead to them being treated (probably more by the locals) as a free creche or play area. I’ve attached this picture before, it’s my son being hands on and having fun at the De Havilland museum.

Museums can be, and should have an element of fun in my opinion, then again when I was last at the FAA Museum a young child was using the rudder from the Fulmar as a may-pole:mad:

I took my son there when he was 5 and we’ve been back several times since, its “our place”, I’d say you can do it in a day, just ! land warfare hall is a nice way to close it off with a change of theme.

I often find that the best treats are unexpected, I went up one spring and there appeared to be half the fighter collection making short test flights and undergoing engine runs etc.

Plus you can usually get nice and close to something being restored, and as its a real ex operational airfield, there is a sense of history about the place.

I hope you both enjoy it.

A 1/144th scale plan simply over laid with 1/72 scale Pobjoys.

John

I may be wrong (as my Mrs often tells me) but didn’t this 1/2 scale model show the need for design changes which resulted (and this is where I’m struggling to remember) in the longer undercart which if you see above, even at half scale is very different and also a different angle or size to the rear fuselage section ? If I’m right (and as I tell the Mrs, that can happen) then the 1/72 plan won’t be the same ?

I got drunk in “The Comedy” just off Leicester Square and stuck in a revolving door of an office building in Pall Mall East…..

I think you had more fun (and less of a hang over) than me !

BlueNoser352 saying Thanks fellow forum members for the information & links to my Dam Busters question. I see its not for sale on Blue Ray here in the states on region one yet. One of my all time favorites….hope it finds its way onto Blue Ray soon in a region one format !

Thanks again………Remember The 50 !!!!!

BlueNoser352

Bluray isn’t region specific BlueNoser, so you can go ahead and order.

Really? I’ve got “Guns” on DVD, and I don’t remember seeing it. :confused:

I think it was used for soundtrack dubbing ofengine noises when the airfix Lancasters are crash landing at the start and they do the scene in the de-briefing room with that well known Australian Richard Harris talking about the mission.

His Spitfire has been selected by “Corgi” to produce in a large 1/32 scale die-cast model for the 70th anniversary of the Battle Of Britain. A small, but fitting honour.

As Robbo said, in his interviews he always seems modest and unassuming.

Rest In Peace Sir.