Caught a quick glance of a twin boomer heading north, following the M1 at Leicester at 15.45 today, anyone got an idea of which one it would have been?

Also saw a Dakota heading in the same direction at about 18.00 – 18.30ish this evening, pleasingly low.

Art is as much about the thought process and experience that leads to a final outcome as much as the final outcome itself.

Still it sounds like she does know her subject which is more than can be said for some artist’s work I’ve encountered in the past.

So scheme B is just a reversal of colours of scheme A and would therefore I assume boil down to one of two things, which was carried by the a/c represented or…and I think this will be the deciding factor, which is easier/cheaper to repaint?

From what I can make out of photos in ‘First Light’ QJ T looks like it is scheme A but I don’t know how likely it would be for the entire squadron to all have the same scheme, I’m sure that someone else would be able to help on that score.

BUT a photo of GRS (captioned ‘Alan Wright getting out of his plane’) seems to have the same mixture of wing being one scheme and fuselage being the other scheme indicating that the wings came from a different a/c.

It could actually be that through luck or intention they got it right after all!

A couple of minutes in photoshop and illustrator gives my interpretation of it, think this is more like it including the point at the bottom of the shield.

Congratulations to all involved on what looks like it was a tough job, fingers crossed for the test.

The VCR bill whilst making it illegal to manufacture or sell a Replica Imitation Firearm (RIF) does have some clauses for those who have just cause to have a RIF if it can be proven that it is for a justifiable purpose such as re-enacting or airsofting, though to help pacify the home office the airsoft retailers have set up a self regulating body to help keep everyone happy.

I don’t know exactly how the VCR applies to manufacturing or owning RIFs with regard to aircraft but I would assume considering how many military vehicles are seen with everything from a Sten to a SA80 there must be some exception for restorers.

also some departures of some longer term residents

Any indications of which ones? Would like to get a good photo walk round of them before they go

inkworm – I think you mean the Hurricane, don’t you?:)

I don’t think I emphasised enough how many facts need to be, plastered, sanded, painted and glossed over, failing that just as a tabloid journalist!

Would either have won it without being in the right place at the right time?