Wow… saw the film myself and now having seen the work that went on behind the scenes I’m even more impressed…..

What a pity some of this model making is for destructive purposes – there’s such a lot of skill there.

And yes I know, far better for a model to “bite it” than any real hardware, in any film.

I think combining the threads has now made it totally confusing to read – sorry, but I’m trying to make sense of the entire lot and it doesn’t anymore? There’s blame being thrown about regarding posts that don’t seem to be there? :confused: :confused:

Thank you for posting….. fascinating glimpse into something I must admit I knew nothing about before looking at these….

Ah yes……. the well known pre-rehearsed “Tower I’ve hit a bl**dy Landrover whilst attempting a rather bad landing on the grass” emergency drill….. :diablo:

Gawd that was one hard landing – broke it’s back it did…. :diablo:

Don’t you just love it when you think you’ve seen it all – then along comes something as stunning as this to blow you away…. 😀

What an amazing engineered model – lovely to watch that clip, but such a crying shame it currently appears to be static on a revolving diorama display setting these days…. If only it could be operated as built…

Well done to Bernard the builder of this amazing project…. 🙂

I have to agree, the only reason why a whole panel is removed is for re-sale or self gain, either way there is someone who walks in the circles of aircraft preservation who has stolen these panels.
Whoever did it was successfull to a point, like I previously mentioned there was a bolt hammered into the skin to try and prize off one panel so either they were in a rush or just amateurs.
Lets just hope she dosn’t end up in the same state as the A1 Lightning before something is done.
John.

Wholeheartedly agree with you John. What I also find intriuging is that the removed panels are on the nose section – IE: handy for a nose section restoration project. Gawd I hope there’s not one being worked on at present that was short of these panels (I’ve seen where some nose sections have been supported on trailers etc – and these panels would seem to be from the very same areas that ‘may’ be damaged etc etc… 😡 😡

Regarding the failure to get this Hunter rehomed – I think it’s a damm shame that the receivers / administrators seem to have no sympathy for anyone remotely interested in preserving this relic. I can’t understand how it’s got to be tied in with any sale of the site – who the hell is going to want to buy it in it’s current state unless they too are aviation related and woiuld be prepared to secure it’s future?

I’m joining the band of distinctly unhappy watchers on this sad sad sight indeed….. 🙁

Jersey was always a good one for “variable” crowdline…….:rolleyes:

Have been on the beach at low tide to see some aircraft come a bit close overhead, and then been up on the roadside to see a Harrier display along the water’s edge at high tide, much to the obvious delight of Ken Ellis who carried on commentating whilst knowing that the seafront crowds were going to get dowsed in water by the Harrier as it bowed before them…. 😀 😀