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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/cm2ngqj836do luxury pioneering aircraft has celebrated its 75th anniversary. Laying the foundation for the development of Concorde, the Bristol Brabazon made its maiden flight from Filton Airfield on 4 September 1949. The ambitious project promised a new era of luxury passenger travel. MARU 5137.

Glad to hear you are doing well Scott. Keep well and obey the medics and SWMBO.

Hello Peter, Sorry to hear that you have been unwell. My Best wishes for a speedy recovery and good health. All the very best. MARU 5137.

Thanks Chris. Been very busy but I try getting on here. Hope you are well. MARU

https://uk.airfix.com/community/blog-and-news/workbench/big-spitfire-surprise Good article with pictures.

He wrote this book .An accomplished author too. https://www.scalemates.com/nl/books/lockheed-martin-f-16-adf-pierpaolo-maglio-francesco-majorana--140164

I am so sad to say that one of My friends ,Pierpaolo Maglio has passed away. He was only 55 years old. He was also a member of other Modelling forums. MY sincerest and deepest Condolences to his Wife Diana and his daughter , his family and friends. If you are on Facebook you will it see it eported there. If you recall he did the Artwork for the F-16 L'Ultima Diana. One of the most finest designs ever. When he did that , we were corresponding (and continued to do so ) and at the time told ME that his wife Diana was the inspiration behind that beautiful artwork. He was a Lawyer and an Artist and Outstanding person with talents. I will miss him dearly.He was an Amazing gentleman. Paolo, Rest In Peace. Blue Skies.

Carl, looks like you had a fantastic day and those photos are superb. Did you take any more of anything else whilst there? Martin will be ever so pleased I'm sure.

DocRob, Super duper photographs. NOICE. Did you take any more ? Hey why is there a red circle on the aircraft in your photos ? Am I missing something...? PanzerWomble, your photos are great too. Thank you Gentlemen for sharing them...

PanzerWomble, What a lovely collection of photographs. They are FANTASTIC... Excellent ! Thank you for posting them. Appreciate your sharing them.

Belated HAPPY BIRTHDAY Pete. Sorry I'm late to wish you a super happy day. hope you had a fantastic day.

Happy Birthday Martin. : You have reached a half century and may you have many more super Birthdays .. Enjoy your supercalafragilisticexpealidocious Birthday . HAPPY Day.

CONGRATULATIONS to your Lieutenant Colonel Daughter Jeff. What a fantastic achievement and hard work that she has put in. May she rise to the top and be the best ever. Her Grandfather's on both sides will be SO proud. And Jeff you did well bringing up a delightful patriotic daughter. MY love to you and Cathy. :

I am sad to hear this. May you Rest In Heavenly Peace Commander. Amen.

Just saw this Tim. Although I wasn't going to be able to come, I would have ordered one since it was you. Have a blast gentlemen at Madison 2024. MARU 5137.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cw99wj5e5q8o Apollo 8 astronaut Bill Anders, who snapped one of the most famous photographs taken in outer space, has died in a plane crash at the age of 90.Anders - who was a lunar module pilot on the Apollo 8 mission - took the iconic Earthrise photograph, one of the most memorable and inspirational images of Earth from space.The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said the 90-year-old was flying a Beechcraft A A 45 - also known as a T-34. The agency said that the plane crashed about 80ft (25m) from the coast of Jones Island. I remember watching in 1968 their Apollo 8 Misson take off on a black and white T.V. MY Condolences to the Aviation community , his family and his NASA colleagues. Sad news. Blue Skies.. Rest In Peace Sir.

AWESOME achievement. Well Done Captain. Scott,you must be extremely proud of your son.

Hello Scott, I only just read this thread with the new title header. I am truly sorry to hear that Mary has gone through a terribly stressful time and that she has had(and you too) this traumatised diagnosis. Reading your updates, I am very happy to hear that she has come through the horrible thing.(I don't like saying C). And her reconstructive surgery goes well. Inshallah, Scott , Mary will be back to her smiling self and diligent in keeping an eye on your packages coming in !! MY Prayers are with you both and wish her the best. Her medical staff looking after appear to be very caring and on top form. She is blessed by having such a wonderful medical team looking after her. I Applaud them too. Best wishes and inshallah all will be good again. MARU 5137.

You are welcome. I usually buy MY Coins from the Royal Mint based in Wales. They have been producing English Monarch Coins since time immemorial Or the London Mint Office who just sell sets .....etc...(their address is conjoined to that of the Royal Mint.). https://www.royalmint.com/shop/world/united-states/ Have a peek.scroll down to see amazing American Coins from the past. They sell Gold, Silver, Bullion and world coins too.And commemorative Coins. https://www.londonmintoffice.org

Apologies for the number of photos.

Hello Jeff (and everyone else ), Here are the photographs I said I would post. You might have to turn the images the correct way in order to see and read them and zooming in will be helpful too.click on the photographs to expand them. Just some of MY ever growing coin collection over the years. Enjoy. MARU 5137

Hello Will, I'm a complete Novice regarding the DSLR Mirrorless cameras..but I acquired one recently as a treat to MYSELF...Mine is Cannon DSLR mirrorless EOS R7. And I have been watching this guy called Jared Pollin on youtube and he is SO thorough about explaining the icons on the outside of the camera as well as the menu and icons inside. He goes very thoroughly as to what you should do and use and so on.. He also looks at other cameras and gives advice like Nikon or other Cannon DSLR mirrorless models. He has many videos on camera usages. I also refer to this pdf file which has EVERYTHING one needs to know with drawings to help you along should you choose a DSLR camera... I was advised to buy a DSLR MIRRORLESS camera so I did !! EOS_R7_Advanced_User_Manual_EN-1.pdf I hope you enjoy your camera whichever you buy. Some great helpful advice from others.

Yes when I get some free time, I will try and post pictures here Jeff. Hope you are well.

MY other Hobby is collecting Coins.