Yes Lee, there are clipped wing Spitfires.
Not sure if one of my models has those.
If I had been offered all the 700 models intact, I would have bought the lot.
He must have made thousands of models in all, mainly 1/72 but some larger scale.
I saw a radio controlled large model A12 (SR71) on a Youtube video yesterday with apparently afterburning jet engines. I think this model must reach perhaps 150mph???. Amazing.
Foxy, great service from Swarovski.
They completely overhauled my secondhand Swarovski 10x25 and also gave me an extra case. All F.O.C.
I didn't get a free bone as I don't have a dog to chew the binocular.
My Docter 10x25 had one rubber eyecup completely 'moth' eaten, so last week I took an eyecup from a cheapo 10x25, which is actually quite good, and fitted it onto the Docter. It fits well but the eyecup is 2mm short and has bezels instead of being flat, but it works, although it looks odd.
I suppose I could take the other eyecup off the cheap 10x25 and fit it to the Docter to make them match.
I have always liked 10x25s and got lots from charity shops for around £3 each.
Also 8x21s, but I don't much like these.
Charity shops are strange. They throw masses of good stuff straight into the large garbage containers. They had hundreds of donated new Parker ballpoint pens. I got about six for nothing, because I did not want to be greedy. Next time they were gone. I asked where they were and was told 'chucked'. The new pens I use as replacement refills. The only 'problem' with these new pens was that they had a special name on them.
At least I got an as new Hensoldt 16x56 from the same charity shop for £20. They had never heard of Hensoldt. If it said Zeiss they would have priced it correctly.
I also got four professional tripods and a dolly for about £40.
Eventually, I stopped looking, as I had no more room.
The waste that humans produce is totally amazing.
The Earth is one large dustbin.