A blast from the past, for some maybe

[Bobster]

Yes. I have loads for mine and lots are ikky-bikky.

They would always fold up on me, I could never, unless they were large ones, get them to work.

 

[Spoon]

They would always fold up on me, I could never, unless they were large ones, get them to work.

I've been luck up to now. All worked fine. The model I have has 3 very small text ones per bomb.

 

[gnuuser]

Never really got into the glue-together models, I always preferred Meccano,

i used to do a lot of them when i was a lad and lost quite a collection when i was 14 (our old house burned down from a lightning strike, hit the power lines and blew out the panels)
have some i want to get yet (mostly naval ships)

 

[Deleted member 72666]

....Loved them when i was a kid......I can smell the glue and the humbrol drying as we speak!

 

[Deleted member 72666]

Who else remembers bolsa wood?

 

[Andy78]

They would always fold up on me, I could never, unless they were large ones, get them to work.

It was a skill in itself was that. The best way was to lift them up with a craft knife blade, and apply them flat with a damp paintbrush.

But yeah, I had loads break and fold on me.

 

[Bobster]

It was a skill in itself was that. The best way was to lift them up with a craft knife blade, and apply them flat with a damp paintbrush.

But yeah, I had loads break and fold on me.

I mean, the last time I remember doing one I was maybe 10 or 11 years old. An I was more excited by the building then proceeding to break it playing with the thing.

Still, I guess we will see if age is a factor, I will be treating myself to one this weekend.

I guess the CEO wouldn't be too happy if I programmed one of our robot arms to fly it around!

 

[Andy78]

I mean, the last time I remember doing one I was maybe 10 or 11 years old. An I was more excited by the building then proceeding to break it playing with the thing.

Still, I guess we will see if age is a factor, I will be treating myself to one this weekend.

I guess the CEO wouldn't be too happy if I programmed one of our robot arms to fly it around!

Yeah I'll have been about 13 when I gave them up.

Haha, now I'm imagining a robot arm zooming a plane around with a speech synthesiser saying "neeeeoooooowwm" in a robotic voice.

 

[Spoon]

Who else remembers bolsa wood?

I've never dabbled with the stuff myself but there are vids on YouTube where people make stuff out of it.

 

[Spoon]

Still, I guess we will see if age is a factor, I will be treating myself to one this weekend.

Go for it. What are you going to get?

 

[Bobster]

Go for it. What are you going to get?

Well I'm not sure, just going to get there and see what I see.

Nothing too big or fancy as I'll be heading back to the US in a couple of months, so it'll likely end up in the bin.

 

[Squid]

I used to make RC planes from balsa wood when I was a kid.

 

[gnuuser]

soon as I get the materials I going to try making a mountain dulcimer
Appalachian dulcimer - Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appalachian_dulcimer

 

[Silly Sausage]

It was the first time I got arrested, for stealing a bag full of Airfix kits in Leeds. Best one I ever made was the Apollo Lunar Module, tricky legs on that buggar!

 

[gnuuser]

Haha, now I'm imagining a robot arm zooming a plane around with a speech synthesiser saying "neeeeoooooowwm" in a robotic voice.

Thank you for that amusing mental image!
I'd love to see a you tube video of that!