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The Last Britannia

PostPosted: Wed May 22, 2013 3:48 pm
by norri
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the last operational Britannia as she was, Praha, Czech Republic circa 1989
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#13508 today, preserved at Kemble, in her original RAF Transport Command livery
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Re: The Last Britannia

PostPosted: Thu May 23, 2013 3:57 am
by MichaelB
Lovely! ...great metal work! Props, spinners too!

Re: The Last Britannia

PostPosted: Fri May 24, 2013 1:17 am
by norri
thanks Michael, spinners are original dinky. only the props are replacements. opportunity to wheel out the others
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Re: The Last Britannia

PostPosted: Fri May 24, 2013 3:21 am
by MichaelB
Original Dinky? ..I thought they were just pin heads originally. ...did I miss something?

Re: The Last Britannia

PostPosted: Fri May 24, 2013 5:55 am
by norri
this might explain it
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dinky alvin striker. bought them up large when they were a dime a dozen for use as spares. only realised what i'd stumbled upon when i started chopping one up for a 'code 3' project.

another 'norri secret' revealed!