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Re: VBCW Ayton 3rd May 2019 Organisation Thread

Posted: Sun May 05, 2019 7:57 am
by goat major
Top stuff ! Full wire rigging I hope,,,,

Re: VBCW Ayton 3rd May 2019 Organisation Thread

Posted: Sun May 05, 2019 8:03 am
by Buff Orpington
I'm sure some elastic string will work. In reality the Bulldog was retired in 37 but needs must. Maybe they weren't guarding them as well as the new fangled Gladiators.

Re: VBCW Ayton 3rd May 2019 Organisation Thread

Posted: Sun May 05, 2019 8:08 am
by goat major
I thought about rigging and even made some sprue extrusion bits but in the end decided life was too short

Re: VBCW Ayton 3rd May 2019 Organisation Thread

Posted: Sun May 05, 2019 9:15 am
by Etranger
Buff Orpington wrote: Sun May 05, 2019 8:03 am I'm sure some elastic string will work. In reality the Bulldog was retired in 37 but needs must. Maybe they weren't guarding them as well as the new fangled Gladiators.
You can get lycra (or similar) thread at the haberdashers. It's the same stuff as sold to aeromodellers for rigging but much cheaper. As it's got some elasticity there's a bit of flexibility built in. Same stuff works well for rigging ships too.

Re: VBCW Ayton 3rd May 2019 Organisation Thread

Posted: Sun May 05, 2019 9:28 am
by grizzlymc
I had no idea the Bulldog lasted so long, when was the Fury retired?

Re: VBCW Ayton 3rd May 2019 Organisation Thread

Posted: Sun May 05, 2019 10:17 am
by Etranger
grizzlymc wrote: Sun May 05, 2019 9:28 am I had no idea the Bulldog lasted so long, when was the Fury retired?
The South Africans were still using the Fury in East Africa in 1941 & apparently the Yugoslavs still had them too.

Re: VBCW Ayton 3rd May 2019 Organisation Thread

Posted: Sun May 05, 2019 5:08 pm
by Count Belisarius
Outstanding day today. Many thanks to Purps, LT and GM for all the hard work and the usual great gaming company. Peeler is now a fan of gliders...

Re: VBCW Ayton 3rd May 2019 Organisation Thread

Posted: Sun May 05, 2019 6:14 pm
by Jeremy
Yes, another smashing weekend! Thanks to everyone who made it possible!

Re: VBCW Ayton 3rd May 2019 Organisation Thread

Posted: Sun May 05, 2019 7:56 pm
by Purple
This sums up Ayton nicely.

Re: VBCW Ayton 3rd May 2019 Organisation Thread

Posted: Sun May 05, 2019 9:33 pm
by World2dave
Brilliant weekend, huge thanks to GM, John and Purps for the gaming extravaganza, Peeler for getting things arranged for us, and everyone for their great company.