Author Topic: AKULA’s After the Bomb project 1980s imagination - pg31 Police Vans (Read 57690 times)

voltan · « **Reply #165 on:** August 29, 2021, 04:00:16 PM »

Quote from: AKULA on August 29, 2021, 03:53:59 PM

Flight stands... a good sign (if needed) that my project is spiralling out of control

So you really are going to do another aircraft carrier?

Are the copters all 1/48 kits?

AKULA · « **Reply #166 on:** August 29, 2021, 04:19:28 PM »

Quote from: voltan on August 29, 2021, 04:00:16 PM

So you really are going to do another aircraft carrier?

Nope

Quote from: voltan on August 29, 2021, 04:00:16 PM

Are the copters all 1/48 kits?

Yup

commissarmoody · « **Reply #167 on:** August 29, 2021, 09:21:18 PM »

Yep, just say that they were stuck doing civil defense work when the balloons went up. And they look great by the way.

fred · « **Reply #168 on:** August 29, 2021, 09:55:59 PM »

A great set of helos

4 of them though is definitely a sign the project is spiralling - not that this is all bad, it means more great stuff for us to view!

CapnJim · « **Reply #169 on:** August 29, 2021, 10:22:18 PM »

Quote from: AKULA on August 29, 2021, 03:53:59 PM

Purists might object to the range of colour schemes....

A pox on them!

If they fit your narrative, then so be it...

Like the flight stands, BTW...

carlos marighela · « **Reply #170 on:** August 30, 2021, 05:58:47 AM »

I think the whole thing looks bloody magnificent.

Obviously the Sovs didn’t think Yeovilton or Cudrose were worth a nuke. Can’t fault their logic.

tomrommel1 · « **Reply #171 on:** August 30, 2021, 09:11:41 AM »

outstanding

AKULA · « **Reply #172 on:** August 30, 2021, 09:33:12 AM »

Thanks everyone

Ultravanillasmurf · « **Reply #173 on:** August 30, 2021, 12:05:22 PM »

Quote from: Jemima Fawr on August 28, 2021, 10:50:31 PM

Oh and I don't remember the estate version.

The company my dad worked for had a Chevette Estate as a "company car" (for insurance purposes probably). Dad much preferred to use his own rather than the company rattletrap.

Ultravanillasmurf · « **Reply #174 on:** August 30, 2021, 12:07:32 PM »

Nice flight of helicopters.

Are you sure you are not going to have an aircraft carrier?

Ultravanillasmurf · « **Reply #175 on:** August 30, 2021, 12:12:12 PM »

Quote from: has.been on August 29, 2021, 03:29:06 PM

Quote from: swiftnick on August 29, 2021, 12:59:40 PM
Are these HO model railway cars?
Yup. Many many years ago my youngest brother used a lot
of his pocket money to buy me a birthday present.
He knew I liked model railways, so bought me a Tri-ang
car transporter wagon.

Probably OO Gauge (4mm rather than 3.5mm) then.
Great story, does he know they got drafted? ^__^

has.been · « **Reply #176 on:** August 30, 2021, 12:25:02 PM »

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Probably OO Gauge (4mm rather than 3.5mm) then.
Great story, does he know they got drafted? ^__^

Well spotted, you are correct.
He has been told, but he isn't interested in Wargames any more.
He started to go off them when, having watched Battle of the River
Plate (Black & White movie) he insisted on refighting it. He would
do so much better than the actual German commander. A friend,
John (ex Royal Navy) & I played the 'totally outclassed' (my brother's
words) British.
He was giving us a damn good thrashing, the only fun we were
having was sending each other quotes from the film (via Aldiss
lamp signals) till John got a VERY lucky plunging shot onto the
Graf Spee's thin deck armour. This was followed by throwing 100
on a pair of % dice = Magazine blows up!!!!