Other hobbies/Obsessions?

Thanks! Yeah I kind of view it the same way as lads tinkering around inside Japanese import cars, keeps me busy and I've learned a lot about electronics along the way. So it's actually turned out to be a lot more than just gaming to me.

Just wish I had more space! (always the way, isn't it?)

As I'm

Very cool indeed Banie, the P38 was a great plane, I had a model of one in long range escorts trim with drop tanks.

When you mentioned a P38 named Grace I immediately googled and disappeared down a rabbit hole of downed P38 over Papau New Guinea, but equally cool it's your missus's name:)

Hi All,

Hope everyone is doing well, being awhile since I posted anything, especially in this thread. Something that will interest a few on here, took a trip to the Brooklands Museum in Weybridge today. Absolutely fantastic place, especially anyone interested in aviation/ transport related. Would need at least four hours to see everything comfortably. There's also the Concorde experience which I didn't get a chance to do as it would have to been booked in advance. Not the cheapest place I've visited but worth the cost.

Some info on it along with pictures from my visit

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Because its about time for my midlife crisis (and its slack enough at work to have the time).

I've commenced building an electric guitar. The body is two sheets of22mm OSB, neck is from a previous project that I never got around to, and other parts are from Temu.

After foostering around for the day its now ready to be glued & clamped when I ho back to work after the weekend.

The eventual shape should be a flying v, but that could change. Single humbucker at the bridge, selector switch will be for use as an on/off instead.

NO volume or tone knobs!! 🤟🤟

Thanks for the tip. I'll check that out if theres going to be a 2nd one.

However, this is NOT intended to be a good result. Instead it'll be a ****, grungy looking yoke that will sound like nothing you have heard before (or will want to hear again).

A flying V?!

Brill project your undertaking.

Brilliant!
Enjoy wailing on it with your Amp turned to 11!

The Mrs and the boy have done quite well for my birthday gifts this year!
The Limerick Civil war book and the quite hard to find Polikarpov I-16 model will fit in nicely to both my wee library and my burgeoning 1:72 diecast airplane collection!
The joy of my age catching up with my long held hobbies I suppose ;)

Looks really cool ..kinda like a univox that Kurt cobain used to play

Is that a lil Marshall amp ?

Aye, those wee Marshalls are crackers.

I have one for this old plank...

Eagle-eyed!

Spot on!

I also have an old Yamaha FG700MS bought new and which my boys have broken the headstock on twice!

But a bit of spit and glue, some brute force and it all goes back.

I don't mind the scars, so I don't want an invisible repair.

Pics!

Used to work with a fella who had the entirety of his attic converted into something like beetlejuice with cast trains and car and toys. His breath of knowledge on the subject was the most impressive element to me.

I'd been hunting for one of these for a long time before one came up at a reasonable price.

The planes finally arrived yesterday.

My son may keep banging the "Dad's autistic" drum (I'm not)

I mean these are planes!
Not trains 😉
It's totally, totally different!
These are the love of a lifetimes interest in aviation!Not wondering how timetables work 😜

The 3 twin engines will join my P61 BlackWidow as the basis of a wee twin engine WW2 night fighter collection sub section.

I may yet do a repainting job on my P38 into a "night lightning" yet too. I have a range of parts that will allow build a decent bash at the radar pod if I go down that route.

So the order today was a group including an Me110, Beaufighter, Mosquito, F4Jkai, AMX, Ju87 Stuka and a MiG17.