After its long redevelopment opening 23 March. Looks impressive.I see the Windermere boat museum have no problem getting their steam boat on to the water. Looks like a nice craft from what I saw on the telly tonight.
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- Thu Mar 21, 2019 1:30 pm
- Forum: Bluebird Rebuild
- Topic: Bluebird Runs 2019
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Re: Bluebird Runs 2019
- Sat Mar 16, 2019 2:19 pm
- Forum: Bluebird Rebuild
- Topic: Visit to North Shields- model makers.
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Re: Visit to North Shields- model makers.
How about a 'murder' of modellersQuestion: what should we call a gathering of Bluebird Modellers?
- Sat Mar 16, 2019 11:35 am
- Forum: Bluebird Rebuild
- Topic: Visit to North Shields- model makers.
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Re: Visit to North Shields- model makers.
A flock
Date is good for me.
Date is good for me.
- Fri Mar 15, 2019 10:08 am
- Forum: Bluebird Rebuild
- Topic: Visit to North Shields- model makers.
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Re: Visit to North Shields- model makers.
I can do any Sunday except 7th
- Thu Mar 14, 2019 2:29 pm
- Forum: Bluebird Rebuild
- Topic: Visit to North Shields- model makers.
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Re: Visit to North Shields- model makers.
any chance of some alternative dates?
- Wed Mar 13, 2019 5:07 pm
- Forum: Bluebird Rebuild
- Topic: Pic of the Day
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Re: Pic of the Day
Only one of the Bristol Siddeley badges was present. It was an etched stainless steel thing. We took it off and gave it to Gina and it currently resides in the museum in Dumbelyung. Would it be safe to assume these BS logos were taken off Gnat XM691 which had them affixed to each side of the fusela...
- Wed Mar 13, 2019 1:08 pm
- Forum: Bluebird Rebuild
- Topic: Pic of the Day
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Re: Pic of the Day
Interesting photo. Union Jack upside down. In 1966 'white' was brighter (whiter) than 'Old English White', which as the name suggests, harks back to an earlier white made from White Lead mixed with oil. Lead was dangerous, and fugitive (it went grey over time). Titanium white was used for most white...
- Tue Mar 12, 2019 4:01 pm
- Forum: Bluebird Rebuild
- Topic: Visit to North Shields- model makers.
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Re: Visit to North Shields- model makers.
Count me in.
It is very kind of Bill to make this offer to open up his place of work.
It is very kind of Bill to make this offer to open up his place of work.
- Tue Mar 12, 2019 10:57 am
- Forum: Bluebird Rebuild
- Topic: Pic of the Day
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Re: Pic of the Day
Modern A4 paper and Brilliant White paint contains artificial brighteners. 1960's signwriters paint would be more muted. Not old-Engish, but not as aggressive as Brilliant White. An old signwriter once told me he mixed a small amount of black into white used for historical/restoration work. In effec...
- Mon Mar 11, 2019 6:30 pm
- Forum: Bluebird Rebuild
- Topic: Pic of the Day
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