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Model Makers?

in Anything that's not Eriba-related. Fri Oct 12, 2018 11:04 am
by Randa france | 13.258 Posts

I know of a few folk on here who are model makers so thought I'd point out this series, started last week on Channel 5.

"The Great Model Railway Challenge", 8pm Fridays, Channel 5.

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RE: Model Makers?

in Anything that's not Eriba-related. Fri Oct 12, 2018 1:39 pm
by Aaron Calder | 3.834 Posts

I saw that, Roger, and grew increasingly bored as the programme progressed to the point where I nodded off. I won't be watching the second episode.

There was a potentially more interesting series on a short while ago where teams of German and British aeromodellers re-created Battle of Britain scenarios with radio-controlled aircraft. What spoiled that for me was the relentless PC box-ticking that seems to be compulsory in television broadcasts today (Transsexual - tick; disabled - tick; ethnic minority - tick; SNP voter - only kidding.)

No, I think I'll stick to programmes about competitive cake baking, singing or dancing that feature allegedly famous people I've never heard of doing things in which I have no interest while indulging in illicit off-screen sexual liaisons that I couldn't care less about.


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RE: Model Makers?

in Anything that's not Eriba-related. Fri Oct 12, 2018 1:48 pm
by thecolliss | 137 Posts

That was also annoying Aaron, there was only one person who could fly...there were very few women Spitfire pilots in WW2
(and your point, was she a man ?)



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RE: Model Makers?

in Anything that's not Eriba-related. Fri Oct 12, 2018 1:49 pm
by Randa france | 13.258 Posts
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Quote Aaron Calder:- No, I think I'll stick to programmes about competitive cake baking, singing or dancing that feature allegedly famous people I've never heard of doing things in which I have no interest while indulging in illicit off-screen sexual liaisons that I couldn't care less about.


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No, I think I'll stick to programmes about competitive cake baking, singing or dancing that feature allegedly famous people I've never heard of doing things in which I have no interest , while indulging in illicit off-screen sexual liaisons that I couldn't care less about

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RE: Model Makers?

in Anything that's not Eriba-related. Fri Oct 12, 2018 4:49 pm
by eribanaut | 1.228 Posts

Quote: thecolliss wrote in post #3
...there were very few women spitfire pilots in WW2
)


Actually there were quite a few female spitfire pilots [164], they delivered the aircraft to the bases.
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RE: Model Makers?

in Anything that's not Eriba-related. Sat Oct 13, 2018 8:40 am
by Pudelwagen (deleted)
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Churchill didn't call them "the few" for nothing. Can't have been very many of them!


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RE: Model Makers?

in Anything that's not Eriba-related. Sat Oct 13, 2018 12:26 pm
by Steve and Debbie | 1.108 Posts

The average life expectancy of a Spitfire pilot during the Battle of Britain was four weeks. The few changed the war in favour of the many including us.


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RE: Model Makers?

in Anything that's not Eriba-related. Sat Oct 13, 2018 1:54 pm
by cabbie37 | 695 Posts

A program on Radio 4 that some of you may have come across is 'More or Less' a program that examines statistics that are used in the press, goverment announcements etc. They did a piece on Spitfire pilots a couple of weeks ago...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0blhjn3


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