A trip to Norfolk(Not VA!!)

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Hi guys,on a recent getaway to Norfolk,I came across a couple of things that may interest some of you.
I looked in the guide book,and found a place boasting "The Worlds largest model and toy expo,and shop"......not quite that!!! Mostly kids toys,Scalextric,Die cast stuff,although there was one hall full of kits!!......
I found this outside..


Looks pretty good,don't it?...Don't be fooled,it was the tank used in the James Bond film,Goldeneye,and is a fibreglass body,on a Saladin chassis!!
I went into the building and came across this little beauty...


by my reckoning it is approx 25 feet long,but there is nothing saying what scale it is!!!
I'll post a bit more soon.....

[TRM]

Nice find Chris!!! Sweet Enterprise!!! Just in case you were still wondering....I would say if she was "about" 25 feet that would put it at Continental O Scale, which is 1:43.5. Ship is 1123 feet long and the scale comes in at 24 feet - 11 inches.

OK...that was just geeky....

more picks please ;D

[406 Silverado]

LOL...yeah T...real geeky bro ..lol

That big toy outside is VERY cool. The weathering and chipping make great ref.

[spud]

very nice Chris, that floaty thing T knows too much about is Sweet

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Ok,few more pics of the Enterprise





Oh,and a nice Railroad layout to follow..... ;)for you train enthusiasts...

[TRM]

Not knowing too much about this spud!! But look at her....Big Mama!!! WOW!!!


Bring on the Rail stuff CB!!! ;D

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Right ho....now for the raiway dio.....not sure how it'll look,the piccies were taken through glass...







Got a few shots of other dios when I load 'em on PB....

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Cheers matey....and sorry about Cosford!! .....The place is quite big....5 halls,all about the same size,and the one with the kits in,was split 50/50,with RC stuff....
Next up my visit to an aviation museum at Norwich airport... where I got me CP pics of the Vulcan,and a Nimrod MR2 ;D ;D ;D ;D

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Cheers for the comments guys,and sorry for not getting back on this thread earlier.....CS67...If I'd had a HET with me ,I might have struggled with that beauty.Like I said before,I'm not quite sure about the scale of the Enterprise.....1/48 didn't seem right,that's for sure!!
Anyway,as promised,if a bit late...the 2 stars of my visit to Norwich City aviation museum......

This Vulcan was the one that got to Ascension Island,along with XH607,which did the 'Black Buck' raid on Port Stanley.
And a Nimrod MR2,which is more or less intact,as is the Vulcan...

And just to add 2 more cockpit pics to my album....
Vulcan..

And Nimrod...

To say I was one happy Muttley,doesn't begin to describe it!!!! ;D ;D ;D

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((LOL)) CS67....nearly...but NO ONE can make the sound of the 'VulcanRoar',like the ole bird herself.....I've got a few piccies of the only one flying,if yer innerested??

[paulh.]

That carrier is a beaut- and would be interesting ;D ;D to see on the Broads

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Hi Kenny,the museum is just a bit North of the Airport mate.....Best to check before you go,if you do go,because it doesn't open everyday,even in season...