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vintagent

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Re: Wicksteed 2010 - The Rally! - May 29,30
« Reply #500 on: June 06, 2010, 06:05:58 pm »

I have an Eagle Book of Hobbies and an Eagle Book of Balsa Models somewhere which has the parkland peril in it.  A profile Boy's Own rocket ship hanging on two bent up paper clips from a fine thread strung between two trees. The little Jetex 50c clips on the bottom. The naughty schoolboy creeps out from behind a tree, lights fuse and watches as old biddies run screaming from the woods!

We laughed, bless us!

The Jetex Bluebird was not, shall we say, unidirectional, but great fun.  We used to light 'em up and aim for kids with Eezibilts in the hope of conflagration.
No such luck, though.
Ah happy days in Valentine's Park, Ilford.

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Re: Wicksteed 2010 - The Rally! - May 29,30
« Reply #501 on: June 06, 2010, 11:17:07 pm »

It was great to meet some of you Mayhemers at my first Wicksteed, some were interested to see me committing "surgery" on my Spektrum TX after the liquid sunshine got in on Saturday - I got most of it working again for Sunday, which was lucky, much better conditions for sailing. Note to self, get rain cover (will that guarantee fine weather next time?). Thanks for the Chili, great stuff! :-)) I missed most of the altitude record attempt for gazebos as I was busy watching my IOM (NZL 32) getting knocked flat.
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Re: Wicksteed 2010 - The Rally! - May 29,30
« Reply #502 on: June 07, 2010, 12:44:21 am »


Ah happy days in Valentine's Park, Ilford.

Regards,
Vintagent

I have walked round Valentines park many times as my Girlfriend works in Ilford, and i sometimes used to go there to meet her. She now leads power walks round there as part of the healthy workplace scheme.

Have had a few in the "great spoon of Ilford" as well.
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Re: Wicksteed 2010 - The Rally! - May 29,30
« Reply #503 on: June 07, 2010, 07:30:00 pm »

Ha,ha, I thought that might rouse some memories from somewhere.  I was born and raised in Romford, but the nearest lake was a bus ride away in Valentine's Park.  Couldn't use Raphael's Park in Romford because you couldn't get all round the lake.

My Sea Urchin would run all afternoon on a flat (shaped!) bell battery!
And we never got beaten up or our sandwiches nicked, like when we tried fishing.  Never again!
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Re: Wicksteed 2010 - The Rally! - May 29,30
« Reply #505 on: June 13, 2010, 08:48:54 pm »

Cheers Martin, good set of pictures.  :-))
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Re: Wicksteed 2010 - The Rally! - May 29,30
« Reply #506 on: June 14, 2010, 10:35:24 am »


Smashing. That was an interesting hour's worth of browsing.   :-))      Given me some ideas about my next boat.   8)

Cheers

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vintagent

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Re: Wicksteed 2010 - The Rally! - May 29,30
« Reply #507 on: June 14, 2010, 10:42:15 am »

Still no captions, though. For most of us who can't get to these dos, it would be nice to be able to identify models, maybe even people I suppose!

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Re: Wicksteed 2010 - The Rally! - May 29,30
« Reply #508 on: June 14, 2010, 11:00:49 am »

Still no captions, though. For most of us who can't get to these dos, it would be nice to be able to identify models, maybe even people I suppose!

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Vintagent

Captioning 1,000 + photos is a bit of a task, but if you copy the photos back here  or list the names of the photos you would like more information on, I'm sure we can come up with some answers!  :-))
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Re: Wicksteed 2010 - The Rally! - May 29,30
« Reply #510 on: June 14, 2010, 01:44:03 pm »

No, it's OK, Martin...you have a damned good point which I hadn't considered. I wouldn't want to do it, so why the hell should I expect you to??!!
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Re: Wicksteed 2010 - The Rally! - May 29,30
« Reply #511 on: June 14, 2010, 03:03:22 pm »

Good man.  :-))
But any photo you do want more info, just yell out!
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Re: Wicksteed 2010 - The Rally! - May 29,30
« Reply #512 on: June 14, 2010, 03:50:23 pm »

Well thats me holding my DUKW and the photo has reminded me to start my diet again, thanks Martin  <*<

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Re: Wicksteed 2010 - The Rally! - May 29,30
« Reply #513 on: June 14, 2010, 04:11:41 pm »

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Re: Wicksteed 2010 - The Rally! - May 29,30
« Reply #516 on: June 17, 2010, 07:39:04 pm »

  3 pictures of Cptn: Jimmy James....
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