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Thanks Mark, much appreciated. I am not a regular modeler; I just do the occasional kit that has an underlying interest I would like to study. This one it was really all about the Merlin engine. There used to be one in the Newhall Street science museum that I would admire as a kid with an open...

I think it was around about that yes. It was a schoolgirl call Hazel Hill who calculated the spray pattern and proved that the original gun configuration would not work. Apparently, the Spitfire had to hit an enemy with at least 300 rounds. With the pilot only having a 2 second window to do this...

Airfix are still going strong despite rival company’s making super model kits too. Its seems the model making fraternity like the base kits and then buy and add a load of modifications like photo etched parts of very fine detail. There is also a whole market of high quality paints for model kits...

It should still work if it can run OS 16. Delete the eBay app from your phone, Open the iOS app store and Search for eBay Install eBay* *If your device has iOS 16 the app store will say you need iOS 17 (see screenshot), but it should still download a version to your phone.

That’s an incredibly small sample size for something that quite important. It came across to me as 60 pages of well padded out lacklustre more of the same.

I watched my dad waste his retirement; he did not want to spend any money. When I retired, I got a dog and built a forever workshop. Never had a dull day since retiring. Its great for this type of work.

Here it is all assembled. It is certainly a utility piece, functional and top quality materials. All the draw fronts and rails are quarter saw oak. As you rightly point out Richard, cleaning and repair is in order of the day. Just seen a label inside, a price tag from an antique dealer in...

Thanks, this does look like a Card Index System of some kind.

I have been given for restoration an interesting piece of office furniture made by Smiths Systems Co Birmingham. As a Birmingham company I am also quite interested in it background, who Smiths Systems Co were, what else did they make and are they still trading. There are already quite a few...

Mike A lot depends on the number of stops. I know a London Train from Lichfield Trent Valley will get to London quicker than a train from New St. The Lichfield train only stopped once on the way

Happy birthday Eric, have a super day.

Yes, there has been a lot of experimentation in the construction industry, the Bournville Village Trust has a couple of system built experimental houses, but did ultimately end up sticking to traditional build. I know the council did build a couple of unusual blocks with guttering inside a...

There are timber gutters, occasionally used on thatched building. These most likely will be solid walls. Most of the earlier Birmingham social housing was built like this. Cavity walls started to appear around the late 1920 early 30’s. there were some social houses built with cavity walls...

Hi and welcome to Birmingham History Forum. Assuming your looking at these houses in the first image. These houses most certainly look by the styling that they were built as a part of the major social house building programmes of the 1920’s. To me the design is looking more modern than the most...

Isn't it just

Hi and welcome to the Birmingham History Forum. I don’t hold any memories of the Kings Norton Factory, but have fond memories of the Ludgate Hill Branch. There is a thread here https://birminghamhistory.co.uk/forum/threads/philip-harris.56510/#post-796397 They made some super high quality...

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We still have one

Yes I think your right