More Airfix Beetles

Aha! Well done, Ken. A very bad influence indeed. I've done the same. Chucked a small HO die-cast in the shopping trolley each week, and eventually ended up with over 400. They sit in a plastic box hiding under a pile of shirts where Mrs Grumpy can't see them.

I've always been interested in HO gauge but, alas, it seems that the British market is severely limited.

And what's more, Laurence... They don't have to be black!

Looks excellent. You're going to need some longer axles to get the wheels looking right 😁

Yep. Reckon you're right, Keith. 42mm axles should be about right, but I stand to be corrected, of course.

Just wated the beginning of the 1st episode of Doc Martin on Tv and yes red Beetles do float 😁

As Laurence taught us. If at first you don't succeed (at building 100+ Beetles). Build another Beetle!!!

I'm on it!

Brilliant, Ken! Much laughter this end.

Another great masterwork, Michael, with equally superb alpine pics. All abfab and I'm certain that the old Prof would have approved. And thanks for your advice about axle width.

The car I showed earlier is a 1:43- scale model with a resin body, which I think I bought in France years ago. Until the advent of your new car, the 43rd-scale prototype is the only other one I've seen.

After Swindon (short for Swine Town!) tomorrow, I shall order chassis and get down to 'work.'

A truly excellent, if cold, visit to the Swindon swapmeet today, but I can't break cover on purchases until tomorrow. Upon arrival at the homestead, I quickly spotted that Mrs Grumpy was mooching around tapping and prodding sundry bags and containers with her new device.

It's a Slot Ometer Detection Information Trap (or SOD IT) for short that gives information on new slot purchases, including price, colour, make and likelihood of future expenditure. You have to be a step ahead of a wife wielding such dangerous technology, and I was.

Ready for the inevitable grilling I smiled a lot, and deflected attention by asking about Scottish poetry and its devastating effect on the people of Budapest. It worked... for the time being. Cunning and well worth considering. Plus, slightly spooky.