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Great aircraft for Korea (to build)

I remember building a plastic model of one by an old model manufacturer, who remembers FROG! Now that dates me.

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I was chuffed to see an AEW Gannet at the Yorkshire air museum.
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I had that one too Jeff! The pilots head was moulded into the fuselage. Happy days, sigh.

Found out recently why they were called FROG - they started off making flying model kits -
Flies Right Off the Ground
 
I remember Frog! I always wanted the gadget they called "Spin-a-prop", which was a tiny electric motor, the same as in the Dinky Spitfire, embedded in the nacelle. There was the Beaufort and Ju88 with it, if I remember rightly. Never got it. That ruined my childhood, and I felt deprived and disadvantaged, so I turned into a vandal, hooligan, yobbo and headbanger. Then I left the TA and came to France.

Funny that CMR should bring out a resin Gannet now. Revell have just brought out what must be the ultimate Gannet. And it's cheap.

http://www.hyperscale.com/2008/reviews/kits/revell04397reviewgp_1.htm
 
Great site Jeff, those box artworks are just wonderful.

I've still got the Dinky Spit and 109 with that propmotor, I remember that you could never get batteries for them! It was a really obscure size, like 2/3 of an AAA

Always thought you had a yobbish streak Nigel, now we know why :icon_lol:
 
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