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Lucky Jim
Having seen the Bristol Beaufighter commisson, I was asked to look at recreating an astonishing tale from WWII by the great nephew of RAF...
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Flying School Favourite- RAF Gnat
Those of a certain age will remember seeing the RAF Red Arrows at air shows before they flew the glorious BAe Hawk for their acrobatic...
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Jodels - brightening a dark December
As 2020 started to come to a rather miserable close, the COVID 19 restrictions in the UK tightened up once again and this meant there...
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Sunset on an Era- the Phantom F4
Years ago I read the fascinating biography of test pilot Lt Commander Brian Davies titled 'Fly No More'. In it he recounts his...
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Opening the Toy Box
Between the various stages of COVID lockdown in 2020, I managed to get out to the nearby Dunkeswell Aerodrome. It was teeming with...
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Missing the summer of 1940
A Battle of Britain veteran once remarked to me that once the winter of 1940/41 came along, he almost missed the summer battles of 1940!...
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Hunter on the prowl
Being a kid growing up during the 80's era of the cold war, the British military aircraft buzzing around were numerous and very varied in...
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A Foxy Flat Top
Whilst the paint was still wet on the Beaufighter painting, I received an interesting commission to paint a 1960's/70's deck scene aboard...
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Coming Home - Cornish Beaufighters
With so few examples left of the Bristol Beaufighter today, I find something intriguing in the historic images of these heavily-armed...
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Beautiful Ugly - Painting the Fairey Gannet
Standing next to a Fairey Gannet, everything about it just looks odd - the Double Mamba engine (a gas-turbine engine that incredibly...
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My Take on a Classic - The Fairey Swordfish at War
There are so many stories recalling the brave actions of the crews of the Fairey Swordfish. Despite being classed as obsolete, these...
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Lightning After the Storm - Painting a Wet Runway/Shiny Metal
One summer holiday when I was 6 years old, I entered an Airfix model maker competition. My model of choice was the Airfix 1/72 scale...
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A Silver Machine - Painting a Very Shiny Test Plane.
As part of the British supersonic aircraft research programme, the Handley Page HP.115 was a British delta wing research aircraft built...
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Supermarine Scimitar - Lockdown Blues
And so the COVID 19 lockdown goes on and on - its getting boring and I am missing my regular excursions for a coffee or even a beer at...
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Supermarine Seafire - Post War Painting
A quick browse at any postcard rack and its a fair bet you will find a painting of a Spitfire in there. Seems a bit of a cliché then to...
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Search and Rescue - Painting a Sea King
The Westland Sea King was always going to be an obvious choice of painting subject for me - my Grandfather worked on the production line...
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