Yep, the Lord of the Rings among other things film guy. If you had the chance to see his amazing colorized film They shall not grow old (and you should) a couple years ago the short documentary after started to highlight both his WW-I collection as well as his personal connection to the war. This film is mostly about the aviation side and is really worth the 45 minutes or so to watch.
Whenever I make it down to NZ someday I'm going to be sure and make this a stop.
I know COVID and the NZ response really hit his business hard and things like Wingnut plastic models are likely gone more than suspended.
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That's a Sopwith Pup isn't it? Even if it is French, my Favorite Allied A/C was the SPAD....
Would be a wonderful museum to visit....
When I was a kid, I sure use to love the field trips down to London, to visit the Imperial War Museum. They had a lot of old WW 1 A/C reproductions, hanging all over the place.
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That was great. Watching it reminded me of one of my favorite movies when I was a kid. It was called High Road to China and had Tom Selleck as a biplane pilot and WW1 vet.
Alas, I think they're done and out of business. Still a lot of kits out there. I've never built one but I have a friend who is truly a master builder, especially of pre-WW-II models, and he says they are quite possible the finest plastic models ever made.
Another hobby I enjoy and something to get back to in retirement.
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