Conington Park - Printable Version

Conington Park - Printable Version

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RE: Conington Park - Fluff - 23rd-Mar-20

We need observations like this to lighten the mood at the moment Yes

Steve

RE: Conington Park - CMOTD - 23rd-Mar-20

With the virus situation deteriorating at Conington Park I have had to call in some outside help from International Rescue. Scott and Virgil are on standby to evacuate casualties:
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The Superheroes have also heard the call for assistance:
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RE: Conington Park - BAracer - 23rd-Mar-20

That's a world I would love to be living in at the moment.

RE: Conington Park - rallyhub - 23rd-Mar-20

(23rd-Mar-20, 11:45 AM)BourneAgainRacer Wrote: That's a world I would love to be living in at the moment.

Well, in that world both Superheroes cannot spot the enemy either, but maybe they can reasure the crowd. Thumbup

On the other hand, staying six feet away from them is not save enough for staying alive. Sun

RE: Conington Park - CMOTD - 2nd-May-20

It is amazing what you find when you are looking for something else. I hadn't quite finished the podium as the little people were in danger of falling over the edge:
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I hadn't been able to find any suitably sized barriers but I was up in the loft yesterday looking for a mislaid computer lead and came across some long forgotten toy soldiers plus some military fences:
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Just the right size once the barbed wire was trimmed off so the podium is now fully compliant with health and safety regulations:
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Never did find the computer lead I was looking for though!

RE: Conington Park - JasonB - 2nd-May-20

You'll find the computer lead just after you've bought a new one.

RE: Conington Park - Fluff - 2nd-May-20

Go in the loft and look for something completely different and you'll most likely come across the lead when you're not looking for it

Steve

RE: Conington Park - CMOTD - 15th-Jun-21

A recent addition to the track - the iconic Donington Spitfire:

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When I took this photo in 2007 it was much the worse for wear with faded paintwork and a rear wing missing. It was removed the following year, never to be seen again and the classic photos of cars racing past it became a thing of the past.

All is well in my little fantasy world of Conington Park though as the Spitfire has returned from the menders restored to its former glory:

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As always with these things the problem of scale had to be addressed. The people and cars might be 1/32 scale but the track definitely isn't and a true scale aeroplane would be way too big and stretch halfway down the straight. 1/32 Spitfires are also exceedingly expensive.
I initially tried a 1/72 Airfix kit but, apart from the fact that I made a complete hash of building it, the thing was way too small. I eventually found a 1/48 part built/painted one on eBay for the princely sum of a fiver which fits the space nicely and looks about right. I just had to redo the decals and repaint a couple of small parts. I made the stand from 3mm microbore copper pipe and plasticard painted grey. The bushes are made from wire wool painted green and were given to me by Rallyhub.

RE: Conington Park - Anthony B - 15th-Jun-21

Very very nice!!! What scale and make?

RE: Conington Park - Scuderia_Turini - 15th-Jun-21

The iconic Conington Spitfire!

Leo