James Mayes toy stories

James Mayes toy stories

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30 December 2012 at 20:14 #6499
Springbok
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30 December 2012 at 20:14 #107565
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Did anyone watch the BBC2 program last night where Filton Colledge students developed a glider that flew for over 20 miles, and also some of the early shots which took me back to when I was a boy in the 50s. If any of you wiz kids can post the URL I would be grateful as would like to watch it again. They have come a long way since my balsa, paper and coating with dope (not the stuff that some people take today) but to shrink the paper over the frames.
Really worth a watch

Bob
30 December 2012 at 20:18 #107566
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all you people interested in aero stuff it is a must

Bob
30 December 2012 at 20:33 #107567
Michael Gilligan
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Bob,

It is on the BBC iPlayer … available until 6th January.

MichaelG.
30 December 2012 at 20:44 #107569
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found this

**LINK**

Enjoy and a happy new year to all

Bob
31 December 2012 at 01:03 #107592
jason udall
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Loved the comments "picked up" by the onboard mike on landing.
31 December 2012 at 09:24 #107599
Douglas Johnston
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Yes it brought back wonderful memories of building balsa wood gliders in the 60's, the smell of the glue and the dope, the hours spent cutting out the wood parts with a surgical knife, and the sheer pleasure when you got to fly it for the first time. You forgot the disasters when it crash landed and ruined hours of work, you just picked up the pieces and rebuilt it.

The laser cutter was a marvel to see, but for me part of the pleasure was cutting out these intricate parts and slowly building the whole plane. Perhaps we had more time on our hands in these days. Happy memories!

Doug
31 December 2012 at 10:31 #107608
Nobby
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HI Guys
Have a happy New Year That prorgram was brilliant . We called them Models Here's yours truley with the C.M. A cup I won at Greenham Common in the 70's
Tissue & Dope I do remember

Nobby (Clarke)
31 December 2012 at 10:50 #107610
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Thanks for the link I have just watched it was a pleasant relieve.

I was listening to people talking about it in the pub last night and the comments were very good.

Glad I managed to see the program.

Paul
31 December 2012 at 11:12 #107616
Hi Speed Scrap
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Us Ozzies cant watch it, must have to have a .co.uk IPor sumpin.

Love James May's programs.

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