Welcome to the vintage Frog flying club.
I'm often asked why, do I fly these 50 plus year old toy
aircraft, I guess its for the same reason as many fly second world war Spitfire's
. They were built to fly and only in that state can their beauty be
truly appreciated.
My first Model bought by my father, why back in the early fifties
sealed my love of these models.
Being about 6 years old, my only
earlier flying models were the rather crude , inexpensive cardboard toys. Which
when the rubber was wound too tightly often bent the fuselage, sadly
they were also not the greatest flyers.
I remember so clearly my
trip to see my Grandmother in Luton and the visit to the toy shop, obviously
to get me something that would keep me quiet. These were the days of
"a child should be see and not heard".
My father
had chosen a restaurant out of town, with a large garden and I guess the
temptation of that shiny silver Mark V fighter in the blue box was
just to great for a young aviator.
