![]() The glider flew straight and true, caught a thermal and flew over our house and nestled beautifully in a neighbours fish pond. We lived opposite a field a natural place for a test flight, however we decided to try a test flight in the front garden. After much anticipation we were ready for the first flight. The model was made from balsa strips and covered in tissue. The big change from plastic models came when my father made a glider. ![]() The 1/24 Spitfire was the best, with it's rubber tyres and moving parts. I started with the simpler models before moving onto the larger and more complex offerings. A stable diet of all sorts of Airfix models and of course the Spitfire were built in many scales. I was very lucky as a child in having parents that encouraged my hobbies and interests. I had always been a keen aviation enthusiast from an early age.
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