Bristol fighter F2B (A01080) The Airfix 1/72 Bristol Fighter F2B from the plastic aircraft model range accurately recreates the real life British fighter aircraft used during World War II. This plastic aircraft kit requires paint & glue to complete. Scale: 1:72 ...

Three chapters from World War II are recalled in this commemorative three disc box set narrated by Michael Aspel. From the Battle of Britain, through the Blitz & on to the Final Chapter of the war, these three programes are a tribute to the courage, bravery & resolve of the British people during one of the darkest periods in the nation's history. Contains chapter points for easy scene selection. ...

The resilience of the British throughout the years of World War II was legendary & to this day this is still regarded as the nation's finest hour. Follow the progress of the war as the triumphs & disasters unfolded & discover what life in Britain, keeping the home fires burning, was really like. From Dunkirk to D-Day, Pearl Harbour to Nagasaki, plot the major events that shaped a new order & peace in our time. This programme is a poignant reflection of the spirit of the British nation at war, a tribute to those who gave their lives in the fight for freedom & an unforgettable celebration of a lasting peace, as the people of Britain rebuilt their lives & looked to the future. Features chapter points for easy scene selection. ...

This book, covering the final years of steam on Britain's railways, presents a wonderful array of over 200 colour photographs, many of them previously unpublished. All the imagery is reproduced from original transparencies that have remained carefully preserved away from daylight since the day they were taken, so the original vividness of colour remains
- a rare quality. As high-quality colour photography from this period is scarce (most photographers worked mainly in black & white to serve the needs of publishers), this book will delight today's railway enthusiasts, who are always keen to see new material unearthed & published. " This book provides real value for your money for the £25.00 price" Steam Railway "A good book, & a reasonable price for an all colour large format album" Steam World Hardback, 280 x 230mm, 208 pages, 225 colour illustrations
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Britannia in 3.5 in. Gauge By L.B.S.C. Article This is a full set of the notes on 3.5 Britannia locomotive that appeared in the Model Engineer Magazine Volumes 104
- 109. The Britannia locomotive was discussed in following issues: 2593, 2596, 2599, 2602, 2605, 2609, 2612, 2615, 2618, 2624, 2627, 2630, 2633, 2636, 2639, 2643, 2647, 2651, 2654, 2657, 2660, 2664, 2667, 2670, 2674, 2676, 2677, 2680, 2684, 2687, 2690, 2693, 2696, 2699, 2702, 2705, 2709, 2712, 2715, 2718, 2721, 2724, 2727, 2730, 2733, 2736, 2739, 2743. There is also a plan (Britannia LO81) available for this locomotive.
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Britannia in 3.5 in. Gauge By L.B.S.C. Article (Digital Edition) This Article is a Digital Edition & comes as a downloadable PDF file. This is a full set of the notes on 3.5 Britannia locomotive that appeared in the Model Engineer Magazine Volumes 104
- 109. The Britannia locomotive was discussed in following issues: 2593, 2596, 2599, 2602, 2605, 2609, 2612, 2615, 2618, 2624, 2627, 2630, 2633, 2636, 2639, 2643, 2647, 2651, 2654, 2657, 2660, 2664, 2667, 2670, 2674, 2676, 2677, 2680, 2684, 2687, 2690, 2693, 2696, 2699, 2702, 2705, 2709, 2712, 2715, 2718, 2721, 2724, 2727, 2730, 2733, 2736, 2739, 2743. There is also a plan (Britannia LO81) available for this locomotive
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Designer: LBSCStar Rating:A 3- in gauge 4-6-2 locomotive & tender. (Vols. 104-109.) A large & powerful model based on the BR class '7' Pacific. Outside piston-valve cylinder, Walschaerts valve gear & wide firebox boiler. Sheet 1 General arrangement. Sheet 2 Mainframe details, stays, buffer beams, hornblocks, coupled wheels, axles, axleboxes, coupling rods, pump & lubricator eccentrics & crankpins, bogie frames, wheels, axleboxes, equalising beams, springs, bogie slide assembly & details. Sheet 3 Pony truck frame, pony axleboxes, wheels & axles, roller brackets, king-pins, screw couplings, buffers, erection of pony truck & pump, position of cylinders, details of cylinders, piston valves, etc., mechanical lubricator & details. Sheet 4 Guide bars, crossheads, connecting rods, guide bar brackets, valve crossheads, elevation & plan of valve gear, combination levers & union links, LH. & RH. motion brackets, expansion links & die blocks, radius rods, position of motion brackets. Sheet 5 Reversing screw & nut, LH. lifting & reversing arms, RH. lifting arm, return cranks, lifting links, eccentric rods, steam brake arrangement & details, boiler & firebox. Sheet 6 Firebox (further details) & smokebox, footplate fittings. Sheet 7 Injector, grate & ashpan, pipe connections, whistle valve, blower valve, alternative slide valve regulator, steam gauge. Sheet 8 Firehole door & details, safety valves, blow-down valve & clack-box, cab & superstructure details. Sheet 9 Cab brackets, footplate, injector water valve, reversing gear shaft & universal joints. Sheet 10 Pipe connections, cylinder drains, hand pump clacks, tender & details, tender details, arrangement of driver's brake valve. Sheet 11 Tender details, hand pump, wheels & axles, brake gear, pull rods, buffers, steps, grab rail. Complete set of 11 sheets. ...