Aviation holiday gifts

[Peter Liddell - HJG Admin]

So what has everyone gotten?

I got one of those actual plane skin keyrings from 747-400 PH-BFR (ex KLM)

And of course got myself a bunch more 1/400s

[aerofoto - HJG Admin]

Not aviation related (but within which aviation certainly features) .... BUT HEY .... aviation (airline history) forms "only a small part" of my personal interests (although I certainly "don't" live for it or FS), however, here's what I received and all of which I'm "very content" with ....


BLUCHER (German Heavy cruiser)


VANGUARD (the last british battleship)


I-400 (Japanese aircraft carrying submarine)


St CHARMOND (French heavy tank early version)


HERO SHIPS COMPLETE SERIES (12X programs DVD)


THE GREAT SHIPS COMPLETE SERIES (57X programs DVD)



There was also really funny twist in regard to one of the above gifts too .... the ST CHARMOND tank. It .... like all of the others too .... was give to me by my brother/mein brudder (we're the only living members of our immediate NZ family here now). Of course I never knew in advance that he'd purchased it .... and at the very same time I purchased a ST.CHARMOND tank for him too and without his being remotely aware of the fact it either ....

ST.CHARMOND (French heavy tank late version)


The consequence of these actions by us both was he bought me the "EARLY" version .... whilst I coincidentally bought him the "LATE" version .... both the same class of tank but different versions there-of. NOW THEN .... If that's not evidence of each other being perfectly "in synch/harmony" with each other and their likes then I don't know what is

I'll be in an out of here when I can (with yet another property/real estate deal on the cards) .... no piece for the wicked despite this supposedly more relaxing time of year.

Mark C
AKL/NZ