The Little World

If you are wondering what to do on Boxing day and your Christmas kits are sitting there…well, I ask you.

As this Stuka was destined to have a dark-coloured scheme, it was a chance to use my black cement. It’s a 50/50 mix between a thin and thick cement. Perfect for parts that need to snug together but with more sticking power. I am not delicate when it comes to mixing chemicals – as the holes in the roof attest.

It rattled along at a cracking pace, fuelled by leftover turkey and plum pudding*. And it had the additional benefit that it kept me off the roads and out of the shops during the Boxing Day sales.

* Spelling is important. One year we ordered plumb pudding and it was the heaviest thing you ever tried to eat…