Plane on a Stick for M6, Preston

[Thumper]

http://www.lep.co.uk/news/Warplane-may-be-built-near.5989881.jp

Shame they can't use that £2.5mil to get Vulcan flying!

[Saracenman]

why are they bothering?

[Xplumberlives]

Middle of a bloody depression and ssome fool wants to waste £2.5m on a MONUMENT?

[Saracenman]

Middle of a bloody depression and ssome fool wants to waste £2.5m on a MONUMENT?

Mr. Sassoon, singing "S...s...s...studio"?

[P.eames]

Middle of a bloody depression and ssome fool wants to waste £2.5m on a MONUMENT?

Thats almost as silly as wasting god only knows how many millions on lots of riveted aluminum.

[Dan4th]

Here's a nice "Monument"!



It cost far less than the price quoted, too!

D.

[Spitfire]

Middle of a bloody depression and ssome fool wants to waste £2.5m on a MONUMENT?

And I bet it'll be full of bloody holes

A telling comment from the article

However, Coun John Collins, leader of the Labour group, said: "The concept of a war plane on a huge stick is bad taste.

"I think it is inappropriate, it is a war plane."

So its a warplane then - like another I can think of - I wonder if that thought process is prevalent when it comes to large funding for the big triangle

[Saracenman]

funny that - Michael Trotter agreed with me some time ago about the importance of the Education Programme - if for nothing else, it helps divert attention from the politically incorrect military aspect of 558!

ok, so it's a military jet - BUT IT EDUCATES, so it's ok!

sm

[Xplumberlives]

Middle of a bloody depression and ssome fool wants to waste £2.5m on a MONUMENT?

Mr. Sassoon, singing "S...s...s...studio"?

My stutter only shows when I'm angry!

[Thumper]

I just can't see HOW it costs £2.5 mil.

Surely that place near Bicester that makes replicas on sticks doesn't charge £2.5mil for one! Can anyone find out how much a replica Spitfire on a stick costs? Then we can email them

[Dan4th]

I figure this would cost less that 100 pounds
plus the crane rental.....



And it's a Crosley, too!

D.

[Thumper]

Well I found out that it costs NZ $300,000 (£135,000) to build a flying replica Spitfire WITH a Merlin engine based on the Marcel Jurca MJ100 design.

Don't need to add shipping costs to that as someone could fly it back here, so add maybe £50,000 to fly it back here and thats still only £185,000

£2.5mil..... seriously, I just don't understand it!

Found one for £29.99

[Spitfire]

The company that built James May's Airfix kit is down here in Cornwall.

They do full size replicas as a matter of course.........

http://www.gateguardsuk.com/replicas.html

Option 3 sounds nize - I want one

Cost? Give them a ring

[Thumper]

Cheers Spitfire, they're engaged at the mo, I shall post the cost when I find out

[Xplumberlives]

Cheers Spitfire, they're engaged at the mo, I shall post the cost when I find out

Have they published the list of presents yet?

[Old Rigger]

Don't forget it will be classed as art and done by an artiste hence the cost is whatever somone is prepared to pay and Preston obviously has some money to get rid of before the end of the fiscal year having been to tight with council tax spending to fix things or clearing the snow from the roads.

Remember the outcry when that bit off art had a lot of money spent on it instead of 558 last year , in Scotland if memory serves.

[RLN]

The company that built James May's Airfix kit is down here in Cornwall.

They do full size replicas as a matter of course.........

http://www.gateguardsuk.com/replicas.html

Option 3 sounds nize - I want one

Cost? Give them a ring

Must have a Cornish keyboard

[Spitfire]

The company that built James May's Airfix kit is down here in Cornwall.

They do full size replicas as a matter of course.........

http://www.gateguardsuk.com/replicas.html

Option 3 sounds nize - I want one

Cost? Give them a ring

Must have a Cornish keyboard

Must let them think I have a Cornish keyboard

[Cluny]

I just can't see HOW it costs £2.5 mil.

Surely that place near Bicester that makes replicas on sticks doesn't charge £2.5mil for one! Can anyone find out how much a replica Spitfire on a stick costs? Then we can email them

You learn something everyday , where abouts near me ?
Might need to pay them a visit

[Xplumberlives]

Come on Paul, catch up!

[Thumper]

Ya know I am sure I read somewhere on PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPRUNE there was a place near Bicester that did scale replicas. I shall go and hunt for it later!

They never did answer the phone yesterday at GateGuards, must be very busy!

[Xplumberlives]

Ya know I am sure I read somewhere on PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPRUNE there was a place near Bicester that did scale replicas. I shall go and hunt for it later!

They never did answer the phone yesterday at GateGuards, must be very busy!

More likely that they knew who was ringing them!

[Thumper]

I fully intend to use them when I win the lottery and get planning permission to stick a GR-9 on my drive

[Xplumberlives]

I fully intend to use them when I win the lottery and get planning permission to stick a GR-9 on my drive

Why buy a facsimile, you can get a REAL one soon!

[Thumper]

Don't mention that