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Rest in Peace - Queen Elizabeth II 1926 - 2022

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 With the passing of HRH Queen Elizabeth II at the age of 96, yesterday marked the sad end of an era in our nation's history... My wife wrote a lovely farewell post about it on her blog -  I couldn't have said it better myself.  Thank you Ma'am God Bless you ma'am, may you rest in a well earned peace with your beloved husband. 

When the Fun Stops... Stop.

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Just like it says in those gambling adverts - if it stops being fun, stop.  I have no issues with binning a kit if it's stopped being fun - I really don't see the point of trying to persevere with something that you aren't enjoying, it's just wasting valuable hobby time. Likewise I don't see the point of putting it on the SOD, to hang over you like some giant Albatross - if you weren't into it enough to finish it, there's no way you're going to feel it a year or two down the line.  If it's stopped being fun, it's served it's purpose - bin it and move on.  This is just what happened with both the Hurricane and the Clipper. Even though it's nice kit and I was really enjoying it. I made a massive mistake with the wing fit of the Hurricane (I forgot to add the upper wings before adding the wing to the fuselage - not normally a problem but I messed up fitting them in place) and broke the cockpit trying to get it the wings off the fuselage - da