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Modelers Lounge => Time to relax => Topic started by: adrianjohndavies on December 05, 2014, 01:13:46 AM

Title: My day job.
Post by: adrianjohndavies on December 05, 2014, 01:13:46 AM

Here in New York I manage the model shop for the museum designers Ralph Appelbaum Associates. And today one of our projects was opened by HRH Prince Philip. I've been involved with this project for nearly two years now. I get to visit it in a couple of weeks. can't wait.

http://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/london/whats-going-on/news/hrh-the-prince-philip-duke-of-edinburgh-opens-new/

Adrian.

Title: Re: My day job.
Post by: RAGIII on December 05, 2014, 01:53:11 AM

That is a very cool job! Thanks for sharing the Link!
RAGIII

Title: Re: My day job.
Post by: Bluesfan on December 05, 2014, 02:00:39 AM

Very nice indeed!
And thanks for the reminder, it's been too long since I visited Hendon.

Mark

Title: Re: My day job.
Post by: coyotemagic on December 05, 2014, 02:48:23 AM

You've got my dream job, Adrian!  Well, one of them anyway.  Another would be to work at TVAL.

Cheers,
Bud

Title: Re: My day job.
Post by: Nigel Jackson on December 05, 2014, 04:02:39 AM

It sounds a great job, Adrian, lucky you!

Best wishes
Nigel

Title: Re: My day job.
Post by: adrianjohndavies on December 05, 2014, 04:19:11 AM

Bud,

many years ago I was offered the chance to move from London to New Zealand and work for Peter Jackson's WETA model shop on Lord of the Rings. Instead I married and eventually found my way to New York. The funny thing is the firm I'm at now is working with TVAL on something else. Small world.

Nigel,

Thanks, and a belated thanks for posting those images of the underside of my FE.2b from Telford.

Adrian.

Title: Re: My day job.
Post by: Nigel Jackson on December 05, 2014, 04:52:12 AM

You're welcome Adrian. It was a superb piece of work and I was happy to follow the viewing steer you wrote on the card. In fact I was there for a few minutes and was able to encourage others to do so too.

Best wishes
Nigel

Title: Re: My day job.
Post by: Des on December 05, 2014, 05:52:04 AM

Thanks very much Adrian for posting the link and giving us an insight into your job, you are extremely fortunate and to have ties with TVAL is a real bonus.

Des.

Title: Re: My day job.
Post by: bobs_buckles on December 05, 2014, 06:32:12 AM

Great work, Adrian  ;)
I can't wait to ride the 15 miles to go see it  :)

Cheers,
VB

Title: Re: My day job.
Post by: radio on December 05, 2014, 09:36:31 AM

Next year on the great drive (about four or five weeks) through GB ( silver wedding anniversary) we hope to see this.

Martin

Title: Re: My day job.
Post by: WarrenD on December 05, 2014, 09:56:01 AM

Good on you Adrian!  I already had my dream museum job many moons ago, so I know the feeling.

Warren