Garry Norris

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SMN ‘Meet the Team’ Questions

Modelling

What first attracted you to Scale Modelling?
I was given an Airfix kit of a Spitfire for Christmas “66” the rest is history.

How long have you been scale modelling for?
40 years and still learning

Specialist area of Modelling?
Post war British vehicles

Preferred Scale?
1/35

What is your favourite real subject of all time (aircraft, armour or maritime)?
Foden Wrecker

The best thing you’ve ever built?
Foden Wrecker

And finally: Most memorable Modelling disaster?
For got to mask the glazing on a Bedford truck, only noticed after I tried removing the mask.

Scale Modelling Now

How long have you been a reviewer for?
18 months

What made you get involved with SMN?
It’s a brilliant concept and one day the paper mags will realise.

What’s your favourite thing(s) about SMN?
Each article contains the full content unlike the paper mags where the editor slashes content.

Favourite SMN review?
Tamiya Spitfire

About You…

Sum yourself up in no more than five words.
Models first, then wife.

Biggest hobby/hobbies outside of Scale Modelling?
F1 Grand Prix

Favourite food/meal?
Rack o Ribbs

Three famous people who you admire
Winston Churchill, R J Mitchell and Ray Winston

And finally…tell us a (clean) joke…
Police stopped a man obviously the worse for drink stumbling along the street one foot on the path and the other in the road, the officer said I’m afraid we’re going to have to take you to the station sir, the man said why’s that officer, the officer says because your drunk sir , the man says thank god for that I thought I was crippled.