Hi guys, its been a bit too long since the last. I'm still away from home at work and so no real opportunities for doing this. Anyway as things are heating up globally I thought I best get one in here before it all starts getting out of hand. Hopefully not... As its been a while this one is a full on photo fest! Enjoy...
The official line out of the Trump Administration, following the very controversial shooting down of an American unmanned drone by Iran this week was that a retaliatory military strike was not to be proceeded with. Diplomatic and alternative channels were being initiated. However at NATO bases across the world, silent preparations were underway. Military assets were being redeployed and hardware originally destined for European assignments were being redirected.
At Evie Air Base a huge convoy of assets were enroute.
Articulated vehicles carrying heavy duty hardware rolled onto the base. Challenger 2, M1 Abrams and Leopard 2 tanks were among the contingent
The vehicles finally pulled into the stands and waited.
With the US Secretary of State doing the diplomatic rounds and the National Security Adviser doing media coverage warning not to mistake US discretion and prudence for weakness, no one was under any illusion that the situation was slowly building up to critical mass. At Evie the equipment was in position. Several hours passed...and then Military Personnel trucks showed up...
US Personnel disembarked
With their kit in tow and made ready.
Within an hour of their arrival the familiar sight and sound of an incoming C-17 Transport at Evie made a grand entrance
This one belonged to the U.S. Air Force (a new arrival at the Base!)
It was soon taxiing to its final stand
As it did a second came in
The scene was clearly one of determined preparations
Both human and mechanical assets were rolled onto the aircraft
Whilst White House officials seemingly suggested a preference for 'Jaw-Jaw'...the footing at Evie was clearly a discreet preparation for potential 'War-War'. We hope diplomacy and common sense prevails and such arrangements can be safely stood down. The coming days, weeks and months will tell...
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I make no apologies for my unconventional style with this hobby. I really like to push the boundaries!
The next few updates are very challenging and painstaking to set up and shoot. Whilst not all shots are focussed on the Air Base the overall context is retained. Enjoy...the Russians are finally here...
Over at Evie, U.S.A.F. C-17s continue their round trip deployment cycles of heavy armour and personnel from various European NATO bases for onward reassignment to more strategic locations as tensions in the Middle East increase.
A Canadian Forces C-17 Globemaster from Canadian Forces Base Edmonton, Alberta departs its Reykjavik stopover en route to Evie Air Base to assist with the hardware transportation mission.
Several miles outside UK airspace the C-17 picks up two Russian MiG-29 Fulcrums closing in on its tail. The MiGs follow in silence but are visible on Radar. The C-17 pilots are certain they are flying over international waters. The MiGs close in.
As they flank either side, radio silence is broken with a declaration that the C-17 had illegally strayed into Russian airspace and an unusual instruction is given to follow the jets back into mainland Russia
The C-17 provides no response, maintains its course but calls in the interdiction to ATC on the Emergency frequency
Through the communications chain of command- the National Air Defence Operations Centre (NADOC) at RAF High Wycombe give the orders and the response at Evie is swift. Two Humvees with NATO pilots speed across the base to the Eastern stand
Pilots gear up on the tarmac
Within 3 minutes four F-15 Eagle fighters are scrambled and taxiing
One from the U.S.A.F.E 53rd Fighter Squadron of the 52nd Fighter Wing at Spangdahlem, Germany.
Another, with the rare, yet controversial Charcoal "Lizard" Camouflage which was an experimental camouflage tested in the late 70s using F-16s of the 388th Tactical Fighter Wing and again in the early 90s with F-16s at Nellis AFB, where both tests completed with inconclusive results. Evie now has the only operational U.S.A.F. F-15 with the same unconventional Charcoal "Lizard" Scheme
A formation take-off was permitted to shave off valuable minutes
The MiGs have now resumed a 6 o'clock position with threats to bring down the C-17 aircraft if it failed to comply
The F-15s soon have all 3 aircraft on radar whilst scanning the horizon for visuals as they tear across open skies
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Sadly towards the end of the last update one of those MiGs sustained a significant fall from about 7 feet up as it was being angled 'in flight'. Both tails snapped off and also damaged part of the nose with the fall . I effected some repairs and hopefully the wide camera angles in this next update will make the damage less visible.
So far, Four NATO F-15s are flying North to intercept Russian MiG-29s on the tail of a Canadian C-17, working closely with NATO AWACs E-3, also out of Evie, on CAP support and target validation. The MiGs soon pop up on a southwesterly vector putting them on a direct intercept with the strikers. NCTR cockpit indicators confirm the targets to be the MiG-29s. The F-15s flying North at low altitude soon establish visual and start their climb to FL028 as they close in on the MiG-29s
Comms are opened and Russian jets are advised of the NATO intercept with orders to immediatly disengage. But the Fulcrums remain on the C-17
They are reminded of being in international airspace and risk being fired upon...The situation is very tense...
AWACs clear them for non lethal engagement in a final attempt to prevent a potential shoot down. The F15s commence agressive and intimidating air combat manouveres as a final show of force to influence change. They break formation
Two remain on their six in attack positions
The other two flank wide to "headbutt" the MiGs with a fast incoming Pitchback manoeuvre
The F-15s, at very high speed, cut in front of the MiG's flight path putting themslves between the Russians and the C-17 aircraft generating considerable wake
The MiGs, now almost head on and sandwiched, take evasive action
They pull away at high speed
As the Russian's evade and climb, all four F-15s engage weapons systems locking onto the targets
The MiGs, realising they are outgunned and outnumbered have seen enough. They maintain the steep climb in retreat
As they level off at FL039 the F-15s remain right up there on their tail maintaining full target 'lock on'
Seeing them off back in the direction towards Russian airspace
With the threat averted, the F-15s double back to the inbound C-17 and provide full aerial escort into UK airspace
Evie in sight, landing gears come down on Finals
With full F-15 formation air cover just metres above the runway the C-17 safely touches down. The F-15s then head back out to maintain a deterring presence
This was one of the most significant aerial encounters between NATO and Russia since the Cold War. Things got very hairy out there. The West insisted on a full investigation demanding answers from the Kremlin and a full blown diplomatic dispute ensued. For the returning F-15s that had somehow managed to evade initiating World War III however, it was simply just another day on the job.
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A KC-10 Extender, an aerial refueling tanker and military variant of the triple engine DC-10, sits on the tarmac at Evie.
Part of the USAF Air Mobility Command, this is the first refueling tanker on long term assignment to Evie Air Base.
The aircraft is being prepped and is now taking on fuel of its own
With fuel carrying capacity of up to 356,000 lbs and cargo carrying capacity of up to 146,000 lbs this plane significantly improves Evie's operational capability.
This one from the 514th Air Mobility Wing based out of the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, which is an associate Air Force Reserve command that flies aircraft assigned to the 305th Air Mobility Wing. an active duty Wing also out of McGuire.
The intention was to increase flight time of aircraft missions out of Evie and extend their operational perimeters
The aircraft is cleared for Runway 28
The KC-10 has both a centreline refueling 'flying boom' as well as the 'drogue and hose' refueling system to the rear making it very versatile and able to service multiple aircraft types
I've been away on business for a while now and this has meant no posts here of late. Its a shame as there have been some recent big real world events that I would have loved to replicate at Evie but time has not allowed me to. Anyway just to keep things ticking over here are the beginnings of another Russian incursion to keep the good folk at Evie (and myself or course) busy
A few months of relative quiet had passed when somewhere over the North Sea, a Russian MiG-25 on a reconnaissance mission deliberately strays into UK Airspace
The MiG travelling South-West Heading 032 at 31,000feet is picked at RAF Scampton on radar
NADOC at RAF Air Command in High Wycombe are advised and direct an immediate aerial intercept. Evie Operations receive the call from the RAF Scampton Master Controller instructing for 2 Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) Fighters to scramble
Over at the Hardened Aircraft Shelters the Alert alarms are sounded as the HAS door control panels are operated
Between the two large shelters stands a small inconspicuous building called "The Box"
The heavy concrete doors slide aside as the sirens echo all around
Suddenly the door of The Box swings open
The Box is actually the entrance to a large underground living quarters and operational bunker for 24-hour shift QRA crew members
The two pilots and their ground support spill out from underground and run towards their hangers
They are met by the HAS ground crews and prepped to board
The MiG continues on its heading unabated...for now...
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The frontline defence of UK skies, Evie is one of 4 QRA stations in the country. The Typhoons roll out.
Within seconds of an alert these Fighters are always combat ready to respond
Armed and ready the Eurofighter Typhoons will be airborne in minutes
As they taxi the Typhoons receive coordinates updates from ATC
On this well rehearsed procedure the pilots have one objective...get airborne and intercept...quickly
The MiG-25 skirts alongside UK airspace, with no officially filed fight plan and no radio response, with the sole aim to test UK air response and intimidate
Not far to the South East of its position the Eurofighters with permission to fly supersonic over land close the gap
As they close in their response is a clear and decisive one...Leave or prepare to be shot down
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Aerospace Systems Operators at RAF High Wycombe and Air Traffic Controllers at RAF(U) Swannick coordinate a collaborated response and direct the two RAF Eurofighter Typhoons to the MiG-25 Foxbat's location. The QRA pilots soon have the MiG in sight
The MiG-25 spends considerable time skirting the edge of British airspace without entering. They open up Comms and issue the first verbal instruction for the MiG to depart its flight path and leave the area
The MiG is unresponsive. The Typhoons close in. One lowers its landing gear to indicate a request to follow and land
But nothing. After a few minutes one of the QRA pilots inches forward and rocks their wings to motion a response...Still nothing
In an instant, the MiG makes a sharp bank and breaks away suddenly entering into UK airspace. It was unexpected
The Typhoons give chase. Within minutes a second verbal instruction to leave UK airspace is issued
The MiG suddenly decends at high speed entering further into UK airsapace. The Eurofighters remain on it issuing yet another verbal instruction
One of the Typhoons cuts ahead to 'headbutt' the MiG...To their suprise, the MiG enables its weapons systems and gains a partial target lock on the Typhoon in front
The Typhoons realising the escalated threat fall back to Six o'clock and issue this stark warning:
"Intercepted Aircraft, I am instructed by NATO Command, on behalf of Her Majesty's Government of the United Kingdom to warn you that if you do not respond immediately to these final orders to turn East and leave UK airspace immediately, you will be shot down"
The MiG is now almost over UK coastland. In parallel, an escalated command chain, seeking orders from 10 Downing Street is finally returned via Evie ATC. The orders are passed on...
"QRA Intercept...Evie Tower...You are weapons free...cleared to engage...repeat, cleared to engage"
Without further warning, the lead QRA pilot engages air-to-air weapons systems...and secures a lock tone...
"...Fox one..."
...Even I'm holding my breath
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Thanks DiecastAirStore, slowly squint your eyes and you'll even spot those tiny little men in the Control Tower...which took close to 10 days to build I hasten to add
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In the last update, NATO jets from Evie, after persistent warning, had just fired an Air-to-Air missile at a Russian MiG...
Following that post I then I thought to myself...'well that was bloody clever'...now how the hell do I present what comes next without using graphic layering techniques or special photo rendering software (a cardinal rule I swore to myself never to break since I started doing these). Well, you'll be surprised just how creative you can get when you're truly faced with a challenge. My personal vow remains intact and hopefully I achieved the right results. This one may well be my best, and most technical work so far! And as for those that start getting palpitations when they dont see a model airport in an update post, well I chucked in a couple of Evie airfield shots right at the end just for you.
The story concludes here:
Alarms and alerts increase in pitch and intensity within the cockpit of the MiG-25. The young pilot never anticipated to be actually fired upon as the air-to-air missile closes in
The MiG attempts several sharp banks and evasive roll manouveres...but to no avail. Under pressure and facing imminent danger...
...Deploy Flares...
...then more flares
As the missile is not infrared (IR) guided, flares are ineffective
(in-flight missile warning systems should have made this obvious to the pilot...but then I wouldn't have had the pleasure of showing off my flares deployment scenes now would I?...Lets just say this Pilot lacked experience) [Roll eyes]
The semi-active radar guided missile closes in on its target. The Russian Pilot puts the MiG into a full throttle, steep upward climb
Chaff is immediately deployed as a radar countermeasure
Chaff releases multiple thin pieces of aluminium, metallic cloud clusters to disrupt and distract the missile's radar guidance. But in haste and without waiting to verify the outcome, this Pilot deployed a final Ace up his sleeve
This MiG was equipped with a recently installed, Active Defence Munitions Protection System. This highly classified system, developed by engineers at Russia's Foundation for Advanced Research ( Фонд перспективных исследований) was still in Beta trials It utilises 'hard kill' interceptor projectiles deployed from pods at the fore and aft of the fuselage to counter both forward and rearward missile attacks with a direct kinetic hit
Multiple projectiles launched make contact and neutralise the approaching threat...it's a direct hit
The MiG shudders in the wake of the huge initial blast and fireball that follows, as it continues its vertical climb
The blast proximity has caused some systems damage but the plane can still fly
The Russian pilot, realising he was a hair's breath away from carnage, levels off and exits UK airspace at a high rate of knots (and most certainly in need of a pants change) [cheesy grin]
The NATO jets, see him off, slightly astounded with the new Electronic Counter Measures Russian technology just demonstrated
Satisfied that the threat has been countered and was not returning, the Evie pilots return to base
The Typhoons touch down at Evie indifferent to the significant political fallout that was surely to follow
For these men, they simply had a job to do...and they did it
Until the next QRA Call....
...meanwhile...Moscow was already calling London...
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Thanks Grecog70. After producing the major posts like this last one I always aim for a brief pause and maybe a few 'toned down' ones in between. The story however is a continuous one so definitely more action to follow at Evie as there's always something major just around the corner. And those Russians are clearly not very happy after this recent incident
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Thanks Grecog70. After producing the major posts like this last one I always aim for a brief pause and maybe a few 'toned down' ones in between. The story however is a continuous one so definitely more action to follow at Evie as there's always something major just around the corner. And those Russians are clearly not very happy after this recent incident
Hi there mate!
As a BIG fan of the aggressors/adversaries "theme" hope to see, sooner or later, a sort of Evie air Base Red Flag.
Hi there mate!
As a BIG fan of the aggressors/adversaries "theme" hope to see, sooner or later, a sort of Evie air Base Red Flag.
Wow a Red Flag event would be a massive project. Almost on par with Evie Air Show 2013 when it was the old Evie Air Base (1.0). I have always been considering the next big further down the track. Your simple comment may well have planted the seeds of motivation and provided a long term target to work towards. Planning, design, storyline development, staging, camera shoot and visual effects will be a huge challenge but are most definitely achievable...I think!
Thanks for the 'lightbulb' comment.
Crikey I'd have to build an entirely separate bomb Test and Training range wouldn't I!!!??? Oh no...the brain gears are already churning...
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Wow a Red Flag event would be a massive project. Almost on par with Evie Air Show 2013 when it was the old Evie Air Base (1.0). I have always been considering the next big further down the track. Your simple comment may well have planted the seeds of motivation and provided a long term target to work towards. Planning, design, storyline development, staging, camera shoot and visual effects will be a huge challenge but are most definitely achievable...I think!
Thanks for the 'lightbulb' comment.
Crikey I'd have to build an entirely separate bomb Test and Training range wouldn't I!!!??? Oh no...the brain gears are already churning...
Following the recent aerial encounter, pictures have emerged. Media outlets splash these across their pages with troubling headlines that summarise the heightening tensions
Amateur photographers had captured the actual dogfight as it occured over the UK coastline described by many in the UK as 'Russian recklessness'
Video footage of the missile interception and fireball were also released. Threats from Moscow continue with rumours of a number of options being considered including long range, conventional missile strikes against UK
In fact, one Russian media broadcaster even put forward the dreaded Nuclear option with Evie Air Base featured inset as a possible target
Diplomatic relations could not have been any worse at this point
Evie Air Base is put on the highest threat level response. No chances were being taken
To counter suggestions of a retaliatory conventional strike, Surface to Air missile batteries were brought onto the base
Radar detection and guidance systems that were delivered several months ago were also rolled out alongside
No one believed Putin would be crazy enough to actually order a strike but in today's increasingly unpredictable world nothing was beyond the realms of possibility
This was a precautionary response that was fuelling and being fueled by an already hyped media community.
Meanwhile, leaked, classified Russian intelligence documents of the rearward firing air-to-air missile tests (with photos) had made their way to NATO HQ.
Russian military capabilities and the ever increasing threat was clearly not going away anytime soon.
For now Evie remains on High alert
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Weeks after the Media fallout from the recent aerial encounter over UK skies, the NATO response was swift and unambiguous
Somewhere out on the Baltic Sea, just north of Estonia in the Gulf of Finland, a US Carrier strike group establishes a military presence through a joint air and sea NATO exercise designated STORMSHIELD.
It was a demonstrated show of force right on Russia's doorstep, led by the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis. 103,300 long tons displacement and over 1000 feet long
Over at Evie, F-18s were made ready to join exercise STORMSHIELD
In flight pairs, they taxi to the runway
This pair, a VFA 192 "Golden Dragons" out of Naval Air Station Lemoore and a VMFA 232 "Red Devils" of the Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California both now permanently based at Evie, prepare for take off
Accompanied by a range of other participating aircraft
Out at Sea, the Carrier group practice several sea drills
It's not long before, the F-18s make a grand entrance to the exercise as they 'buzz' the Group from overhead
This coordinated Naval effort with jets from Evie Air Base was a deliberate show of NATO strength and capability
After several hours of joint air and sea manoeuvres, one by one they 'call the ball'
And ride the Carrier's optical landing system glidepath
Each one reducing altitude and airspeed with small manual stick adjustments to stay on course
To catch one of the arrestor cables on deck
In these choppy ocean waters, even the most seasoned pilots had to stay focussed and attentive to put it down on that moving, swaying, sometimes unforgiving target
Deck crews check aircraft in and immediately direct them to the elevators to be taken below deck
As the evening sun set, the Group change course, further East, skirting the very edges of Russian territorial waters in a defiant, provocative, almost taunting act
If Moscow wasn't paying attention...it certainly was now
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So was I when I looked over the final images on camera. The results were everything I could've hope for. Thanks Grecog70 for the encouraging comments. I appreciate all of them. More to follow.
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Hi Guys my last update was before Christmas so it has been a while. Private life has been pretty busy so had to take a break here. Now you all know how I cant resist a real life crossover with Evie stories whenever the opportunity presents. Usually reflecting big global events with a short Evie storyline. This one is current and quite alarming. Hopefully I have presented things respectfully.
Following Operation STORMSHIELD, the Russians rowed back considerably and things have become much quieter with far fewer incursions. However, the prevailing threat at Evie is now of a different kind. As evening sets over the base, a huge influx of emergency services and personnel are gathered on the Eastern stand.
They wait patiently, with only the occasional radio communications chatter from police vehicles breaking the silence
Special permission had been granted for the Media to film events from a designated location. A large number are positioned on the upper level of the visitors car park
Suddenly an RAF C-17 on a non-stop from Wuhan, China, the centre of the new Coronavirus outbreak, touches down on runway Two-Eight as part of the NATO assisted, repatriation response effort
The huge plane makes a slow taxi onto the stand as officials look on. To ease the pressure at RAF Brize Norton, which had seen several repatriation flights, Evie was identified to recieve this new wave of UK citizens being brought home
St Johns Ambulance Service had been despatched to attend to some of the critical patients on board
A Military ambulance from the Base and a private ambulance were also on scene to assist those seriously ill
From the rear cargo doors, a specialised medical personnel unit, in full body Hazmat suits emerge
They stretcher off those already exhibiting symptoms of the illness
At the front, those not showing signs of the virus but seem unwell are evacuated to the ambulaces and others were led to awaiting coaches for quarantine.
One has suffered an existing heart condition whilst on the flight and the other had a severe anxiety attack due to the stress. Both receive treatment
A severely ill patient with the most advanced case of the Coronavirus on board is rushed to the nearby helipad
The victim is loaded onto the waiting RAF Augusta Westland 101 Merlin helicopter
The Merlin takes to the skies on to a special quarantine medical facility whilst other passengers are transported under police escort
Sirens echo as they depart for Residential Quarantine units set up for a minimum two-week observation period.
This was a difficult one for me with the global death toll now passing 300 and over 14,000 infections so far. Let's give a thought to all the victims that have already lost their lives to this deadly virus that is increasing at an alarming rate, and we join others in wishing those that are currently ill, and those fighting for their lives, a speedy recovery.
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Hahaha yeah so do I Grecog70 but unfortunately this is one of those short one off updates. But rest assured the multi-part stories are still being planned. So much more to come from Evie. Thanks for the comment.
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Hahaha yeah so do I Grecog70 but unfortunately this is one of those short one off updates. But rest assured the multi-part stories are still being planned. So much more to come from Evie. Thanks for the comment.
Firstly I must express condolences to all that have fallen victims and lost their lives to this new global killer pandemic and I pray for those hostpitalised and taken ill.
Fortunately my familiy and I are okay for now. But who knows. These are scary times. Since we've been on lockdown for some days now, I thought this would provide me more time for Evie updates but I couldnt be more wrong. I'm now working from home all hours! Work mail traffic has
increased and with work calls going on till very late. My evenings are no longer mine.
I however had to drag myself away and do some short updates so here we are.
With the world gripped in panic and fear of the deadly Covid-19, those on the frontline bravely carry on to support others unable to help themselves. Over at Evie, huge MACK and MAN Diesel military trucks pull into Evie Air Base on a support mission of huge proportions.
In the skies above a Eurocopter UH-72 Lakota BK117 Army medical helicopter flies in with very important cargo onboard
The chopper is cleared to land
A contingent of medical and military personnel disembark
The UK's Chief Medical Research Scientist and his female deputy flanked by military police with special thermal cooled, secure carry cases.
Within the cases were rumoured to be newly developed possible Covid-19 vaccines developed at Manchester University Clinical Research Lab for onward transmission to the UK Medical Research Centre Clinical Trials Unit via Evie for further development and next phase testing
The contingent are welcomed at the base by senior officials...No handshakes!
They make their way over to two waiting Jaguar XF Saloons with full police outrider escorts
The scientists enter the lead vehicle
The vaccine samples are carefully loaded into the rear car
With full sirens blaring the vehicles depart the base at high speed
With what may just be the much needed potential hope for mankind
This is my hope anyway...Please stay safe people
More to follow soon.
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I decided to get this follow up part out early as I'm really not enjoying this storyline considering how close to reality things are at present. This will be the last Covid related update for a while. Time to pause and reflect on life and the future.
At Evie a massive support operation of huge rigs are lined up on the tarmac as crews prepare the vehicles
A consignment of various medical supplies, beds, heart monitors, defibrillators, masks, other personal protection equipment were being offloaded from two recently landed C-17 transports
The consignment is bound for the recently converted Excel conference centre, now re-named NHS Nightingale, a new 4000 bed critical care field hospital in East London
The NHS Nightingale field hospital, built by soldiers, construction workers and volunteers now stands as the largest critical care hospital in the world
This first cargo batch also included container loads of newly developed ventilators built by a UK consortium of firms including Dyson and McLaren Formula 1
A special purpose-built sterile, portable lab to be used for Covid-19 testing and screening designed by Elon Musk's SpaceX was also being transported
This all formed part of the 397 million pieces of medical supplies and equipment distributed by the UK government across the country
NHS Nightingale was launched by His Royal Highness, The Prince of Wales earlier this morning and this consignment is being delivered today to provide the vital medical equipment and supplies in readiness for the increased infection rates across the UK
Evie Air Base is to serve as the main medical supply distribution hub supporting the national Covid-19 response effort
Vehicles are loaded and are soon start up to depart the base in a huge military convoy headed for the new Hospital
This was just the first of several transportation waves and this operation will continue throughout the weekend and coming week
As the trucks rolled out the men and women of Evie involved in this operation felt part of something historic
We call them heroes, but they say they're just playing their part
Here's wishing all those brave personnel on the frontline virus response and medical treatment centres all the very best
This nightmare shall end and we will prevail together.
This is my favorite diorama thread ever! I like 1/200 military far more than my 1/400 commercial airliners. You might want to look up Tomytec Car Collection; I think they are the best N scale cars.
This is my favorite diorama thread ever! I like 1/200 military far more than my 1/400 commercial airliners. You might want to look up Tomytec Car Collection; I think they are the best N scale cars.
Thanks for the comments ttakata73. I missed your comment. Appreciate you kind words. Glad you have enjoyed this.
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Firstly apologies for the very long absence. Following recent, significant changes in my personal life, I have been unable to create any new scenes or post to this forum till now.
Whilst you view this update be aware that in the last few weeks, Evie Air Base has been closed down. The layout has been stripped bare. All buildings, planes and accessories have been packed away into long-term storage for the forseeable future. Not sure if the base will ever be restored or returned. "Gardenwood", (the shed) where all the magic occurred is closed down. However, before I packed everything away, I could not resist cheekily shooting these last set of pics which I hastily assembled as a final farewell. No secific storyline for these ones but a glimpse of busy ongoing, day-to-day activities at the base. I like to imagine life going on at Evie even though its now all gone. This is the first of the last 3 updates for this year and quite possibly forever.
I did have so much more work and stories in the pipeline which may never be realised but as they say all things must come to an end.
Thanks for watching and enjoying my creations over the years. I hope these last few updates provide a reminder of what once was.
Back at the base it was business as usual as NATO continues global operations in the Middle East, the Balkans, and of recent the South China Sea. At the base NATO assets were being redeployed.
USAF A-10 'Warthog' aircraft make a return to Evie (not seen since the original storyline back in 2013)
The planes are made ready for operational deployment, to support NATO ground forces in Syria
Over at the Eastern stand, the aerial branch of the Spanish Armed Forces- Ejército del Aire have sent 6 Eurofighter Typhoons to operate out of Evie.
Three of these jets were deployed from the 11th Wing in Morón Air Base (Base Aérea de Morón y Ala 11) and the others from the 14th Wing in Albacete Air Base (Base Aérea de Albacete y Ala 14)
The spanish contingent are soon scrambled for routine reconnaisance missions over the Balkans
As they taxi out it is a show spectacle of real NATO strength to behold
Two more final updates to follow to bring this all to an end.
I will try to play some catch up on some other posts over the next few days chaps. Hope you're all well.
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Truly sad a thread like this coming to an end!! one of the best threads EVER on a forum. huge thanks for the time taken to post pics and narrative here!!
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Truly sad a thread like this coming to an end!! one of the best threads EVER on a forum. huge thanks for the time taken to post pics and narrative here!!
Thanks for your comment Rob. Your words are humbling. It has been a real pleasure bringing these scenes to you all. Thank you
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I gotta admit, this was a super fun story! I love your images and narration. Thank you!!!
Thanks blueangel_78. I appreciate each and every comment. Thanks for yours. They have been the encouragement needed to continue. Fun was always front and centre here.
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If only the lizard green A-10 scheme made a comeback.....one can dream! Nice work as always!
Over the decades they trialled the Green Camo on several planes- F-15; F-16; A-10 and on each occasion they concluded it was not an effective scheme. In my opinion I think it looks superb and it will always feature at Evie. Thanks for the comment
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For those of you old enough to remember, the Maintenance Hanger at the far end of the base has history. It stands on the site of the old Project-X hangar which, as it is rumoured, was where Evie's X-Projects Unit once housed a downed UFO with captured extra terrestrial life form. Some say its all been moved to a top secret underground bunker deep beneath Evie...but dont believe everything you hear
Today however, its just a regular maintenance hangar with technical staff using specialist kit to effect repairs and regular servicing of various aircraft
A German Air Force Chinook out of Cologne, with its dual rotors removed is in for repairs
A Naval F-18 Hornet from Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia is also in for ongoing maintenance
The technicians arriving for the next shift had a very special project as part of an old NATO tradition
In 1961 an association of Tiger Squadrons was set up among NATO country air forces. NATO aircraft, done up in different, brightly coloured Tiger schemes held conventions and shows as annual events.
The crew was busy at work on an early variant F-15A which was one of the first F-15s assigned to the base
Rather than being retired, this aircraft, with its 'Tiger tail' has been retained in service and maintained for special events and air shows across Europe including the Tiger meets
The plan is for this plane to feature at future air shows
A labour of love and a work in progress, the effort is to make it ready for the forthcoming NATO Tiger meet rumoured to be held at Evie sometime next year
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