2007-11-06
Updated 1 - 6 November
I'm sure that everyone has noticed that I have been away from this blog for about a week. It's been a hectic week at work; I've been working with preparing material for the new training course on SOA, service-oriented IT architectures which I will be leading later this month. Interestingly, SOA has just been voted the most confusing acronym of the year, which should explain to you beyond doubt that producing a three-day training course on this subject is a major undertaking!
As usual for me, writing something new of this magnitude not only consumes a lot of time but requires unrestricted attention; I had to put all other writing aside. I know this pattern from other situations, too: working intensively with the development of this site, my book writing has temporarily lost momentum; fortunately, I haven't lost any interest in completing it, so please bear with me.
Fortunately, I have managed to add something new here and there at this site, too. Here is the sum of week's updates:
As usual for me, writing something new of this magnitude not only consumes a lot of time but requires unrestricted attention; I had to put all other writing aside. I know this pattern from other situations, too: working intensively with the development of this site, my book writing has temporarily lost momentum; fortunately, I haven't lost any interest in completing it, so please bear with me.
Fortunately, I have managed to add something new here and there at this site, too. Here is the sum of week's updates:
- A new and welcome addition the history section, is the article Battle of Britain in the Words of Air Chief Marshal Hugh Dowding. A transcript of Dowding's Despatch submitted to the Secretary of State for Air in 1941, this document provides unique insight in the mind and work of one of the great strategists of air war and the winner of the Battle of Britain. This is the first of three planned parts of this feature.
- New images have been added in Historic Photographs section, bringing the total of images in this archive to 29. The progress in this section may be seen as rather slow, but I'd rather spend time researching and providing proper captions for each image than just upload a miscellany of anonymous photographs. Furthermore, the copyright status of each photo is being researched and, whenever possible, established, which naturally is taking additional effort.
- We also have a new video in the Video Section. There are now 32 videos to view in total.
- Last but not least, the newest addition in modelling is the next batch of Tim Prosser's Spitfire models. This time with some rather rare kits such as Ventura and Aeroteam.
That's all for today; I hope to be able to post new additions soon. In fact I have now a healthy pipeline of contributions to process (thanks to all!), including more models, Spitfire walkarounds, airshow photos and even the first commercial inquiries. Please check back often.
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Tango India Mike on 08-Nov-2007 16:27:00
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The Dowding report is most interesting reading and parts 2 & 3 are eagerly anticipated. Raul & Santiago's latest effort is just as awe-inspiring as previous displays and well worth a look. How many other father & son modelling teams must there be in the world with their kind of dedication? Not many, I would guess.
Spitfiresite continues to go from strength to strength and deserves as much support from enthusiasts as possible. Please don't be shy about posting comments - Martin has done us all a great service in providing this forum, and nothing is more dispiriting than presenting something to an audience only to be met by indifferent silence.
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Spitfire Site Editor on 09-Nov-2007 09:49:00
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Thanks for the kind words. I would also like to encourage everyone to post comments. Although the site is still in its initial buildup phase in terms of traffic, we're already about 120 people visiting these pages daily, so there should be ample room for sharing and discussion. Also, there is a chance to affect the development and direction of this site, so tell us what you think!