What do you do when it is just after Christmas and loads of places are shut, you're in the midlands, your Foster Childs are restless to go somewhere, anywhere, and you've just regained the power of movement after all that roast veg and cooked meats? You go the RAF Museum at Cosford.
Going to the museum has become a bit of a post-Christmas tradition- its a good museum with an excellent collection, is free (definitely a bonus with three kids in tow), and almost all indoors which again is a good point in the depths of Christmas.
Of course the problem with repeated visits are that you start to run a bit low on photographic opportunities, so this time it was time to try some arty monochrome...
And abstact close-ups. The above is a bomb-bay on a Licoln...
...and the rear-side vents on a Leopard tank.
The Cold War hall remains a favourite, a wonderfully dramatic venue for displaying aircraft. The Vulcan looms over the scene above...
...and personal favourite, the English Electric Lightning. Actually seeing this prompted the start of a new project which will be appearing on the soon-to-be-rebooted model making blog...
It still fascinates seeing these aircraft strung up like Airfix kits from the roof of the structure.
Again, room for abstracts, with a jumble of wings and roundels. This is a shot that gets taken every year, but this seems to have been the best angle this time around.
The Javelin, seen from the balcony at the top. Maddening to have a restricted angle to photograph it though, might have to return with a special lens at some point...
Final abstract, looking inside the tail-end of a Rolls Royce jet engine.
Anything else? Nice enough lunch, the kids option served in metal mess tins which was a nice touch, and some good books from the clearance sales table in the shop. Also some inspiration for a couple of art projects, so a decent day out.
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