Tim Vincent

I can’t help on Series 1 Landies, but I must thank you for those pictures as I’m just building the Revell 1/24 S3 and I’d struggled to find any real-life examples of the roof rails provided in the kit. Those images prove that at some point, rails were mounted directly on the ‘tropical’ roof…

I believe they have the name ‘Maxi’ available to them…

Exterior view of All Saints' Clifton

'Stained' glass window in All Saints' Clifton, by John Piper (actually coloured resin, not stained glass) - depicting the Tree of Life.

'Stained' glass window in All Saints' Clifton, by John Piper (actually coloured resin, not stained glass) - depicting the River of Life.

'Stained' glass window in All Saints' Clifton, by John Piper (actually coloured resin, not stained glass) - inspired by the book of Genesis.

We went to Clifton (Bristol) this morning, to see the John Piper Windows at All Saints' Church, which are very impressive! #Photography #PublicArt

Airfix 1/72 Sikorsky-VFW CH-53G, painted in overall Olive Drab. Folded rotor hub from ResKit, scratch-built blade supports.

Airfix 1/72 Westland pre-production Navy Lynx (doors from Matchbox kit) in overall Oxford Blue, with scratch-built main rotor blade fold and blade supports.

Airfix 1/72 Agusta-Sikorsky ASH-3D in overall US Extra Dark Sea Grey (FS16099) with dayglo Orange nose and tail. Tauro decals. Revell main rotor with scratch-built blade fold.

Airfix 1/72 Westland Sea King HC.4 in overall Gloss Olive Drab with hi-viz markings. Kit rotorhead and blade-fold.

Thanks! I'm a big fan of folding rotors for saving display space, especially for larger helicopters, and an even bigger fan of kit-supplied blade supports to save scratch-building your own (really I should revisit a couple of Sea Kings and add the supports...)

S-Model 1/72 Ford M151A2 'Mutt's, in MASSTR and Winter Verdant MERDC camouflage patterns.

PJM Models 1/76 3D-printed Alvis FV107 Scimitar CVR(T), in NATO Green/Black camouflage. Peddinghaus decals.

S-Model 1/72 Wiesel 1 TOW and MK20, in three-colour NATO camouflage. Peddinghaus decals.

Italeri/ESCI M60 (M60A1 backdated with M48 turret) OKB Grigorov road wheels and track, representing a National Guard tank from the 1980s in Summer Verdant MERDC camouflage; and Revell M60A3 (with Italeri barrel), representing a US Army tank also from the 1980s in Winter Verdant MERDC camouflage. Friendship models figures and stowage used.

Finally, my 1/72 military builds for 2025 - S-Model M151A2 'Mutt's, and Wiesels (one converted to TOW); PJM Models 3D-printed Alvis FV107 Scimitar; Italeri/ESCI M60 and Revell M60A3. Very much a cold war/West German theme going on! #MAFVA #ScaleModels #HistScaleModels

Freightdog Models 1/72 scale Westland Wasp HAS.1. Painted in overall RAF Blue/Grey with hi-viz markings as XT786 (320) from HMS Amazon, 1975-1977.

Freightdog Models 1/72 scale Westland Wasp HAS.1. Painted in overall RAF Blue/Grey with hi-viz markings as XT786 (320) from HMS Amazon, 1975-1977.

Airfix 1/72 Westland Wessex HC.2, painted in Dark Green/Dark Sea Grey over black undersides, representing XR529, as BN (Bravo November) of 18 Squadron, in the 1970s.

Airfix 1/72 Westland Wessex HC.2, painted in Dark Green/Dark Sea Grey over black undersides, representing XR529, as BN (Bravo November) of 18 Squadron, in the 1970s.

My 1/72 aviation builds for 2025 - just the two, but the first, the Freightdog Models Westland Wasp HAS.1, did take a while due to the nature of a short-run mixed-media kit (great moulded details though), so the new Airfix
Wessex HC.2 was a doddle by comparison! #ScaleModels #HistScaleModels

Matchbox (AMT) 1/25 scale 1950 Ford Custom Convertible. Dark Burgundy metallic paintwork, black and white two-tone interior

Ebbro (Tamiya) 1/24 scale Citroen Villevan conversion. Bodywork in 'Bleu Celeste', home-made decals representing the van from the TV series 'Whitstable Pearl'.

Monogram 1/24 scale 1985 Ford Mustang SVO. Black bodywork and grey interior.

Academy (Italeri) 1/25 scale Ferrari 250GT California Spyder 2175GT. Metallic Steel Grey bodywork and black interior.

My four 1/24 and 1/25 Automobile builds for 2025: Academy Ferrari 250GT California Spyder; Monogram Ford Mustang SVO; Ebbro Citroen Fourgonnette (from 'Whitstable Pearl'; and Matchbox/AMT 1950 Ford Custom Convertible. #ScaleModels #HistScaleModels #Academy #Monogram #Ebbro #Matchbox

Despite having grown up on the Somerset-Dorset border, I can’t remember seeing a red finger post until a few weeks ago, when we were driving to Sherborne to see The Longest Yarn at the cathedral. It might even have been that sign! Are there many of them?

My wren design- a tiny wren I've sculpted in recycled silver, with plumage detail hanging on a sterling minibelcher chain

An intricate cast of a real snowdrop I've made in recycled silver, hanging from a sterling minibelcher chain

An intricate cast of a lily of the valley flower I've made in recycled silver hanging from a sterling minibelcher chain

An intricate cast of a jay feather I've made in recycled silver, hanging from a sterling minibelcher chain

I'll be closing my jewellery order book tmrw at 10pm-
LAST CHANCE to order my individually handmade silver casts of real flowers & tiny wearable sculptures of birds in time for🌲(I ship to the US too)
Designs include blackbird, snowdrop,wild carrot, bluebell, jay feather:
www.etsy.com/uk/shop/silv...

Looks great! In my experience the best way of finding a missing part is scratch-building a matching pair of replacements, at which point the original turns up…

1/25 scale plastic model of a 1950 Ford Custom Convertible, built from the AMT/Matchbox kit, with kit options of side-pipes and '60 Buick rear lights, and with a 1958 Lincoln MEL 430ci engine from the spares box. Painted in dark red metallic (Holts spray can) with a two-tone black/white interior, and baby moon hubcaps. Front left quarter view.

1/25 scale plastic model of a 1950 Ford Custom Convertible, built from the AMT/Matchbox kit, with kit options of side-pipes and '60 Buick rear lights, and with a 1958 Lincoln MEL 430ci engine from the spares box. Painted in dark red metallic (Holts spray can) with a two-tone black/white interior, and baby moon hubcaps. View of dashboard, steering wheel and interior.

1/25 scale plastic model of a 1950 Ford Custom Convertible, built from the AMT/Matchbox kit, with kit options of side-pipes and '60 Buick rear lights, and with a 1958 Lincoln MEL 430ci engine from the spares box. Painted in dark red metallic (Holts spray can) with a two-tone black/white interior, and baby moon hubcaps. View of the MEL 430c.i. engine, with triple carbs, Spalding 'Flamethrower' ignition, twin ignition coils.

1/25 scale plastic model of a 1950 Ford Custom Convertible, built from the AMT/Matchbox kit, with kit options of side-pipes and '60 Buick rear lights, and with a 1958 Lincoln MEL 430ci engine from the spares box. Painted in dark red metallic (Holts spray can) with a two-tone black/white interior, and baby moon hubcaps. Rear view, showing (fictitious) 1960 Illinois licence plate.

Just completed this, the venerable 1/25 scale AMT(Matchbox) 1950 Ford Convertible, with additions from the spares box (see alt-text). I can't resist this era of american cars, and kits, even if it does mean fixing things like replacing the straight-through front axle! #scalemodels #histscalemodels

1/24 scale plastic model of a 1985 Ford Mustang SVO, built from the Monogram kit, painted black, with a grey interior. Front right quarter view.

1/24 scale plastic model of a 1985 Ford Mustang SVO, built from the Monogram kit, painted black, with a grey interior. Under-bonnet (hood) view.

1/24 scale plastic model of a 1985 Ford Mustang SVO, built from the Monogram kit, painted black, with a grey interior. Front view.

1/24 scale plastic model of a 1985 Ford Mustang SVO, built from the Monogram kit, painted black, with a grey interior. Rear right three-quarter view.

Catching up with a build from a couple of months ago: A 1/24 scale Monogram 1985 Ford Mustang SVO. Not a difficult build - except for casting clear resin replicas of the front lights (supplied as chromed parts in the kit)! #ScaleModels #HistScaleModels

Seven 'big' Austin-Healeys.

Jochen Rindt Trophy racing car

MG MGB

Westland Scout AH.1 of the Historic Army Aircraft Flight

Catching up with photos from last weekend - had a great time at the Thruxton Retro, my first visit to the Thruxton circuit despite having driven past in many times on the A303. Lots to see on and off track! #Thruxton #Classic #MotorSport

Marc Chagall stained glass window in All Saints church, Tudeley, Kent

Marc Chagall stained glass window in All Saints church, Tudeley, Kent

All Saints church, Tudeley, Kent

Marc Chagall stained glass window in All Saints church, Tudeley, Kent

We visited All Saints Church in Tudeley this morning, to see their spectacular Marc Chagall stained glass windows! Lucky that there were so well-lit on a bright, sunny morning. #Kent #photography

Franz Ferdinand opening for Belle & Sebastian, Bath Pavilion, December 2003

View from the South Downs way.

signpost to Bignor, Londinium and Noviomagus.

View from the South Downs way.

Footbridge across the River Arun, at Amberley.

More photos from yesterday's walk from Cocking to Amberley along the South Downs Way #Walking #Photography #WestSussex

Having a great day off, walking a bit of the south down way, currently half way between Cocking and Amberley #Walking #Photography #Sussex

Radio telescope at Jodrell Bank, with aerial mast behind it.

Entrance to First Light pavilion at Jodrell Bank.

Exterior view of First Light Pavilion at Jodrell Bank.

Rear view of Radio telescope at Jodrell Bank.

We visited @jodrellbank.bsky.social
last Tuesday, too, highly impressive! The First Light pavilion in particular very effectively tells the story of the creation and creators of the site, including Sir Bernard Lovell of course. The dish is spectacular too! #Astronomy #Photography

Japanese garden at Tatton Park, Cheshire.

Japanese garden at Tatton Park, Cheshire.

Inari fox in the Japanese garden at Tatton Park, Cheshire.

Japanese garden at Tatton Park, Cheshire.

We visited Tatton Park lastTuesday, visiting their extensive gardens, focussing on the Japanese garden pictured here. Very impressive! #Photography #Gardening #Cheshire

Dornier Do 17 wing section, recovered from Goodwin Sands in 2013.

Last remaining complete Vickers Valiant B.1

English Electric Lightning F.1 XG337, displayed vertically

Sikorsky MH-53M Pave Low IV, serial 68-8284

After Croome Court, we went on to the RAF Museum Cosford (or 'Midlands' as they brand it!), lots to see, some I hadn't seen before, especially the wing section of the Dornier 17. Valiant of interest to us as my wife's late father did his National Service working on one. #RAF #Aviation #Museum

Model of RAF Defford

Bridge behind Croome Court

Croome Court, view of the rear of the house.

Croome Court's tearoom, a dark grey structue looking very much like an ex-Air Ministry building.

We visited @nationaltrust.org.uk Croome Court
on the way to Cheshire, for coffee and cake (which was excellent!), stretch our legs walking around the grounds, and as it turned out, discover the RAF Defford Museum, which was fascinating, used for Radar research during and after the war...

Chinese Streamside garden at RHS Bridgewater

A bee at RHS Bridgewater

Paradise Garden at RHS Bridgewater

Border at RHS Bridgewater.

We had a very enjoyable visit to RHS Bridgewater this afternoon, atypical weather for Manchester in May I think. More photos on my camera but these phone pics for now… #Garden #Photography

Westland Scout AH.1 XT636 (G-CIBW) of the Historic Army Aircraft Flight (HAAF)

De Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk WD325 (G-CLWK) of the Historic Army Aircraft Flight (HAAF).

Saunders-Roe (Westland) Skeeter AOP12 XL813. Dark Green and Dark Earth camouflage.

de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver XP821. As used by the British Embassy in Laos in the early 70s, hence the overall white paint (and light grey underside of fuselage) denoting its neutrality.

Had an interesting visit to the Museum of Army Flying at Middle Wallop on Friday morning. Missed the Historic Army Aircraft Flight's Scout flying over but caught it on the ground. Lots to see in the museum, and new exhibits like the Lynx AH.7 and Apache AH.1 #Military #Aviation #Museum

Freightdog Models 1/72 Wasp HAS.1, with spare floats and frame from the LF Models Scout kit, depth charges from Air-graphics, paint from Xtracolor (X13 - BS381C 633 RAF Blue/Grey) and decals from the kit, Model Art Decals and my spares box representing XT786 (320/AZ) from HMS Amazon 1975-77. Front port quarter view.

Freightdog Models 1/72 Wasp HAS.1, with spare floats and frame from the LF Models Scout kit, depth charges from Air-graphics, paint from Xtracolor (X13 - BS381C 633 RAF Blue/Grey) and decals from the kit, Model Art Decals and my spares box representing XT786 (320/AZ) from HMS Amazon 1975-77. Rear port three-quarter view.

Freightdog Models 1/72 Wasp HAS.1, with spare floats and frame from the LF Models Scout kit, depth charges from Air-graphics, paint from Xtracolor (X13 - BS381C 633 RAF Blue/Grey) and decals from the kit, Model Art Decals and my spares box representing XT786 (320/AZ) from HMS Amazon 1975-77. With a 1/600 scale Airfix HMS Amazon in the background.

Freightdog Models 1/72 Wasp HAS.1, with spare floats and frame from the LF Models Scout kit, depth charges from Air-graphics, paint from Xtracolor (X13 - BS381C 633 RAF Blue/Grey) and decals from the kit, Model Art Decals and my spares box representing XT786 (320/AZ) from HMS Amazon 1975-77. Port side view.

Just finished for the #JFFatSea group build in 'the other place', the Freightdog Models 1/72 Westland Wasp HAS.1 with spare floats and frame from the LF Models Scout kit, paint by Xtracolor (X13 RAF Blue/Grey) and decals from the kit, Model Art Decals and my spares box #HistScaleModels #HistModels

Queue of people outside Malmesbury Abbey

Interior of Malmesbury Abbey

Interesting gravestone…”In bloom of Life She's snatchd from hence, She had not room To make defence; For Tyger fierce Took Life away. And here she lies In a bed of Clay, Until the Resurrection Day”

A different venue tonight! Eddi Reader at Malmesbury Abbey…

Spoken with all the authority of Michael Palin’s shopkeeper asserting that ‘Notlob’ is a palindrome of ‘Ipswich’…

A picture of the waxing gibbous moon, taking at 19:24 British Summer time, showing the blue sky background and the moon 3 days before full moon.

Playing about with a new camera lens, the Waxing Gibbous Moon in daylight (19:24 BST) #moon #photography

Yes, came as a nice surprise! Ideal reference for anyone with the Airfix kit and Air-graphics (or other?) aftermarket decals...

XS743 Beagle Basset CC.1 at the Boscombe Down Aviation Collection

English Electric P1A WG763 - Lightning prototype.

A red japanese-style bridge at Heale House and Gardens, near Salisbury

Heale House and Gardens, near Salisbury (note that the house itself isn't open to the public)

We visited the Boscombe Down Aviation Collection this morning (great to see new exhibits like the Beagle Basset CC1 and the English Electric P1A) and then Heale Gardens, both near Salisbury. Great coffee & cakes at Heale, and very good gardens, especially the Japanese-inspired are. We'll be back!

I was 2 when the Lynx first flew, and probably nearly within earshot of it… It’s still a shock seeing what I think of as a modern helicopter, in air museums!