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Retired Fleet Street foot soldier (1975-2024). Ink in my veins. Can be found running on the Essex Riviera. Here for photography, military history, model making, Arsenal (COYG!), armour, aviation, cars and most engine powered things. Chitchat.

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Cheers, Rich

09.08.2025 07:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

RIP Jim Lovell. Another hero gone.

08.08.2025 20:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Cheers Jim. It's a fun kit to do.

08.08.2025 19:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I have high hopes!

08.08.2025 18:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Have fun, Jim

08.08.2025 12:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Fish and chips at the Pilot!

07.08.2025 20:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I loved Yellowstone, but gave up on 1923.

07.08.2025 20:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Brilliant. I remember back in the 80s when some of the houses still looked like railway carriages

07.08.2025 20:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Congrats

07.08.2025 19:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

At first, I thought the bloke was Pete Hegseth....

07.08.2025 19:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

They are fantastic motors. You can see the VW van mirrors etc... It made a fantastic noise tonking along on bar grips. I checked and my old rust heap is still taxed until next April.

07.08.2025 18:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Love the Jag! Boom....

07.08.2025 18:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Great fun. I had one for a few years. Although VW badged it is an Audi - the prototype of the Quattro. Mine was a mutilated pig, but I bought it and loved it. It was a leftover from the Bundeswehr tank base at Castlemartin in Wales.

07.08.2025 18:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Next up on the model building schedule are this pair. It will be a good test. I may not start immediately due to my hectic/knackering labouring job at my daughter's house rebuild. Anyone done these kits? #histscalemodels

07.08.2025 18:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Phew!

07.08.2025 06:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Did you get out without spending all your savings?

06.08.2025 20:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It has to be 2

06.08.2025 19:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Well worth the effort. I started c25k in January to get my fitness back after illness. So far so good. I usually do 2 or 3 5k runs per week. Am nowhere near quick but I do enjoy the sense of achievement if not all the running experiences....

06.08.2025 17:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Excellent work. I love the colour choice.

06.08.2025 17:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

We'll be too polite.

05.08.2025 20:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿ’ช

05.08.2025 20:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Cheers. Yes, I also saw similar pix. I wonder if the sponsons are detachable? I'd love to see that version as a kit.

05.08.2025 20:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Perhaps if you do it along the lines of Asterix the Gaul?

05.08.2025 19:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A man in a suit looks at the camera

A man in a suit looks at the camera

โ€œPoverty, great wealth and democracy are ultimately incompatible elements in any societyโ€ฆeither poverty will use democracy to win the struggle against property or propertyโ€ฆwill destroy democracyโ€
Nye Bevan, 1952

05.08.2025 15:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 33    ๐Ÿ” 18    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Neil Armstrong would have turned 95 today!
First on the Moon, but he also completed the first ever docking in space, on Gemini VIII - March 16, 1966.
Four great shots of him during his Gemini days, taken from #GeminiAndMercuryRemastered book - out in just 3 weeks!

More Info: tinyurl.com/nd4pnhju

05.08.2025 11:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 36    ๐Ÿ” 11    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Agreed.

05.08.2025 19:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Cheers! It's a lovely kit and I hope you enjoy building yours as much as I did.

05.08.2025 19:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The hatch on the rear is the only way in for the crew of two, hence the mud and weathering.

05.08.2025 19:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Calling the Type 283 Kubel tank training vehicle from Meng done. It's a cute little beast and a really nice build. I thinned down the tabs on the turret ring so it can move. The minuses on the kit are the wipers and the decals. I could make new wipers, but prefer the kit as seen. #histscalemodels

05.08.2025 18:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 38    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Love it

04.08.2025 22:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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