Andy 🚌
@aorticcyclist
Mutt minder, Thoracic Aortic Dissection survivor and KiddieWinkie relocation professional, fires arrows at targets, builds model vehicles, ambulances, railways and aircraft VERY slowly Lincoln UK. Resistance is futile!
And before anyone says it, I am a bit of a geek in this case, Grand Father drove them and the one below is my current chariot
A successful morning on the #routemaster some of the parts showing poor finish, flatted and repainted, loose fit to check for fit issues. #histscalemodels
#Bastillebuild completed, time to get on with the M997 ambulance again, body parts painted over last week, body building commenced yesterday, time for a few smaller details tonight #histscalemodels
I’ve gone with a blast from my past, something I used to see during my time as a race track medic, A Ducati 888, used to be one that went to open club meetings at Cadwell Pk in the very late 90s
Mesdames et Messieurs, la Jaguar est terminée. It is in the livery of EC 04.011 “Jura” #96 based at Bordeaux-Merignac, to commemorate the disbandment of the squadron in July 1992 #histscalemodels #buildthestash #Bastillebuild
#Bastillebuild que la peinture commence, base coat airbrush, dark markings brush painted, nowt like old school 🤣 #histscalemodels
I “may” have acquired a second kit for the #Bastillebuild #histscalemodels
Early start, Le Jaguar is now primed and curing, the modifications to le nez seem to have worked well #Bastillebuild #histscalemodels
By my standards, this build is Tres Rapide. That said back to work tomorrow, so unlikely any further progress before the weekend #Bastillebuild #histscalemodels
Ok so a good day on #Bastillebuild. This is what I have created compared to what it should look like, not too bad at this stage 🤣 #histscalemodels
Bonjour mes amis a little late to the #Bastillebuild party but c’est la vie, the unboxing of the subject of the build, also a cheeky #buildthestash #histscalemodels
Next side project, #buildthestash M997 Ambulance, just started on the chassis and drive train #histscalemodels
A busy day painting, side and end panels in red, ceilings in cream, the light patches are being caused by some rogue yellow thing in the sky upsetting the view #histscalemodels #routemaster
This is one from my currently small selection of printed books, I listen to a lot of historical e-books at work. It is the story of a fatal flight against the V2 site at Wizernes, the loss of the plane and the bravery of the Resistance in saving the survivors. #histbookchat
Picked this up on my last visit to the International Bomber Command Centre, all the info on how it was built, variations, squadron allocations and plenty of pics, also details of some of the famous raids including Shellhus and the Aarhus raid in Denmark
Nowhere near finished yet, but starting to look more like a bus than a collection of bits #histscalemodels #routemaster
Unfortunately the get up and go well and truly buggered off, for various reasons, definitely didn’t feel like building 🤬 back on board this weekend, something completely different, one for SWMBO😘 Not really a #histscalemodels but the history of the Witch is still to be celebrated 🤣 broomstick next🧹
I did a thing………… I build a tank, need to build the dio for it now. Not too bad for a first attempt. #histscalemodels
Not a bad day’s work 🤣 Need to look at a base for it and some weathering (need to have a dig in the railway scenic stash) and then get driven to despair by the rubber tracks
So……. Waiting for paint for the K2, decided to have a go at something new to me, ATank 🤣. Something simple but relevant, the WWI mark 1 male, designed manufactured and tested a few miles from where I live #histscalemodels