Come as a set 🙂

That old building is still there. Just. Bahais, north of Pont-Hébert. PzIV is from Panzer-Lehr.

Not changed a great deal

Two best options, although the Tamiya one would benefit from some better wheels

As an example...

Off out tonight. Should be fun! 😀🧷🍻

Home after a lovely week in London. Yesterday morning we managed to pop in to see these chaps.

That was fun. Stiff Little Fingers as good as ever. The Meffs providing excellent support. We're a little battered and bruised but very happy.

Lovely day out with my good lady in Granville. Couple of #ThenAndNow photos seemed almost obligatory

Weird occurences of the year so far #27656, I actually finished a model. Not going to win any prizes but that's not the point. Enjoyable kit from Eduard. #HistScaleModels

Hey ho..... 🙄

Well no surprise to anyone who knows me (including myself) that this didn't get finished in time. Sherman II in desert pink from the Tasca kit. Still loads to do but an enjoyable process. #FestiveTankChallenge2025 #HistScaleModels

Weird. More redactions. Dunno why the photo didn't come out. Anyway... try again. This one for #FestiveTankChallenge2025 Plus the results of this morning's meagre efforts. Lower hull glues together and wheels being cleaned up. #HistScaleModels

Well, let's see if I can actually finish this one. #FestiveTankChallenge2025

Same-ish view. Panther from I./PzRgt.6

Local war memorial. Twenty eight names from WW1, pre-war (1911) population of 360. Six more names from WW2. #armistice #11novembre #remembrance #monumentauxmorts

Been making steady if clumsy progress with the Italeri Sunderland for the #HeaviesGB Paint looks a bit patchy but will hopefully come together. Fun to get back into 1/72 after about thirty years.... #histscalemodels

Last regular tour tomorrow. Fittingly down where these chaps were doing their thing in the fight against Nazism. #ThenAndNow #WW2 #Normandy44

Rather nice sunset towards the end of quite an emotional day.

Little has changed in Montcuit since 1944. #ThenAndNow #WW2 #Normandy44

Got this out of the garage ready for #HeaviesGB Haven't done anything in 1/72 for ages. The tall tricolour on the tail reminded me of the Red Arrows. Them using Sunderlands instead of Hawks would be some sight. Anyway, looking forward to starting it. #histscalemodels

Couple more #ThenAndNow photos from yesterday. Germans trying to retreat running into trouble in the form of 2nd Armd Div. In particular S/Sgt Cermak's 57mm A/T gun, visible in the first photo. Le Pont Brocard. #WW2 #Normandy44

Oldie but goodie #ThenAndNow 81 years and a few days ago this PzIV (formerly of 2.SS-PzDiv) in St Denis le Gast. #Normandy44 #WW2

Having a long-awaited tidy up/sort out. One of the great things about this kind of activity is what turns up. LNER and M&GN rule books from 1933, the latter with a supplement from 1934 and notes written by my grandfather Benjamin Dent.

Excellent. Just over enough to render the left hand space unusable.

I wish it was 19° here...

Well that was nice. Belem leading the tall ships up the Caen Canal

Overpainting of "Port en Bessin" with "Ouistreham" is still visible. Half decent #ThenAndNow too

Sometimes Google Earth is spot on. Random searching through some US Signal Corps photos turned up this nice image of a Firefly in Écouché. Wondered if the building in the background was still there, plonked the Street View guy on one of the junctions et voilà.... #Normandy44 #ThenAndNow #WW2