Iain Ogilvie
@theaeronut
British European #FBPE #RejoinEU. People, Photography, Aviation, Lotus Cars, Motorcycles and Scale Models. Politeness and decency cost nothing - be kind. No unsolicited DMs please.
View from my desk yesterday evening at sunset... #cotswolds #cotswoldsunset #ruralengland #farming
In good company earlier yesterday evening... Out for a much needed 150 mile blat on my 1985 Honda VF1000F-II Bol d'Or yesterday - ending up back at the cafe at Kemble. #vf1000 #boldor #classicmotorcycles #bikersofbluesky #vjmc #kemble #canberra
Off out for a much needed motorcycling day tomorrow with some friends - taking my 1985 Honda VF1000F-II Bol d'Or as it's the comfiest. Not taken her out for a run in ages - hopefully she'll behave! 😊 #clssicbikes #classicmotorcycle #vf1000 #boldor
Thanks Cliff! I do - although I've just been made redundant after 19 years, so having to re-invent the 'work' bit just now. We live in an old Cotswold stone barn (not very grand) on the edge of an old farmyard that borders open fields. Here's the same view in daylight from about a year ago:
Out on the Triumph Thruxton the other day to collect an oil filter from Triumph Oxford. Good to be back out on two-wheels - great therapy! #motorcycles #triumph #thruxton #cotswoldbikers #bikersofbluesky
Almost finished the two 1:48 Bulldog models for friends of mine - we've had some adventures in both of the full size aeroplanes! #scalemodels #scalemodelling #scalemodeling #Bulldog
Commission build for one of my old flying friends, and former owner of this aeroplane: scratch-built Dart Kitten model in 1:32 scale. #scalemodelling #scalemodeling #model #scalemodel #clasicaviation #classicaircraft #dartkitten
Currently sat in mountain bolt-hole on the southern slopes of the Sierra Nevada - under this weather at the moment. It's wet...
It's all kicking off over on Twitter... This may get bloody once Trump starts throwing his toys out of the pram. Popcorn anyone?
Latest batch of Long Barn Sloe Gin getting a first filter. Taste test approved - probably our best yet... <hic> 🤣
Sadly hit a deer. #Lotus #Elise back from Scott Russell Sportscars: New Lights, Grill, Plate, Plinth, Towing Bracket, Badge. Most would have needed doing 4 MOT anyway - so worth doing now. Almost 300,000 miles: didn't think she was going to make it any further as I hit the poor deer. #LotusElise
My Blue/White 1988 Yamaha FZR1000 has passed her MOT for another year! 😁 #classicmotorcycle #yamaha #fzr #fzr1000 #genesis #vjmc #vjmcoxford
Suitably inspired today - the sunshine helps - one of my two 1988 Yamaha FZR1000 Genesis bikes got a new battery and some fettling today, ready for MOT next week... #yamaha #fzr #fzr1000 #fzrgenesis #vjmc #classicmotorcycles #vjmcoxford #oxfordvjmc #motorcyclesofbluesky #bikersofbluesky
Some of the classics from our Oxford Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Club meeting at lunchtime today... #vjmc #classicmotorcycles #classicbikes #vjmcoxford #oxfordvjmc #rd350 #rd350lc #katana #z900
I love this time of year - my absolute favouritest! Out on the Triumph Thruxton in the sunshine earlier, down to our local Oxford VJMC meeting for some two-wheeled therapy. #triumph #thruxton #thruxtonr #motorcyclesofbluesky #caferacer
A little progress on my ICM 1:32 87 Sqn Gladiator model... Colours for the prop based upon the Gladiator at Shuttleworth/Old Warden. Exhaust collector ring colours are an experiment at the moment - using Dark Aluminium, Bronze, Brass, Aluminium and Metallic Blue from the Xtreme Metals range...
Gratuitous shot of the Thruxton earlier at today at Long Compton - has been properly cleaned and polished this afternoon. Definitely a 'feel good' motorcycle... Doesn't the sun make a big difference! #triumph #thruxton #motorcycle #motorcyclesofbluesky #retromotorcycles #modernclassic #thruxtonr
At the office - and there appears to be a strange ball in the *blue* sky. Makes a very welcome change...
First ride of the year, around local area. Photo taken in front of the Lych Gate at Long Compton. Needed that - absolutely fabulous... #motorcycles #triumph #thruxton #thruxtonr