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Monday, March 30, 2009

T is for T34 - Prolog; The Real Things

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In advance of an article I'm holding over for a few days; these were taken at Beltring last summer at the War and Peace show. Both T34/...

T is for Torres

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Miguel Torres to be precise, maker of fine Spanish wine and sherry, but in order to make it a post worth viewing, there are a few others......
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Sunday, March 29, 2009

T is for Truck - Prolog; The Real Things

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Nothing beats the real thing, all taken at War and Peace - Beltring, last Summer Front and rear three-quarter views of the same wagon. GMC ...
Saturday, March 28, 2009

T is for Truck Part 1; Overview and Odd Sizes

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There are trucks that are lorries, trucks that are vans, trucks that are wagons, trucks that are big cars and trucks that are rigs, there ar...

T is for Truck Part 2; Kit Stuff

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What those below will hopefully look like if I ever get round to finishing them! The Hasegawa tanker body with a Cooper Craft Taskers tan...

T is for Truck Part 3; Airfix Readymade

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How to recognise a diamond in the dirt, the Airfix ethylene 6x6 (called the 'poly' range by some, or more commonly the 'readyma...

T is for Totem Pole

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I've placed 'Totem Pole' in the tag list, so if you go down there and click on it, you'll get this above the original post, ...
Thursday, March 26, 2009

A rose, by any other name, is still a thorny bastard

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Well, I finally tackled my first bird's nest! This thing (I'll try and find out what it's actually called - Latin/Linean, not co...

T is for Triang Minic Part 1; Military Vehicles

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Lines Brothers had as part of their empire the Trade Mark ' Minic ' which for years was synonymous with British School-boys as a ma...

T is for Triang Minic Part 2 ; Civilian Vehicles

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Three of the Civilian lorries with a military one for comparison, these were a 'mid-budget' range, more expensive than the Tudor Ros...

T is for Triang Minic Part 3; Rivet Counting Bit

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Here we see the sparking mechanism, with the spark-channel - unused on the Battle-Space version. A simple gravity feed presses the flint on...
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Monday, March 23, 2009

U is for Underwater

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Only the one photograph, but a lot in it. Centre top is the lose Mini-submarine from Manurba with the driver/pilot underneath, to the left ...
Tuesday, March 17, 2009

U is for Unknown Wild West

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More unknown figures, this time it's the Wild Wild West! I've used an Airfix ACW artilleryman for a scale comparison throughout. To...
Sunday, March 15, 2009

U is for Unknown Space

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Well, we're back up to 'U' so I get to ask for help!! All these have a space theme but remain unidentified vis-a-vis origin, whe...
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Wednesday, March 11, 2009

V is for Volkseigener Betrieb (VEB) Part 1; Introduction

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Years ago (1990) I went back to Berlin, where I had been stationed in the Cold War, to stay with friends and attend Roger Waters 'The Wa...