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Happy birthday!

Posted on December 2, 2019 by

My eldest daughter seems to specialise in sending postcards rather than birthday cards.  This one was well chosen to reflect my interests and my recent Stuttgart visit.  Better than the one of Angela Merkle last year….. Thanks, Ruth!

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Brooklands museum – 3

Posted on November 26, 2019 by

Next to the airliners is a building holding the London Bus Museum.  Parked outside is a Green Line ‘RF’ – very much part of my childhood! But horse buses were well before my time.  These old buses are still operational, and … Continue reading →

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Brooklands museum – 2

Posted on November 24, 2019 by

The outside airliner display is virtually a catalogue of post-war British airliners.  Starting with the wonderful Concorde.  Unfortunately we didn’t have time to do the film and visit to the plane interior – and that was an extra to our … Continue reading →

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Brooklands museum – 1

Posted on November 22, 2019 by

Last week, Maxine had to visit West Byfleet, so we looked to see what we could visit in the area, to make a day out of it.  And the Brooklands Museum was just two miles away, so we paid it … Continue reading →

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Odds and ends….

Posted on November 4, 2019 by

A few bits and pieces as a change from exhibition reports (although people seem to like pictures from an exhibition more than me wittering on…..)  All are from that wonderful time waster YouTube…. First a car journey up the A20 … Continue reading →

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Odd modelling ideas #3216

Posted on October 12, 2019 by

Sorry, but there hasn’t been much blogging time this week, as real life seems to have caught up with me! However, if you want a simple paint-only conversion for your layout, that will provoke comment from rivet counters – or … Continue reading →

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Extreme trainspotting

Posted on September 22, 2019 by

My youngest had given Maxine and I a Christmas present of an evening out at a comedy club.  Not quite our thing, and I was delighted to discover that we could swap it for something else.  A small cash adjustment … Continue reading →

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