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A Winter Homage to my Late Wife.
Chez in the snow. - 2007 - Broom Hill, Shropshire. As we move into January, the new year offers us cold weather and darkness. This Christmas marked the third year…
Posted inHealth
The December Update – Health and Fitness
This past moth has been about adjusting to the colder months and redesigning the recording sheets to match new targets. I have mentioned before about the need to control and…
Posted inR2-Review
Set Review – 40640 A Lego Nutcracker
It's so sweet! I was originally going to complete the roller-coaster set for the Christmas Week Review, but I decided to purchase this at a bargain price of £7. For…
Posted inAccessories Find
Tool Review: Car Stereo Removal Kit (Find)
I was taken aback when I first saw this set in the charity shop. Known as 'keys,' these are used to easily remove stereos from the dashes of vehicles. This…
Posted inEnvironment Uncategorized
The Rising Storms!
In the past ten days, the UK was subject to storm Darragh. It is quite obvious tha they are getting worse and can be felt more often than ever before.…
Set Review – 75942 Bi-Plane Rescue (Jurassic World) (Find)
Look at the vicious velociraptor! It's another one of the finds from a few weeks ago. I picked this one as there was a plane involved. I have always been…
Posted inRobots
Building the Robotic Arm (More ROBOTS!)
This is a set that has been given to me. It's quite old now, demanding D-Cell batteries and no wireless capability. That said, it is a great build, asking the…
Posted inRobots
Bringing Light to My New Favourite Robot!
I was watching Thunderbirds, the other week, and decided to catch this image from the TV. I forgot how much I love Gerry Anderson productions. In this aprticular episode (1965),…
Set Review – 10754 Lego Juniors Spiderman Car (Find)
I have found another Juniors set in the 'Find' pile. I am quite fond of these. This is now a retired product, but at the time it sold for £19.99.…
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The Fall of Such a Fantastic ‘Modern’ Landmark
3rd January '2022 At some point during the weekend of 23rd/24th November, 2024, Somebody decided that they should destroy an amazing piece of film history. If you have ever been…