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Set Review – 60337 Express Passenger Train
In the 80s, Lego trains were quite robust. They were in their infancy and required big battery cells, From memory, they had the most archaic of switches. Now, though, they…
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The Tack Room Refurb – Hours 14-17
So, I have managed another few hours on the project and I have almost completed the first of the four furniture pieces. I headed over with less tools, this time,…
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Set Review – 42606 Mobile Bakery Food Cart
Now that I have looked closer at Friends sets, I have a grown fondness for them. I have spoken before about the colours and the positivity that they offer. I…
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Set Review – 60402 Monster Truck
I had been looking at this set for a week or so, when I decided to take the plunge. At £12.99, it is at an average price for this type…
Find: 41365 Emma’s Art Studio
Another Friend's set was available, today. I found 41365 at my usual place, complete with it's instructions. I semi-built it to see that it was all there and loved the…
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The Tack Room Refurb – Rough Plan
As promised, here is a plan out of the phases. I predict that each phase will take up to 15 hours to complete. The phases break down, as follows: Phase…
Posted inPower Tools Refurbishments
The Tack Room Refurb – Hours 1-7
And so it begins... So, I finally got started on refitting the Tack Room at the stables. This has been discussed for more than a year and I had yet…
Posted in3D Projects Technology
Creating 3D Models
Over the years I have taken time to learn the basics of using an Open-Source program, called Blender. I wanted to create my own models that would sit in Unity…
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A Shed is Born
It’s time to get mentioning my latest shed. I picked it up, in a state, in the autumn of 2023. The roof and floor were broken, the locks were rusted…
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Refurbishing the Horsebox – Part One
December ‘2022: Having been asked to give the horsebox a spruce-up, I set off down the hill to look at the lorry. It’s a twenty-two year old, blue, box of…