Andy 🚵♀️🚌
@aorticcyclist.bsky.social
MTB rider for fitness and fun, Mutt minder, Thoracic Aortic Dissection survivor and Coach driver/Operations Manager, photographer Nikon Z fc, builds model railways and aircraft.
Lincoln UK.
Resistance is futile!
Lincoln UK.
Resistance is futile!
And galloping up on the ropes….. a Tallboy Lancaster to be marked as KC-G DV403 of 617sqn from RAF Woodall Spa. Won’t be complete by the deadline as don’t have the decals for it yet, but should be in paint
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November 28, 2025 at 10:58 PM
And galloping up on the ropes….. a Tallboy Lancaster to be marked as KC-G DV403 of 617sqn from RAF Woodall Spa. Won’t be complete by the deadline as don’t have the decals for it yet, but should be in paint
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Not the biggest in the world, fortunately SHMBO isn’t getting stressed over it yet 🤣
November 23, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Not the biggest in the world, fortunately SHMBO isn’t getting stressed over it yet 🤣
So the #routemaster is benched, I have been asked to do a dio for one of the authors of the book detailing the last flight of a 617 sqn Lanc.
The difficulty is that it is a tallboy Lanc and kits are few and far between, still I have found one! I also have a tallboy so result 🤣
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The difficulty is that it is a tallboy Lanc and kits are few and far between, still I have found one! I also have a tallboy so result 🤣
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November 22, 2025 at 9:47 AM
So the #routemaster is benched, I have been asked to do a dio for one of the authors of the book detailing the last flight of a 617 sqn Lanc.
The difficulty is that it is a tallboy Lanc and kits are few and far between, still I have found one! I also have a tallboy so result 🤣
#histscalemodels
The difficulty is that it is a tallboy Lanc and kits are few and far between, still I have found one! I also have a tallboy so result 🤣
#histscalemodels
November 20, 2025 at 7:15 PM
A fairly productive day so far, the cab interior starting to take shape.
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November 15, 2025 at 12:42 PM
A fairly productive day so far, the cab interior starting to take shape.
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Chassis, saloon floor and engine mounted and weathered. Now the scary bit, starting to cut out the grilles to fit the PE parts
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November 8, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Chassis, saloon floor and engine mounted and weathered. Now the scary bit, starting to cut out the grilles to fit the PE parts
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November 5, 2025 at 11:40 AM
WIP The iconic #routemaster currently a “rolling chassis”
October 31, 2025 at 8:17 PM
WIP The iconic #routemaster currently a “rolling chassis”
A bit more progress, chassis well under way, painted and lightly weathered , drive train and exhaust suitably weathered, next job in to fix front steering and body framing
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October 29, 2025 at 10:30 AM
A bit more progress, chassis well under way, painted and lightly weathered , drive train and exhaust suitably weathered, next job in to fix front steering and body framing
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Some progress on the #routemaster engine, nearly completed, additional parts from CTM models PE sheets for the kit and scratch building, a lot of reference to an old decker in the yard to get it looking “lived in”
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October 26, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Some progress on the #routemaster engine, nearly completed, additional parts from CTM models PE sheets for the kit and scratch building, a lot of reference to an old decker in the yard to get it looking “lived in”
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This barn was on one of my rides earlier this year, very similar and many of our old barns/field shelters are very similar
October 19, 2025 at 11:43 AM
This barn was on one of my rides earlier this year, very similar and many of our old barns/field shelters are very similar
October 19, 2025 at 7:29 AM
TBH 1/24 probably offers more scope than my skills can cope with, but I have plenty of examples in the yard to use for inspiration, this is my regular chariot, ex London, now retired to the shires 🤣
October 19, 2025 at 6:05 AM
TBH 1/24 probably offers more scope than my skills can cope with, but I have plenty of examples in the yard to use for inspiration, this is my regular chariot, ex London, now retired to the shires 🤣
The Tu95 Bear has been benched for a week or two, been working on the engine for my 1/24 scale Routemaster Bus
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October 18, 2025 at 8:01 PM
The Tu95 Bear has been benched for a week or two, been working on the engine for my 1/24 scale Routemaster Bus
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OK from one extreme to the other, the next #histscalemodels build has been liberated from the stash, I hate to think how long this will take, I will post pics as I go 🤣
October 11, 2025 at 2:10 PM
OK from one extreme to the other, the next #histscalemodels build has been liberated from the stash, I hate to think how long this will take, I will post pics as I go 🤣
PaddingtonSki pretty much done, not closed wheel wells yet as uncertain how it will be presented.
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October 11, 2025 at 11:18 AM
PaddingtonSki pretty much done, not closed wheel wells yet as uncertain how it will be presented.
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Getting there, Soviet style, slowly and with many issues fragile parts, flaking paint but hey all good fun 😆
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October 5, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Getting there, Soviet style, slowly and with many issues fragile parts, flaking paint but hey all good fun 😆
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Paddingtonski has now had top coat, time to cure and then to make it look scabby and used
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September 28, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Paddingtonski has now had top coat, time to cure and then to make it look scabby and used
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Not too bad from a distance, needs another coat, and then it’s detailing time
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September 20, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Not too bad from a distance, needs another coat, and then it’s detailing time
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Another weekend, another painting day, well impressed with the AK extreme metal, needs to dry for a few hours then paint the fuselage
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September 20, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Another weekend, another painting day, well impressed with the AK extreme metal, needs to dry for a few hours then paint the fuselage
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Your wish is my command 🤣
September 20, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Your wish is my command 🤣
September 19, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Prime time viewing….
Or the art of watching paint dry
Big up the local council for the temporary painting table 🤣
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Or the art of watching paint dry
Big up the local council for the temporary painting table 🤣
#histscalemodels
#heaviesGB
September 14, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Prime time viewing….
Or the art of watching paint dry
Big up the local council for the temporary painting table 🤣
#histscalemodels
#heaviesGB
Or the art of watching paint dry
Big up the local council for the temporary painting table 🤣
#histscalemodels
#heaviesGB