Name that film

The scene where the plane crashes 

and I got it the right way round now 

 

The flavour of spring

Our favourite ice cream shack has reopened after the winter break and yours truly was so excited that

Moby got a clean so sat gleaming while we enjoyed a spring sunshine treat. 

Now the arrival of spring and the longer days usually means the paintbrushes go away as there are too many exciting outdoor things to be done. 

But as there are so many projects to be finished on the paint trays 

the inner nerd continues its quest to complete the Aliens drop ship which is massive compared to the usual 10mm stuff I knock out.

Current events inspired these two pieces and captured T72 and a military ambulance.

Characters from Aliens.

Then to top it all these buildings arrived for the 1917 WW1 project.

The farm where the plane crashed.

Then the Governor's building arrived for the Beersheeba project.  

While being a nerd I was of course under intense scrutiny.

I decided that I should limit myself to 1 hour nerd time a day and get at least something completed before summer kicks in properly.

I think the apprentice is having similar what to finish first problems!
 

Spring walks

We found the first bluebell!

Wild garlic and a weird orchid 

 

Four seasons in one day

The weathers always interesting and the last 24 hours we have had immense biblical downpours

clear skies, snow flurries

frost

more snow

and warm sunny spells.

But by the end of the day it was back to the white stuff. 
 

On a different scale

Nerd alert time.....

3d printing was never something yours truly paid much attention to 

until it became obvious that the whole world of wargaming was going to be turned on its head 

with people producing computer designs that you could just download and 

create the most amazing models, in this instance the APC from the film Aliens. 

The apprentice has commandeered it for games against his killer robots 

but as I have printed the drop ship I'm too busy to play. 
 

Make way

The gym has had a clear out and rearrange so we can get a bit more stuff in, like a full drum kit and disco lights. 

The nordic trainer arrived today, here being inspected for booby traps by Benson. 
 

Its for charity mate

With yours truly just getting over a bout of covid and his support team off with bereavement and covid the fundraising for charity fell squarely on the shoulders of the apprentice who in a rash moment declared he would raise money by cycling 20 miles for comic relief. 

Never having cycled more than half a dozen miles this was something of a challenge, even on Zwift, but he set a cracking pace getting a PB for 5 miles.

He certainly showed he has determination 

and under the watchful gaze of several K9s 

he pressed on, note the folded towel, he has discovered how uncomfortable bike saddles are!

Finally he crossed the finish line

really happy

if a tad exhausted.

His lil bro RRMK2 made supportive comments 

and after some cola 

the apprentice hobbled back in to the cottage 

a bit sore but very proud.

20 miles in one hour 35, amazing effort and he raised about £350 for comic relief. Yours truly is a very proud Dad. Its nice to have children who are so caring and well adjusted, who want to contribute to society. I am a lucky man.