WHAT? YOU'VE NEVER SEEN....

Yep, there are still lots of films from my youth and beyond I've never seen, Sci-Fi, thrillers and all. Here's part of my leaky bucket list. Have you seen any of them?

1. Electra Glide in Blue
2. Soldier Blue
3. Virgin Soldiers
4. Destroy all Monsters
5. Rhodan
6. Leon
7. Nikita
8. Killing Zoe
9. Billy Jack
10. War of the Colossal Beast
11. Beach of the War Gods
12. The Quest for Fire
13. Solaris
14. Maximum Overdrive
15. Easy Rider
16. Food of the Gods
17. Tobor

Which flicks have you not seen that you want to? Leaky lists welcomed!

Roy England - the Man Behind Pendon

Roy England was an Australian living in Britain. In the early 20th Century the old English countryside, and its buildings, were fast disappearing.

Mr England sought to preserve this vanishing world in miniature. The result was the world famous Pendon Museum, in Long Wittenham, Oxfordshire.

The Museum is filled with model buildings, all scratch-built using very basic materials, but built to the highest standards. All are stunning.

This short British Pathe film from 1958 shows Mr England working on his models, and how the houses are thatched using real human hair. Also shown is the model railway layout built to show off the various buildings.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NeWOzMEHCpc

Paul Adams from New Zealand

BUSTLIN' IN BARTON ON HUMBER

Yesterday the Missus and me visited the picturesque river town of Barton on Humber in North Lincolnshire, England.

A lovely place, it lies in the lee of the colossal Humber Bridge and nestles on the shores of the wide Humber estuary.

As there were boats, a big bridge and a few old toys in the old school museum I took a few snaps for the blog!

Incidentally, perhaps Barton's most famous son is Ted Lewis, author of the classic gangster novel Get Carter!

WE START YEAR SIXTEEN WITH SOME DUKWS!

Some of my DUKW's (colloquially referred to as "duck's") and a blue SEEP [thanks Paul V]

From Vegas Duck Base

Ed B

USA

ALL ABOARD FOR ANOTHER TWELVE MONTHS!

GOODNIGHT!