HMS Suffolk

HMS Suffolk, model making Project 042, has now been completed and takes it's pride of place ...er... in front of the TV. It was enjoyable building a ship, i have 2 more ship kits in my pending list in fact, but my next project will be a plane again.

First World War infographics

You can't move on the internet these days without someone trying to convey information using an infographic (and most of them are pretty awful to be honest). However newspapers have been using graphics to try and illustrate concepts to readers for a long time and in this fascinating gallery the Guardian newspaper republishes some of the infographics from the First World War (though in those days they were mostly known as maps and diagrams).

I particularly like the aviation graphics such as the one trying to show the Gotha bomber's gun turret.

Coming together

Project 042, HMS Suffolk, is really starting to come together. Hopefully the painting will be complete by the weekend and the ship can take pride of place in front of my TV (where my OO gauge train from last year currently sits, it will be moved elsewhere).

London Canal Museum

As well as walking the Regent's Canal i visited the London Canal Museum which is based near King's Cross in the Battlebridge Basin off the canal. The museum covers the history and operation of the canals in London and beyond, particularly interesting was an archive film show that was running showing a canal boat traversing the Regent's Canal in the early 20th century. This included the stretch i had walked and it was interesting to see just how much had changed and at the same time was still familiar. You can see my photos taken at the museum here.

Regent's Canal

Its been ages since i had a decent walk along the canal, especially covering new ground. On Saturday i did just that on my London visit. I walked along the Regent's Canal in the King's Cross / St Pancras area from the Islington Tunnel to just past St Pancras Basin. You can see my photos here. It is a very interesting part of London to explore, and like much of the canal network in the capital there are many of boats to see.

It is probably one of the few (only?) places in the country you can take a photograph of a Eurostar and a narrowboat in the same frame.

Going underground

Back from a weekend in London, i thought it was about time i did another Vine video...