Mrs. Woody had a desire to go to the seaside. However by the time we actually got going it was getting late so I took her to the next best thing - Rutland Water! This is about as near as you can get to the seaside whilst being near the point furthest form the sea!
Now this is England's largest water reservoir by surface area (Kielder Water in Northumberland has a larger overall capacity), and created between 1971 and 1975 by flooding a valley it has some fantastic walks and is a water recreation haven for many.
To quote Wiki, 'The church was de-consecrated in 1970, and was to have been demolished as part of the reservoir construction, as its floor was below the proposed water level. Following a public outcry, the lower half was filled with stone and rubble, and a concrete cap constructed just below the level of the windows. An embankment was built around the church leaving it a prominent feature on the water's edge.' It certainly provides a memorable land mark looking like something out of an apocalyptical film set and it is now available for civil marriage ceremonies!
Mrs. W seemed to enjoy the day despite there being no ice cream or fish and chips available!
Back in the also ice creamless and fish and chipless WMD Man Cave things have progressed with the Heller 1/25th scale tractor kit. I have got to the stage where it really is looking like a tractor and despite there being good detail on the parts I still felt that the solid exhaust pipe was something that needed a bit of extra detail by drilling it out. Out came the pin vice drill and a suitable hole was created.
Adding the exhaust pipe to the manifold on the engine required some masking tape to hold it in place whilst the glue dried.
With that added I added the inner parts of the rear wheels and I then built the bonnet with its lights
Just about ready for some paint!
