Andrew Robinson (no, not Garak)
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Andrew Robinson (no, not Garak)
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Contract Instructor in Physics, but has PhD in Physical Chemistry. British Immigrant to Canada. Won some teaching awards. Dad to son with DLG-4 Synaptopathy (SHINE Syndrome). Pronouns: he/him/his. Likes tea. Bertie the Labradoodle's human. #iteachphysics
Post something random or you'll have an awful December
November 27, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Finished the Mole drilling vehicle. Modified with 3D parts to allow the tilted launch pose.
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November 27, 2025 at 3:52 PM
The Mole, the underground rescue vehicle from Gerry Anderson's Thunderbirds. Not quite finished.
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November 25, 2025 at 6:42 PM
I have just finished a similar camo on the USS Missouri.
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November 25, 2025 at 1:48 AM
November 23, 2025 at 8:20 PM
A slight change in conditions this morning. Bertie is going for a haircut later.
#Ottawa 🇨🇦
November 23, 2025 at 2:20 PM
There is a house in New Orleans
They call the Rising Sun
And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy
And God, I know I'm one
November 23, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Lunch.
November 22, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Bertie enjoying a morning squirrel-chase. You just see his friend Max behind the fence.
November 22, 2025 at 2:44 PM
A touch of hoar-frost on the leaves this morning. Chilly but sunny in Ottawa.🇨🇦
November 22, 2025 at 2:40 PM
The Mole carrier vehicle with tilted launch ramp. I'm hoping to have it posable in horizontal or at 45 degrees tilt.
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November 22, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Here's the progress so far:

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November 21, 2025 at 9:55 PM
I'm aiming for the "Pit of Peril" look.
November 21, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Your memory is good 👍

I'm using a similar blue on the Mole!
November 21, 2025 at 7:14 PM
The Mole is moving along. I'd like to convert the kit to slope the drill downwards at 45 degrees for the launch position. A bit of 3D designing is underway.
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November 21, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Same on this side of The Pond. I might need The Big Coat this morning.
November 20, 2025 at 11:47 AM
USS Missouri (BB-63) in 1944 on her commissioning cruise in the Atlantic.
Academy 1/700 kit, finished with Vallejo Air paints. I have not fitted any railings, because I didn't feel up to it!
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November 19, 2025 at 8:06 PM
The body of the Imex Mole has wheel arches moulded in. These are not there in the actual studio model, so there's going to be some modification. First some base plates.

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November 17, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Next build: the classic Thunderbirds rescue vehicle "The Mole". This is the IMEX kit, which is much simplified, and will need a few tweaks.
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November 16, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Yes, indeed.
November 14, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Finished the Airfix Bulldog. For a 1973 tooling, it's excellent. It needs lots of weight in the nose.
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November 13, 2025 at 7:33 PM
"You looking at me?"
November 13, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Window replaced, seat replaced, canopy replaced, support replaced.
Nearly finished.
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November 12, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Tamiya 1/700 USS Fletcher, pretty much out of the box. The display stand is 3D printed, and the sea texture is painted white glue.
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November 12, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Repairs underway. I need to leave the glue on the window frame to dry for a while.
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November 12, 2025 at 2:08 PM