Pete Fowler

Test loose fitting the cockpit to the Wingnut Wings Bristol F.2B fighter. Using chipping fluid to reveal underlying wood, metal and CDL fabric. #histscalemodels #scalemodels #wingnutwings

I’m certainly no expert but in tackling WW1 models, I have decided the easiest way to rig them is with EZ line and Gaspstch metal hooks. It requires micro drill bits and a drill press so I found this cheap Etsy unit that holds my small Dremel. #histscalemodels, #scalemodels, #wingnutwings

Only just learned about annealing PE parts to make them softer. What a revelation! So I finally got the seatbelts in the Wingnut Wings Bristol F.2B #histscalemodels, #scalemodel, #wingnutwings

#histscalemodels, #scalemodels, #wingnutwings I learned with the Sopwith Camel and SE5a that the cockpits are cool and all, but nearly none of this will be visible in built model. Bristol F.2B Brisfit.

How can you tell that I am familiar with firearms but the rest of the crowd is not?

#histscalemodels, #scalemodels, #wingnutwings. Now settled in England after escaping the mango mussolini, I have my model building room set up and am building a Wingnut Wings Bristol F2.B fighter. Yes, the pilot sat on the gas tank.

Did a medieval history tour of Nantwich yesterday. There was once a castle here.

Nantwich England

Nantwich Loop Trail in August

Beeston Castle

Sudbury’s ice cream in Nantwich England.

I left the US to live in the UK. Ask me anything. 🇬🇧

Hahaha, Fox in DC has a live feed from the totally empty fair: www.youtube.com/live/3ez0lw6...

The free concert at our little town square had better attendance than Trump’s 250th thing.

Yeah, Putin was part of Epstein’s circle too.

I dusted ff a 7-year-old build for a local IPMS show and tell. It’s the 1/24 scale Airfix Mosquito. The last truly unfinished 1/24 kit they did before they started doing them properly with the Hellcat. Here’s a video review of it. #histscalemodels, #scalemodels

At least one adult in the room. youtu.be/pE-dV4BtK6Q?...

I’m happy to say that my wife and I will be a big drain on the U.S. government with our Social Security and non-taxable retirement income and then will pay tax in the UK with some of that U.S. government’s money.

This is our rental in Nantwich and the first time I’ve mowed a lawn since I was 11 years old.

Found out (by accident) that it’s cheaper to fly from Phoenix to Manchester via Heathrow than it is to fly from Phoenix to Heathrow. 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

So, basically, all the propaganda the Iranian rulers have been feeding the Iranian people about America being the great Satan turned out to be spot-on.

I got all my model building supplies and tools packed to ship to England for our escape from the U.S. It compacted to a reasonable size. #histscalemodels, #scalemodels

This week, I had a special experience seeing “The Empress Pub” which my great grandparents owned in Liverpool. Ringo Starr grew up in the row of houses behind it and his mom worked for my great grandmother as a barmaid.

This is why we have American fascism. Most US adults don’t support Trump but many more 2024 VOTERS do.

If randomly bombing civilians and infrastructure wins wars, why is Ukraine still undefeated? Having people in power with a real history education would be useful.

My great grandparents owned the Empress Pub in Liverpool and my great grandmother ran it long after my great grandfather passed away. She employed Ringo Starr’s mother, and family legend has it she paid for his music lessons. #ringostarr #thebeatles #RingoStarrAndHisAllStarrBand #peaceandlove

FYI, we’re looking to rent this 4-bedroom house in the UK for less than my US health insurance would cost.

Interestingly large number of right wing bot accounts on Bluesky lately.

It should be lost on no one that Trump isn’t demanding free and fair elections in Venezuela and Iran but he wants to choose a regime leader that will line his pockets.

Trump is completely above the law. This is the new normal.

www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/your...

For four years since I got my UK citizenship, I’ve been trying to move there to escape Fascist Trumpmarica. But in those four years, England has descended into the populist right-wing Trumpisms with Reform. We’re going, but it may only be until Farage becomes PM and Trump might be out of office. 😒

Snow day.

Finished the Tamiya Beaufighter. A good kit if you know someone looking to get into modeling. Easy to build…not amazingly scale but fun. After 3 complex biplane builds, I needed something easy. #histscalemodels #scalemodel

#histscalemodels #scalemodels Began the topside camo with a ton of chipping using liquid mask based on a wartime photo. Also installed the engines. You don’t have to paint a whole plane at once.

#histscalemodels #scalemodels Didn’t realize that the front cowlings on these planes with Bristol engines was actually the exhaust collector. Pretty clever. Replicating it was a fun challenge. Also most of the way through painting the underside.

I’m not in the Epstein files, are you?

#histscalemodels #scalemodels Okay, this Tamiya Beaufighter isn’t the most detailed or scale thing but the worst “feature” in modeling is a clear canopy hatch with thick clear plastic and a huge ledge that can’t easily be hidden. About a quarter of the build time so far has been fixing the canopy!

I’ve never seen a national of people prouder of their ignorance and stupidity. Trump truly represents them.

The documentary Melania (2026) had a weak opening in the UK and Ireland, grossing just £32,974 in its debut weekend (Jan 30–Feb 1, 2026). It opened in 155 cinemas with an average of £213 per site, ranking 29th, which was significantly lower than the re-release of The Lord of the Rings: ROK.

#histcsalemodels #scalemodels One of the easiest and most effective techniques to make engines and guns look realistic is to rub a pencil on coarse sandpaper to get the graphite, then use your finger or a coarse brush to rub it into matte black paint. The first photo is before, the second is after.

#histscalemodels #scalemodels The Tamiya Beaufighter has come together so easily. About 14 hours to this point. Lately I’ve been using Tamiya LP-11 silver lacquer as a primer so I can easily chip the Vallejo acrylics I use. This plane was exceptionally weathered. It will be fun to replicate.

I took a Korean song I really like and put it together with some of the POV clips from some of the most magical places from the hike as a Valentine’s Day card for my wife. #cotswolds #thecotswolds #cotswoldway youtu.be/yXDYVXi1DBU?...

One of my favorite artist is Kimie Fukahara. She did some music for “Midnight Diner Tokyo Stories” on Netflix and has several youtube channels. This is one of my favorites: #indie, #independentmusic, #music youtu.be/pdUKrj8ry-0?...

The whole “anti-woke” messaging of the last few years was totally about normalizing extreme racism. It worked.

#histscalemodels #scalemodels 10 hours in and I’m already to this point on the Tamiya 1/48 Beaufighter. Tamiya was genius for making the delicate parts (like landing gear) as a module that goes in later so I can handle this easily to do bodywork. Very little filler. It’s fun to rip through a model!

#histscalemodels #scalemodels After a Special Hobby, Kotare, Roden and two Wingnut Wings builds, I needed a break. I got a Tamiya Bristol Beaufighter 1/48 that I’m building out of the box. What a joy. Perfect fit, no PE, 90% of the interior will be hidden. It took me only 4 hours to this point.