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Inspired by Messy1 (Bryon), this thread is to put pictures of your local landmarks or places of interest. So to kick off here is the Transporter bridge over the river Tees, about 2 miles from my house. First from around 1945 and then a modern shot. he Tees Transporter Bridge has been a...

Aftershocks still shook the earth when pilot Gato Urrutia crash landed on a makeshift runway February, 1976. After a 7.5 magnitude quake devastated much of the region, many local roads were used as runways to transfer emergency goods and supplies to survivors.

Neat video of some unique art created in and near some local ski resorts: ProjectSnow / Home - Banff Lake Louise Tourism

Inspired by Chris's thread giving the sad news of his local, long established hobby store closing, I thought it would be a good idea for those of us fortunate enough to have a local store, to show us all what it's like. I've been fortunate in this respect for most of my life, wherever I've...

On 5 February 1915 Pvt William Arthur 'Willie' Ham was the first New Zealand soldier to die of wounds in combat during the Great War. Originally born in Ireland, he lived in my local area and is commemmorated on the local war memorial. Here are a few links detailing Ham and the Nelson Regiment...

Hello, I am a long time modeller and really enjoy looking at other peoples excellent modelling projects. I hope to contribute and hopefully add some new photos as time goes by. I build just about anything but my real passions are aircraft, mostly WWII; military vehicles, mostly tanks (what...