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I’m Paul Aspden!

My new hobby is playing with wood, I’m currently making Toylander Landrovers with my students at school.

I've had so many over the years... Does beer and wine count!? Loved skateboarding as a kid, I still do occasionally but a 6ft 5, 17st old bloke on a skateboard gets some strange looks, not least from the Mrs! 😂. Did Karate for over 15 years and was the midlands men's open weight champion at one point. The flexibility has come in useful shoehorning myself into the westie! Got into RC buggy racing as a kid and still have 6 electric and 2 IC cars, plus 2 planes and a helicopter (boys toys!). Played badminton to county level for many years and I'm still handy enough to show the kids up 👍 Was massively into running, being out most days until my early 40's when my knees cried enough so then invested in some golf bats... spoiled many nice walks and played in a few sandpits for a few years 😂. Love walking in the hills and mountains, having done the usual Ben Nevis, Snowdon, Scaffell etc. Go to the cairngorms every couple of years, and I've done the 3 peaks challenge for charity a few years ago. A couple of years go I decided I'd get back into cars again by steadily upgrading a 2003 Mini JCW into a handy little road and track weapon before taking the plunge into Westfields this year (my current hobby!). Oh and I used to surf, but being too old and fat for the "pop up" I now bodyboard every year.... I look like a whale in a wetsuit these days but it's the next best thing to surfing for real... that is until Greenpeace try and drag you back in! Gets very painful when they try and clear your blow hole! 😂😂😂

Worth it... here is what you get in northern Spain , sorry about the quality

Meet at Sainsbury's Matlock, DE4 3SP, 10.30am for a run around the Peak District sampling the great roads, delish food and yummy cakes, don't forget the views, we will have plenty of those as well. Weather is set fair and it's a barmy 6 degrees, yep, not balmy, barmy. Club members, are you barmy enough to join us?

Like the Chesil website and the new dash on the Turbo 4. We'll done Westfield.

I started building a Toylander Scout for my son's 4th birthday, didn't get it finished in time so it's still in the back of the garage. He'll be 26 soon, must get on with it.

I'll try and be there if I get the car back together in time! Making the most of gardening leave by fitting a quick release wheel and removing/repainting the roll bar... The back end is in bits and while the new boss is fitted the new Momo (different PCD for the new boss) is currently due for delivery Friday or Saturday 🙄

Hi @RobH72

Heads up guys for members going for meal tomorrow night, there are roadworks on A6 between Broughton and Bilsborrow causing chaos at peak times might be a delay in getting to Green Man for people using this route. 👍🏼👍🏼

I was thinking Spain hopefully for the warmer weather. But if the weather is good in May France will do nicely. Nice video Terry I'm also in west Yorkshire......... I see a few local runs here maybe😉

1. Mini 25 2. Built Westfield Still had the mini 3. Rover 416SLi for towing westfield to hillclimbs, stank of diff oil after a sierra diff leaked all over the boot. 4. Ford Ka + westfied 5. 106 Rallye best handling hatch ever! + Westfield 6. Ford Ka + Westfield 7. Mitsubushi colt CZT 150bhp loony mobile + Westfield 8. Mazda MX5 mk2.5 + Westfield 9. Twingo Gt + westfield So rather worryingly ive had my westfield for 26 years

Racing RC Cars keeps me sane

@AndySheldon I’ve sent you a pm @Hawkemotorsport apologies, I’ve just seen your reply. could you pm me prices for both kits please

You do not need to enter 10 rounds to be placed or win a trophy All classes already have more than 3 people entered so we should be ok

At the end of the season, if there is a tie, the decider will be the largest difference in points scored by the individuals against the second placed competitors in their respective classes, and if still a tie, then based on the difference in scores to third based competitors in their respective classes

do a bit of this, Swing is plop but i can knock it round ok I like my music, used to play out a bit in my younger years.... was all vinyl but had to go digital cause my man cave needed to have kids in it 😁 .....just for fun now.

It’s not likely to trouble me but as written I have no idea what A means. I understood B though 😂

Oh don’t you bet on that one!

He’s not crashed the site yet though........

Yeah fingers crossed about that one 🤪

That’s what we like about you - your consistency. 😄

Ha! Different schools of thought on that. My feeling is that I’m more likely to catch a knuckle on a plane blade, or damage it with something, if it’s on its side. Putting it on a wooden surface won’t do it any harm. Apologies for making you feel nauseous though!

Very impressed, Can you just put your plane's on there side's please, its making me feel ill😂

For me it’s competitive target rifle shooting (think of it like long range hole punching), which I still manage to do to a decent standard (eg County and International). I also still consider myself a surfer. I grew up in Guernsey and was nuts about surfing as a teenager - I’d go out in all conditions all year round. I still love it but rarely get to do it nowadays. More recently I’ve been getting into woodworking. I’ve collected a few machines but want to do some proper hand tool work. I’m currently finishing off a workbench...

Making the most of the sunshine yesterday!

Apart from spinning my Wez on roundabouts I am a traveller, as opposed to a camper. I spent 3 months travelling Europe on my own trying to get my head straight in 2018. I'm off again soon, Holland and France for a shorter period this time, a month maybe. Also been folk singing since I was 12, play the bodhran badly, also a bit of ole time music hall and war songs, tried rock but left it too late! Photo, me on the pyrenees on the anniversary of Brian's death. Sensation seeker according to a shrink!

My 2 other hobbies, Beau my Rescue collie cross is a massive part of me, Hopefully shes going to like the westfield 😀

Everything Gary said above plus. Lots of places are shut on a Monday. I would try to stay on country roads where possible and go through villages etc. France is a big place and I found some of the main routes nowhere near as interesting as getting off the beaten track. Dont forget to drive on the other side of the road.

We felt like two naughty school boys too! A very astute observation! Here is the Marcos at the body shop. I removed the first 9 coats and the experts took it back to what you see here. There were two areas of rot, in the driver's footwell and in the boot. Plywood and epoxy made a good repair. The only metal is the front engine frame which I had powder coated. The car had spent 18 years in a barn and was in remarkably good condition. It is penetrating rainwater that kills them off. Best wishes to you all John

Those are cool! up until last year I was a drummer in a gigging band, but I’m also a Freemason and it was my year in the big chair, so it all got a bit busy and the band had to take a back seat. I’ve also got my Camaro that I take to weekend shows during the season. My latest venture this Christmas has got me back into computers after a 20 year break I’ve gone back to the Windows dark side! I’ve just built a gaming machine with more lights than Blackpool! One of my more sensible mid life crisis’ s work is a bit of an inconvenience 😂😂

Aside from tinkering with the Westfield and building campers, my wee hobby keeps me in pocket money - I build and sell electric 2,3 and 4-string cigar-box guitars, in hardwood rather than repurposing cigar boxes. 'Sawdust is man glitter'!