A very civil Tilly

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June 28, 2020
There have been many people who have been very forthright in their views that I never had a father, I honestly did. This is my dad (in his National Service gear) – although I knew him when he was in colour. I did inherit my dads looks - I keep them in a cardboard box in the loft.
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June 28, 2020
I know the cable on the reel in the back is overscale, but I wanted to use it because was from a wooden reel of silver wire he used in the 1950's and 60's, that I found in his shed when he died.
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June 28, 2020
The lettering is done free-hand with a white Uni Posca pen – it didn't have to be perfect, knowing my dad he would have painted it himself in this particular alternate reality. His granddad was a signwriter and coach painter, and besides that, he didn't spend money when he could do it himself.
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June 28, 2020
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June 28, 2020
I added the rear cab wall and number plates.
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June 28, 2020
And finally, Tilly shown posing with my last build (which is the same scale).

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23 April 2025, 16:39 -

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Let me introduce you to Tilly.
Tilly looks so cute, I didn't want to do a military version, so I've done it as something that a tradesman may have used in the 50's or 60's. 'Jack' was my dad. He didn't have a Tilly, but that's only in this imperfect reality. It isn't intended to be an actual representation of a real vehicle, it's more 'in the spirit of', in the memory of the army of tradesmen who put all our war-scarred countries back together.
I know there has been endless debate about whether or not there were any Austin Tillys in the RAF. Even if you are someone who spends all their free time tracing the every Tilly built, and still insist there were never any Austin Tillys in the RAF – I don't care. But if that really is your hobby, thanks for making us modellers look like we are doing something worthy with our time in comparison. My Tilly is ex RAF war surplus, hence the main colour. I've seen photos these old vehicles with some body parts painted in whatever paint was available over the panels that showed signs of it's previous life.

My dad was an electrician and invented the electric blanket… sort of. As his car didn't have a heater, he rigged up a heated pad for the seat. It worked well for a few weeks until it caught fire. Rather that earn millions he ended up with a scorched behind, which pretty much sums up my family. He died in 2017 aged 81 and I still miss him, even though he was a miserable old bugger. He may not have set the world alight with his electric blanket (just a few burns on his bum), but he virtually invented social distancing. Shame he didn't last long enough to see it become popular.

Thanks for having a look. It's a fabulous kit (1/48 Tamiya) which I wholeheartedly recommend.

A very civil Tilly

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