Iconic is an over-used term but few would deny the two Top Gear Toyota Hilux pickups that label, surely? Heavily modified by Arctic Trucks, they were the first vehicles to reach the magnetic North Pole – and their exploits catapulted the Icelandic company into the public’s imagination. The project startedContinue Reading
Josh Stephenson talks to 1980s pop maestro and train aficionado, Pete Waterman, about his beloved hobby. What do you think of when you think of the 1980s? No doubt you think of the bad hair, the dubious fashion and probably a Pete Waterman song or two. As part of Stock,Continue Reading
Autumn, winter, and the changing of the seasons, are times when exceptional light and extreme conditions can provide the perfect inspiration. Despite the challenges the weather might provide, this is the perfect time of year to take your camera out and capture the world around you. From the foliage onContinue Reading
Lenses are the single most important aspect of any photographer’s kit bag. That’s right. It’s not sensors with gigantic megapixel counts, or having the latest model number, or even the highest frame rate. While they all have their place and use, it is the lens you use when you takeContinue Reading
Always dreamed of owning a boat? Good at DIY? Here we weigh up the pros and cons of building your own. What if you want the craft between your feet and the water to have been produced by your own two hands? What if what you really yearn for isContinue Reading
A masterpiece of British engineering, the Supermarine Spitfire is widely considered the finest fighter aircraft of the Second World War The Supermarine Spitfire is one of the most iconic and recognisable outlines in British engineering history. Although developed to combat the mighty German Messerschmitt, the history and genealogy of theContinue Reading
Shooting landscapes is made easier with the right equipment, but it’s the composition that makes the real difference… The first choice to make when shooting a landscape is the focal length you are going to use. The natural instinct when you are presented with a beautiful scene is to tryContinue Reading
It’s an idea I’ve been kicking around for a few years now. The thought that Lee Child is, in addition to being a damned fine crime writer, one of the world’s greatest motoring journalists. Bob Harper investigates. Most of us have guilty pleasures and while I’m not going to letContinue Reading
It is hard not to notice the piles of wood, the shelves stocked full of books, tools, CDs and, of course, the skeletons of the violins themselves. Their simple elegant designs, all curves and decorative flourishes, are not yet finished, but still resemble a work of art even at thisContinue Reading