Richard Hobbs

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Browsing Posts published in February, 2012

I never even imagined it would happen, but my YouTube videos have had over 1 million views!
My first ever video (uploaded on 29 March 2008) was a terrible time-lapse of some family members trying to get a loaf of bread out of my terrible bread maker! This obviously had almost no views.
My second video was [...]

This is last part of the 10-part “2011 Steam Videos” series showing you some of the more specific videos I have produced over the 2011 steam rally season, focusing on some particular exhibits, displays and events in or around the steam rallies themselves.
In this episode you will see a journey on board Darren Swain’s Aveling [...]

This is Part 9 of the 10-part “2011 Steam Videos” series showing you some of the more specific videos I have produced over the 2011 steam rally season, focusing on some particular exhibits, displays and events in or around the steam rallies themselves.
In this episode you will see a Barco Portable Gasoline Hammer being demonstrated [...]

It’s been a relatively eventful few months for the Land Rover!
First of all, the tyres (seen above) were worn down almost to their legal limit, so it was time for new ones!
I decided to stick with mud-terrain despite doing mostly road mileage because I thought, “what’s the point in owning a Land Rover if you [...]