Behind the Hilt | Andy Laverton | Group Activity https://behindthehilt.com/members/lottyandandy/activity/groups/ Public group activity feed of which Andy Laverton is a member. Tue, 21 Apr 2026 21:28:28 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-GB 30 hourly 2 11bdfedfbfad2c8bb396ccb0fe90832c Yvette posted an update in the group We Are Bert https://behindthehilt.com/activity/p/443/ Fri, 22 Nov 2024 22:15:30 +0000

Check out the real Bert !

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Making the news!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn7yjvdvgv7o

Shrewsbury military veteran making robot sculptures up for award
Andrew Laverton, from Shrewsbury, began creating the robots due to struggles with his mental health.
www.bbc.co.uk
]]> 0 5f1f4e3ef17ea9d4844f3374d9eedf94 Fifi posted an update in the group We Are Bert https://behindthehilt.com/activity/p/331/ Wed, 18 Sep 2024 17:58:20 +0000 0 f340c940bee82a6409f9f742f37b5c7a Andy Laverton posted an update in the group We Are Bert https://behindthehilt.com/activity/p/152/ Tue, 04 Jun 2024 06:43:42 +0000

Here’s my latest creation. It’s a monster both in size and weight! I think we will call it Bertolotty. It’s got that F1 vibe!

]]> 0 f689644eb21fe7ebb08112e7d848b9d5 Andy Laverton posted an update in the group We Are Bert https://behindthehilt.com/activity/p/108/ Tue, 14 May 2024 14:40:50 +0000

It’s Mental Health Awareness Week 13-19 May. Find your thing to support your mental well-being. My thing is creating the scrap art robot sculptures we call The Berts. Making them I call ‘meditation for engineers’

Meditation for engineers
I just wanted to say some days it’s tough and I retreat to my messy garage. I lose myself in making the scrap art robots we call The Berts. Look after yourselves. Find your thing to ease your mind. Happy to chat if you need to. Andy.
https://youtube.com/shorts/4HwYMFG62c4?si=Eh22Zd43-QTTf6gO
]]> 0 3ae992aee0581c8bee3c4a3d21d6c00e Andy Laverton posted an update in the group We Are Bert https://behindthehilt.com/activity/p/106/ Wed, 08 May 2024 05:36:56 +0000

A close up of the wheel for my latest project, showing the detail. The rim is made from a bearing from a H145 rotor head and the centre is cut from a piece of vintage mahogany from a broken table, which is drilled and the detail hub nuts are added individually. Making the Berts is all about therapy for me. Taking time to do these details helps me…Read More

]]> 1 2e711517e352e166314c19dde2ee447a Andy Laverton posted an update in the group We Are Bert https://behindthehilt.com/activity/p/103/ Tue, 07 May 2024 18:31:49 +0000

Or if you’re a cat lover here’s another creation Bertinka. Well I couldn’t say no to a request from my granddaughter could I

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]]> 0 cf6f08af7a294d51b0970c7723c2ea7f Andy Laverton posted an update in the group We Are Bert https://behindthehilt.com/activity/p/102/ Tue, 07 May 2024 18:30:01 +0000

Just a quick post to show one of my latest creations O’Bertie Wan Kenobi. Are you a Star Wars fan?

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