My old neighbour was one of the lead designers of hovercrafts for the largest UK manufacturer (I think BHC). He also worked with the crew of James Bond "Diamond

My old neighbour was one of the lead designers of hovercrafts for the largest UK manufacturer (I think BHC). He also worked with the crew of James Bond "Diamonds are Forever", which features a hovercraft from the company, as an advisor. He used to invite the whole street to a barbecue every summer, and his garage was full of half-built hovercraft miniatures, pumps, miniature jet engines and whatever else you can think of, and hovercraft memorabilia, including photos of him with the James Bond crew and some ceremonial photos including the PM and members of the royal family IIRC, from when they launched new hovercrafts into service to cross the channel. Dude was a through and through engineering nerd and I had a blast reminiscing about his past :)