{"id":12485,"date":"2019-03-01T15:42:03","date_gmt":"2019-03-01T15:42:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/?p=12485"},"modified":"2025-08-11T16:21:30","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T15:21:30","slug":"skully-servoskull","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/skully-servoskull\/","title":{"rendered":"Skully the Servoskull"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The humble Servoskull, they&#8217;re everywhere in 40K artwork. Last year, just before Halloween, I was in town and spotted a cheap plastic skull in shop window that had a light inside it. Seeing a bargin that had potential, I snagged it, planned to turn it into a Servoskull. Heres how it went.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"575\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"12614\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/7F4ACC33-2C92-4AD0-AFC7-9C825C1B5180-575x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12614 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/7F4ACC33-2C92-4AD0-AFC7-9C825C1B5180-575x1024.jpg 575w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/7F4ACC33-2C92-4AD0-AFC7-9C825C1B5180-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/7F4ACC33-2C92-4AD0-AFC7-9C825C1B5180-768x1367.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/7F4ACC33-2C92-4AD0-AFC7-9C825C1B5180.jpg 562w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 575px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 575\/1024;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"12615\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_0099-1024x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12615 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_0099-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_0099-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_0099-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_0099-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_0099.jpeg 1000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/1024;\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s not very big but enough for what I wanted. The bulb inside is quite bright and the whole skull has a soft glow to it when lit. I started by cutting the bottom away and was hoping to scoop out the soft gooey brains within. Sadly, no brains, only wires.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"12616\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_0105-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12616 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_0105-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_0105-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_0105.jpeg 750w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 768px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 768\/1024;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"12617\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_0106-1024x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12617 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_0106-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_0106-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_0106-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_0106-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_0106.jpeg 1000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/1024;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"12618\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_0108-1024x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12618 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_0108-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_0108-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_0108-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_0108-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_0108.jpeg 1000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/1024;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"12620\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_0139-1024x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12620 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_0139-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_0139-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_0139-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_0139-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_0139.jpeg 1000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/1024;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"12621\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_0145-1024x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12621 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_0145-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_0145-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_0145-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_0145-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_0145.jpeg 1000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/1024;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"12622\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_0146-1024x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12622 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_0146-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_0146-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_0146-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_0146-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_0146.jpeg 1000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/1024;\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The inside of the skull was lined with milliput for two reasons. Firstly to give it a rigid core, the soft vinyl bent too much. Secondly to block any light spilling out inside it. I started to sculpt some details to the outside skull and add some bits as decoration. A brass Aquila from Forgeworld, some screws drilled into the skull, a few random bits of 3d printed parts I made, some milliput over the top in places and I added anything else I could find which fitted. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I also sculpted some teeth over the top of the old ones as they didn&#8217;t look right. Skully has a little bit of overbite but doesn&#8217;t look too bad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"12623\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_0151-1024x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12623 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_0151-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_0151-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_0151-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_0151-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_0151.jpeg 1000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/1024;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"12624\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_0155-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12624 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_0155-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_0155-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_0155.jpeg 750w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 768px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 768\/1024;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"12625\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_0156-1024x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12625 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_0156-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_0156-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_0156-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_0156-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_0156.jpeg 1000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/1024;\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I designed the base in Cinema 4d and 3D printed it so it could house the battery and hold the whole thing up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"12626\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_0175-1024x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12626 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_0175-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_0175-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_0175-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_0175-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_0175.jpeg 1000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/1024;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"12627\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_0176-1024x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12627 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_0176-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_0176-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_0176-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_0176-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_0176.jpeg 1000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/1024;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"12628\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_0177-1024x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12628 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_0177-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_0177-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_0177-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_0177-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_0177.jpeg 1000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/1024;\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Testing the light to make sure nothing spills out around the edges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-5 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"12629\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_0248-1024x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12629 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_0248-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_0248-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_0248-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_0248-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_0248.jpeg 1000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; 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