I wonder if he has any connection to Bateson's toy shop up by the Post Office. They used to have gigantic Lego models in the window when I was a nipper.
I've seen the aircraft in question a couple of years ago and it was definitely falling to pieces, even back then. Too bad really because the Vulcan is such a beautiful machine. I saw one flying ove London once, doing steep turns at low level. Fabulous.