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When i was in engineering we had a guy who would take the stance of holding the reigns and trotting around the workshop when he did his rounds, always brought a smile to us :-) Didn't have a serf with coconuts though....

For some reason the Blue one does it for me :) All are pretty near spot on , it's great to see them all lined up..but who won when they dropped the flag ?

Well that didnt take long :-) once you get going its quite quick to lace these up unlike some .. Cut out the hubs Make a jig Try and keep everything flat :) Job done Hubs are not to pretty but once the discs are fitted you cant see them...

This is the current build, i made a crude jig to get the hub in the centre, should finish this later today, obviously only the hub is an original kits part

At least there are only 40 spokes a wheel :) the ones on my recent Alfa were 60 spoke and it had 5 wheels 🤣

This one is not so easy as i will have to make a jig to hold the hub , centre to the rim and at the right height to get the right off set., hubs are rarely in line with the rim on the rear.

Strangely it was the mini art interior Grant i built that finished me on armour :) I dont think i have ever spent so much time and trouble on something that would never be seen again. It was a shame i couldn't leave the top as removable but it was such a bad fit the only way to get it to sit in...

So this is Tamiya's 1:6 Honda 750 race bike. Its a bit of an oddity and was always in the shadow of their CB750 classic road bike. The modal dates from 1971 so lets see how it stands up today. First thing you notice, or at least i did, is the wheel rims are wrong. the picture on the box is...

Hi Noel, belated welcome from me Yes you can upload direct but keep images around 1000 pix on the long side so about 600kb, click "attach files" on the bottom of you message screen I am also in the UK so good to have some back up 🤣

Good to see you back on this one Bob :)

ha ha its not rules about taking pictures :) its gaining access to areas to take pictures. Military airfields are pretty hot now, the police will move you on if you stop around the boundary's. Airshows have all but stopped now since the hawker hunter crash at Shoreham in 2017. Most display...

Hi Steve We have 5 of these TR9s locally on 2 airfields doing trips above the English channel and across Kent and the battle of britain area of southern England. I sometime wonder if it would be worth splashing out but i would need to lose a couple of stone..(about 28Ib) as i am too heavy :)...

Clear blue sky's and 23c, we are a little ahead of you i think....once the swallows, wagtails and Spitfires arrive there is no turning back :)

Lets cheer ourselves up In the UK the Blossom is on the trees The daffodils are out Spring is in the Air...................and so are the Spitfires again Pleasure trip season has started :-)

I built the British achilles version with the high velocity gun a while back and its interesting to note the differences, Looking forward to seeing your build.

His best performance was as Doc Holiday :-) "I'll be your huckleberry"

Perfectly Bob, i did wonder if i could make the pin centre from Brass tube. I just had an email from the 3D printer guy saying the problem is me not the chain and he has built several MFH bikes with the chains without problem. and he enclosed pictures Basically told me to get a grip ,stop being...

I spoke to the guy that did the 3d printed spoke wheels on my recent Alfa build and he said its a non starter for the chain, 3D would be too brittle and weak in this scale.

I spent a few hours today looking at ways to assemble a MFH 1/9 motorcycle chain following on from yesterdays post. I opened or should i say cleaned up the holes in the jig and made sure the parts fitted perfectly and tried again. I did end up with a small section complete but i need 5 sections...

Thanks James, thats what's in the first pictures on this thread ...not up to much but i think i will have to persevere with them as there is little alternative.