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Don't worry Barney My very expensive obsession with MFH kits means i am fast approaching that..... too many kits, too little time mark myself :-) I just tell my self they are an investment :)

in case anyone missed the other thread ,a subs option has been listed now and if like me, finding you way round web sites is a game of pure luck , this might help 🤣 , Click your avatar and name at the top right of this page Click on account details Then Click account preferences. Thanks for...

Yea you can actually see that effect on the top of the gearbox on the real thing picture above. A dark wash on the natural metal finish will be in order as well later to pick out nuts and bolts..

I am sure you are 100% right Paul and if i had this stuff i would find lots of uses for it :) There are so many things in life i could have but i dont and that is entirely my own fault in fact i think its an illness/condition. Reading through what i wrote i can see i am publicly trying to...

I think i metioned before there are so many think that i would love to own but when i ask myself how often i would use it and if it arrived tomorrow what do i need it for...........i cant think of anything. I dont want to be like people who build a stash of models that they will never build by...

What i am doing is not strictly correct. If you do everything black you really loser the detail especially in the confined space of an engine bay so i have done the basic block and gearbox black but i will pick out detail with natural metal parts to add contrast Anyway i have made a start this...

Just to be clear because it took me a while to find this , Click your avatar and name at the top right of this page Click on account details Then Click account preferences. Even i managed this 🤣

Thanks for joining in Greg , I think PayPal is better in this instance as its universal/world wide ? for example I'm not sure how auto pay will cope with currency conversions We need more input from the regulars please ? lets keep this topic alive so it gets sorted once and for all.

Well said Paul, 100% agree, this is my hobby and rather than spend £50 a month on the gym or £150 a month on golf course i think this is the place to be :-)

My thinking is if you could set up a monthly Sub for $5 , $7.50 or $10 for example and see what you get then we can adjust the monthly amount later to suit the bills. If you get $30 a month we can adjust up , it you get $70 we can adjust down. Again just thinking out loud. I looked at paypal...

Thanks for the response Paul In my opinion the problem with a pay wall is not everyone can afford it and we could lose occasional posters like Steve Ski and others. I think we have to separate this forum from others. We only have a couple of dozen regulars so its more of a friends group than a...

Never an easy topic for Bob to broach but I hope he will forgive me if I give it a go on his behalf. I was surprised and bit upset to see that Bob is paying $60 a month or over $700 a year for us to enjoy this Forum. I know some of us contribute to a tip jar but I had no idea what I donate...

I think with PayPal they do a subscription service but that has to be set up by you. I'm guessing a smaller amount each month would be more manageable for most than a large amount each year. What do others think ?

Bob are you saying that this site cost you $60 a month ? If so i think the regulars here need to get together and decide on a yearly sub. I am not saying that we frighten off new members with a blanket charge but maybe first year free while they see if its to their liking ? i really dont see...

Youdid well to even find that page Paul :-) I cant.

Have you sent the pictures to Christopher Furlong ? I'm sure he would be interested

The problem of a black or natural finish engine solved itself once i found that the gearbox body was resin :-) I have also now finished the prep on all the other cast parts which are now shite and briny Most will be painted anyway but the process does take sharp edges off and gives a...

I think inverted caused problems :-))

This is the basic engine block balanced together before and after going in my barrelling machine. the second picture has 36 holes drilled in it so far which you cant see.. you have to take each part and see if anything attaches to it at a later point in assembly by going through all the assemble...