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  1. paddy

    3D printing

    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...
  2. paddy

    3D printing

    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.
  3. paddy

    3D printing

    The problem is with MFH bikes is they are 1/9 like the old Italeri Tamiya do a nice one in 1/12 and 1/.6 but no one does after market in 1/9 :-(
  4. paddy

    3D printing

    Yea i was thinking a nickel silver pin with a brass tube roller but how would i make 200 brass tube rollers 1 mm long...
  5. paddy

    3D printing

    Firstly i have no idea what i am talking about but here goes.... What sort of definition/detail/accuracy with a home 3D printer print too ? I have several MFH chains to make and they are pretty near impossible in the soft castings and PE set MFH supply I have some parts left over from the...
  6. paddy

    How to mess up your pictures (or using a light box) :-)

    You can buy them very cheap now with built in LEDs on Amazon , it was worth me doing it because when i redesigned my website i had literally hundreds of pictures to take of products/items
  7. paddy

    How to mess up your pictures (or using a light box) :-)

    Its was either line the light box...or stick to Mat paint jobs :rotf
  8. paddy

    How to mess up your pictures (or using a light box) :-)

    I lined my light box with white card this morning and its a huge improvement and the reflections in the mudguards and Fuel tank are now correct 🙂
  9. paddy

    User Ranks

    Those ranks dont mean anything to me ? We need something universal....TBH you could over think this so maybe just 1 -5 stars ?
  10. paddy

    Pocher

    Build yourself an Italeri 35B I think i mentioned i have the 35B roadster as well now.
  11. paddy

    Pocher

    Think you will struggle to find a reasonable Bugatti, lots of Alfas about Heres one in 2 days https://www.easyliveauction.com/catalogue/lot/faeebc2bcfbb3f0398c8d1f5a3f215d3/0af8d24542e81eb9357e7ef448a6646f/automobilia-and-collectors-cars-lot-15/ I have an alfa and TBH i bought in Auction on...
  12. paddy

    User Ranks

    We could do one for Rhino ? 1-20 Bilge pump 20-100 deck hand 100-1000 ships cat 1000+ ??
  13. paddy

    User Ranks

    I wonder why you are identified by the number of posts anyway ? I mean a lot of forums have Paddy 4734 or similar for posts. Still ....could be a fun thread to start with ideas ? 1-20 panel line highlighter 20-100 dusty paint job 100 -1000 Gap filler 1000 + Better than everyone else :cool:
  14. paddy

    E-Type jag, Scale = big.

    When the windscreen is significantly smaller than the hole its supposed to fit in.... its hard to be complimentary, especially after dozens of reboxings and re issues. :rotf
  15. paddy

    Pocher Rolls Royce Phantom 1:8

    The Rolls had an really elaborate rod and linkage set up to work the rear brakes. In reality they were hydrolic so the whole set up was wrong :-) and you have to ask why a display model needed brakes anyway ?
  16. paddy

    Pocher Rolls Royce Phantom 1:8

    This has been shelved indefinitely :) You can see what i bought in the first few pictures Page1 I thought these were supposed to be something special and i am sure you could build something special but basically they are a just a toy. i was amazed at how inaccurate they are and how crude. I,m...
  17. paddy

    E-Type jag, Scale = big.

    The point was with the jag and the Pocher i was trying to find a new direction I had built hundreds of aircraft of all scales, i had tried a couple of ships and never actually finished one because i couldn't get along with the scale. I played around with Armour but it wasnt something i was ever...
  18. paddy

    crash

    https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/2032319/france-alpha-jets-crash-mid-air
  19. paddy

    Omacon 2025. IPMS Fort Crook, 22 March, 2025

    You will be on USA got talent and president before you know it :-)
  20. paddy

    Omacon 2025. IPMS Fort Crook, 22 March, 2025

    Looks like a fun event, Good to know there are still a few of us out there mad enough to do this sort of thing..:-) I see someone else has done the big blue SU27 with the digital camo like the one i did last year, enjoyed that build.
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