1971 Tamiya blast from the past

[paddy]

Suns out here Bob , got to make the most of it, this is blighty, it will rain by monday

 

[moon puppy]

same here, been really nice.

 

[Steve Ski]

Heck, it'll rain in a few minutes, HA! Love the build, Paddy, Ruck On!

 

[paddy]

I never thought trying to wind up a buisiness and call it a day would involve more work than trying to start a business
When you find you have accumulated 20 years of invoices and orders and the only safe way to dispose of them is through a shredder that over heats and stops after half a dozen pages.............. it takes days

anyway this is where we are now

 

[moon puppy]

I took all my stuff to local shredder event. They have them every now and then around here. Church groups generally sponsor them. 700 computers sold over the 7 years I was in business. No I didn't hurt HP or Dell. Packard Bell maybe.

Looks sweet Paddy!

 

[paddy]

Those of you who follow my builds in all subjects will know my disdain for aftermarket rubbish.

This is Tamiyas 1/6 detail up chain aimed at their 1/6 motorcycle range.

After many hours

of trimming and cleaning up and assembly i had a chain.

Problem is its the wrong pitch for their own 1/6 models........
I recon its about 1 link in 7 to short in pitch......

Fortunately i didnt buy it especially and it was left over from an earlier Italia fiat car build

 

[moon puppy]

That's gotta suck.

 

[paddy]

Looks like its made for one model only, likely the Africa Twin, they just dont bother to tell you that on the packet...but then being Tamiya, they dont tell you its works really well on the Italeri Fiat either

 

[paddy]

Took the rear sprocket to the dentist, had most of its teeth extracted and now the chain fits....dont tell anyone l

 

[moon puppy]

That's my kinda fix!