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    Scratchbuilt. - 12th scale English Derby Cart

    This is an English Darby Cart done to 1/12th scale once again, made from the drawings of J.E.Bishop and printed in "The Australasian Coachbuilder and Wheelwright, Dec 1907". It's only a Pony sized vehicle, used mainly for going into town to do a bit of shopping, so it's a bit smaller than some...
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    Its too flipping Hot!

    You bunch of wimps better NOT migrate to Australia then, in Brisbane today it's WINTER and we got cloud cover and a few showers, BUT, the minimum for today is 22 Celsius. Remember it's W-I-N-T-E-R though. Try Summer here, sometimes it's over 40 Celsius, so why are you lot of pussies whinging...
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    SHARP.

    A simple google search is very easy to do, 'You Tube' has stuff on ------ how to sharpen scalpel blades.
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    SHARP.

    Save your money and make a jig yourself ---------------------
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    Model Makers Marking Out and Cutting Jig For Scratch Building (10cm)

    Looks like it was designed to remove money from pockets, eh. :-)
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    SCRATCHBUILT 12th scale model of a COUNTRY STOREKEEPERS WAGGON

    Here is a 12th scale model of Country Storekeepers Waggon, the WORKING drawings for this vehicle were published by J.E.Bishop in “The Australasian Coachbuilder and Wheelwright, July 15, 1908.” Made to 1/12th scale, I started with an idea from another vehicle, that's just a picture in a book...
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    Pendle Princess 16th scale by Bandai

    Stumbled across this very old photo of the model of the Pendle Princess made by Bandai. It would have to be the last photo of this model, as I have had a few computer crashes since making this model. I DID NOT like that terrible maroon colour that the kit came out as, so I had to paint it to...
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    Forum going very slow?

    It looks like you managed to get it into high gear and give"Grandma" the boot, eh. :)
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    SCRATCHBUILT 12th scale Heavy Timber Waggon

    Ask the seller if it is "Nothafagus Cunninghamii" as the timber grows in Victoria as well as Tasmania and goes under a few different local names. I haven't heard the name of Australian Myrtle Wood, but given that different persons use different names it very well could be. The Latin name for...
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    SCRATCHBUILT 12th scale Heavy Timber Waggon

    Heavy Timber Waggon, — made to 1/12th scale, or, the old ‘one inch to the foot’ scale. This model had been made from the drawings of J.E.Bishop, printed in “The Australasian Coachbuilder and Wheelwright, Oct 1903”. The working drawings in ‘The Australasian Coachbuilder and Wheelwright’, are...
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    Forum going very slow?

    Take the bloody handbrake OFF, for goodness sake.
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    Airbrushing Chrome Liquid

    To get the spay chrome to look like chrome plating, then you got to get a near perfect smooth finish to the job first, then you got to spray it with a good undercoat, smooth that out with about 800 or 1200 wet and dry and then give it couple of wet coats with black. When DRY it's time to do...
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    Scratchbuilt 1-12th scale SLATTED CART.

    A Scratchbuilt Slatted Cart of Pony size, to suit a smaller horse. I used the drawing that was published in “ The Australasian Coachbuilder and Saddler”, May 10, 1894 to make this model. All the detail is shown on the working drawing from May10, 1894, so I just followed what was on the...
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    Forum going very slow?

    I think he better use the two brick trick on that animals testicals, then something might happen, eh.
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    Forum going very slow?

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    Forum going very slow?

    Dunno what is going on over in "ole blighty", but whatever it is sure has slowed this site down to a crawl, even over the other side of the world in Australia.
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    How do I upload photos?

    Yes, but you forgot to hit the word "FULL IMAGE", try again.
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    How do I upload photos?

    When you are placing your photos onto the forum, you will see that image has appeared below where you are writing. Moving the pointer over the photo and when you click onto the word insert, then hit the words FULL IMAGE and your photo will show up on this site as a big photo. If you just hit...
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    How do I upload photos?

    W-O-W, bloody excellent work, you better find somebody who can write a book for you, as they are a cut above a lot of other models. Please check your DIRECT MESSAGES from this group, that's the little letter icon, above right, next to your name on this page..
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    Scratchbuilt 12th scale model of a OK Pie Cart

    OK Pie Cart —— Scratchbuilt to 1/12th scale Here's a 1/12th scale model of an ‘OK Pie Cart’, these carts were made and used in and around Toowoomba, a provincial city in Queensland, Australia. I found a photo on the web and became intrigued with it, because of it’s unusual design, I found a...
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