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    D Day

    I am in the Loire Valley - I heard 3 aeroplanes pretty high up, couldn't make them out with the naked eye , grabbed the camera and after enlarging images - discovered they were Piper L4 Grasshoppers . checking online , they were on their way to Normandy for this evening !
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    Tamiya 1/12 Suzuki 1100 Katana

    Finished now - enjoyed returning to Tamiya bikes as motorcycling is my other hobby ! Pictures from the build are in the under construction page ( don't know how to link them ! )
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    Tamiya Suzuki 1100 Katana 1:12 Scale

    Finished , never fully satisfied but it will have to do ! . I trolled Ebay to find a picture of a correct year registration number, printed it and laminated it as a final touch.
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    Dead Sprues !

    Any good use for these , or good ways of disposal? I like to recycle wherever I can and it seems bad to just chuck them, to end up in landfill ... Thanks for ideas !
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    Tamiya Suzuki 1100 Katana 1:12 Scale

    Thanks for the comments , on the home stretch now ...... lots of fiddly tubing for brake hoses , speedo , tacho , throttle etc.
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    Tamiya Suzuki 1100 Katana 1:12 Scale

    Some more progress, I need to tidy up some paintwork , but after decades away from modelling I'm not too disappointed so far....
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    Tamiya Suzuki 1100 Katana 1:12 Scale

    Some more progress, Rear Wheel,Suspension,Chain, Brake and Centre Stand fitted . Not really any tricky bits, just moving on slowly and carefully ........ Excuse the reflections in the shots !
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    Tamiya Suzuki 1100 Katana 1:12 Scale

    No dramas so far ........! Exhaust system fitted up - just waiting for more parts to dry before fitting ! Always seems to take 3/4 hours work and not much to show ! All part of the hobby of course .
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    Tamiya Suzuki 1100 Katana 1:12 Scale

    I got started a few days ago , engine mostly done , frame getting ready too .... I made the mistake of researching the real thing and found a few brilliantly made models that will be beyond my skill, patience,eye sight and resources ( only a few brushes and paints! ) I know it is about the...
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    Tamiya Suzuki 1100 Katana 1:12 Scale

    I was given this at Christmas as a bit of a gag gift from my son's potential mother in law, whom I had never met! She knew I was into motorcycles and as a secret santa present , it had to be something beginning with my first letter of my name - bingo , great present !! I have built a few bikes...
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    Hawker Hart biplane made from paper

    Nice one ! - I saw this one at Brooklands Museum last year ....
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    a question !! if you could build any model (kit or scratch) what would it be and why ??

    I would really like to build a model of HMS Royal Oak - My Great Uncle Bill Royal was one of over 800 who died in 1939. Not found a kit of this ship, although similar ships are available, I would be glad to hear if anyone knows different !
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    Boney! Mitches 1/9th Napoleon Bust

    Great job ! I also saw a great diorama at the Cavalry Museum in Saumur France in 2015, a temporary exhibition at the time , not sure where it is usually ...... Superb museum if you are ever passing, also 5 minutes from the great tank museum !
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    Heller Citroen 15 CV 1/24th

    After a break of about 40 years from modelling ! - Now living mainly in France with some time on my hands , I happened to come across this factory sealed kit at a village fair for €5 . Also spotted the real thing at a car revival meeting in Chinon the same day .... After a week or two I ventured...
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    Cheap !!

    Bought this yesterday at a village fete in France for €5 - still sealed ! Then later in the day spotted the real thing ........... Only a little different , maybe a couple of years ?
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    Saumur Tank Museum France

    I am living quite close for a while - some nice stuff there !
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    Duxford Cambridgeshire

    A few years ago....
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