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The Motorbike Thread
Well, I took the 650 Suzuki out for a toodle round the backroads this morning. With the weather being so mild and all the Christmas and New year family stuff done, wifey expressed an interest in going for a spin. This is probably the first time she's been on the back of the bike during the month...- Nicko
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- Forum: Other Hobbies and interests
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Latest Acquisitions (2021)
This is a bit scary for me - haven't built a floaty thing in the past forty years or so. A Christmas present from my daughter so will be put at the front of the build queue rather than going into the stash... Nick -
Your Favorite 1/76 1/72 Airfix Boxart
Got a couple of intact boxes of these too: I have a load of other figures in plastic bags that may be either airfix or matchbox..... And here are a couple of other airfix I found in the loft... Thats it for today.... Nick -
Your Favorite 1/76 1/72 Airfix Boxart
Well here you go Lee. In all it's 'glory'..... Apologies for these last three pics of the full written instructions being upside down. I estimate that this has been with me for over forty years. It looks like I had made a start on the cockpit at some point and had already decided what scheme... -
Problem plastic
Bit of a random query perhaps.... I've been tinkering with a Takom kit recently and when I unwrapped the sprues they felt very slippery, like they'd been coated in a silicone spray or something similar. I gave them all a good wash in soapy water which didn't seem to have much effect. Now I'm...- Nicko
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Your Favorite 1/76 1/72 Airfix Boxart
A couple more - fairly big boxes these..... Nick -
Your Favorite 1/76 1/72 Airfix Boxart
This thread has prompted me to go into the loft on a search into the remnants of the teenage stash that has followed me for the past forty years... There are a few others plus some other makes and non-1/72 Airfix if you guys want to see them and Lee is happy for me to add them to... -
Bird Watching a Relaxing Hobby
Well, despite it being the warmest day here for at least a couple of weeks, we also had some geese flying in a SW direction this morning. Not sure how far South they're headed or whether it's just to a large reservoir about 5 miles away. They were certainly making plenty of noise! Nick- Nicko
- Post #162
- Forum: Other Hobbies and interests
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Revell (Hasegawa) 1/48 Phantom FGR2
Well, here is my take on the Revell, ex Hasegawa, 1/48 Phantom FGR2. Built out of the box and finished in 56 Sqn colours for a machine based at Wattisham in 1992. I did this scheme as Wattisham is fairly local to me and I've been on site working on and off over the years. Main colours were...- Nicko
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- Forum: Completed Aeroplanes
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Latest Acquisitions (2021)
Got a bit of a shock when I got home from work on Saturday evening. My first ever ordering of something modelling-related from overseas. Shipped from Japan on Tuesday 2nd Nov. Haven't seen this trio available in the UK and there were no additional fees with the result that compared to typical UK... -
The Motorbike Thread
Now that the weather is on the turn, I'm back on this one. It's been my winter runabout for the past ten years. Crude, heavy and slow by modern bike standards, it nonetheless never fails to be a lot of fun.... Nick- Nicko
- Post #77
- Forum: Other Hobbies and interests
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The Motorbike Thread
Beautiful day today and as I'm now on my 'winter' working pattern I was able to enjoy it. Took this one for a nice rideout to the memorial at the Boxted WWII airfield.... I'd forgotten what a lovely bike this is having not used it at all last year and only got it MOT'd recently.... Nick- Nicko
- Post #73
- Forum: Other Hobbies and interests
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Latest Acquisitions (2021)
Did a click-and-collect at the big H today. The weather was nice and it seemed a good excuse for a decent ride.... Nick -
The Motorbike Thread
Here's before and after pics of my avatar bike. Its a 1967 Honda Z50 monkey bike and was given to me by a relative who'd had it since the early seventies. I restored it for it's fortieth birthday and used the original hand-written log book to assist in retaining the registration and getting a...- Nicko
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- Forum: Other Hobbies and interests
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The Motorbike Thread
Welcome along Paul. Here's a couple of pics of my foray into Kawasaki triples in around 1982. Firstly the nearly new KH400 I bought a few months after getting knocked off my 350LC: And here's the S3 400 that was up for sale nearby. I paid about 300 quid for this one, but it was a bit...- Nicko
- Post #38
- Forum: Other Hobbies and interests
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Revell 1/24 Bussing 8000
Finally finished my Revell Bussing truck that I started towards the end of last year. Its a large model at around 40cm long. It came in a big box with plenty of big lumps of plastic in it, but overall the detail was pretty soft and generally fairly crude compared to the likes of ICM etc. Lots of...- Nicko
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- Forum: Completed Civilian Lorries, vans and Trucks.
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The Motorbike Thread
Nice XSR John. I've been lucky enough to ride most of the MT07/09/10 range, but the XSR's have so far eluded me. Got treated to an early Father's day present today with a factory visit and ride on the new CCM Maverick... Nick- Nicko
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- Forum: Other Hobbies and interests
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Show us yours...again
:smiling3: it's always been devoid of internals since I've had it.... not sure if the markings on the base have any significance?? Nick- Nicko
- Post #174
- Forum: General Modelling chat
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Show us yours...again
All these pictures of people's collections has prompted me to dig out my one piece. This was given to me by my Grandfather when I was around seven years old. He had spent the war years serving in North Africa and Italy. Not sure if he brought this back with him. It's been in my custody now for...- Nicko
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- Forum: General Modelling chat
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The Motorbike Thread
Nice list of bikes Paul. I had a GSX550 for a couple of years, it took me and my lady for our first trip on the Continent when we went to the Bol d'Or at Paul Ricard in 1984. Here's a pic of the bike soon after purchase:- Nicko
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