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Tamiya Simca 5 Staff Car
Just getting back into it. I've had a couple of we3ks out as I'm changing my work location from dounreay to Orkney. I should be back on the grind by next weekend and posting again. Thanks for the interest. Cheers Toto- toto
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Pushing Back .......
So ..... heading home tomorrow from Dounreay ..... for the final time ...... huzzarh. However, I start on a new contract in the Orkney Isles a week on monday with the same client..... must be doing something right. I have a week at their Kilsyth offices next week before flying to the Orkney...- toto
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- Forum: Diorama's Under Construction
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Cheers. I will hopefully make a bit more progress later today. The car is going in for a new tyre and brake discs and pads. A couple of other domestics to do as well. Thats the draw back of working away. So many demands on your available free time. Anyway, later will be the remainder of the...- toto
- Post #280
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Roof as good as done ..... still another layer of noggins to go in ..... but that will wait until the main structure dries ...... a little bit of overspill but I can cope with that ..... from above ..... and another shot for now ..... maybe more later ........ cheers toto- toto
- Post #278
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So my first project for today has more or less dried and can be handled enough to test fit ..... with a diagonal bracing pice to allow for a bit of " forcing " whilst I place the fit. I wan't this to be removable until I get the chance to fit the inner window woodwork and paint between th...- toto
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So ...... on we go .... had to put a couple of temporary supports in here to support the roof rafters ...... had to stop for now as you are constantly fighting against " wet work ". That noggin is squint but I'll sort it ..... until later cheers toto- toto
- Post #276
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OK ...... so start I did .... very slowly .... but progress none the less. started off by looking at the first floor of this building ..... and a ratrher primitive way of supporting the newly constructed floor whilst I await it drying and ready for test fitting before adding the floor...- toto
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Well ..... its been some time .... three weeks exactly. Toying with the idea of hitting the shed. My mojo has decreased a little presumably due to the recent break but I'm sure that once I get the shed powered up and I take stock of where I was, it will soon return I know that I am still on...- toto
- Post #274
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Back from holiday. Spent an overnighter in a cypriot hospital, ..... dehydration and some gastrointeritus. Not pleasant. Hooked up to a drip with antibiotics, pain relief and some other magic potions. The heat absolutely floored me. Anyway, i'm back. Still a bit of a dicky stomach and a...- toto
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Off to a heart specialist!
All the best John. Hopefully its just a precaution. We're all rooting for you. Toto -
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Well into my second week now. I'll be home in the early hours of Sunday morning. Not sure what I'll attack first. More floor or roof making probably. Taking monday off to let myself reacclimatise to good old blighty again. It's been a good break but the heat has been taxing. August is not...- toto
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- Forum: Diorama's Under Construction
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Latest Acquisitions (2026)
A nasty wee break there but should be able to be be glued and sanded back into form. Very nice Toto -
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Ahhhhhh ....... sitting in the pub in Cyprus at the moment waiting for brunch to be served. ..... sheer bliss. Not an exacto knife in sight. 😂 I have two books in the villa , one on creating fire and explosions and the other on on making buildings. Question is. ...... can I stay off the nice...- toto
- Post #266
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Latest Acquisitions (2026)
What model is this. If im right this is RC stuff. I have loads of this. Looks like a supercub. Very nice -
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Thanks wabble, I took the lazy route as it made for easier framing. I knew their could be a bit misalignment but did not think it would have been by so much. As you say .... easy to hide. Erm ..... hope the biscuits aren't all chocolate ..... got to watch the waist line ..... 😂 Cheers Toto- toto
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Latest Acquisitions (2026)
Tell me about it. Hopeless case here. Toto -
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Latest Acquisitions (2026)
And the last ..... bet you are glad ..... the cafe Flats .... a fair bit of support needed for this as it came in 7 casts and the 3D print .... steps are seperate .... and nice and weathered .... and from the rear with plenty scope for building out .... and another .... and... -
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next up is the house ruin same style but different layout... only 4 casts this time with the stairs being seperate .... like that .... from the side .... and the other side with a little assistance from the hand of God .... from the rear .... and a slight ariel from the...
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