Bugatti Fan

Looking at this again it must have been really challenging soldering the birdcage frame together and keeping it all aligned. I guess that some jury jigs must have been made especially for this process. Amazing work I have to say !

You have made quite a valid point there Pete, looking at it from a different perspective.

The hobby industry tends to be a bit fickle at times with regard to bring sold advertising to, so good luck with that one ! Also it is very small compared to the markets that the general ads we get plagued with are tsrgeting.

As an engineer I found this quite amusing. A old engineer when asked what a tolerance is replied 'It's now much you can get a size wrong by and still be right !'

Your comment could be right in the button Steve. We just don't know what we are digesting on a regular basis.

Anybody notice that 'influencers' are generally not exactly academics but know how to make a quick buck? The 'influenced' come out of the same mould, but unlike the influencers don't have the savvy to influence.

This is one bit of philosophy for the Competition Pot Hunters reading this. Remember that no matter how judged your model will be no better or worse at the end of the day than when you first placed it on the table. All you are doing is putting up your model for someone else's opinion on it whether it be disappointing or not,

Learning the times tables when I was at school at least gave me a 'feel' for numbers. When I use a calculator and get something wrong, I sort of instinctively know that what I am looking at does not look right. I have seen so many kids using calculators, screwing up, and just taking for granted what they are looking at is correct.

Not a lot !

Not a lot !

Food !

Absolutely lovely model with the wear, tear and road dust/dirt very subtly done. The after market 3D printed panel wire fasteners look very realistic on this model. I have one of these to build, so looking at this model will be give me some inspiration.

I met a guy once who's IQ was so low that he threw himself to the ground and missed !

Minicraft, Entex and Revell have been mentioned as more readily available sources for this kit. I seem to remember that they are all reissues of a very crude old Hubley kit. Interesting to see what will be made of this kit during this extensive conversion.

Thanks for taking the time to reply with further information Michael. Fully understand that there is some way to go yet and the rationale behind the proposed changes.