Bugatti Fan

Absolutely lovely mode!. Brought back memories of when I owned a standard Mk1 many years ago.

Lovely looking classic car.thread I have been following this thread and it makes a nice change from all those customised and rodded models that dominate on this forum.

Way, way back in the 60's and 70's I can remember seeing a die cast kit of a small Alfa Romeo Giuliia saloon car in a model shop (remember them?) window. Not sure of the scale but it might have been 1/24th or 1/20th scale. I believe the kit was of Italian origin, but not a Protar or Casadio kit. I think that the kit was around for a very short time back the before disappearing into oblivion. Does anyone reading this have one of those kits, or a recollection of who might have made them?

I was brought up using manually operated capstan and centre lathes, milling machines, drilling machines, shapers and so forth as an engineering apprentice. Saw NC and CNC machines gradually being brought into the workplace and adapted to using them over the years. One thing it taught me was by using manually operated machines one got a 'feel' for the materials being used and the limits a machine could be pushed to. Letting people loose on very expensive CNC machines who don't have any experience of using machines manually is very risky, particularly when they are convinced that they do not need that experience. Definitely agree with Ace on this issue. The video made interesting viewing. I can remember a time when just about every machine shop small and large had at least one Bridgeport milling machine !

Am I imagining it ? I seem to remember feedback being asked for in relation to possible changes to made to the format of this forum but cannot find the thread.

Before retiring whilst in meetings I used to wind up people using tired old management speak cliches just for a laugh. One guy loved to use the phrase 'Blue sky thinking'.until I asked him if he was addressing a group of airline pilots.

This resurrected thread made interesting reading. I have sold on a few kits that I realised I would never get around to building generally breaking even on what I bought them for. Those who don't build but sell on kits second hand for profit have been described as middle men on here. I would describe them as traders. No different to a model shop who buy in stock of new kits to sell on for a profit. I have often been approached about building a model and wait for the sharp intake of breath when I price it up based on the cost of the kit itself, sundries like paint, and the estimated hours to build it based on a skilled trades person like a plumber or electrician's hourly rate. The uninitiated do not realise the skills and time it takes to make up a model and often expect a model maker to do it more out of love than for a realistic return. Many model makers unfortunately fall into the trap of grossly under selling their skills.

Creative conversion !

Most impressive builds Ira, the individually linked chains look really effective on the models. I have seen examples built up at shows over here in the UK and the Mephistophele never fails to impress !

Upper class casinos demand that gentlemen visiting their establishments must wear a tie. Cannot get my head around this as they exist solely in order to get gentlemen to lose their shirt !

Thanks for the further information guys.

You always get a few irresponsible idiots who consider themselves entitled who mess it up for everyone else. Unfortunately this permeates into other spheres of activity. Another thing that appears to be happening due to video technology being too simple to use on phones is the proliferation of voyeurs. Those sad, sick minded individuals who distance themselves from reality and pull their phones out to record accidents, police incidents, homes burning and street violence to put straight onto social media for personal 'likes'. It appears that many are now just so insensitive to the fact that there are actual people suffering as a result of what what they are filming. There was an instance in the UK recently where a railway employee was trying to persuade someone not to commit suicide by jumping of a station platform into the path of a train. What happened? A number of sickos stood around recording it on their phones instead of offering any help. Their actions could have made the situation worse and cause the potential victim to react the wrong way. What is this sort of behaviour telling us about what we are becoming as society one has to ask? Are the majority of so called civilised society becoming indifferent unless of course something happens directly to them or close family or friends?

I have heard of Jack Models and the good quality of his products. Does he only sell through EBay ?

Epoxy every time. It is a bit messy to work with until you get used to it and allow for its spread under the part being stuck down so you don't get any oozing out from under.

Nice model. I had one of the real deal back in the late 70's and did many miles in that tiny little car. Must get a kit and build a model of my old car sometime.