[heller 1/8 Kwak z1]

Hi all I ordered 2 bikes off ebay yesterday, well amazingly one of them came today

of course the first thing I did was a sprue count (did it 3 times)

I must say I am quite dissapointed, it's not in the same league as the La Reale there are sink holes and seams all over the place (hope the honda is better. I tried to photo them but they dont really show up in the pics, still on with the show.

[Eager to start my new projects]

That is a thought, I wouldn't mind a partially started kit but where is the fun in a completed kit, I mean it's the building I like once they're built I quickly loose interest in them, in fact they quite often get canabilised for a dio or something. As I run out of room my models usually end up in the scraps drawer for the parts.

[Eager to start my new projects]

Hi all I bought off ebay my favourite bike of all time the cb750 k4 Honda and another bike a kwak 1000 the Honda was my favourite bike of all, (and I've owned some bikes I can tell you) the Honda was something else and if i could afford it and one came up now I would buy it just for the memorys .

I would have loved the 1/6 tamiya one but at 350 quid (and that's the cheapest I've seen it ) I went for the 1/8 heller kit (yes the first thing I will do is a sprue count) the Heller kit is silver, mine was red so this will be also I engraved the engine casings on mine so am going to try that on this if the engine is big enough I think looking at my 1/6 bikes it might be, I know you're all yelling I thought you wouldn't get another heller kit, but hey they make some tempting kits.

[Heller 1/75 La Reale De France]

Hi all here is as far as i can go its the side arms for her

[Heller 1/75 La Reale De France]

well this is on the back burner again

as you can see from the parts list sprue 17 and 18 say 2 sprues sprue 9 and 9a are listed together with a sprue count of 2 I stupidly didnt count the number of oars on the sprues (there are 16 oars on each sprue) so the 2 on the parts list means 2 of each 9a and 9 (why didnt they list those to sprues separately or say 4 on the parts count, so now I have to go through the rigmarole of contacting heller again and waiting for the parts, this really is putting me off ever buying a heller kit again, I mean are all there kits like this, I dont think much of the're quality control if they dont even bother doing a sprue check on the contents of a kit.

[Heller 1/75 La Reale De France]

Hi all thought I would have a break from the rigging so decided to do the steps, they are supposed to have hand rails but they were so fine one was snapped on the sprue and one broke cutting it off the sprue so will have to make a couple out of copper wire

[Airfix 1\32 E Type Jag]

Hi all here is tonights nightmare

[Heller 1/75 La Reale De France]

Hi all here is tonights episode

[Airfix 1\32 E Type Jag]

Hi all here is where this one is headed

[Heller 1/75 La Reale De France]

Hi all well I'm back on it and here is todays offering

[Heller 1/75 La Reale De France]

I've sat down at the table 3 times tonight and done nothing, is this what it feels like to lose your mojo not felt like this before I love modeling but don't seem to have any interest when I sit down.

[A truly horrendous day]

Hi all just a quick update I phoned the police this morning a got a very helpful woman, I explained what happened and where yesterday and asked how he was she said she would find out and get back to me, well ten mins ago she did he had surgery and is recovering his wife wants my address so she and her daughter can thank me in person, as the doctors assured her I certainly saved his life(I hadn't even thought of the bigger picture of course he's got a mum and dad, probably grandparents, maybe brothers and sisters) the thought of all those people all wanting to thank me for doing such a little thing, makes me want to cry and embarrasses the he'll out of me I said tell her that I am just glad he's ok and appreciate the thanks but that's all I need.

[A truly horrendous day]

Hi all just got back from taking my boss to Harrods to have her hair done.

I was parked at the side of the road in my usual parking place when a woman opposite opened her car door as a motorcyclist was riding past, nearly cut his leg off so (don't know much but I am a trained first aider or was 3 years ago) I spent ten mins with my fist in his groin to stop the bleeding till the ambulance arrived. It was gory but the worst thing was the female car driver was in hysterics the whole time, it may seem callous but I did my best to ingore her and reassure pete he was more concerned about her, I could quite happily gagged her if my hands wernt busy doing other things, I actually feel quite sick now I'm home. This all happened about 1:30 this afternoon.

[Heller 1/75 La Reale De France]

Hi all I've just realised there are 24 more tassles to make for this kit, its becoming an epic build not sure I'm not sure it will be finished in my lifetime.

[Airfix 1\32 E Type Jag]

here is todays update

[Heller 1/75 La Reale De France]

Hi all yippee one mast and sail done.

[Airfix 1\32 E Type Jag]

Hi all well ive tacked the bottom parts on to make the body shell complete so that when I spray the mottled effect I am going to add, it should all match after I've done the interior

[Airfix 1\32 E Type Jag]

Hi all well I've got the basic shape now

I'm trying to decide do I want guns poking out of the light holes of daggers or maybe just more spikes.I am going to attempt teeth where the rad hole is.

[Airfix 1\32 E Type Jag]

Hi all i need a little something to help me through the La Reale whilst I'm waiting for my 1/6 Harley FXE to come in stock and this is it, I know the purists amongst you will be screaming Noooooo but yes I'm doing it this is going to be like no Etype anyone has ever seen. It will be very Death Race like.

[Heller 1/75 La Reale De France]

Hi all the flags on the main mast and the fore mast all have tassles on them, the instructions tell you to wind the gold thread round a rod or tube tie them then cut at the furthest point for the tie. well this is my best attempt out of ten

so, after hours of slaving at making a specialist tool for the job I came up with this.

yes I know it looks futuristic and exotic, and I know everyone will want one (especially at the special introductory offer of £50.00) I am expecting huge order numbers so please be patient, anyway here's how it works

a vast improvement on this

I think you will agree.

I will be taking orders for my new tool which I will be calling the Prongy (catchy name dont you agree) I can see lots of other useful ideas for it too hair combing, lock picking, raking the grass just to mention a few So get in first to avoid the rush.

[MARTIANS! Lighted 9" Star Trek Saucer Kitbash is Finished!]

Wow awesomeness

[Heller 1/75 La Reale De France]

Hi all as promised here are some pics

I couldnt find any gold thread to make the fringe round the canopy or the tassles at the end of the flags, so this will have to do

what swmbo dont know cant hurt her Te Hee Hee.

Now I just have to duplicate this on the other side do the rest of the rigging on the main sail then do exactly the same on the front mast and sail.

[Airfix Royal Sovriegn]

Hi all did a bit on the gold on this side

[1/12 Honda VFR 750R]

Hi all well I'm calling this finished. I wanted it to look like it had been left out in a rain shower and the rain had dried on, so as an experiment I diluted matt varnish about 50% the used a tooth brush to flick rain drops on it, I quite like it and think it worked quite well.

and added to my growing collection

[Heller 1/75 La Reale De France]

Hi all you may think I've given up on this but I assure you I've not, I've spent all week on the rigging (not enough to bother posting but enough to drive me insane (I don't remember all the Airfix tall ships I built giving me so much trouble), must be the destructions, hopefully some pics tomorrow. I've done some work on the Royal Sovereign and finished the Honda vfr 750 f but, by the time I've done it, it's too late to post.