castelnuovo

Thanks Kugai. I just read the post and came back here to edit my post. Sad state of affairs it is.

Yup. 

Now that the subject of bikes has come it no longer has anything to do with modeling but this thread is still here.  Must like bicycles in Wisconsin.

So what was the reason I shook all the vets hands yesterday and thaneds each one for their service again?

Nope, it has no more to do with building than any of the trivia quiz threads...

Unless that bike is made by Tamiya

Got this in my stash.. Pretty much like the bike I had in college:

I always wanted one of these kits. What is the detail quality?

wing_nut

castelnuovo

 

 

Yup. 

 

Now that the subject of bikes has come it no longer has anything to do with modeling but this thread is still here.  Must like bicycles in Wisconsin.

 

I was afraid that the bikes will be nuked. Maybe Ironman Wisconsin has something to do with it...the devil knows. But those model bikes certanly saved the day.

Maybe I build one...

Cheers...

SprueOne

I always wanted one of these kits. What is the detail quality?

RedCorvette

stikpusher

It's Friday evening. Almost 1830 hrs Pacific Standard Time, and I can count the total number of forum members online right now on both hands. Actual posting going on is just as sparse... What gives?

I took Friday off, and unplugged the computer until I returned to the office this morning. Actually got some work done on my Flanker. Coincidence!?......

unless it's a model bike!

professordeath

Gentleman, lets keep the discussion about models. Bike discussion has no place on this forum.

Lol!  Those are the rules.  That's just the way it is.  Some people here might be opposed to bike riding.

It never ceases to amaze me that somewhere there is a company that will make a kit of most any subject. Human heart, see thru dog, 40 mule team, V-ger... The kit above is a great example of that. I love it! Now of we could get a G.I. Joe, a Ken Doll, or some other 1/8 scale figure in some spandex to put with the kit for a diorama of castel or red...

That is called the "lug nut rule", something I learned from a CHP Officer early in my career regarding collision investigations. The vehicle with the most lug nuts wins in any collision. And where I work I really do wish that more cyclists would read the California Vehicle Code and learn their responsabilities under the law (lights, riding on the far right edge of the roadway, obediance to traffic signals, not crossing the roadway in a designated legal area, etc.) so that I do not have to do the paper work on their foolish choices when asserting their mistaken "rights" against a car that ends up mangling them and the cyclist is most or fully at fault...

Now there is a good gruesome diorama subject...

professordeath

Gentleman, lets keep the discussion about models. Bike discussion has no place on this forum.

Yes boss, sorry boss.........

Ummm, howzabout models on the bike??

castelnuovo

professordeath

Gentleman, lets keep the discussion about models. Bike discussion has no place on this forum.

Yes boss, sorry boss.........

Ummm, howzabout models on the bike??

Anyone who can build a decent model while riding a bicycle is truly exceptional.

aircraft carrier PE sets have included the bikes used onboard to get around the Hangar Bay and Flight Deck

pretty cool deal, bicycles in 1/350 scale

that segment of the "state of the art" is changing too,,,,,,,there are now injected crew members for 1/350 ship kits,,,,,,,so the old Bend the arms and legs, fill with white glue for depth, then paint the figures routine is not strictly necessary in that scale anymore

PE people is still the way for 1/700 though,,,,,but, I quit ships,,,,,,,really, I quit those,,,,,well, I quit 1/700 anyway,,,,,,,,I am eying up some of the larger scales,,,,,,like those Gators that match up pretty close to Micro Armour scale,,,,,,,those are tempting

professordeath

They make photo etch people in 1/700? Oh god why? Torture? Lol

Yeah, you can get Brits, Yanks, and Japanese- like you can really tell the difference at 1/700!!!

castelnuovo

professordeath

Gentleman, lets keep the discussion about models. Bike discussion has no place on this forum.

Yes boss, sorry boss.........

Ummm, howzabout models on the bike??

Models ON the bike..... ~approved~

Now, now, 1/700 isn't THAT small. Well, OK, maybe it is  :

haha, mfsob

the models that caused me to sell off almost all of my 1/700 ships were one in person and one online

the guys that started posting a complete harbor for displaying a lot of their ship kits at once,,,,,,,,all done in custom PE for each thing they needed, whether it was a custom crane, a shipyard train, or dozens of trucks was one strike

then at the Nats, seeing the McHale's navy lagoon diorama kit, that was strike 2

both of those strikes came just as I was trying to assemble those PE 23mm? Japanese AA guns for some models,,,,,I was down to only 2 tries for each finished gun,,,,I figured buying twice as much PE as I needed was not going to continue (if you try, and they don't work, you have to start with a fresh gun)

all I kept are some small Russian ships, about 2 and 3 times the length of your picture (Osa and Tarantul), and some Skywave US Amphibs,,,,,,,,,Shermans are about 3/8 inch long in 1/700, lol

but, it did trim the stash down, and now my shop is almost all one scale, 1/72, again

at shows,,,,,,,,I go to the ships first, and just stand at each one and stare,,,,,,,then I go to the aircraft section to spend more time and interact with the other builders

Im still here !   Sorta ?

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I'm still here too.

Jim

yay! we still have folks around!

To be honest, i just looked at the other forum where many of ours seem to have flown to and while it looks quite nice and organized, I don't see myself moving over there any time soon.   I picked this place and I guess that I'll stay...   but they allow private sales over there and that might entice me enough to join.

I will be partaking in both. It's not like it is polygamy to be on several forums.

Well, I'm here for the foreseeable future. I followed the big stink last weekend but didn't post since to be honest I'm just bored with all the drama. I haven't checked any of the other forums yet since I've had bad luck with some I've been on years ago and generally found this to be one of the best I've seen for constructive criticism instead of oneupsmanship and people with more interest in grinding their axes than actually building anything.  

I've so far been rather pleasantly stunned with the interest in a Japanese Group Build II so I'll be around for no other reason than running that.  I may not be as much around these forums though. 

Good! I am looking forward to the next Japanese GB.

Japanese GB II   I'm in!

I like that new site that some have moved too,I already participate in a Armorama and Modelersalliance,So i registered for that one also.So many of the guys are there.

But I will still be around here and contribute,no reason to leave,still a lot of good people here also

Been posting here sporadically the past few months. Face it, aside from a few past GB's, there just isn't a whole lot of interest here in the WWI stuff, but they're goin' nuts with 'em over at Large-scale Planes, especially the WnW kits, and I've learned tons checking out and asking questions about their builds.