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Spent a few hours today working out the underframe layout of the Swindon 120s, still short of one tank for TSLB. I THINK I now have all the masters sorted. Still doing a Leyland engine master. Also worked out I could do 120 fuel tanks as well. I used a general layout of a IC power car for engines and radiators and scaled the rest from side views and windows.

Urghhhhh Sugar in tea Yuk!

Spent a few hours today working out the underframe layout of the Swindon 120s, still short of one tank for TSLB. I THINK I now have all the masters sorted. Still doing a Leyland engine master. Also worked out I could do 120 fuel tanks as well. I used a general layout of a IC power car for engines and radiators and scaled the rest from side views and windows.

HST are about 10 million miles each I have heard

Used to be a few in Worcester from a collector, one was a couple of garages up from my garage when I had a bedsit, at the time I had the Sunbeam

I need some more 101s but the only ones affordable are Triang ones. Really need a couple of Lima 3 car sets. 114 is similar profile to Lima so I may cut some overlays for them.

I think I will let my Silllouhette do the cutting. But Trix are a possible way forwards as the windows are near Swindon size.

I was going to mention the HST team but beaten to it, but how about Mr Tilt?

To be honest we did have some advantages. We did bet the farm on incomplete and untested vaccines in the hope they would pay off. Biontech and Oxford did for a start, GSK failed, we also had decent deals to guarantee a supply. Oh and one national health provider rather than many.

Older than mid that 1980s, first GSX600

My commute at the time was a fast and twisty A road. I had one of the new super sports 600s, not very heavy, 16" wheels, quite a lot of power. Really tight and twisty a 250 would lose it, any straighter and a superbike would disappear into the distance. It was around 3 seconds to 60, under 4 anyway.

Oh and when I had that bike I got stopped on the way back from Bristol exhibition, not done but told to slow down! Not had a bike for 30 years as I know what would happen (again).

Um there was a one at the front and a few seconds later I red lined in 5th, my foot was near the road and I was right over. Also many years ago, like 1980s. The Cosworth was basically unwieldy and not that quick up to a ton. No match for a sports bike. Oh and I had passed it in traffic then after the traffic he tried to play catch up, so I thought no.

I don't know how people can afford to smoke, how many packets per loco?

I found the limit at which a Sierra Cosworth willl start to let go. Was slightly lower than my bike at the times cornering limit. I had production racing series tyres on, was first bike radials, gripped like nothing else and the tread stayed on the carcase. Also 5x longer life than a not as grippy tyre. Production series racing on bikes HAD to filter to road usage. And the jelly mould could not keep up. Bike radials were game changers, 10% higher price saved a fortune, 5x longer life https://classic-motorbikes.net/brilliant-biking-inventionsradial-tyres/ 4x on front 5x on rear

No and I owe him some money as I want to pay for my 47 glazing. I left it open for him as I want a lot more

I tend to collect piles of bits to build vehicles. Some mark 1 TSOs using Triang underframes, cut and spilced sides, Replica glazing and interiors, MJT vents. Waste of time compared to buying Bachmann. A DMU using etched sides, Lima floors, Triang roofs, MJT and resin bogies, another will be Triang floors and roofs and plastic card sides. Not really scratch built as I use things to make it easier, but definitely home built

How many locos have you built in the last year? That may be to do with it.

Comet sides?

Hello Chris When you redesign the motor bogies it would be worth adding a bit extra to allow non RTR fitment. I will be buying one soon and I will want it be mounted at the top. Will be in a heavily butchered Triang floor.

Emergency DMU ID change I thought the 120 I travelled on mainly was BR allocated with ex buffet. Full research has provided C509 W50691 W59277 W50728 but by 1981 at Chester C556 W51577 W59583 W51586 but TSL So my set will be C509 and at the oldest of my age range. If I do another it will be C556

For Your Eyes Only and one of the Julienne family and an XT500, beyond that no idea as was an article in a bike mag.

A stunt man who worked on a Bond film was a skilled bike rider. Did stunts on snow. He was challenged by skiing professionals to a best time on a fast downhill. He won. All I can remember is a 500cc trail bike. Details are pre internet so cannot find the names.

Sat on my home PC remoted to work, currently doing another new software build, just waiting for it to finish compiling.

More info. a 1970s poster of a Countach probably did more for careful spending than anything else. One friend managed to get a kit version, he never wasted money which could go instead oncars.