Aint she a beaut?
I've been commuting cycling for almost 4 years now with a bi-weekly longer ride (10-15-20 miles) thrown in. I've enjoyed cycling and this year I'm doing a charity ride cycling from the west coast of England to the east coast - and so I thought I'd treat myself to a new bike. Not just because of the charity ride, but because I've been enjoying cycling for leisure.
I do road cycling - never off road stuff - and so got me a pertty Sectuer Triple
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Wow! That looks like a really special bike! Sorry, couldn't resist.
Enjoy it! But, as general counsel to a major importer ansd retail distributor of bicycles, please remember safety first! Don't forget to do your pre-ride inspections and ALWAYS read the manual!
the colours don't match your interior design but apart from this the bike looks cool and very uncomfortable.
are those wings of war miniatures?
Oh no probs JH
I received it yesterday - and she's still in the garage today.
Last night I put her pedals on, sorted her handlebars out, adjusted the saddle, tried the brakes and checked the wheels and gears and then took her a couple of times up a 100 meter track to test - then she went back in the garage.
I took my old bike to work this morning - as much as I wanted to take her out, I decided to try her up and down the gears tonight again - and I have to sort my insurance out.
So I'm taking my time. Going to look at the manual tonight.
Yep Keunert - I was wondering if anyone would notice them.
I have an Me-262, a Spitfire Mk?, an Me-109, He-111 and a Stuka. I'm currently working on a Mosquito. They'r e amix of Hasagawi, Revell and Airfix. I think the Stuka is actually an Italian model maker - not sure.
I'll take a photo tonight so you can see them. They aren't great by the way...I like them - but I'm no pro - and I only really do them for stress relief.
I've been making models the last few years - but very slowly. I like to get them out on a Sunday afternoon when there's something special I want to watch but doesn't require too much attention.
Sweet bike! How many gears/speeds ?
Nice looking bike.
Are the planes 1:144 scale?
24 speed
It's just going to be nice to have a bike that's suited for my height. When I bought my bike more than 3 years ago, I had NO IDEA you got different sizes of bike. I hadn't had a bike since I was a kid - so I just thought you got kids bikes, gilrs bikes and boys bikes.
So I went in the shop and bought a bike. That was that. Turns out I'm over stretching because the bike is too big for me...loads of people have told me - but I just didn't want to pay alot of money to replace a perfectly good bike.
But I've been suffering numb toes and fingers - mostly down to my weight, partly down to my footwear and partly down to my overstretching...so I decided - as I do more than 1000 miles a year and I'm looking to increase that, I deserved a new bike.
The aircraft are 1:72. I did have a 1:48 Mustang - but it got broken. My daughter was gutted because she loved it and it was her pride and joy. I have to say, it was, by far, the best one I ever made.
I think I may have posted pics of it on Wargamer or Matrix a couple of years ago.
I'm looking to go to 1:48s though. They are so much easier to build. Less fiddly (although not so for some parts!)
damn... i was trying to figure out what kind og guy you are from looking at the picture.
don't give away all your data....
my guess was:
either no kids, or already flown out.
married or a women in the home.
good education
political close to the center
slightly above average income
mid forties to mid fifties
Quote from: Keunert on May 22, 2012, 09:08:57 AM
damn... i was trying to figure out what kind og guy you are from looking at the picture.
don't give away all your data....
my guess was:
either no kids, or already flown out.
married or a women in the home.
good education
political close to the center
slightly above average income
mid forties to mid fifties
Not bad at all!
But 2 kids - 11 and 15
Do you work in marketing or something?
Quote from: JudgeDredd on May 22, 2012, 09:14:53 AM
Quote from: Keunert on May 22, 2012, 09:08:57 AM
damn... i was trying to figure out what kind og guy you are from looking at the picture.
don't give away all your data....
my guess was:
either no kids, or already flown out.
married or a women in the home.
good education
political close to the center
slightly above average income
mid forties to mid fifties
Not bad at all!
But 2 kids - 11 and 15
Do you work in marketing or something?
He's just gifted.
no i just read stig larsson's the girl with the dragon tattoo and this woke my inner holmes a little
your bike looks great! 8) (i know that brand from MTB)
take care on the road !!
(usually motorist hate cyclists.. and then number of "gentlemen-drivers" seem to shrink by the month... especially nasty around here small delivery vans of all kinds (Sprinter class), those even don't bother about potential collisions with 1.8t LandCruiser, so a cyclist is just 'a roadkill'
... that's why i ride MTB and avoid streets as much as possible)
JD, ever thought about slaving one of those 'action cams' to your bike, body or helmet and record some footage just for fun
I did have a couple once
I had a Veho Atom. It was a great size (very small) and light, but I sent it back because the battery was meant to last 1 hour and actually lasted 35 minutes.
I then had a Veho Muvi 10HD. It was a quality camera but looked pretty stoopid on your helmet. I sent that back too - and the reason? Veho said it had a 4 hour battery life and it lasted 2 hours 40 minutes.
So - if anyone is going to buy a video camera - be wary of Veho - they have a tendency to listening to the marketing types and over enthuse over the battery life. always take at least a quarter off what they say...that's my experience.
I am on the lookout for a camera though. A nice smallish one for my helmet. Preferrably one with swap-out batteries so I can just keep chucking batteries in. I'd like one for my ride across England - but haven't found one with enough battery life as yet.
Here is my small collection (which I am slowly growing) of model aircraft
The first made was the Me-262, next was the Me-109, then the Spitfire, then the Stuka and finally the He-111. I'm working on a Mosquito at the moment
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nice! do you use them to play anything? or is it more about glueing and decoration?
Nice models, JD. I especially like the He-111.
The HE-111 was the Hasagawi - good kits.
I just make and paint them. Purely leisure and stress relief :P
Bombers at 1:72 are big enough kist to be pretty sturdy - but the little fighters have some bits which aren't too sturdy...so I prefer bombers in 1:71 and fighters in 1:48. As I said, I made a Mustang in 1:48. The kit was awesome, went together nice and was sturdy - until it was stood on :(
I painted that Mustang lovely. I'll see if I can find any photos of it.
The Ju87 tank-buster looks reet canny.
Sweet job. What kinds of paints are you using? Airbrush?
Nice bike. How come you use MB pedals rather than clipless? Even my old Shimano clipless are fairly flat soles for walking short distances after. Pack light shoes you get a good pull stroke as well as push.
@bob48
the Stuka was a good kit and went together nicely. I enjoyed making that one
@Longblade
no airbrush - yet. I'd love to go airbrush eventually - but all the kit is quite expensive so they are all hand painted
@ Bigglesworth
I only just got a pair of cycling shoes and pedals for this bike...they are on it in the pic. They're "hybrid"...cleats one side and normal the other. The shoes I've got aren't pure road shoes - but they are hard bottom and have a piece in the middle you cut out and fit the cleats to...I didn't want to go straight to cleats because I'm not sure how I will get on with them. But the pedals and the shoes are ready to go there when I want to.
Quote from: JudgeDredd on May 23, 2012, 01:23:02 AM
@Longblade
no airbrush - yet. I'd love to go airbrush eventually - but all the kit is quite expensive so they are all hand painted
You've done a nice job with them.
I found a cheap Badger starter airbrush for ~ USD 50. It uses canned air which isn't ideal but it gets you in the door and you can tack on more later. That's what I did.
is it you that has the cat JD? - must have great fun watching all those bird boxes!
loving the models - the white spiral on the ME109 nose cone - is that a sticker or did you paint it - exercise in patience and a steady hand if so
Thx LB - I heard about the air tins, but they got mixed reviews from people - most negatives seemed to be with the consistency of the spray.
Yes - I have a cat UCG and yep - she's a menace with the bird boxes. We've put a collar with a bell on her - it spoils her fun but keeps the birds safe.
I'll post a couple of pictures of the birds in the bird box. We have Blue Tits in there (2nd lot this year) and they are busy little birds - in and out ALL day! My camera doesn't seem to have the settings to capture it properly in flight - something to do with aperture size and shutter speeds...and I can't find anything on the camera (Olympus SP-610UZ) that will help with that. But I'll post a couple of good ones I've nabbed recently...it does take some nifty pictures...bear in mind though that the pictures I've taken are through the windows
Nice bike
Nice models
How long have you had the chair from IKea? I am curious as to how the leather is holding out.
I don't know where the chair is from - we got it from the wifes brother. I reckon he had it for at least 3 years before he gave it to us and we've had it probably 4 or 5
Some wildlife from my garden
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And this little bugger wants some of the action! She looks like butter wouldn't melt in her mouth!
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Anyone know a good and TOTALLY free picture hosting site? In my rush to find one, I didn't realise that Flickr was only free for 200 images and then either you paid for an account or you lost your pics on a rotation basis - meaning some pictures I posted may start to disappear from forums...and I hate that!
Ta.
Some great pic there mate.
Quote from: JudgeDredd on May 23, 2012, 01:46:02 PM
Anyone know a good and TOTALLY free picture hosting site? In my rush to find one, I didn't realise that Flickr was only free for 200 images and then either you paid for an account or you lost your pics on a rotation basis - meaning some pictures I posted may start to disappear from forums...and I hate that!
Ta.
I use Photobucket and so far haven't had a problem exceeding bandwidth requirements. There is a limit to what you can host, but almost all the images I post, plus the logo on the forums comes from Photobucket and so far it's all be free.
Thank you kindly - why did I forget Photobucket?
imageshack for me - but whatever you find that does the job.
top pic of the fat pigeon swallowing the bread!!! well done
and yes, a full on 'i wouldnt hurt a fly' look from the cat, with a slightly 'youre not taking pictures of me' nonchalance about her!
Nice bike Judge and nice models as well. I've got a 52 Mile commute each way and if I were to bike it and then back home I'd probably be dead within a day.
I'll also chime in and say I love that He-111.
Thx UCG - forgot about Imageshack as well!
I had the camera on 10fps whilst the pidgeon was picking up the bread - I had to lol when I saw the pic with the bread heading south!
Cheers W8taminute - He-111 was a good model to make. If you notice, I tried to paint the canopy - but my hands just aren't steady enough.
My commute is only 8 miles - BOTH ways - and that makes it kind of easy. I don't think I'd like to cycle much to get to work - though I don't mind cycling more after
I looked longingly at the Airfix 1/24 scale Mosquito, but the price puts it out of reach for me, plus having somewhere to display such a big model to full advantage would be a problem.
What I really want is a large scale Tiger I, by preference RC. The 'Mark-1 Tanks' 1/4 scale is nice but costs around £10k with all the bells and whistles :P
http://www.mark-1-tank.co.uk/index.html
You know as much as I absolutely adore tanks - and I really do - I think they are so beautiful - I've never EVER had a desire to make models of them. I've always just been about planes.
Those are some big bugger tanks!
Years ago I did the Tamiya 1/24 Tiger, Panther and Jagd Panther - awesome models to make. They have long since fell victim to house moves and kids growing up, I'm sorry to say.
Quote from: bob48 on May 23, 2012, 03:09:40 PM
Years ago I did the Tamiya 1/24 Tiger, Panther and Jagd Panther - awesome models to make. They have long since fell victim to house moves and kids growing up, I'm sorry to say.
My sister bought me a 1:35 Sturmtiger that is waiting for me to open like a fine wine.
Or when my still improves to the point where I won't be embarrassed to paint it.
I have a Tamiya T-62 that I built after I graduated High School. It's the last model I ever built but I'm thinking about starting up the hobby again to share my love with my kids.
I used to have one of those Revell Sherman Tanks but my brother and I covered it in alcohol and torched it one day during one of our army guy fights. Can't seem to remember if it was 30 years ago or yesterday, but I know it happened.