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Rozabikes Tim:
Awesome as the young pups say.

XS850:
Incredibly high standard there rbt, the time & patience required has to have been enormous - brilliant builds & thanks for sharing. Puts my “plastic” efforts to shame!
Bruce

Orcade-Ian:
Amazing models rbt - yes, it's strange that bikes, cars and models seem to be linked somehow.  I've done lots over the years and still have a few (still boxed) Tamiya models to do (no idea when I'll find the time though).
Julie, I think we all get more patient as we age - still better than being a patient I suppose.  Although I will admit that our new 'Smart TV' nearly got hurled through the lounge window last Saturday during initial set-up - Grrrrrr.
Strange that as we get older with diminishing eyesight and reducing dexterity, we seem to pick hobbies with smaller and smaller parts.

Ian

rbt1548:
Thank you for your kind comments.

I gave it up in my late teens and took it up again in my early thirties after my girls were born just for something to do and give me a bit of time for myself, everybody else in the house was female, including the dog and guinea pigs, hamsters and quite possibly the fish as well ;D, it could get a bit manic at times, now don't get me wrong, ladies are wonderful creatures, but when one of the aforementioned is 'debating' whether they were given permission to wear a certain item of clothing that belonged to the other it could get a bit raucous, I'm sure a good few will understand, to be honest when they moved out I missed it all ::).

I had a wee bit of a chuckle at something Nurse Julie mentioned,    "The final straw was when my Mum got the roast spuds out of the oven and found a wing transfer stuck to a roastie 😂😂😂😂, when my sister and I were clearing out my mother's house a few years ago, my sister shouted, "This will be yours!", and handed me a bowl with part of an RAF roundel stuck to it, it must have been there for well over 40 years stuck to the bowl.

Bruce said, "Puts my “plastic” efforts to shame!", I think that couldn't be futher from the truth, if you enjoy doing something that is the main thing, that's what gives you the pleasure and enjoyment,  sometimes doing all the detailing can have the opposite effect, it's not the first time I have lost the plot with something, 'just to get it right', it's not the first time and, I would imagine, not the last where I will just abandon something because it's not gone right and I get stressed with it when I should be enjoying it. Over Christmas there I did a FW190 straight out the box and thoroughly enjoyed doing it, and I can assure you I will be doing more like that.

My young grandson has done a couple with me, it was great, glue and paint all over the place, now that I thoroughly enjoyed, you ever seen a Tiger tank with a glitter camouflage?, doesn't matter we both enjoyed it.

If you think there are rivet counters in the bike world you haven't encountered the model world, I went to a club when I was about 19, never again, for me modelling and my bikes are for MY pleasure, not for someone to say x, y, or z is the wrong shade, if I want a glittery Tiger tank I shall have one.

I apologise for writing so long a reply, I went to write a line or two to say thanks for the kind words and got side tracked, the main thing is if you enjoy doing something, you do it, it's for your own pleasure and enjoyment, sometimes it helps if somethings not going right with the bike, I'll take a break and do a model or vice versa.

Do what you want to keep you sane :o

Thanks to all.

rbt1548:

--- Quote from: taysidedragon on January 08, 2023, 03:07:03 PM ---They are great kits, very detailed and accurate fit of parts. Just like a real Honda!
My modelling skills aren't brilliant but it turned out ok. The most fiddly kit I've ever made.
It sits alongside an RC30, RC211V and a Z900.

--- End quote ---

That is lovely!!!

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