Latest acquisition in your collection

[boggie]

Just Landed: Natural Rubber O rings made to my specification from Shandong Province, Mainland China.

 




N=2,000

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=px6X_otbZI0

Greetings Steven. 

OK! I give up.
 
If you're now a retired spokey maker,

wadda ya gunna do with 2000 rubber round thingies?

Being a proud owner of a trifecta of your little wonders I just have to ask. 

[Steven Robson]

Hi Boogie

I haven’t really thought about what I’m going to do with them. 

They were really hard to get.  Small Order Quantities from China don’t really fit their industrial scale capacity.  I posted a public tender, got lucky and found a small manufacturer, developed a relationship, sent photos of the wheels and they were happy to make to my specification.

My mate in Texas is a great Fokker Dr.I fan, he’s making Fokker Dr.I 141/17 and needed some natural rubber tyres.  Thought it would be nice to go the extra yard and help him (I’ll post photos of his build soon).

Maybe I should send a pair to Jamo for a review; they’re just like milky-bar chocolate for modellers.  I’m still prancing around my lounge room, glass of wine in-hand, awash with little rubber o rings. 

Best Regards
Re-tyred
Steven

[ermeio]

Hi Boogie

I haven’t really thought about what I’m going to do with them. 

They were really hard to get.  Small Order Quantities from China don’t really fit their industrial scale capacity.  I posted a public tender, got lucky and found a small manufacturer, developed a relationship, sent photos of the wheels and they were happy to make to my specification.

My mate in Texas is a great Fokker Dr.I fan, he’s making Fokker Dr.I 141/17 and needed some natural rubber tyres.  Thought it would be nice to go the extra yard and help him (I’ll post photos of his build soon).

Maybe I should send a pair to Jamo for a review; they’re just like milky-bar chocolate for modellers.  I’m still prancing around my lounge room, glass of wine in-hand, awash with little rubber o rings. 

Best Regards
Re-tyred
Steven

Are they suit for 32 scale?
Do you sell them in little quantities?

[Des]

Nice one Bo, I have this kit in my sights as well.

Des.

[Steven Robson]

I agree, the early version AEG is a great kit. 

[Pgtaylorart]

.....hmmmm......there's something familiar about that particular AEG.......

Yeah, I recognize that one. Glad it went to a good home. 

George

[uncletony]

Ah, you got the pink one! score!

[coyotemagic]

Ah, you got the pink one! score!

...and it suits you so well!
Cheers,
Bud

PS-How do I get one of those, Bo?  Don't see it on your site.

[coyotemagic]

It takes a real man to assemble a pink engine......and be proud to show it off.

Well, Big Mike, I'm trying to get one so we can match.
Cheers,
Bud

[coyotemagic]

That LVG is an awesome kit, amigo!  Hang on to it.
Cheers,
Bud

[Des]

You have scored extremely well Michael, the LVG is an awesome kit.

Des.

[ermeio]

Vallorbe needle files...
you bring up memories of an old toolshop in the '80s where I bought also steel thread and some other tools...
I don't know if it is still open, since I moved in the meantime, but it was like a treasure cave
you could left a fortune there

[Steven Robson]

That Aviattic night lozenge looks lovely.

Here's my latest roughed-up (400 carbide paper) natural rubber o ring.

[Des]

These came in the mail today from John Vojtech at Scale Spokes, they will be going onto my Blackburn Heavy Monoplane scratch build. A good selection of different tyres as well as weighted resin tyres come with each set, pretty good for $20/set, they were on special, usually sell for $26/set.

Des.

[Steven Robson]

World's fastest WW1 motorbike?

 



- Wunderlich carbon: front guard, tank centre, rear quarter panels
- ergo seat from Deutschland
- Modified air intake
- K&N air filter
- Power Commander hot chip
- disconnect oxygen sensor
- pull apart Akrapovic and remove 2 x baffles and
- tuned on the dyno by Competition Conversions, Thebarton South Australia

Current land speed record Adelaide Hills South Australia