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baldwin


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Almost there.Quite a lot of detail.The test is being built at the moment.Will put pics of it later.



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The "test" model finished.

Any comments??



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Yes, it looks stunning! Well done, masterpiece as usual

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Rob

Your the first positive I have had. They will be out soon,in a set of 2  bikes.Figures coming after,2 sets,Western Front and a Middle East set.

As you can imagine the Vickers Clyno will be next.

This has taken 6 years (!!!!) and thanks to Mike MacCabe it is at last on the list.



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baldwin wrote:

...Any comments??

Fantastic!



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Barry,

That motorbike looks superb. Now I will be able to represent one of my Great-Grand-Fathers who broke his leg when he came off a motorbike in 1917 at Houplines, France whilst he was inspecting IWT operations.


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Chris

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Chris

Sounds interesting ,thinking about some figure sets hadn't thought of one of those !!!

I will be selling 2 bikes in a set.As to figures I want to continue the Middle East range.So two separate sets one Middle East the other Western Front.

More fun !!!



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A great pic for one of the riders.At least that's sorted the correct colour for the bike.

He looks familiar !!!!



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A better picture of the test model.This has been built by Mike MacCabe who designed the kit.

Yes,that is a tin of Humbrol paint.

What a gem !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



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Blimey! That's a blast from the past.... seven years ago!



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This is just GREAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Absolutely b***dy Fantastic, Will put a few on my Christmas wanted list

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baldwin


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Thanks,Rob what bike was that?

A few more pic's



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That's fantastic Barry... will you be doing a rider for it?

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Sunbeam, still in operational condition at the Black Country Living Museum, here's a link to some more information on it:

 

http://www.bclm.co.uk/items/1918-sunbeam-military-dispatch-riders-motorcycle/958.htm

 

The only working Vickers motorcycle combination, the 1917 Matchless, is now in the Tank Museum at Bovington, placed on long-term loan by the British Motorcycle Heritage Trust after a friend of mine sold it earlier this year



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Thanks Rob,maybe next time?

Bern,figures,yes 2 sets of 3 figures.One for Western Front the other Middle East. Sending a Clyno to my figure sculptor next week.

 



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Excellent... I've been scratch building a Triumph Model H on and off for a couple of years now and the promise of a rider should spur me on to finally finish it smile

I may just have to have a Clyno too as it's so cute!



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Despatch%2520Riders%2520Of%2520The%2520Royal%2520Engineers%2520On%2520The%2520Gallipoli%2520Peninsular.jpg

 

Here's a fantastic photo of Douglas 2.75hp machines and their riders out in Gallipoli (recently back from a fantastic fortnight out there, sadly didn't find any left-behind motorcycles or other vehicles though)



-- Edited by Rob on Friday 25th of September 2015 01:09:37 PM

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baldwin


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Clyno now on sale.£12.00 for two motorcycles.



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Although clearly Barry is not actually interested in selling any of them otherwise he would have provided a link, or tell you where to get them from, just anything really....

Mike

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Now available,Dispatch riders W^D 60 Western Front,W^D 61 Middle East from www.wdmodels.com

Here a poor quality pic of W^D 60



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They look great Barry, I'll have to get a set of them 



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