Images of items I have purchased (except trainers [no feet pics])

Participant · 17 Oct 2019 at 08:50

Steedie said:
Birthday presents. Up all night building Lego sets for my sons birthday today so it’s ready for him to play with this morning. He’s not that bothered about the building bit yet just playing

Wow my son would love those sets. Cool.

Adam · 17 Oct 2019 at 15:49

Wow he is certainly missing out by not building it with you. Teaches so many useful skills like following the instructions, concentration, dexterity to name a few.

robfosters · 17 Oct 2019 at 16:19

Steedie said:
Birthday presents. Up all night building Lego sets for my sons birthday today so it’s ready for him to play with this morning. He’s not that bothered about the building bit yet just playing

So who’s enjoyed his presents more, you or him?

Steedie · 17 Oct 2019 at 16:28

robfosters said:
So who’s enjoyed his presents more, you or him?

the first one was pretty therapeutic to build. He’s definitely enjoying them though, I’m just trying my best to not look like I’m scared of him breaking it when playing with it

Derek W · 17 Oct 2019 at 17:06

Posted in the photography section.

Jiffy Kodak VP

Kodak Six 20 Brownie

LuckyBenski · 17 Oct 2019 at 18:09

Big (but not expensive) car cleaning kit. Largely bought it because it comes with a bucket so I'm hoping it can be stored in it!

dowie · 17 Oct 2019 at 18:17

Steedie said:
the first one was pretty therapeutic to build. He’s definitely enjoying them though, I’m just trying my best to not look like I’m scared of him breaking it when playing with it

Eh? He should be breaking it! And building something else too, in fact he should have probably built the thing in the first place... that's half the fun and where a lot of the educational value comes from too.

Get him to break it and build whatever he wants tbh...

ThereIs0nly0ne · 17 Oct 2019 at 18:21

Some acoustic material ...

For the acoustic panels and bass traps I'm building ...

hughtrimble · 17 Oct 2019 at 19:10

LuckyBenski said:
Big (but not expensive) car cleaning kit. Largely bought it because it comes with a bucket so I'm hoping it can be stored in it!

Bought for the bucket? The plastic thing in the background you can get for a couple of quid?

LuckyBenski · 17 Oct 2019 at 19:47

hughtrimble said:
Bought for the bucket? The plastic thing in the background you can get for a couple of quid?

I mean as opposed to shopping around individually for the 6-7 parts of the set I actually need! Which would have included a bucket

Mark A · 17 Oct 2019 at 22:25

Participant said:
Monitor Audio Bronze 2 bookshelf speakers in walnut.

Loads more bass and mid bass compared to the Wharfedale Diamond 10.1s they're replacing. They sound very good for £279.

I got the black version with a Marantz PM6005 on my desk and think they sound really good. I did have a bit of an issue with the bass being a little boomy, so placed them on some granite chopping boards with silicone feet and that cured it. Think the bass must have been amplified by the desk somehow...

Phate · 17 Oct 2019 at 22:56

Getting back into Model Power Boats...this is quickly getting out of hand

Deleted member 77746 · 17 Oct 2019 at 23:10

@Phate

Surely that's too small for you! Did you not think about buying a bigger one? Where's the engine and where is the space for the pool and bar?

WTF Phate!

PS - Get that photo in the rouges! you rogue!

Dis86 · 17 Oct 2019 at 23:11

Who's the Peter Griffin lookalike?

Yadda · 17 Oct 2019 at 23:18

Blimey. What kind of speeds do those boats reach?

Phate · 17 Oct 2019 at 23:43

mrbell1984 said:
@Phate

Surely that's too small for you! Did you not think about buying a bigger one? Where's the engine and where is the space for the pool and bar?

WTF Phate!

PS - Get that photo in the rouges! you rogue!

Its just perspective distortion, this boat is the perfect size for me

I just sent my photo, have at it

Phate · 17 Oct 2019 at 23:46

Yadda said:
Blimey. What kind of speeds do those boats reach?

This thing is going to be a bit of a weapon. It is a racing grade carbon fibre hull and I'll be fitting a 7bhp 15cc Nitro engine to it. Hoping for speeds of 50mph+

LuckyBenski · 17 Oct 2019 at 23:46

You're gonna need a bigger...

mrbell1984 said:
Surely that's too small for you! Did you not think about buying a bigger one?

Oh

Yadda · 17 Oct 2019 at 23:48

Phate said:
This thing is going to be a bit of a weapon. It is a racing grade carbon fibre hull and I'll be fitting a 7bhp 15cc Nitro engine to it. Hoping for speeds of 50mph+

7 horses behind that?! :eek:

Crikey. My 14ft dingy only had a 10hp outboard (no launch fees), and that went well enough, lol.

I know nothing about model boats but I bet that takes some delicate balancing.

Phate · 17 Oct 2019 at 23:52

Yadda said:
7 horses behind that?! Crikey.

I know nothing about model boats but I bet that takes some delicate balancing.

Indeed, I am happy to do a build thread in November when I am likely coming to the UK and taking a week off work, can build it in that time. If anyone is interested

Balancing wise is not too bad. The supplier told me where the centre of gravity is, so you make a mark and position the equipment in the boat (it more or less goes in the same place with each boat/build anyway, a bit like a PC) and then fine tune it until its balancing on the COG. Mark the position and that is where you will fit the parts

The boat did come with a lot o the hardware to fit inside, but I thought it would be mostly lost on this forum, so I didn't share that.

Here is a similar but smaller boat of mine, its got a heavier fibreglass hull with a slightly less powerful engine and quickly accelerates to about 40-43mph (tested via GPS speedo) - they do not hang about! Just big boys toys