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I'm able to spray although I normally use synthetic enamel or Cellulose, Old Land Rovers so have a variety of sprayguns, a 14cfm compressor and masks.

I've raised the matter of manufacturers refusing to supply parts before. In the automotive industry this is where the profit is and if the manufacturers refuse to supply other producers will, its simple demand and then supply.

Out of interest and having a couple to do myself at some point, what brand paint and lacquer did you use? did you sand between coats and if so what grade?, how many coats? etc. Pretty much any information you can give please.

It's possible you are screwing the shock rods in too far and it is stressing the plastic.

I would be looking at the swingarm retainers, these can be the cause of binding. If they are worn, the swingarms can bind with the force of the shock sprint pushing back on them, if they are a close fit and not greased, they can bind. If there is wear where the swingarms enter the gear box plates they can bind. If the shocks don't have shouldered screws/brass spacers the shocks can bind. I can see the Allen head screws fitted to the rear shocks, are these shouldered or have the brass spacers? Lots of things to check.

Very nicely done sir.

Could be interested, depends on price of course but looking at the site prices look fair.

I got my second and third cars from Beatties in High Holborn WC1. That would be my Lancia Rally and my Falcon. The place was huge and always busy but the rent was ridiculous and I doubt the place ever broke even let alone made a profit. Not only was it full of stock it was full of knowledge in all things modelling. I still have my Beatties holdalls and I'm kind of happy that I went there before the changes happened in the world. It isn't just the hobby shops I miss. Over the years I have watched Central London change into a shadow of what it once was. Now it's expensive coffee shops/Cafes, offices and high rise housing. The wastelands we used to play on as kids have gone, the specialist shops have gone, everything that gave character has gone in exchange for an influx of homogeneous housing and businesses that give nothing back to the society around it except for overpriced bad food and drinks. I'm guessing the rest of the UK is heading the same way. In my experience it isn't the WWW causing the die off of all these shops, it's the high rents and gentrification. If I had a shop I could get to within 30 minutes and get or order parts I would use it. My other half lives in South Wales where an industrial unit that'll hold 8 cars will cost £450+vat+rates a month. Same unit in Central London you are looking at upwards of £60-80k+vat+rates a year except you won't find one because they have virtually all had their planning use changed so they can be used for coffee shops and the land lords have added 25-50% to the price. For that tenfold increase in rent you won't see a tenfold increase in business. Sorry to be serious but...

Unfortunate that he no longer does them, quality and price were very good. He was an easy chap to deal with as well.

Possibly but not quickly, I won't be having any time off for 2 weeks. You want pictures first?

Has anyone spoken to Peter, RA1028 who used to make the Repro Toyota/Blazer/M38/Rough rider tyres? Doesn't seem to have been active on here for 4 years and his tyres have disappeared from Ebay.

Been 2 months now, looks like this will be binned unless someone pipes up.

Afternoon all. I've got a 1/5 or 1/6th scale Prafa nitro car sat here with many parts missing and many useful parts still on it including the engine. Free to anyone who can collect from the Bethnal Green area.

Arrived this morning and it's the first kit I have ever received that has plastic shrink wrap around it.

Yep so thank you for the tip Its a Euro kit so may not have English instructions, this is why it doesn't turn up in the Amazon UK search.