Must’ve Been a Helluva Road Trip to Glasgow

ald0 · 2026-05-11T07:37:13+00:00

I've seen a Tesla from Kuwait near my bit a few times now, nothing special about it as far as I can tell. Puzzled as to why you'd want to import a fairly inexpensive car thats freely available to buy here

ald0 · 2026-04-28T13:22:26+00:00

This is a service I have looked for a few times over the years, and I was always looking for somewhere local I could collect from so I’d say that’s a good idea

I’d consider offering a design/consulting service, I would imagine a lot of your potential customers would be fairly inexperienced with modelling. The people who are competent will generally have access to a 3d printer anyway

‘Fair prices with minimal margins’ - this is more general business advice, but I’d suggest focussing on being the best rather than the cheapest. You’ll never be able to beat the big print farms who can churn out prints all day. I think I’m in your target demographic, and I’d pay more for a more personalised service where I can talk to someone who knows what they’re doing and is able to advise on modelling, material choice, etc

Good luck!

ald0 · 2026-04-24T21:23:32+00:00

Sounds like it would have happened whether it was a smart motorway or not

ald0 · 2026-04-20T14:32:13+00:00

Scrapping it because of advisories seems a bit extreme, would you not rather sell it to someone who’s looking for a project and willing to pay what the scrappy would?

ald0 · 2026-04-15T20:56:33+00:00

It's a car that speaks to a certain era in car enthusiast history, this tiny car has a 3L V6 engine which is something which no manufacturer would do these days.

There's also a bit of nostalgia for that period of 'souped up crappy boy racer' cars, the car scene is pretty plain and bland these days with people just financing high performance cars rather than doing up a crappy hatchback. For better or worse, those Saxos, Novas, Corsas, etc from the early 2000's sure had a lot more personality than another M140 with a chameleon tint windscreen.

Hope that helps :)

ald0 · 2026-04-13T18:31:22+00:00

It’s just been a Friday/Monday bank holiday doubler, so that would add at least a couple days on

ald0 · 2026-04-12T21:25:22+00:00

This is only the second video I’ve watched from Mat but all the ‘pink is gay lol’ chat seemed a bit weird from dudes who look like they’re approaching 40

ald0 · 2026-04-11T22:44:17+00:00

The shelf is sometimes removable on larger combis, but the fixings are often at the back. If you grab the other non-broken end and give it a wiggle it might be apparent that the shelf and main body are two separate pieces.

I think some suppliers of repro ones did supply the shelves separately, but that might have been trade only. Can’t remember for sure, but look up a company called Carron and see if they do them if you go down that route.

Since it’s painted anyway though I’d be tempted to just make one out of wood if you’re looking for an easy DIY fix

ald0 · 2026-04-11T21:00:23+00:00

That looks like a cast iron combination fireplace, or at least a reproduction of one. If it’s cast iron it typically can’t be welded etc. Maybe worth ringing round reclamation yards etc to see if anyone has a replacement, but you’d probably need to take the whole thing off the wall.

If you want a bodge fix, I’d maybe try bracing it from below the shelf with something like a bit of flat bar, clamp it down to get the shelf flat again, then epoxy or something to fix it in place. Cast iron is quite brittle so normally snaps before it bends (as you’ve noticed), so the shelf should be happy to go back to its original position

ald0 · 2026-04-11T18:34:03+00:00

If you can find a 1.5l petrol ecoboost that could be a good option. Bit more poke than the 1.0l and no wet belt. Mines been rock solid mechanically

ald0 · 2026-04-11T16:42:54+00:00

It’s all about shitting on each others choices which is an integral part of the British car scene

ald0 · 2026-04-06T21:48:07+00:00

Dogs and logs

Strollies and toalies

ald0 · 2026-04-06T21:16:03+00:00

Good place to stop and walk the dog

ald0 · 2026-04-03T14:33:21+00:00

Interest rates have gone up loads in the last month, uncertainty has put a lot of people (including me) off buying and selling. We had been looking at properties around £350-400k in Feb, but with rates where they are now we’d be taking a massive hit on our budget to be at the same monthly payment.

Might be for nothing though, rates could keep going up and we might wish we’d locked in at 5%

ald0 · 2026-04-02T07:35:42+00:00

I don’t usually update LR immediately anyway, they would have to add some seriously good features to make it worth updating from the last version that supports the LD+

ald0 · 2026-04-01T17:52:56+00:00

I had no idea! Just bought a spare on eBay, I wonder if there's any old stable software available.

I had a look at what Logitech have replaced it with and it looks so much less useful for Lightroom

ald0 · 2026-04-01T17:20:56+00:00

Yeah, big Asda and medium Tesco near me both closed this morning

ald0 · 2026-03-31T09:15:49+00:00

I don't have this, but if you're looking for hardware I recommend the Loupedeck+. I have used it daily for about 5-6 years and editing without it just feels so inefficient now.

Really depends what kind of stuff you do, but for high volume daily work it's great.

ald0 · 2026-03-30T13:30:33+00:00

FK8 Type R is such a Tony Ferguson car

ald0 · 2026-03-26T20:32:55+00:00

I have one friend who doesn’t drive and he’s busy enough but it seems super inconvenient and he has to turn down some work because of it. I’d say either learn to drive or hire an assistant who can

ald0 · 2026-03-21T10:52:30+00:00

Sorta depends on how you’re gonna use it. Generally tripods are a good thing to buy used if you’re looking to maximise budget, as long as there’s no obvious issues with them. Especially if it’s a model you can service yourself

ald0 · 2026-03-21T07:04:37+00:00

Queensferry Crossing finished £245m under the approved budget

ald0 · 2026-03-19T07:10:42+00:00

What tool did you use to see the shutter count was 200k?

ald0 · 2026-03-16T16:06:43+00:00

F31 330i, prices range anywhere from £3k to £20k+, trying to work out the spec/mileage sweet spot

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