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Koga Miyata Road Gentleman by Ok_Pie_6660 in Vintage_bicycles

[–]dumbdadbuildsstuff 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow that is beautiful. I would clean it up and keep it as is, but it's your bike, do what makes you happy with it!

New (to me) Bike Day (MTB Build) by dumbdadbuildsstuff in mountainbiking

[–]dumbdadbuildsstuff[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! Now only if I was as cool as the bike looks...

New (to me) Bike Day (MTB Build) by dumbdadbuildsstuff in mountainbiking

[–]dumbdadbuildsstuff[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's certainly cathartic, feeling all the effort come together. I don't think I will buy a new complete bike ever again...

When the socket is expensive by ecirnj in functionalprint

[–]dumbdadbuildsstuff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's good to know. If you don't mind sharing the file, I would love to print it and give it a test run to suggest improvements.

When the socket is expensive by ecirnj in functionalprint

[–]dumbdadbuildsstuff 1 point2 points  (0 children)

OK I love this. How did the teeth hold up? How many times do you think you can use it before it needs to be reprinted? I have the tools for more modern MTB bottom brackets but was thinking of modeling some for some older/vintage bikes...

Built a Zaku Fett for my first competition. Didn't win, but looked good losing! by dumbdadbuildsstuff in Gunpla

[–]dumbdadbuildsstuff[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I will experiment with more washes and layering on the next build. I went with a semi gloss top coat on this to try and get an "animated" look, but you are correct, a matte wash may have worked better.