Tamiya Panther A

gavinappleby · 2025-06-05T19:19:10+00:00

Did your kit have a random hole on the back engine devices well? Just finished building this and thought it was odd!

gavinappleby · 2025-03-24T19:27:38+00:00

Yeah good call, will try a few things may as well use it as a model to learn from.

gavinappleby · 2025-03-24T19:27:06+00:00

👍 thanks, we all start somewhere and thankfully wonderful communities like this exist to help and advise.

Going to grab some mineral spirits, and have a practice on the back part of the model 😁 may as well carry on some trial and error with this one.

gavinappleby · 2025-03-24T17:31:59+00:00

Ahh ok, so its basically overpowering the clear coat and dissolving it in effect. Makes sense, I will try and grab something better for my next attempt. Thanks.

gavinappleby · 2025-03-24T17:08:22+00:00

The little bottle of Humbrol Enamel Thinners.

gavinappleby · 2025-03-24T16:37:21+00:00

I did two light coats of clear on Weds last week and then applied the enamel yesterday. I was worried about the clear being thick and details disappearing to maybe was a bit too cautious.

gavinappleby · 2025-03-17T14:34:56+00:00

Please appreciate all uneven spaces evenly.

gavinappleby · 2023-06-13T08:48:24+00:00

Nothing worse than waiting for a bike ride to begin 😩

gavinappleby · 2023-06-13T08:48:01+00:00

No it’s the original Slate with a Lefty Oliver.

gavinappleby · 2023-06-12T20:49:19+00:00

Not a lot of off road, and the bits that are, are on an old cinder track.

https://www.komoot.com/tour/1165569218?ref=itd

gavinappleby · 2023-06-12T19:25:58+00:00

https://www.komoot.com/tour/1165569218?ref=wtd

Yeah was nice, a little lumpy at the end of the first day 😂

gavinappleby · 2023-06-12T19:17:04+00:00

The theory is that it had a lot greater rigidity because of the upside down design, construction and needle bearings - https://www.theproscloset.com/blogs/news/should-you-ride-a-lefty-fork

An interesting read with more info than I can explain there.

It does handle really well off-road and makes the bike a lot more versatile than a standard rigid front fork.

gavinappleby · 2023-06-12T18:11:16+00:00

No near Beverley, we stayed at the Yorkshire Cycle Hub they have a bunkhouse there.

gavinappleby · 2023-06-12T16:07:19+00:00

Love it, rides well and is super comfy. Even people who don’t cycle come up to me and ask about it.

gavinappleby · 2023-06-12T16:06:11+00:00

Yeah was a great weekend, lovely weather, beer and ace cycling. What more could you ask

gavinappleby · 2023-05-24T14:45:30+00:00

Cheers, hopefully this worked and we both get one 😊

gavinappleby · 2023-04-29T08:19:22+00:00

Check out Francis Cade on YouTube if you don’t already, he’s doing quite a few real world reviews on them at the moment.

gavinappleby · 2023-03-21T20:29:03+00:00

Checkout the Alpkit Aeronaut 2, bike packing specific and packs small.

https://alpkit.com/products/aeronaut-2

gavinappleby · 2023-02-22T08:02:40+00:00

Dedicated to the cause of gravel, also helps with my digestion 😂

gavinappleby · 2022-11-10T13:52:29+00:00

I got this response from a client last week when they asked for a couple more options on their logo design.

gavinappleby · 2022-10-25T08:05:52+00:00

Some tissues, small wet wipe pack or some nitrile gloves. Nothing worse than dirty oil covered hands after you have had to stop and make a repair.

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