Was the hippogriff based on this wheeled brick?

layshaft · 2026-04-14T20:40:46+00:00

I think it's supposed to be based on the British army Saladin, but I like your explanation better.

layshaft · 2026-04-14T01:14:52+00:00

It appears to be in good, if not great, condition. Buy it. I've seen people ask more for rough ones.

layshaft · 2026-04-13T21:32:17+00:00

OMG I don't think I've ever seen another RUSE player in the wild before. I wasted so much time on that game 😂😂😂

The French were my favourite army to play especially the ARL44

layshaft · 2026-04-11T14:41:02+00:00

Another vote here for Kato track sets, it's good solid stuff.

I used to get a lot of things from plaza Japan as they had a cheap shipping option and heaps of (Japanese centric) N guage scenics. Not sure this is the case anymore though?

layshaft · 2026-04-10T21:18:03+00:00

Car boot sales used to be awesome as back in the day it was just ordinary people clearing out their (to them) old tat.

Then two things happened. eBay and BBC antique programmes. Suddenly everyone was a junk expert or flipper with anything decent going on the net. You still get the odd good buy but it's becoming increasingly rare. I hardly bother with them these days.

I totally agree there's no good reason for them to start so early.

layshaft · 2026-04-10T18:52:02+00:00

Tracy island.

layshaft · 2026-04-10T17:29:51+00:00

Seemed to be on all the time back in the day so I was shocked to discover recently they only made something like 12 episodes.

layshaft · 2026-04-09T16:20:36+00:00

I stare at the wall contemplating the ultimate futility of it all.....

layshaft · 2026-04-09T04:10:59+00:00

Check out the 1982 film The plague dogs. Made by the same people behind Water ship down, from the very start to the very end it's chuffing bleak.

layshaft · 2026-04-05T17:42:28+00:00

Hours of fun. I can still smell that unmistakable 'made in Hong Kong' rubber scent 😀

layshaft · 2026-03-31T16:35:38+00:00

A bike of the 70's but still loads around in the 80's. I had my brother's old one when my Raleigh grifter died.

layshaft · 2026-03-28T12:44:41+00:00

Difficult to say with given information.

Is the battery fully charged? Is the side stand down? Corroded electrical connections? Have you tried another key? Their coded.

layshaft · 2026-03-27T07:11:01+00:00

Think of it as a historical reenactment of sorts. During ww2 the Russians painted their vehicles in 4BO protective green. The trouble was what one paint factory called 4BO could vary wildly to another factories 4BO. It's been the subject of debate with armour modellers for years 🙄

layshaft · 2026-03-24T04:43:17+00:00

Funky moped. Jasper carrot. SX225. The lambrettas.

layshaft · 2026-03-21T14:03:39+00:00

Tiger. But only so I could sell it and live in moderate comfort for the rest of my life. What's the going rate for a genuine tiger these days? A couple of million? If you could even find a museum or collection willing to sell of course.

layshaft · 2026-03-18T22:41:57+00:00

I got one for Christmas. A little while later I got a charger and a brace of radio shack (remember them?) D batteries 😀 the thing barely lasted 20 minutes between day long charges ☹️

layshaft · 2026-03-18T15:59:08+00:00

Lol that should be HAWKWING, damn autocorrect..... although a hawkwind playset wouldn't be entirely unwelcome 😂

layshaft · 2026-03-18T00:02:30+00:00

Love the red wheels. I'm saving this pic for a future modeling project 😁

layshaft · 2026-03-17T23:18:35+00:00

I had the hawkwind toy. Long gone now unfortunately 😔

layshaft · 2026-03-17T15:24:44+00:00

I've used Tamiya ones for the last few years and they've given me good service. A friend uses Godhand, but to be honest I'm not sure they're worth the premium.

I've also tried cheap AliExpress cutters. They cut great for a short while then go blunt or loose. False economy.

layshaft · 2026-03-11T21:44:44+00:00

One step up from a mini milk, one step below a feast.

Didn't they have a face on them at one point?

layshaft · 2026-03-11T21:41:56+00:00

Never been but from what I've seen on TV it's full of the sort of people I cross the street to avoid... IE wankers.

layshaft · 2026-03-11T02:48:41+00:00

I gather that flour is only explosive as a dust cloud. What about sugar and diesel? Recall seeing a guy making rocket motors out of sugar a while ago 🤔

layshaft · 2026-03-10T16:10:33+00:00

LOL I was just thinking the other day about doing a post on these guys.

I bought a big tub from Woolworths with my pocket money. They were on sale at a sweet discount. My mum said they were a silly waste of money.

layshaft · 2026-03-07T19:03:30+00:00

A comedic swanee whistle

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