WONDERFEST 2011.

Hi kids.......we are home. Wonderfest in Louisville, Kentucky was just amazing. Huge amounts of stalls with models you have never seen anywhere else. Japanese, German, American, British model manufacturers bringing stuff you only get there. It was at the Crowne Plaza near the airport and the hotel was great.  We arrived on the Thursday late and went straight to a party. Then Friday was the Knob Creek firing range for some high octane weapon fun.

Saturday was 12 hours of model porn of the highest order. Competitions, models, guests and loads of fun. The standard of work on display was totally off the scale.

Sunday was the USAF museum that we drove to in Dayton, Ohio. A massive collection of one-off planes including a B-2 stealth bomber and the UBER rare XB-70, the only one in existence.

FALKE UPDATE.

Right,

general assembly and test fitting for this baby. Things are going together well as expected from this model company. The big motor, highly detailed (and cool) cockpit and all the interior bits are stuck in. When the rain stops, I can lay down some primer on the components that are too hard to get to when assembled.

Stay tuned Ma.K fans.

FALKE ANIT-GRAVITY RAIDER.

Bought 2 of these to do two versions. First up is this one. Going to do it German Grey. Always liked that colour and this model has that many fans with that many colour schemes, I am just trying to find something a bit different.

It will be very well weathered and some aftermarket details are out there for this and I will add them too.
It's 1/20th scale and is made by the Japanese Model Corporation "Hasegawa" About 60 quid to buy in most model shops.

Opening box art pics. Staring the kit tomorrow.

SUNNY SOUTHPORT RIDE-OUT.

Well, the weather was lovely today. Went to Southport for an ice cream (what else....) and take a test ride on the new BMW K1600GT. Sadly my ride was denied due to the "paper part" of my licence was not taken with me......bugger. What happened to the handy plastic card tucked in your wallet ??

Anyway, here's a few pics of the day.

Chris.

STAR WARS REBEL BLOCKADE RUNNER.

This is the MASSIVE Randy Cooper Rebel Blockade Runner. It was the opening ship in "Star Wars" that was being chased by the Imperial Star Destroyer. Randy Cooper mastered this and made a great job. As always, resin kits demand a huge amount of time to prepare for paint and this is no exception. Plenty of pin holes to fill, seams to line up and plenty of sanding.

About 40 inches long and extremely heavy. Here is where I am up to so far. Stay tuned for updates as it reaches different stages of completion.

Chris.

STAFFORD CLASSIC BIKE SHOW.

Went here today and it was amazing. Loads of classic bikes in better than new condition of all shapes and sizes. The queue to get in was mad. It just keeps getting bigger and bigger.  Here's a few pics of what was a brilliant day.

WIRRAL EGG RUN 2011.

Well, the weather held out again to make a fantastic day for the run. The annual charity motorcycle ride-out that just keeps getting bigger and bigger. This was the 31st year and in all, I have missed four. The first one had about 40 bikes and as I was too young to ride, I was a passenger. Today had in excess of 11,000 bikes and an estimate of £30,000 raised for local charities. The route was about 20 miles and went from the seaside town of New Brighton to Clatterbridge Hospital.

Here's a few pics.

Me , after arrival on my B-KING.

A small selection of the riders.

Honda Rune.

Custom paintwork on tank.