What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[Tayne]

Please excuse the late night, whisky addled photography.

 

Face by Tayne, on Flickr

 

Back by Tayne, on Flickr

 

Tuk Tuk by Tayne, on Flickr

 

I've realised that this is nowhere near as good as the beach buggy...

[cort16]

This is cool although it must have taken an age to do.

 

[ashmicro]

Cheers for the info Tayne.

[Negative Creep]

 

One for STUNO

[retrogeezer]

oh dear, it was definitely working when I packed it all up, I made sure I played a game on it before hand. The console is working though right?

 

The 3rd party controller did feel pretty cheaply made though compared with the proper one, have you taken the controller apart at all?? I've often found mega drive controllers need a clean on the contacts inside and it might be the same.

 

S

 

 

Nothing obviously amiss on the pad's PCB, although it does indeed feel cheap as hell. If I'm feeling brave I may take the console apart and see if anything has burnt out console side

 

 

Well that's a shame, it was working when it left here, I still have the pics from testing it in my photobucket account. I feel bad now.

 

 

 

[Mr_Bo11ox]

we have a new 'WOULD U SWAP 4 MK1 CIVIC'

 

http://retrorides.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=userrecentposts&user=elrenovski

[willswitchengage]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/19866191

 

RETARD

[autofive]

we have a new 'WOULD U SWAP 4 MK1 CIVIC'

 

http://retrorides.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=userrecentposts&user=elrenovski

 

and lets see the some high quality photos of this car.........

http://retrorides.proboards.com/index.c ... 520&page=1

 

EDIT: ....

 

[STUNO]

 

One for STUNO

 

I am aquainted with both inside and out, but one is a fake sugar and flavouring drink, not at all original.

[sporty-shite]

we have a new 'WOULD U SWAP 4 MK1 CIVIC'

 

http://retrorides.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=userrecentposts&user=elrenovski

 

BASTARD. He hasn't offered to swap it for my Scirocco.

[dollywobbler]

we have a new 'WOULD U SWAP 4 MK1 CIVIC'

 

http://retrorides.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=userrecentposts&user=elrenovski

 

Crikey. Quite a range of vehicles he wants to swap for. Tempted to bosh up an ad as I probably would quite fancy a near-mint 406. Unless it's that bloody Ferrari replica...

[Cavcraft]

My daughter now has a job! Some sort of scheme to get youngsters into work rang up with a possible lead last week. She got an interview the day after and a start two days after that. Best of all it's an a specialist food store that sell absolutely mega scran, so I've purchased a few very tasty bits and bobs.

[HillmanImp]

 

I had been wanting to do this for a couple of weeks now but unfortunately I needed to learn how to use Photoshop before I could even start.

[Cavcraft]

[Negative Creep]

Sold the Bluebird. Not as much as I'd wanted and has been a miserable experience trying to shift it, but hey ho. New owner seems like a nice chap, and if no one had turned up by the end of the week I probably would have had to scrap it, which would be heartbreaking

[cobblers]

11 miles in to a 25 mile ride round dalby forest (the red route) I was about to give up cos I'd had food poisoning the day before and had gone all faint and could barely walk when:

a shite ice cream van appears

three of those and a can of coke and I was like a new man, did the rest of the route in pretty good time. Was a bit disappointed that he wasn't sat there idling clattering away and ready to fill the valley with blue smoke the first time he hit the throttle to set off - He'd just got good insulation he reckoned.

[Negative Creep]

oh dear, it was definitely working when I packed it all up, I made sure I played a game on it before hand. The console is working though right?

 

The 3rd party controller did feel pretty cheaply made though compared with the proper one, have you taken the controller apart at all?? I've often found mega drive controllers need a clean on the contacts inside and it might be the same.

 

S

 

 

Nothing obviously amiss on the pad's PCB, although it does indeed feel cheap as hell. If I'm feeling brave I may take the console apart and see if anything has burnt out console side

 

 

Well that's a shame, it was working when it left here, I still have the pics from testing it in my photobucket account. I feel bad now.

 

 

 

 

Don't worry about it. Does boot up just fine, so may just need another pad

[Volksy]

You need this game for the 3DO:

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Road-Track-Pr ... 3a743983be

 

Many fond memories of playing this!

[Negative Creep]

You need this game for the 3DO:

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Road-Track-Pr ... 3a743983be

 

Many fond memories of playing this!

 

 

Goit is, and the PS1 version as well. With actual cars and videos at the time it was OMG MOST REALISTIK THING EVAR JUST LIKE A REAL CAR

[DSdriver]

11 miles in to a 25 mile ride round dalby forest (the red route) I was about to give up cos I'd had food poisoning the day before and had gone all faint and could barely walk when:

a shite ice cream van appears

three of those and a can of coke and I was like a new man, did the rest of the route in pretty good time. Was a bit disappointed that he wasn't sat there idling clattering away and ready to fill the valley with blue smoke the first time he hit the throttle to set off - He'd just got good insulation he reckoned.

A great pic, it tells the whole story.

[M'coli]

It is an awesome photo! Pity it can't be cropped down to calendar size easily without loosing the van or the cone, as that would make a fabulous calendar picture - although the Volvo 460 photo in this year's calendar is in portrait so a little border each side and it would be fine, I guess?

 

In other news, I'm just back from a job interview for the Royal Mail christmas staff, fingers are crossed.

[trigger]

 

This months calendar photo is the best

 

God that was a bloody good car.

[Largactil]

RE: Shite cameras

 

I bought a 50's Kiev 4 a few years back. It's epically shite. (Not sure I've even run a full film through it yet!)

 

Also got a Horizon 202 with slightly sticky clockwork gear for a song... Panoramic film photography is pretty cool.

 

 

That said, the best film camera I own is probably a MF Fuji GS645 S, bought when I used to have spare money. Great results when X processing colour slide film.

 

 

Speaking of photography, I'm trying to give away an Agfa Colour Enlarger, if anyone wants it?

 

[Cavcraft]

 

 

 

 

That's a dangerously cool photograph, only the modern cars (esp. Ka) take the edge off it slightly.

[Cavcraft]

Never had brand new wheels of my own so was rather happy to be wheeling this out of the showroom today

 

 

Looks and feels like a decent bit of kit, hydraulic brakes are mega and the short ride home was very enjoyable. I'm going to whang it round an offroad track soon as I get chance and see how it holds up.

[cobblers]

Looks a nice bit of kit - Once you run a set of proper hydraulic disk brakes you won't be able to go back to anything else, they're fupping amazing. It's dead satisfying hearing water boil when it splashes on the disks after you've been riding hard. After you've done about 15 miles they'll be a lot better too.

 

What forks are they? if they are air ones, there's absolutely loads to be gained by setting the pressure to suit your weight. Don't try and do it with a normal bike pump though, use a proper shock pump or a compressor with a regulator. I made the mistake of letting 15PSI out of my forks before I tackled dalby forest on the weekend and it made a huge difference.

[Cavcraft]

Cheers, sadly I don't think they're air type, there is a small dial on the top of the left hand fork which I assumes adjusts the settings slightly and there's also a handlebar mounted lock out switch which will be useful.

[Cavcraft]

[Richard]

I bet quite a few 70s and 80s Radio 1 DJs are shitting themselves right now.

[RedSparrow]

About 10 years ago I used to work with a woman who when she was a teenager was a regular in the audience on TOTP. She told me about various rumours and what went on, she had been 'groomed' lets say but had the sense to make sure she was never alone with a certain presenter.

 

Seems inappropriate in the grin thread.