Fast Lady in Red

Kerry COX
Looking as good as I expected Peter. All smooth and just as it should be. Most impressed. 🙂 🙂 👍

Peter Hardy
Thanks Kerry. Didn't get much done over the weekend, was tied up on Skype with a mate for half the day on sunday.

Kerry COX
LOL. Funny bugger. hehehehehe.

Tim Heimer
Looking good!

Tim Heimer
Now ..if your hands worked as hard as your jaw did, it would be done! LOL

Peter Hardy
I appreciate the sentiment but not very accurate.

Martin Oostrom
Nice paint work. And listen to Kerry, he's mister "get rid of moldlines, you'll always know they're there". So true!
Keep it up my Aussie Mate 👍

Kerry COX
LOL. I have seen a perfect build be overlooked because a hawke eyed judge has found a..................................................................................seam line. :-O :-O :-O The enemy of all modellers. 👍

Peter Hardy
Awww, shucks Lode! Now I'm blushing.
Mold lines Martin? Are there mold lines?

Kerry COX
Mould, mold, seam. or what ever sort of line they are. MUST BE ELIMINATED. !!!!

Peter Hardy
Dog with a bone Kerry! I'll give you a ring about 12 and see how you went at EGR.

Martin Oostrom
Don't go mocking my English, or Lode and I will only comment in Dutch. And call you all kinds of cuddly names 😉

Martin Oostrom
Je bedoelt ons lieve pluizige Australische konijntje? 😉

Peter Hardy
Just how much time do you think Aussies have to waste on frivolous Dutchmen?

Martin Oostrom
Considering your vast number of posts on our albums, apparently plenty😎

Spanjaard
actually, it seems you are doing a good job Peter.
oh, misschien moet ik ook Nederlanders praten? een beetje inburgering cursus voor Peter, jongens?😉

Peter Hardy
Ha! So you admit Dutchmen are frivolous!

Oi Kezza, me ol' China! Strayuns yabba lingo betterun clog clumpas eh?

Peter Hardy
Spanjaard I will translate all of the above over the weekend! Time for little boys to go off to bed. Thanks for the tip off on my details!

Peter Hardy
Lode, I would NEVER be disrespectful of a distinguished Belgian gentleman or a Spanjaard of course. Do you speak Flemish as well as English and Dutch?

Spanjaard
Flemish is basically the same as Dutch... well, like Sustralian and British English, kind of

Peter Hardy
Talented bugger! I still struggle with English!

Spanjaard
i wish i would have started learning languages a lot younger.... i may have actually done it properly 😛

Spanjaard
yes, that is why my Dutch sucks, I hardly never use it (specially in the office). I have been postponing French for years, but i will start soon, even if do not want to 😛

Martin Oostrom
We had French, German and English in school when I was 12 (and Dutch of course), all obligatory. French and German for 4 years and English for 6. Even had 1 year of Latin.
We're a small country and speaking languages is quite necessary in trade.
My German and French is rusty, the Latin is gone.

Erik Leijdens
I only remember "Luctor Et Emergo" 😄

Peter Hardy
I did 2 years of German in high school and can still count to 99. I am learning Thai as Mrs Hardy is very proficient at it. When I was a kid we could only do Latin, German and French. French sounded very feminine to our young ears so the boys learned that your father was a farter, while the girls learned the language of romance. My late wife was of Dutch heritage so I do have a very small Dutch vocabulary, mostly food and swear words!

Spanjaard
I only had English at school. In all the those years, I only had a native teacher once, for about 50 minutes..... The rest, local Spanish teachers, many doing other subjects, but "recycled" with a quick course......

Spanjaard
Ah, and one year of Latin that only passed because the teacher was one of the sweetest persons I ever met. I remember nothing of it (never learnt much anyway)

Kerry COX
Caput Capitus.(The head) Cedo cesum.(I go) Pes pedis.(The foot) The latin root is the basis of all the English language, and French for the legals. Magistrate. Jury. etc.

Peter Hardy
So what does "In vino veritas" mean?

Kerry COX
Your pissed. 🙂
DUI

Peter Hardy
Wish I was!

Kerry COX
Hahahahaha 🙂

Kerry COX
Tomorrow. I get my second 916. 👍 AND, that night, I see the Cowboys and Bronco's go head to head. A Qld derby. 👍

Peter Hardy
Big TV is supposed to arrive tomorrow but I have to go to Blackwater Mine to train some operators on a new piece of equipment. May get home early enough.

Kerry COX
Drunkenness reveals what soberness conceals....................TRUE.

Peter Hardy
Blame Kerry Jimbo! I now have five or six in the stash and more 1980s relics planned if I can find them.

Lode and Kerry, drunk people only say what they think. And that my friends is rarely the truth!
However, if you are willing to test the theory I am willing to submit myself as a test dummy. At your expense of course!

Peter Hardy
One leads to the other. Which to which, I will leave to you to figure out!

Kerry COX
Just a quick re tour through your build and I am still inspired by the results you have achieved. Especially, your attention to the finer detail.
Excellence on all aspects mate. 🙂 👍

Peter Hardy
Cheers, Kez. Seems like I haven't progressed at all for weeks. Done a lot but unhappy with most of it and gone back to do it again and again. eg; the battery I have painted four times. Not bad now, just have to do some blending on it, just have to figure out how to do it first. Thanks for the encouragement, you will never know how much it means coming from you.

I have a new starter here who is very interested in modelling. I have shown him your display case as example of what can be achieved with time and accumulation of skills. I have a couple of cheap and early Tamiya tanks in my office which he has had a good look over. Got his eye on an old Aeromax Ford prime mover and I have offered some stuff to get him started. Might have a new Scalemate! Gotta LOVE the hobby!!

Kerry COX
The thing I like about your models Peter is that your not in competition with any one other than your self. And there is no harder judge than that.👍
I am so hard on my self and it means that each kit that makes it to my display case, (And there are many that didn't), they have PASSED THE MOST CRITICAL OF ALL STAGES. Me. AND MY PEDANTIC NEED TO BE PERFECT, OR AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE. 🙂

Kerry COX
The more the merrier when it comes to our hobby mate.

Daniel Klink
Just Keep it up Peter 👍 I would test the theory on you at my expend if AUstralia weren't on the other side of the earth..

Spanjaard
i fully agree with Kerry. of course, standards change with time... usually to even more critic levels 😄

Michael Hickey
Like James I've never really been tempted by these "Temperately Australian" mounts, but I must say Peter your doing one hell of a bang up job on this one, she is looking superb, looking forward to seeing more.👍

Tim Heimer
Looking good buddy!

Peter Hardy
You talking about me Tim, or the Duke?

Kerry COX
BOTH. ! 🙂 🙂 🙂 👍

Martin Oostrom
Listen to Kerry, Peter.
You are your own worst enemy when beholding your builds. Perhaps a bit too crititcal for your skill level? Just a year ago I got really annoyed when looking at Kerry's work (or Bernard Schrock, Bughunter, Spanjaard, etc.etc) because my work wasn't up to their standard. One day I realized it probably never will, but hey, I'm having fun. And now people are starting to ask me for advice..... Not because I'm a great builder (Ithink) but because I just know some stuff, or have read/seen something somewhere.
Moral of the story; just keep grinding, FINISH a model and the next one will be easier and better. #YouCanDoIt
And this one is shaping up really nice.

Kerry COX
The Dutchman Oostrom has just put it all in a nutshell Peter. Wise words indeed. And besides. All comments from others are welcomed, no matter how wrong we may think they are. 🙂 🙂 🙂 hehehehe
Lode has also hit the nail on the head too. 👍
This 'hobby', from what I have seen, brings out the best in all of us.
We are awsome people, and every day, I see proof of that right here on Scale Mates. .
google.com.au/url?sa..qqIZcBHwjRFQx43L4Jhm
Just some more to ponder mates. 🙂 👍

Spanjaard
I agree with Martin. very nice compliment including me in that selected group. i may know a trick or two... but i am certain i can learn a lot from you mate!

Peter Hardy
My inner glow will betray me!

Kerry COX
Warm fuzzies are good Peter. 🙂 🙂 🙂 👍

Peter Hardy
Geeze fellas, with Mates like you how can I fail? I might just have a week off and get my feet back on the ground again. Thanks for the advice. You are a good bunch of blokes.

Kerry COX
Was there ever any doubt. ? ? 🙂 🙂 🙂 👍

Peter Hardy
Honest? No.

Tim Heimer
A good bunch of blokes or a bunch of instigators prodding your inner demon to try to be a perfectionist while we laugh , while doing the same thing?

Kerry COX
If all goes well on this side of the planet Timothy. You will have to put up with two smart assed Aussies on Wangerrooge next year. Look OUT. ! hahahaha 🙂 🙂 🙂 👍 In person. wohooooooooo!

Tim Heimer
LOL!

Kerry COX
Amazing Lode. My dad was a carpenter also and from him I learned how to build houses. I have built two, for me and my Kinder, all in the country with huge windows to see what surrounded us.

Spanjaard
how, that is a great skill indeed Kezza

Kerry COX
Cheers Spanjaard. I prefer the gentle art of scale modelling though. 🙂

Spanjaard
🙂

Kerry COX
It really is fascinating what we do as individuals to earn a living, but some do quite well out of building models for others for money. Michael Hickey is one of the more astute builders here on SM, and aims for nothing but perfection, and, gets it too. I love his work. An other Aussie from just down the road from me. 🙂 👍

Michael Hickey
oh geeze Kerry, if you could see my face it would be as red as a tomato.😳 Thanks for the very nice confidence booster, as at the moment I'm in a real arm wrestle with my Worimi F/A-18 Hornet. Hopefully should be finished today though.

Tim Heimer
Hey Peter, is this tomato on wheels still giving you the berry's? I hope you're getting the best of it!

Martin Oostrom
I'm sure you'll make beautiful soup from this tomato!

Ingo F
Nice! Totally missed this one.

Kerry COX
You guys are in for a real treat . Just watch this space. 👍 🙂 The best is yet to come. hehehehe 🙂

Peter Hardy
I will add 1 pick later today. Been a big hold up with changing my painting hardware.

Martin Oostrom
You broke a strand of hair from your hairy brush?

Kerry COX
Sic em' Rex. LOL. 🙂

Greg Baker
Martin... that brush is a precision instrument. One hair out of place and it throws the who thing out of balance. How could you expect Peter to paint under those circumstances....

Tim Heimer
LOL!

Peter Hardy
Hey ease up you blokes! A man's got feelings you know!!

Peter Hardy
Just uploaded a couple of images. Sick of the complaints on lack of progress.

Kerry COX
It is wonderful what our kitchens have to offer. 🙂 Looking much better now Peter. Looking to see the red bits gleaming too mate. 👍 🙂

Peter Hardy
Thanks Frank, Marty, Kerry, Lode, Ingo and CB. I have some new equipment to set up this Saturday and the results should be flowing by Sunday! Been a boat on a sandbank for months it seems like! Totally looking forward to the result myself!
Greg, I don't use a brush, I use a virgin fairy's nose hair tied with the gossamer twine of a pregnant red back spider. Not easy to collect but worth the effort! You should try it. Start by collecting your red back spider ...

Kerry COX
And he also has a little fish collecting big fish fart bubbles for spirit levels. 🙂 And, THAT is known as collecting facts. and that, is a FACT.

Peter Hardy
Yep, keep 'em in a bottle made entirely of dried modeller's tears right next to the trained attack March fly ammunition.

Kerry COX
LOL. Now, that's REALLY silly. hahahahahaha. 👍

Tim Heimer
No lack of imagination here!

Martin Oostrom
Your girl is lookin nice Mate. Keep it up!

Tim Heimer
Dare I say.......that's what she said! ?? Looking good Peter!

Michael Hickey
This is a piece of art in the making.👍

Spanjaard
you should not cover that motor😉

Brad Furminger
Peter dialing up the pressure. Cool idea on the hose clamps.

Kerry COX
Every inch a winner Peter. 🙂 👍

Peter Hardy
You guys are going to make me blush.

Kerry COX
Italian red I hope. heheheheh 🙂

Peter Hardy
What have you been doing this week Kezza? Near finished the KT?

Kerry COX
The TAKOM is DONE. 🙂
Looking as I thought it would in my minds eye. Very happy with my efforts bro. 👍

Peter Hardy
Great! We see it after the show?

Kerry COX
Just before the QMHE event, as I want this to be a one of. Selfish I know. But hey. 🙂 I can send some images to you via email. OK. ?

Kerry COX
You got mail. 👍

Peter Hardy
Ok I'll go take a peek!

Peter Hardy
Yep, that's my mate's build! I added some comments in reply.

Greg Baker
Now I feel left out.

Martin Oostrom
Metoo. Apparently Peter is First Mate and we are second rate. Or:
All mates are equal, but some mates are more equal than others 😄

Peter Hardy
Sooky!

Martin Oostrom
Speak proper English Peter, no Aussienglish. 😉
I had to Google that one: urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=sooky
Still not certain, do you need a hug, or do I?

Kerry COX
Patience grasshoppers. Peter and I have a bit of a secret going only he and I know about. But in good time, it will be me who lets the cat out of the bag on a build I have done that only Peter is privy to at the moment.. All is good. 👍 🙂

Martin Oostrom
No worries Sir Cox, we all know your reasons for secrecy. We're just pulling some legs 🙂

Kerry COX
I love a good leg pull. hahahaha
Thanks for all being so understanding.
I do hope you will like what I have come up with.
Cheers one and all.
Kez. 👍

Peter Hardy
I could use a hug Martin, no sure you'd be game to give me one though!

Martin Oostrom
Here you go Mate spiritedtable.com/bl..ive-a-hug-away-today

Peter Hardy
Geeze Marty, that's a bit too friendly if you pick up what I'm putting down! Give me time to warm to the idea and I'll see where it takes us. I won't wear pink though, not for you or anyone else!

Spanjaard
Don't be shy Peter! 😄 😄

Peter Hardy
I'm just shy and inexperienced in this sort of thing Spanjaard. Martin is a man of the world. Do you think he will be gentle with me? I'm fragile you know.

Spanjaard
Ha ha ha 😄

Kerry COX
Just wait for the "Wangerooge" experience with two mad Aussies. 🙂 👍

Peter Hardy
Lode, I must admit I think we will all have a wonderful time and have plenty of stories to tell afterwards!

Moritz Fentzahn
And when those two mad Aussies join the Wangerooge session, I feel forced to join that event too. Sounds freaky and epic in the same time😉. #storysforthegrandchildren

Kerry COX
Get in touch with Booze and he will arrange everything for all of us. (Holger Kranich.)

Peter Hardy
Starting to sound like we might be a bit of a tourist attraction Kez! We'd better get a comedy routine generated for every day of the event!

Peter Hardy
We have British humour here too Lode. We laugh at the British on a daily basis. I am just about to turn the TV on and watch last night's P1 practice session for the US GP at Austin Texas USA. The commentator will be English, speak in a weird accent that only people who live within 100 metres of his house can understand, talk as if the only audience is British, and tell us all how incredibly hot it is. Last week the Superbike races were in Spain and the temperature was 18C. We were told how it was a beautiful day and everybody should be wearing shorts. The crowd were mostly wearing long sleeves and jeans. At 18 degrees C Kerry and I would be wearing a t shirt under a heavy shirt and be wearing a light jacket at the very least. In Thailand three weeks ago we were told how incredibly hot it was. 32C! A very cool summer day or a warm winter's afternoon! Wet myself laughing! Hate to see the poor sod in summer! So, yep, British humour keeps us entertained too.

Peter Hardy
If you laugh at Pommie commentators you have a well developed sense of humour! I have a big day ahead Mate, my new compressor and spray booth are waiting for me to set them up but the lawn HAS to be mowed first.

Peter Hardy
The problem is a misalignment of Mrs Hardy's priorities with mine! She holds the joker though!

Martin Oostrom
It's the same all over the world.
Us men have all the stuff and all the toys, but the women rule, like we're just boys!

Which is true I guess. Deep down I'm quite certain I'm only three years old. "Go away, I wanna play!"

Spanjaard
only difference between adults and children is the price of the toys... , yours Martin, is a 300€ compressor for example😉

Kerry COX
All this gabbing has got me as dry as a dead dingo's donger. ! (hehehehe) Peter, I wonder if they appreciate Aussie 'humour'. hahaha 🙂

Martin Oostrom
I would if I understood a word you're saying. I know English and Yanks fairly well, but Aussienglish?
Not much Aussie shows on tv here either. My mother used to watch Sons and Daughters back in the 80's and my kids watch H2O. That's it, not much humour in there.

Peter Hardy
We mostly just laugh at the Poms, they're an easy mark. Fair though, they do their best to take the piss out of us too.
We certainly hold on to our identity Marty. I had a bloke in a shopping centre in Bangkok ask me if I was American. I just explained that I was Jinjo, Thai for kangaroo. He apologised for thinking I was American. We had a bit of a laugh and I asked him why he thought I was American and he said he'd never seen a man as big as me before and he'd heard that Americans are big. Fair enough. I asked if he spoke much English and admitted I didn't speak much either. Nice bloke. I say gidday everytime I go to Future Park Shopping Centre in Bangkok.

Michael Hickey
Hey Peter, unless you live here who's gonna understand the way us aussies talk.😢

Peter Hardy
Ha ha ha! Kiwi's were not asked!

Peter Hardy
New pictures added! Heat signature completed on exhausts. Didn't want a full race signature so it isn't over done. Battery finished off.

Kerry COX
A piece of art in the making Peter.
Simply stunning effect all round.🙂 👍

Martin Oostrom
Man, I just like that exhaust. Keep it up buddy

Peter Hardy
Thanks Kezza! Making some progress is wonderful medicine. Thanks for the assistance you have given me with this one. Bit of finesse required after years of slapping tanks together!!
Thanks Lode! Tried to be a bit subtle with the effect. New to heat signatures so it was a test and test again scenario before I dared try on the bike.
Marty, been doing some thinking about the suggested duo build and have decided not to go through with it. Given your build rate you'd be finished, published and drinking beer while I was still trying to open the box.

Spanjaard
it is going to be a pity to cover all those details! going really good.

Peter Hardy
Thanks Spanjaard. It will be a pity but I'm not thrilled with a few things I am happy to cover up. Kerry has been brilliant and given me much advice so a lot of mistakes I should have made have been avoided. Rear wheel will go on tonight I hope and fork assembly isn't far off.

Kerry COX
Bombadier to pilot........................Bombs awayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy. hehehehe 🙂 👍

Peter Hardy
Cheers Jimbo!
As long as I hit the target Kez!

Kerry COX
We can all see there is a new tempo happening Peter. Great results. 🙂 👍

Peter Hardy
I know what "writers block" is but modeller's block????? If I was a dog my tail would be wagging!

Tim Heimer
Well we kinda are...God must have been an Aussie, he put the tail on the wrong side! LOL! Looking good!

Peter Hardy
Tim, are you suggesting I have a long hairy nose?

Martin Oostrom
I don't understand that Aussienglish. You're calling your gentleman bits a nose? Could be confusing while speaking to a Limey 😄
"Gidday miss, can you help me? I want to blow my nose, can you lend me a hand"

Peter Hardy
Tactless Martin, Aussies are far more cultured than that!

Martin Oostrom
Sorry Pete. It's getting late over here, and I tend to get a bit unfiltered at this hour.
But the first time you need a handkerchief, you'll think of this comment 😉

Tim Heimer
Martin, I agree with you! LOL! I think Peter is a bit confused! I can see it now, Peter asking his wife if she can help him blow his nose!, and her looking at him like he became undone!!

Greg Baker
Not for the first time, I'm guessing...

Peter Hardy
For the last time "so-called-mates", I have feelings you know. PS, If I were a doberman they would have docked me!!

Kerry COX
This IS supposed to be about modelling gents.
Not who has the most acid tongue.

Tim Heimer
This is teasing, not vicious attacks on anyone! I've taken the pokes at me all in fun, this is a good bunch nuts we have here!

Kerry COX
Fair call. 😉

Kerry COX
Point taken and agree Lode. 👍

Martin Oostrom
Thanks for the feedback, Lode and Sir Cox. Will tone it down.

Greg Baker
I would agree but for the fact that Peter has proven himself extrmely capable in the ring. Now if someone was trying to bait Kerry on the other hand, I'd say "look, if the guy wants to take pictures of real cars and pretend he built a bunch of 'scale models', just let him enjoy thinking he's put on over on us..."

Peter Hardy
LOL Greg! Everything Kez builds looks 1 to 1 scale to me! Kerry's got a good point. We have been going over the top with the banter, I'll keep the more robust comments for PMs. Someone could be having a bad day and take offence. Now, Greg, are you building any more electric LED lady bugs?

Greg Baker
True enough. My electric ladybug project is on hold just for a bit while I sort out the Tintin rocket launch pad that I'm also building - Destination Moon (XFLR-6 Test Rocket) | Album by strobez (1:72). It seemed so simple, but different roadblocks keep popping up and I have to make "just one more trip"to the store to get a piece. So in the meantime, I'm just enjoying watching this build come together instead.

Tim Heimer
I agree with all the above, but it is good to break the model chat for a good laugh here and there. I will tone it down too, as I don't want to offend any of you nuts.

Peter Hardy
Still shaking my head Tim.... Sigh!

Tim Heimer
I think you can stop now!

Peter Hardy
OK, Stopped!

Greg Baker
Wow. That's looking candy sweet!

Peter Hardy
Geeze you're quick! I was still uploading the pics and you have already commented! Colour is SMS Lacquer Italian Red.

Greg Baker
I like what I like... when I like it.

Martin Oostrom
I agree with Greg. True eye catcher.
I don't see any orange peel, but not being fully awake yet might be my issue.

Lots of small highly visible parts there Mate. You gave them all the Kerry Cox treatment? Respect 👍

Spanjaard
Looking quite good from here too. Maybe you can not see the orange peel when really close....
If any, you can always try polishing, Tamiya compound, or similar

Peter Hardy
Thanks Lode. Not sure about your assessment though! I have some clean up and touch up to do on some details and there is the upcoming third painting of the tank and seat assembly! Looking forward to a nice easy build next.
Thanks Spanjaard, can't hide it Mate, have to fix it!
Greg, are you picking up some mysterious Oriental double meaning sayings?
Martin, I have put some pics of the Panther up.

Greg Baker
Snatch this pebble from my hand...

Peter Hardy
Grasshopper thanks the Master.

Kerry COX
Don't do it. ! It's a trick. :-O

Peter Hardy
I reckon I am safe Kerry, I can walk on the rice paper without tearing it!

Kerry COX
You are blessed. 🙂

Peter Hardy
$30 of SMS Italian Red lacquer later ...

Kerry COX
You have excelled yourself Peter. A shining example of patience and a willingness to improve. Well done/ 🙂 🙂 🙂👍.

Kerry COX
👍 👍 👍 🙂 :_0

Greg Baker
I don't get it. What is one of Kerry's fake bike pics doing in your album...

Tim Heimer
Nice work Peter! Kerry has taught you well!

Kerry COX
It's a laff a minute with you guys. 🙂 👍

Paul Stubbs
Nice, I like a good bike. Been looking at a Tamiya Ducati bikes for a while but they are pretty pricey. I think the 1199 was about £40 in Hobbycraft last time I looked.

Spanjaard
looking good Peter

Peter Hardy
Paul, this kit is only $32 here so will be cheap there too. Simple kit, parts fit well but if you are carrying Yoda around in your backpack it won't be a quick build!

Kerry COX
I fully endorse all Peter has said. A kit well worth owning, as it will really bring out the desire to do it well. It's detail demands that you do it justice.
One of Tamiya's better offerings. 🙂 👍

Peter Hardy
Paul, don't know where in the wet soggy world of Brits this is but the link might help. emodels.co.uk/tamiya..astic-model-kit.html

Peter Hardy
Frank! I thought you had disappeared! Welcome back and thank you for the encouragement!

Kerry COX
You the man Peter. 🙂 🙂 🙂 👍

Tim Heimer
I give the credit to Kerry...He taught Peter how to sand, paint and polish by copying his! LOL

Brad Furminger
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Kerry, Peter must adore you.

Kerry COX
My good friend Peter has the heart of a saint, believe me.
Our friendship happened through Scale Mates, realising that we were Aussies and became a lot closer as we realised that we lived in the same place in Australia, being the same state of Queensland, and the chatting on Skype helped it get a little more 'personal'. We have a lot in common and speak the same 'lingo' and that is a big bonus when it comes to getting the message across. 👍
Peter runs a most successful 'small business', teaching people how to drive the big rig trucks that transports much of our mining, farming and general supplies on the roads right throughout this great land.
Modelling is our shared interest and passion, and we bounce a lot of ideas off each other and share what we know and fail at. 👍
He is like the brother I never had and a good friend to boot. 🙂
He was showing me some tanks he was missing on Skype, of some drive wheels for a Sherman he has, and as I had some spare from a build I did, I sent them to him so he could complete / repair what he had, and THEN, blow me down, a big box is on my doorstep with two Kawasaki Z-1's in it. !
Now you all know why there has been this keen interest in the builds of both our bikes we have shared, being the 'Duke ' and the 'Quacker's' he sent me. (The Challenge".
And as time has gone on, you have all shared in that conversation at differing times and levels.👍
Peter is quick to learn and embrace change. I have the greates admiration for his abilities and acomplishments.
A true gentleman indeed. 🙂 👍

Tim Heimer
Kerry I agree with you, Peter is a good guy, but we/ him & I love to poke fun at each other. He is a quick learner and eager to improve. Lord knows he needs to improve! LOL!!!

Kerry COX
Timothy. Improve he has. Keen to do better at every turn. 🙂

Peter Hardy
I'm right here you know. Red as the bike!

Greg Baker
It would be difficult indeed not to turn TS-8 in the face in the wake of such praise...

Kerry COX
See what family does. ? Awsome stuff. 🙂

Martin Oostrom
Now we need a name. How about the Brady Bunch 😉
Praise is deserved Peter 👍

Peter Hardy
Ha ha! Just got through looking through your Sharnhorst pics and gave you a wrap and I come back here and you have given me one! Thanks little bro!

Tim Heimer
The Brady bunch would work! They did have a Peter! LOL

Kerry COX
They had 'many things'! hehehehe

Kim Branders
Seeing this i want to build a bike like this. 👍.

Spanjaard
i have it in my wishlist already😉

Peter Hardy
I will definitely build it again. It has been a BIG jump forward for me but so many mistakes along the way I now know how to defeat. At $32 Aussie it is cheap enough to do so why not?

As for the 'family' name I would lean towards Taylor. They were a little more dysfunctional and had a Tim as the lead idiot!

Martin Oostrom
Tim The Toolman Taylor? Can I be the strange neighbor who peeks over the fence and offers all kinds of weird advice? Kerry can be Al, he knows everything of all things as well.

Spanjaard
i will take Mark 😛

Kerry COX
That reminds me of when I was living in Mundoflambia, all the tribesmen there had a bad habit of licking.................................................., Oh, I'm sorry Tim, I was getting carried away there for a moment................................hehehehe 🙂

Tim Heimer
Kerry, your imagination always carries you away! LOl! But that's what makes your work better!

Peter Hardy
Kerry you continue to surprise me. I had no idea you ever lived anywhere near Chicago!

Kerry COX
LOL. You never cease to amaze me Peter. You can actually us Google maps. ? hahahaha 🙂 🙂

Peter Hardy
Well, I stuffed two decals last night! Tried to polish the paint and only succeeded in making it duller.... Just like me... However, not to carve myself up too much, I will apply the big decals on the weekend and put another coat of clear on before final assembly. This kit was only ever meant to be a toe in the water and having wet that toe I'm ready to swim the Pacific! I'll admit I am hooked on bikes! Well done Kerry!

Kerry COX
Peter. Decals are not like sticky tape. They need time to settle into the spot they have been placed in and even then, it will take a few days to 'cure', being a form of paint any way.
So when the others are applied. LEAVE THEM ALONE ! :-O

Kerry COX
Youtube Video

Peter Hardy
I have seen that a few times Kezza. Love to go to Ducati week. Wanna come too?

Kerry COX
Where is that happening. ? In Oz. ? 🙂

Peter Hardy
Bologna Italy. Just over the hill from Germany. Quite a hill though. Still if an elephant can make it a couple of aging Aussies have a chance!

Martin Oostrom
Just watch Where eagles dare, one more time. You'll get an impression what you're in for.

Peter Hardy
Ohh, dear ...

Peter Hardy
Done and dusted!

Rene Scheiblich
Just over the hill from germany. Cute hills 😄
Get your Interceptor out Max, you'll need some bhp😉
European countries do appear crammed compared to your beautiful island though...

These things are not my usual favourites, but the craftsmanship is awesome. Looks like she is ready for a ride🙂

Greg Baker
Wow. Simply stunning.

Patrick Hagelstein
She really turned out nice! What does Chris de Burgh say about her?

Martin Oostrom
Well done buddy! That red is eye catching.

Ingo F
Amazing job Peter. Very good. 👍

Peter Hardy
Thank you gentlemen. Chris will see every flaw very quickly!!!!

Spanjaard
very nice job Peter. you should be proud

Peter Hardy
Thanks Spanjaard! Long slow build but a lot of lessons learned!

Kerry COX
🙂 👍

Peter Hardy
Thank you Yoda! I could not have done it without the guidance of The Master!

Kerry COX
Proud of you I am. 🙂
A finer student there is not. 👍
Your Kawasaki Ninja will make them bow.🙂

👍 👍 🙂

Brad Furminger
Excellent work as always, Peter. I look forward to your next piece of work.

Tim Heimer
Most impressive Mr. Hardy! Nice work! Congrats! CB

Peter Hardy
Thanks Tim. Most gracious of you.
Thanks Brad, just trying desperately to keep up with you!
Kezza, there is, but I am a trying individual as my mum said repeatedly.

Martin Oostrom
If there's nothing left to learn, you are ready to die.

You lucky *******, you have Kerry to ask questions AND you understand his dialect. I have a misplaced Spanish guy and a Flemish guy who probably speaks my language better than I do. #JustKidding

You've come a far way, buddy. No more blemishes on the next one!

Bart Goesaert
Looking good, still have to take a shot at my first bike...

Gordon Sørensen
Great looking Ducati, Peter. If I could find a model of a Triumph Daytona 675, I'd be tempted to try a bike too!

Konrad -
Congrats Peter👍! Really nice Ducati my absolutely favorite bike!
But where the hell is Da....y???

Peter Hardy
Bart, I have to admit I enjoyed this build more than anything I have done previously. So much so in fact I am starting on another bike now.

Gorgon, Agreed! Would love to build Trumpy's triumph! Even just the engine! I saw some pics of the Lewis Hamilton MV Augusta Brutale yesterday and almost felt a stirring in the loins! Love to build that one too!

Konrad, You are responsible for creating my fantasy! I am waiting and remember, you promised!

Glenn
I'm not a bike person but this looks great Peter!

Peter Hardy
Thanks Glenn, very enjoyable build.

Michael Hickey
Nice build mate.👍

Peter Hardy
Thanks Mick.

Thomas Benzinger
This is a great one, Peter! I will do her soon in Senna Outfit!

Peter Hardy
I'll look forward to that! That Honda we talked about is now in the stash as is the Gardiner '86 Honda I was actually looking for! I will need to get the aftermarket decals though as the guy I bought it off has used them on another project. So many bikes to build Thomas! So little time!

Thomas Benzinger
Got her too, mate and just ordered new decals! They are a little bit too old to manage them correctly!

Kerry COX
Great balls of fire. ! How about you Mr Hardy. 👍
One of the better builds to grace the pages of Scale Mates for sure. 🙂

Peter Hardy
I blush with embarrassment!

Paul Stubbs
Lovely job Peter 👍.

Peter Hardy
Thanks Paul. Really enjoyed doing it too.

Greg Baker
I don't get it. So Peter parked his motorcycle in his driveway. What's the big deal? I thought this was a modeling website...

Kerry COX
The big bang we all heard was Peters head exploding. 🙂 hahahaha
Greg's comment will make Peters day. ! 👍 👍 👍

Maurizio Pessina
Great job Peter, the color of exaust tubes is real!

Peter Hardy
Thanks Maurizzio. First time I have done a heat signature but wanted it subtle.