Mundane News

[postman]

Well Boris has said I can go 70 miles on my bike as part of covid exercise.That is brilliant cos I only managed 44 last time out.

 

[DCLane]

Been to Keighley to collect a carbon bike frame repair. Decent job and great value. The town's a strange place though.

 

[pawl]

Always seem to want chocolate after eating bacon.

Just had bacon butty followed by espresso.Ate all the chocolate over crimbo Could that be why I put four pounds on.?

 

[rockyroller]

Well Boris has said I can go 70 miles on my bike as part of covid exercise.That is brilliant cos I only managed 44 last time out.

so 70 miles one way? 140 miles round trip? that's a generous ride!

 

[rockyroller]

Oh Mrs P has suggested we need a new bed.It is an Ikea King size at the moment.Quite seriously I have suggested single beds.My suggestion has been met with approving nods.We are going to measure the space very soon.

I could never sleep in a single even alone, has to be a double. If I'm alone I don't need a queen. we haven't used a king in over 10 yrs. my parents use separate bed ... in separate bedrooms! agh!

 

[rockyroller]

someone at work, doesn't know how to use his home computer for anything besides "entertainment" but received a $100 Amazon gift card. he needed underwear so he gave me the card & I used it to buy them for him, & gave him the difference in cash

 

[rockyroller]

Sun's out ☀
I might go for a short ride, soon.
🚲

do it!

 

[Reynard]

Sunny and mild-ish here chez Casa Reynard, but my goodness that breeze is brisk!

Much too wet after the overnight rain to do firewood, so I went back to dismantling that mulberry that I felled. Been cutting up the large bits into moveable chunks and depositing them on the side of the drive, where they are out of the way. My gloves were wet through, so they are currently on the radiator drying out. And they'll be nice and warm when I go back out in about 15 mins or so.

Finished the turkey noodle soup at lunch, along with a bagel filled with lox and a schmear, two and a tangerine.

 

[Reynard]

Have you considered making the body by carving styrofoam? Or that green stuff they use in flower arranging (Oasis?) maybe? Then you could just paint it.

I don't have any. But wood offcuts and card I have aplenty, plus whatever oddments I have knocking around in the garage.

 

[Reynard]

If you're still model making, can I suggest doing things by eye is much simpler? I tend to work on the basis that I'm sketching, not engineering on a model, so if it looks right, it is right.

Mmmmm, well I'm an automotive engineer by training... When making stuff, I always do a set of drawings. Old habits and all that...

Also, I'm working 1:10 so if it's slightly off, it will be noticeable. And my short oval motor racing friends will never let me live it down. If I pull this off. There is still a LOT that can go wrong. And probably will.

This kind of modelling is well outside of my comfort zone, but if I want a model of a Higman, I gotta build one...

 

[Reynard]

Where's the problem?
If you have 3 good pictures of the side , and 2 ends, track and wheelbase dimensions you should be able to work out what percentage you need to scale the pictures up to the scale of your model . You could then draw out your plans on some paper using orthographic projection.

This is exactly what I've been doing, but the shape is actually more complicated than it first appears, and the photos I have are not that great. Although I do know that someone has recently built a replica Higman superstox to race (yes, there is such a thing as historic superstox racing), so I'm trying to track down pics of the build. That will help me loads.

The mate I asked for measurements has worked a fair bit with Colin Higman over the years, and I know that the cars he produced were all slightly different. He did a lot of bespoke work on stuff as well, and then trashed the drawings immediately after.

 

[Illaveago]

Time for a blow out curry with a few beers

Sorry but I don't like curry or beer. Cider and fish and chips will have to do .

 

[Illaveago]

Spotted 3 goldfinches in the tree in our back garden. Looks like I've discovered a new hobby - birdwatching.

They like sunflower seed hearts around here.

 

[Andy in Germany]

Why do the badgers appear twice in different areas?

They're quantum badgers.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

They're quantum badgers.

No doubt they quantum tunnel !