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1. zooma🇬🇧Bronze

   Ammiraglio di flotta·1 anno fa

   Interesting to see the old Tamiya type wiper board speed controller in your Sportsman Will.
   
   I can remember when every Tamiya kit came with a wiper board speedo like that.
   
   …….and how many of those fragile ceramic “thingies” cracked and had to be replaced.
   
   Yours looks a lot safer mounted on the top of the rear bulkhead than it would be in most model cars. Do you fancy giving it a run ?
   
   Bob.
2. zooma🇬🇧Bronze

   Ammiraglio di flotta·1 anno fa

   Looking more closely at the pictures on your Sportsman, I can see that the cabin fit on my example is another area that needs some attention.
   
   Mine does not look “right” as it has been bodged so that is another area that needs some attention.
   
   …….a new kit would have been much faster and easier to build !
   
   Bob.
3. Madwelshman🇬🇧

   Tenente comandante·1 anno fa

   Thanks for your kind words both, it's reassuring to hear I'm not alone with what is happening, even though I know that I'm not. My wife and I are hoping to move down to my Mums house, my childhood home, and that will make things a little easier, and may give us a little more time for ourselves and any hobbies (although perhaps I'm just hoping that's going to be the case).
   
   We are lucky in that Mum is only about 20 mins away, but it still adds a fair amount of time to each day.
   
   Will

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4. zooma🇬🇧Bronze

   Ammiraglio di flotta·1 anno fa

   Hi Will.
   
   My mother suffered from dementia for the last few years of her life and during that time it was very difficult to find too much time for any other activities.
   
   Unfortunately my mother still lived in Bath in the West Country where her only remaining friends and (similar aged) sister in law lived, so we also had the additional problem of travel to complicate things a little as well.
   
   It is a worry, but you are not alone as caring for our elderly parents has affected more of us than you might think.
   
   Stay strong 👍
   
   Bob.

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5. ChrisF🇬🇧Bronze

   Ammiraglio·1 anno fa

   Yes, I know exactly what you mean Will. Had a similar situation with my mother for nearly three years and everything else was put pretty much on hold.

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6. Madwelshman🇬🇧

   Tenente comandante·1 anno fa

   Collecting them is definitely fun Chris, but doing something with them, rather than just sitting on them all desperately needs to play a part in it too, and asap as well.
   3-4 hrs a day commuting these days doesn't help, and making sure Mum is safe and alright takes priority over pretty much everything else at present.
   The time will come though, once things settle a bit 😐

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7. ChrisF🇬🇧Bronze

   Ammiraglio·1 anno fa

   Collecting them has been part of the fun and you have them there ready when you do get the time.
   
   And you have time on your side unlike me! 😂 I was approaching retirement age before I even got interested in the hobby. And still haven't completed a build!

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8. Madwelshman🇬🇧

   Tenente comandante·1 anno fa

   You're very kind Bob, and such a polite way too, of saying Will is a terrible hoarder (guilty as charged).
   
   I promise that once this current episode of life experience that I've been thrown head first into has settled down a bit (I sure hope it does, as I cannot get through it otherwise 😞) I WILL make a proper start on my boats 😔
   
   Will

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9. zooma🇬🇧Bronze

   Ammiraglio di flotta·1 anno fa

   As Will starts to show his collection on the Classic Model Power Boats thread we can all enjoy them with him.
   
   Will has certainly inspired me over the years to keep looking for those Classic Model Power Boats that had eluded me……but I have to admit that he has been much more successful at finding them that I have……
   
   Well done Will 👍
   
   Bob.

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10. Madwelshman🇬🇧

    Tenente comandante·1 anno fa

    Yep, embarrassingly I ran out of room to list them all.
    
    Will

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