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Offline JD

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« on: November 14, 2011, 09:42:06 PM »
Hi to one and all, my name is John and thanks for having me.
I retired from the Royal Navy 1990 after 25 years, then in 97 I fell into the music business by managing my son and subsequent bands until 2005.
My interests are Motorbike restoration, a bit of model engineering, and model boats.
I have a 5" Boxford CUD and all the usual odds and sods that accompany the work shop but as yet no mill.
I live Gosport Hampshire UK for my sins.
So that's it in a nut shell.
John
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Offline Brass_Machine

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« Reply #1 on: November 14, 2011, 11:23:01 PM »
Hiya John!  :wave:

Welcome to the collective :borg:

As I bike nut, I would like to hear more about the motorcycle restoration! Are we talking classic British? Italian? Something else?

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« Reply #2 on: November 15, 2011, 01:18:50 AM »
Hi there John :wave: Welcome to the cube :borg: pull up a chair and join in the fun :mmr:


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« Reply #3 on: November 15, 2011, 05:20:06 AM »
Hi and welcome  :wave:
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Offline John Rudd

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« Reply #4 on: November 15, 2011, 07:14:32 AM »
Hi JD, welcome to the mad house...

We need pics of your boats and things  :D

( and bikes, I like bikes too, had a go at road racing in my younger days)
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« Reply #5 on: November 15, 2011, 07:22:13 AM »
hi JD & welcome

I know its "over the other side" from you, but what's the Still & West like nowadays?  used to go there a lot when at Vernon but have heard it went all UPVC ....

cheers / Dave
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« Reply #6 on: November 15, 2011, 08:05:55 AM »
Hi to the collective, thanks for the welcome gentlemen.
Eric/John my bikes are Japanese a Honda CB1100r 1982 and a Yamaha XZ550 both in bits and ready for some loving care.
Dave, I was in Vernon MCM2 Bronington, Bossington, early 80s, Still and West is all as you say UPVC, Vernon became Gunwharf and is now yuppie housing and a massive shopping center V V V expensive.
John
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Offline AdeV

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« Reply #7 on: November 15, 2011, 08:27:30 AM »
Welcome to the collective John  :borg:

I spent 8 happy months living in the Oaklawns "Hotel" (guest-house would be a better description) in Gosport, commuting to Portsmouth every day - that added a few miles to my car, except for the couple of times I used the ferry)... Nothing to do with the Navy, though most of the other inhabitants of the hotel were doing Navy stuff.

Happy days...
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« Reply #8 on: November 15, 2011, 12:16:39 PM »
John :wave:

Hello and welcome
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« Reply #9 on: November 15, 2011, 01:24:45 PM »
Hi John and welcome, may have seen you passing my front door if you ever sailed into Faslane.  :beer:

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« Reply #10 on: November 15, 2011, 04:15:18 PM »
Hi and welcome ,

what type of model boats do you build ?

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« Reply #11 on: November 16, 2011, 02:48:13 PM »
Peter, I have only recently decided to make a start again in model boats, my intended model will be HMS Bronington, the model should work out to approx(old money) 8 foot or (new money) 2.4 meters.
John  :coffee:
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« Reply #12 on: November 16, 2011, 03:38:04 PM »
Very cool on bikes... I pretty much like any two wheeled vehicle!

Would love to see a project log on any of those and the boats!

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« Reply #13 on: November 17, 2011, 05:57:21 PM »
Hi
John
Welcome to mad modders
As you have guessed we like pictures
John
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« Reply #14 on: December 01, 2011, 05:16:20 AM »
HI and welcome from krv3000
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