Tea anybody ?

BMW v Triumph

No this isn't a debate about clunky gear change versus leaky push rod tubes this is about two very nice Motor Cycle models i would like to share with you .

Schuco BMW R 75

http://www.schuco.de/uk/models/classic_collection/miniature_models_110/rtp/450665500/produkt_details.htm

A Schuco BMW R75 bought in a small model shop in Austria , this smaller scale model was part of their Piccolo range .

Matchbox Triumph T110

This is a Matchbox Triumph T110 ( No 4 ) I  bought some years ago at a Car boot fair .

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Beat Cabin fever with a Tamiya Zundapp KS750 and BMW R75

http://www.etamiya.co.uk/product_info.php?cPath=173_286&products_id=24768

What with the snow and cold weather keeping me indoors for the last few weeks , riding and tinkering with old bikes seems a distant memory. But all that is about to change because somebody very kindly bought me these two 1/35 Tamiya Motor Cycle kits ( in one box )  to build . All I  need now is a trip into Town to buy paint and glue ...should  keep me ocupied for a while  !

The end of the road for the Village Petrol Station.

In days gone by the Village Petrol station was as important to the community as the Village stores or Post Office . Before electricity came to some remote areas a garage would charge accumulators , or sell Paraffin for heating and lighting purposes ,  Others would mend electrical appliances and the all important wireless. Or maybe a place to catch up on the  Village  gossip while paying for fuel .  But by 2005 the number of Petrol forecourts in the UK  had fallen to bellow 10,000 for the first time since 1912.