Tonight,Long stick goes Boom.

[Mini Me]

Andy! That is a fantastic result.......I'll bet that if you sat down and figured out how much you actually spent on all the bits and bobs you made this out of and compared it to the cost of what one would normally spend on a kit to build something similar......you would be amazed. Scratchery gives one a considerable amount of creative latitude as well as being easy on the pocket book......gotta love it!!
Rick H.

 

[adt70hk]

Andy, that really is most impressive a top scratch effort indeed.

Your should be very proud of that.

ATB

Andrew

 

[JR]

Oooh needed these night driving glasses for that light. Top marks Andy

 

[minitnkr]

Impressive. PaulE

 

[The Smythe Meister]

Brilliant!

CHEERS!!!

 

[The Smythe Meister]

Now that’s a light you shouldn’t hide under a bushel. Agreed ref real AC/DC as well.....and this light is High Voltage!

HA!! Nice one Tim..... I see what you did there,
Andy

 

[The Smythe Meister]

Well done Andy, impressive finish

Thanks very much Si,appreciated
Andy

 

[The Smythe Meister]

Andy! That is a fantastic result.......I'll bet that if you sat down and figured out how much you actually spent on all the bits and bobs you made this out of and compared it to the cost of what one would normally spend on a kit to build something similar......you would be amazed. Scratchery gives one a considerable amount of creative latitude as well as being easy on the pocket book......gotta love it!!
Rick H.

Rick!!....... Firstly Sir,Thank you VERY much indeed!
Secondly,and most importantly,You are spot on re the amount of "creative" range that scratchduggery allows,(and conversely ,how much you can try to improve details ), I haven`t even tried to work out the cost of this little build as it`s nominal really...... just a range of spares,unused,from previous builds,(That i suspect many would`ve thrown away),a lot of "Chuck away" items that come with most Electronic gear these days,and some of my modest stock of styrene materials,that`s it really.
Andy

 

[The Smythe Meister]

Andy, that really is most impressive a top scratch effort indeed.

Your should be very proud of that.

ATB

Andrew

Thank you Andrew
Much appreciated.... (and don`t tell anyone,but i quietly am !!
Andy

 

[scottie3158]

Andy,
That is a loverly bit of scratchery mate.

 

[The Smythe Meister]

Oooh needed these night driving glasses for that light. Top marks Andy
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HA!! Thanks John,
They look like something outta Discworld,(which i LOVE BTW!!),I`d pay a LOT of money for an Optivisor like that!!!
Andy

 

[The Smythe Meister]

Andy,
That is a loverly bit of scratchery mate.

Hi Scottie....... DAWG!
Thank you mate,much appreciated..... I have the bug for it now!!
Andy

 

[The Smythe Meister]

And after all those replies,(Thank you ALL for looking in and taking the time to comment,it really is much appreciated,and by no means am i belittling that!! ),it`s about time i pulled this back to my builds towards the proposed DIO..... Next up then......

There it is.....,on the right!!...... Looks simple enough to do EH? .......
Yes actually,it could be very simple..... HOWEVER......


WELL,Having researched the Searchlight for so long,i stumbled into the better pic realm of the Genny ,therefore,i now have decided to take the bull by the horns,and make as right `n proper a job of a half opened Genny....
......Look on Dear Readers......... it should be fun!!
Andy

 

[scottie3158]

Go for it mate I pull my chair closer.

 

[Graeme C.]

Nice finish Andy, very illuminating! Looking forward to the generator set.
Did I forget to mention that sometimes the wife is wrong, but then it's your fault!

 

[Mini Me]

Sounds like fun Andy...........more scratchery I assume? Bring it on. Rick H.

 

[Tim Marlow]

Go on buddy, you’re on a roll now.....no stopping you!

 

[JR]

Andy great news.
This video will have you and Graeme above in stitches.

Christine sent it to me !

 

[The Smythe Meister]

Andy great news.
This video will have you and Graeme above in stitches.

Christine sent it to me !

HA!! Nice thought there John ,
Unfortunately,i can see it...... but there`s no volume at all!!
Andy

 

[Mini Me]

That is the best I have heard in a long time........thanks for sharing JR. If you can't hear it Andy, it just means that your wife intercepted JR's post and has censored it so it won't undermine her authority over you Rick H.