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Looks wonderful with the models George

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Wishing you the very best on your special day

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You hang in there Ghosty ! we will find someone to take ya out for a night on the town!! it'll do ya a world a good

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Mine was missing half a handlebar. So for the repair, I drilled small hole and fashioned the missing half out of some copper wire. I used a very thin copper wire twisted around the main handlebar, to make the tiny hand grip casting mark. Then the whole thing was tinned in solder and a bit of filing ...

Thanks guys. Didn't know about about the square stock being available in in brass and aluminum or plastic for that matter. I think i will pass on the plastic though Ghosty, I can see it turning into a blob and then there would be the cussing :lol: Having done quite a bit a metal work it only took me...

Just getting caught up here. Very nicely done Stephan, always great to see your customs and restos. Be looking forward to what turns up next.

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Its nice to see the progression of the model numbers in the way you display them Eduardo. Great collection !

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I'd call that one a true bottom of the barrel find Well done Reg !

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I thought i had taken a pic of this model before starting on it, but apparently I didn't. Anyways i came across in my beater box while going through things the other day. It wasn't in the greatest shape..which is why it was in the beater box :lol: The model looked like it had been stepped on at one ...

http://www.modelcarparts.com/categorie/parts in the Netherlands has the handlebars for the Teckno 442 as well as the windscreen which the model would have originally had. As you still have half a handlebar... myself, i would make a mold using some themo-plastic pellets, lay in a bit of copper wire ...