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Offline Tim OConnor

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some 3D files for Douglas motorcycle Models
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Re: some 3D files for Douglas motorcycle Models
« Reply #1 on: 22 Mar 2023 at 08:36 »
They don't even look like the models they're supposed to represent!

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Re: some 3D files for Douglas motorcycle Models
« Reply #2 on: 22 Mar 2023 at 15:39 »
Quote from: eddie on 22 Mar 2023 at 08:36
They don't even look like the models they're supposed to represent!

  Eddie.

Agreed!

If you have editing tools it gives a good start though.


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Re: some 3D files for Douglas motorcycle Models
« Reply #3 on: 22 Mar 2023 at 15:57 »
The most important fact remains - the illustrations show models with the wrong engines or wrong frames, and most are totally out of proportion. These sorts of illustration are the start of mis-information that just 'muddies the waters' when owners are trying to restore their machines to near catalogue specification. You're not doing anyone any favours!

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Re: some 3D files for Douglas motorcycle Models
« Reply #4 on: 22 Mar 2023 at 17:40 »
Quote from: eddie on 22 Mar 2023 at 15:57
The most important fact remains - the illustrations show models with the wrong engines or wrong frames, and most are totally out of proportion. These sorts of illustration are the start of mis-information that just 'muddies the waters' when owners are trying to restore their machines to near catalogue specification. You're not doing anyone any favours!

  Eddie.

If any poor soul is using basic 3D models for restoring and a source of configuration information they have bigger problems!! :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Re: some 3D files for Douglas motorcycle Models
« Reply #5 on: 22 Mar 2023 at 17:54 »
The trouble is this was all started by a 'poor soul' that posted these juvenile drawings.

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Re: some 3D files for Douglas motorcycle Models
« Reply #6 on: 22 Mar 2023 at 21:53 »
Sigh.

In 2018 Australia Post released a set of four postage stamps featuring "Australian Motorcyles". They contacted me to get some background on the machines - a Kelecom, The Precision, the Whiting V4, and an Invincible JAP. I asked them why they had chosen (1) a (probably imported) machine carrying the name of a famous Belgian engineer, (2) a machine carrying the name of a British engine (and fitted with a Triumph petrol tank), (3) a machine built in England c1916 (albeit by an Australian to his design), along with the fabulous Invincible JAP.

They had a "consultant". It's the experts - they're everywhere. Poor souls.

We had some ripper bikes made in Australia, many with good Aussie names: Aussi-Also, Coo-ee, Southern Cross, Boomerang, Bullock, Quirk's Mona, Uneeda, Veribest... there are nearly 600 of them.

I'm with Eddie - I'm tired of rubbish. Best to just ignore it, I suppose.

Cheers

Leon
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