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Well the only reason I mention it is that reliable sources are absolutely essential unless you want your story to fall apart. If it's a few throw away references then you might get away with it, if it's central to the plot line then one gust of contradictory wind and it'll all fall down in tatters. I speak from experience as I'm currently researching the London Underground system. Caveat Emptor ;)

Your best bet is to contact the Uk Astrology society. You'll probably get slightly better information from them than you would asking a random bod off a japanese car forum ;)

Lol! I'm aiming for 2012...but that might be pushing it... :rofl: ;)

Cheers folks! :D Off for a slap up meal tonight which should be good. From this birthday onwards I start counting back! :wack: :rofl: ;)

Sounds good. :) I make my producer laugh because, although I have copies of Cubase SX3, Reason, Battery etc etc etc all ready and able to perform reasonable quality takes and basic mixing in my simple home studio (though nothing like the standards in his pro studio) I'm happiest when I'm making the roughest and dirtiest impromptu recording. When I'm composing and making rough demos I really can't be arsed fiddling with all the techno gimmickery. I need to be able to wire a couple of mics up, hit record and away we go..."get it down, and get it down quick"! Lol! It's a different kettle of fish in the studio when I become Mr anally retentive and spend hours tweaking a guitar sound but when it's just me I can't be having with it! Which is why supposedly simple stuff like burning a CD really ticks me off when it goes t1ts up. Rant over. lol! :D ;)

Yeah, going to default to WMP for the time being till I can sort out what the hecks going on with the darn thing! Bleeding technology! :rolleyes: ;)

Cheers for that mate :) Just tried it and doesn't seem to make any difference though :( Even when I preview the tracks in Nero it seems to clip the beginning off them! Bizarre.

Trying to run off some demos a) for people who have kindly said they'll pass them onto people "in the know" but also for people I know who want to hear 'em. Although the former is very pressing (sorry for the delay Liam if you're reading this!), the latter now also needs to be done for tomorrow. I'm working with crummy MP3's rather than the original files which isn't great as it is (the proper demo's are being sorted by my producer), but to compound matters, Nero 7 seems to keeping missing the first couple of seconds off each track when I try to burn them all together. Any idea what I'm doing wrong folks?

Did these fit afterall Mario? Hope they did but if worst came to the worst I've got cash waiting if you need to sell on mate :)

Like every kid of that time I had a huge poster of a white Countach above my bed. I know it can be a pup to drive at times but there's something incredibly compelling about them. Taking off the rose-tinted glasses is sometimes a bit on the tricky side! :D ;)

In the market for a series 3 Land Rover at the moment but unfortunately I don't know that much about them so doing a fair bit of research before I put my hard earned down...!

Sorry for the delay Liam, decided to fiddle around with them a bit more! Should be ready to send by Wednesday as in the studio every day this week bar today and Saturday! :)

TBH Mark I think I agree. If you're looking to modify it visually, if it were me, I'd go for the smooth look on yours. Get rid of the side repeaters, rear reflectors, locks, handles (go keyless, solenoid entry), aerial, swage lines (although leave the shut lines on the boot so it doesn't turn into a blancmange!), then get the headlights shadow chromed inside (as was put up on here recently), the remaining lights smoked, then finish with a freshen up of the existing paint. All in my humble opinion o'course. :D ;)

These any help? Bit of a quick and nasty photochop but hopefully you get the idea! :D ;)

Two more tracks now online: Everlasting and No Surrender. http://www.jamesbrede.co.uk/Hand%20MP3.html The first is the new feelgood hit or...er...next summer, the second....is a bit mad...;) All comments, positive or negative gratefully received and filed appropriately...;) Friday. P.S. Having a name change so not going to be "The Few" for much longer....

Excellent news Nick! Really glad it all turned out ok matey! :D :D :D

That's impressive. John was just round so I showed him the photos as that's even more up his street! Good find! :)

Si's is a great looking, clean example but it seems the brief may rule it out. If Tim's is too dark then Dave's but would also be a great choice. It's a fantastic looker with a red that really glows when the light hits it. Also, the attention to detail that's gone into it would be a boon.

Yeah, as I said before in Si's thread, I knew it was in either Banzai or Jap Performance but couldn't find the mag in question in amongst the chaos which is my book/magazine shelves! lol! ;) Aside from a few "interesting" styling decisions, the yellow+black combo works well, although as mentioned I'd go for graphite coloured alloys. I'd definately "smoke" the front lights as in the picture and go for that dark chrome finish to the headlights i saw knocking about a couple of days ago.

Aaah, that's the one with the smoked lense covers I was on about the other day in Si's black strip thread! Glad you posted that link up, as i seem to have lost my own pics and can't find the magazine it was in! Oh, and go for graphite coloured alloys. It'll look the shizzle. ;)

Looks great, good job :) What alloys are those?

Actually Senor David's is a good idea. Something a bit different, a nice looking, genuine 99 spec...which is midnight purple. ;) Under the right lighting conditions and with a good photographer that colour could really "pop".

Cleared now mate! :)

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Excellent news. Look forward to seeing the article! :D