Dunno if this the right place to plonk a build log (move it where it belongs if not :thumbsup:) .. but here we go.
Some of you may have read the Emberverse Series by SM Sterling, starting with the Novel Dies the fire.
For those of you have not so far "done yourself a favour" and read this series the basic concept is something like this.
A happening sweeps the earth and all electricity ceases to exist and physics around pressurisation change. This means technology requiring either any type of Electricity or the use of high pressure such as steam or gunpowder does not work. This leads to groups working together to survive in this new environment, which more or less equates to the Middle Ages as far as available technology goes. So that means Bows, swords and human muscle power are back. There are multiple groups of varying ethics blah blah blah..
Anyhoo.
Once this theme come up this just had to be done. So what I am looking at is doing a couple (I hope) of Advanced Recon guys from one of the clans in the book, the BearKillers. So sticking with the available technology the bicycle becomes a very useful tool.
So to start I wanted a more modern bike. So I scratchbuilt up some tyres and cast them and used some Aber etch for the Tamiya German Bicycle set for the spokes and chains and stuff and a new more cross-country type frame.
![](http://www.modelblokez.org.au/bthpix/whatif/endofworld/diesthefire1.jpg)
This is where I am at so far with the bike
![](http://www.modelblokez.org.au/bthpix/whatif/endofworld/diesthefire2.jpg)
This one of the figures. Planned to be in military kit with some civilian outdoor gear and bows/swords
Lets see if I can beat De Bashers deadline
Brian T