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[punkboy]

welcome aboard ,feel free to share some pics

[AngelClaireBear]

New the to forum. Not a skater myself (rollerblading injury circa 1996 damaged leg and back) but bought this curious board for my kids about 10 years ago. It's a metal Morris Vulcan flyer (model R288 according to the advert from the late 1970s). Can't imagine it was kind to it's original owner's knees. It's a bit bruised and battered itself, partly from the invention of "skateboard jousting" (both kids still have eyes but I doubt it will be an Olympic sport any time soon). Wondered if it is collectible?

[dcgnus]

I saw this on Facebook yes Facebook jousting

[Firekill]

Hi Guys been on here for a while but not seen this page so here goes , skated ( poorly ) in the 70s in Mansfield where i grew up and still live. No skate parks so had to make do with homemade ramps and some slight inclines that were under the 4 seasons car park ramp. Still do a bit of skating now occasionally but still crap. I got into collecting about ten years back and mainly collect Nos and slightly used 70s stuff from my era. I’ve got about 30 complete setups from a broad range of bands. I’ve also got a few Tributes decks which I was very fortunate to get off master craftsman Paul Philips , his work is amazing as you all probably know. I’ll post some pictures once I know how to. Any help on posting pictures would be appreciated. Oh you might know me as Firekill66 on ebay as I’ve bought and sold on there for a good few years. Cheers Daz

[punkboy]

hi daz, when you are posting a reply just go to the attachments box directly below there,then add files which will take you to your pics and then back to add files for each extra pic then click submit box once your done

[punkboy]

your nearly a neighbour,im in lincoln and spent most weekends at the malibu dogbowl,ive only ever managed to find a handful of pics of it and the small feature in the mag,shame as id love to see more

[Firekill]

Yeah I’d a loved to go to Malibu dog bowl but I was a bit young to go on me own on the bus ( Billy no mates ) and me dad was too tight to take me in the car. I do know one lad who used to go though who I used to work with in the fire service and he said he went loads a times with his mates and said it was ace . I know there was also a skatepark in Sheffield too but never went there either . There was a guy who used to stand Mansfield Market with a skateboard stand for a year or two , not sure if he did any others. I upgraded my Makaha to one of his plywood deck he used to sell and I’ve still got it here’s a pic.

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[dcgnus]

Hiya daz I think I've had a few bits off you off eBay a while back

[Firekill]

Unfortunately I through out the original wheels which were generic translucent red a few years before I got into collecting but the GT wheels are a pretty close match.
I’ll post some more photos of my collection asap now I know how to do it.

[Firekill]

Eyup matey yeah I’m sure you did , didn’t you buy that Benjy off me , it was nos but had a bit of water staining. You cleaned it up really nicely iirc .