Classic & Vintage - Wizard School - Show off your early Merlins

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5cagm
07-26-10, 10:26 AM
Hello,

I keep seeing all of these threads pop up with "show off your" dutch this, japanese that, etc. etc. So I thought I would start a thread for a material and brand that it is still five year from being Vintage but that is certainly a Classic by now ;). So if you've got it, flaunt it. Let me see your Merlins!

http://img825.imageshack.us/img825/8708/img0698.jpg (http://img825.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0698.jpg)

KonAaron Snake
07-26-10, 10:49 AM
I think mine is suffering from over exposure, but I'll post again when I get home.
4Rings6Stars
07-26-10, 11:40 AM
Hello,

I keep seeing all of these threads pop up with "show off your" dutch this, japanese that, etc. etc. So I thought I would start a thread for a material and brand that it is still five year from being Vintage but that is certainly a Classic by now ;). So if you've got it, flaunt it. Let me see your Merlins!


I'm afraid to post my Ti Steve Potts roadie on C&V...I don't think she's classic or vintage yet but I have no doubt some day will achieve classic status.

Let's get this thread rolling, I love these "wizards" and look forward to seeing more pictures!!

repechage
07-26-10, 12:05 PM
I think mine is suffering from over exposure, but I'll post again when I get home.

Forget these ti Merlins. There must be some Wizards out there. I think there are fewer Wizards than Confentes even, but they are out there.
5cagm
07-26-10, 12:05 PM
I'm afraid to post my Ti Steve Potts roadie on C&V...I don't think she's classic or vintage yet but I have no doubt some day will achieve classic status.

Let's get this thread rolling, I love these "wizards" and look forward to seeing more pictures!!


Cheers to that! There has to be more than this haha.
bane
07-26-10, 01:15 PM
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_yCYJflfwUxQ/S4IEbaRxGxI/AAAAAAAACq0/42tUkSBmT2s/s800/DSC_6152.JPG


woops, wrong thread

sort of
5cagm
07-26-10, 01:53 PM
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_yCYJflfwUxQ/S4IEbaRxGxI/AAAAAAAACq0/42tUkSBmT2s/s800/DSC_6152.JPG


woops, wrong thread

sort of

haha well played
unworthy1
07-26-10, 02:52 PM
oops, looks like I'm in the wrong thread, too :)
http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w314/unworthy1_photo/Merlin/Merlin_After_2.jpg
BTW, it's a bird, a type of falcon: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merlin_%28bird%29
5cagm
07-26-10, 03:58 PM
Yes I know it's a bird, I was just going for a silly play on words, but I really do like that bird you have there. Full 531?
unworthy1
07-26-10, 04:04 PM
Yes I know it's a bird, I was just going for a silly play on words, but I really do like that bird you have there. Full 531?

Yes full 531, built by Bob Jackson in Leeds maybe early-mid '70s...why there was no lawyer battle with the modern Merlin USA, I don't know (maybe his copyright expired or was never extended to the US).
I didn't know about the bird until I owned this frame, the Wizard gets much more press.
and (one more time) it's for sale and has different components than this older pic shows.