But worth it.
I've been bang on the negative-restoring offensive this evening, it takes hours and they still are so far from perfect, however I am reasonably pleased with the results considering they were taken 23 years ago. The techniques involved are extremely useful in my opinion and although these arnt my origonal shots (seeing as I was not even a twinkle in my mothers eye at this time) my work has been put in to restoring them to a viewable state after all these years.
The following characters are my Mother and Father in 1986. He was a handsome chap ey, I now know where I get it from. As for the motor, I would sell a Kidney for a similar one, today.