Vince Nemanic
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I just wish I had a local shop owner who cares as much as Justin. The owner of my local Hobby Town is into trains and his son is into RC. If they had their way, train and RC is all the shop would stock. Their Evergreen display is stashed behind a shelf positioned to look like an opening to the back office. My guess is they only have models and kid's toys because HT requires it for their franchise, and the models were last restocked before Thanksgiving. Their answer if you ask for something is "No, but you can order it and we'll have it in a couple of weeks" I ordered two of the then-new Revell AAR Cudas, and the son lost my contact card that he personally had me filled out. Four weeks later I had my models that I had pre-paid for.
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AMT 1/25 2021 Bronco First Edition
Vince Nemanic replied to Jordan White's topic in Truck Kit News & Reviews
I have no interest in the new Bronco, but when I mentioned it to a friend who doesn't read the boards, his first question was" Does that mean a promo is coming?". interesting thought. -
If you have ever seen a technique demonstration at a model show, you know that the spectators move closer to the presenter as the demonstration progresses. Many years ago, the late Bob Paeth did a demonstration of sprue soldering at GSL. The smell was so awful that the spectators moved away from Bob. At one point, Bob (a fire fighter before he worked at Revell) aet the sprue on fire, and calmly stood there holding the burning plastic before he blew it out like a match. I think many in attendance thought like me that there was no way we were going to stink our homes up like that. A friend of mine uses this technique a lot and told me he only does it in his garage and he has a "big fan" venting outside his garage and sprue welds directly in front of the fan. I have never been to his house so I can't describe the set up better. The impression I got is that he has a room fan with a hole cut in one of the exterior walls of his garage. This is something you can do in warm Santa Rosa, California that you can't do where you get snow.
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New Ford email announcement...
Vince Nemanic replied to BlackSheep214's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
A modeler friend and his wife ordered a Maverick in July 2021 and it just was delivered about three weeks ago. They love it, but Ford's supply problems are continuing. -
Beware of Paasche jar vent holes!
Vince Nemanic replied to BringHomeTheBacon's topic in Tips, Tricks, and Tutorials
After cleaning the lid, I put a straight pin through the hole, then feed the washer on top through the pin, start the ball on top and snug it all up. I remove the pin and tighten it all up. I have also used a scrap section of a guitar string to align the holes. -
The original Tom Daniel drawings were in a Rod 7 Custom Sketch Pad some time in 1964. I think it was two pages and one of the pics showed a GMC blower with top mounted injectors and dragster wire front wheels.
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Any news about Galaxie Ltd kits?
Vince Nemanic replied to PintoKING's topic in Car Kit News & Reviews
Since owner (and Scale Auto Enthusiast founder) Gary Schmidt passed away, I suspect that all plans are in limbo. I assume that his heirs will eventually make some sort of deal for the molds and rights at some time in the future, but that could be very complicated. I have no inside information. These are just guesses. -
The last time I saw him was at a show in San Diego. He and David Dale joined my wife and I for burgers at lunch. Albert and Dolores talked gardening and David and I talked models. A thoroughly enjoyable time with two nice guys.
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2021 Formula 1
Vince Nemanic replied to Keavdog's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
One thing is being ignored here. Mercedes had the opportunity to pit LH for new (or at least less worn) tires but chose not to. You make your choices and live with them. Most of their strategic choices over the years have worked out for them- this one didn't. -
Clear body kits
Vince Nemanic replied to Greg Myers's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
The body is in the bag that is between the box top and the instructions. -
Thanks for the reply. Good advice. The dark wash really made a difference. Hope to see you at GSL!
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Steve, do you have any pics of the Tiki Hut and any hints on painting it? Thanks.