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AMT vs Revell 69 Camaro
Ace-Garageguy replied to Brutalform's topic in Model Building Questions and Answers
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Girls don't find me as attractive as they used to, and I'm pretty sure it's 'cause I quit wearing the Rolex, and I don't have a man-bun, tattoos, a murse, or a neckbeard.
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Preparation-H on fisheyes may be the ultimate in nouvelle cuisine.
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Contaminated surfaces are the primary cause of paint fisheyes.
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Goodbye Hot Rod Magazine?
Ace-Garageguy replied to Rockford's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
Pretty much my sentiments exactly. My temperament and instinctual interests would have been a much better fit with reality had I been a young teen at the end of WWII. My collection of magazines and books from the post-war era allow me to experience vicariously something of a lifestyle I was too young to participate in at the time, and my modeling interests reflect much of that desire. I find myself longing for a past I was forever out of step with, that exists now only in "historic artifacts". -
Tuberculosis was often treated in the past (for those who could afford it) by telling folks to move out West, to a warm arid environment.
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Best clear material for large flat windows?
Ace-Garageguy replied to crowe-t's topic in Tips, Tricks, and Tutorials
I'd use PET, acrylic, or styrene for that...most likely clear PET from a soda bottle. The only reason I recommended polycarbonate above is because he needs a big flat window that's sufficiently rigid. The curve of this windshield gives plenty of rigidity without resorting to polycarbonate. -
Bar not my access to the bar, for I have a powerful thirst.
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Mine eyes have seen things I'd rather not remember, but some stuff you just can't forget.
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1934 Ford Pickup
Ace-Garageguy replied to Exotics_Builder's topic in WIP: Model Trucks: Pickups, Vans, SUVs, Light Commercial
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Treasure hunters sometimes get lucky.
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"Forward into the dragon's lair, me hearties" cried the one-eyed peg-legged swashbuckler.
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IIRC, the earliest cars also had generators as opposed to alternators...but I could be wrong. EDIT: Yup. Quick research indicates the 64.5 cars built through July or August of 1964 had generators, then all later cars got alternators. EDIT 2: More differences... https://www.motortrend.com/news/mustang-1964/
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How to strip Trumpeter chrome?
Ace-Garageguy replied to kensar's topic in Model Building Questions and Answers
Quoting from the web page linked below: "Unfortunately, plastic chrome plating is not as simple as applying a coat of chrome to the part. Typically, we will first coat the part with a layer of copper or nickel through a process called electro-less plating. This means that we do not use an electric current to apply the plating. Applying this coating makes the part conducive, which makes it possible to apply the chrome plating later on." Whole process here (this is NOT vacuum metalizing): https://www.vacuum-metalizing.com/plastic-chrome-plating/ EDIT: Electro-less nickel plating, including on non-conductive materials... https://hcsplating.com/resources/nickel-plating-guide/electroless-vs-electrolytic-nickel-plating/ EDIT 2: After the electro-less plating is applied, either copper or nickel (apparently copper in Trumpeter's case), plastic parts can be electroplated with actual chrome in the usual way.