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"Done and dusted" is British slang for "finished".
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Shutdown - Corvette Stingray vs. Super Stock Dodge
Ace-Garageguy replied to SpeedShift's topic in WIP: Model Cars
'62 was 413. '63 went to 426. At least one set of Merc instructions calls it out as a 426, but the engines would be visually identical in 1/25. -
Shutdown - Corvette Stingray vs. Super Stock Dodge
Ace-Garageguy replied to SpeedShift's topic in WIP: Model Cars
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Shutdown - Corvette Stingray vs. Super Stock Dodge
Ace-Garageguy replied to SpeedShift's topic in WIP: Model Cars
Only '63 split-window I'm aware of is the AMT version, which does include the OEM fuel injection. As far as I remember, there are some proportion and line issues with the body, so if that kind of stuff bothers you, I know for a fact there are builders on this forum who can recommend a better starting point...though you may have to swap roofs or the rear window "split" at least. -
Strips of tank tracks across your yard in the morning may be an indication it's time to move.
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"This" is the first word of my sentence.
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Few years back I started doing two similar swaps, '41 nose on a resin '48 4-door based on the Revell kit, and another '41 nose on the infamous IMC/Testors '48 that was getting lead-sleaded. Neither one seemed to be particularly difficult as far as I can remember, which is as it should be, 'cause in reality it's almost a straight bolt-on...other than the running boards. Just measure carefully and work slowly and pay attention to fit as you go.
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Yeah...sad state of affairs with most "American" brands having devolved into cheapo offshore junk. The plastic-parts-failing-early issue is common across the board with just about everything now, too.
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Cool fix. Applause. Really. Mine was a really simple one. No display, just a timer knob. A friend brought it to me, got it at a thrift store for $15 way, way back when my whiz-bangy one dumped. Clean one-owner, looked new. I figgered I'd replace it with a nicer one, but it's worked like a a champ for years, so I just kept using it. It's been feeling its age for a while, though. Not too far back, the door interlock failed, easy enough to repair. Last few days the turntable drive has been rattling, sounding like gravel in the bearings...and then it got better. But when I went to heat a cup of coffee this PM, it would start and stop when the turntable apparently bound up, then finally started smoking from where the turntable motor apparently is. Anything's fixable, within reason, but at this point I need to stay focused on paying work and just get a cheapo for the interim. The house out west has a nice one.
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Not an irk so much as a profound sadness and sense of loss. Another old friend that served me faithfully for 20 years bit the dust. I'll salvage his magnetron and transformer to live anew in something else. EDIT: Third kitchen appliance to check out in the last six months or so. Wonder if they know something I don't. Cue Twilight Zone music...
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Sticky fingers gather no moss, or something like that.
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Sticky-buns be like little pieces of tasty heaven.
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Hanging from an old oak tree for cattle rustling isn't the way I want to end my days.
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