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  1. I have an OLFA cutter for this. I've cut thicker pieces and rounded the corners with a sanding stick. I haven't worked with lexan this thin. Will a hobby knife work for scoring the thinner lexan? I'm using 1.5mm sheet styrene for the walls of the truck. Should I get lexan thicker than .010" or will that make cutting and shaping the rounded corners tougher to do? I want to make sure it's stiff enough.
  2. Have you used this? I've used much thicker lexan that has to be scored and snapped to cut it. Can this be cut with a hobby knife?
  3. I'm currently scratch building an International Harvester Metro Mite in 1/25 scale. It has flat large front and side windows. I have some acetate but it doesn't lay completely flat and is flexible. I also tried Evergreen clear sheet styrene but it has a frosted texture. Is there another brand of clear sheet styrene or something else that's flat and stiff I can use?
  4. I have to figure out what to use for the window glass. I have acetate but it's not stiff enough for the large front windows. I also have some Evergreen clear sheet styrene but it has a texture on it. Maybe Plastruct or another brand has clear sheet styrene that's smooth.
  5. I saw a 1971 Metro Mite on YouTube that has an AMC in line 6. I ordered an AMT AMC Pacer Wagon kit for the in line 6. I had also bought an AMT International Scout II kit but the chassis is not the same. A member of a group on Facebook took measurements and sent me pictures of part of the chassis rails he took out of his Metro Mite. It's unibody but does have chassis rails welded to the floor. The chassis rails are channeled on the inside so I ordered some Evergreen channels that I'll use for the rails. Unless I can find a front axle I'll just scratch build one. These had a straight front axle with leaf springs. For the rear end I might use one from an AMT Ford Econoline van. It seems to be the right width and looks close to the one in the AMT Scout II kit which is a bit shorter. I have some small pictures showing the chassis/underside of a Metro Mite I found online. I'll do the best I can to make it look correct. There's not a lot of information on these.
  6. Work continues on the floor. I made the doghouse using measurements a member of a group on Facebook sent me. To get the angle of the floor under the doghouse I placed the doghouse upside down under the floor after I glued it in place. It worked well. I then held the doghouse in place to support the firewall while the glue dried. I'll add the extended floor under the doghouse which is for the in line 6 cylinder engine I'm using. The 8 cylinder option had a shorter doghouse and didn't have the floor extension.
  7. I got some more work done on this. I used the angled side pieces I put together. Today I started on the floor.
  8. Thanks guys for the suggestions. Iceman Collections, VCG Resins and Texas 3D Customs don't have an AMC in line 6. The AMT Pacer wagon kit's in line 6 is fine. I'm watching one on E-Bay now.
  9. I'm looking for a 1/25 AMC in line 6 cylinder engine. Is the MPC AMC Pacer X the only kit that has an AMC In Line 6 Cylinder engine? I need an AMC in line 6 cylinder engine but if I have to I'll just try and buy a whole Pacer X kit on E-bay.
  10. Greg, Thanks for the drawing. I'm still brainstorming on this one. So far I'm liking what I came up with. I just have to test a few more ideas out.
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