diymirage

(not really a diorama but the closest thing to it)

for Christmass this year i bought my boy an HO scale slot car track

this track measures 38 feet and i mounted it on a 4X8 sheet of plywood

after running to for a week or so i decided what this track needs is some scenery

my first (and at this point only) addition is the maxwell avenue home by rix products

this is my first expeirience with this manufacturer and im very impressed with them

they managed to use each mold twice (meaning you have each tree twice)

this leaves you with a few extra parts and cuts thier production costs in half, seems like a win win situation to me

i have build little houses like this ages ago when i was 12 or so and i was not very impressed with myself

now that im a decade or so older and a little bit more skilled im hoping this will come out looking much better

this will be a slow moving project (mainly because of the cost of the kits and how many of them i need) but there will be updates at times (i hope)

any advise and tips will be apreciated

here is the kit (no progress yet)

so you thought the carpet monster was bad?

taking your small parts and little doohickies that you dropped?

well, that nothing compared to this monster...he'll make an entire kit disapear into a heating vent

hey guys

i bought myself a new set of paint brushes for Christmass and i would like to get as much enjoyment as possible out of them

which brings up the following question: what is the best way to treat brushes?

how do you clean them, how do you store, how do you use them?

(mods, i wasnt sure if this was the right location or not but if it is not please feel free to move it)

wow believe it or not i managed to finish 2...thats right TWO models this year

this is number 2

its the 1975 plymouth duster kit with the kit supplied dodge dart sport front end

some of the aftermarket features are spider rims, a 440 big block and a latham supercharger (resin peice by Alan Raab)

the paint is primer under clear coat and the hood has a scoop from a corvette grafted to it

im not pleased with the way the rear bumper fit and somehow the rear axle didnt align properly

but im calling her done nonetheless

(here is the build thread...pay no attention to the projected end date in there )

http://www.modelcars...showtopic=38061

no help here brother, only lowrider i ever did was the one in my avatar

but what is it you want to cut ?

the roof, the suspension ?

in the mean time, look over this

http://www.modelcars...ch&fromsearch=1

its a quick search of our "workbench" with lowrider in the title

should be able to find some good info/tricks/inspiration there