wisdonm

Here is my take on a Mustang II SVO Turbo 2300cc four cylinder short tracker. I cast a RaceMark seat, made a safety harness, extinguisher, dash with gauges, all the decals, and bead rolled interior panels.

Several people have asked where I got the Plastic Jesus and Madonna that I used in my Unsafe @ Any Speed build.

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Here is how I did it:

They are modified Z scale railroad figures. They make good hula girls and tikis also.

1. I glue on a base. These were two layers of 0.0145" styrene.

2. Reshape or add arms.

3. I used CA to make the robe arms and fill in between legs, or glue on brush bristles, to make grass skirt.

4. Paint as desired.

This is a Corvair matchracer from the late '60s. Basically, too much is not enough. So I'm going to combine a Corvair and the Hurst Hairy Olds. I call this build Unsafe @ Any Speed.

The first thing that I did was narrow the track 12 scale inches, by removing two six inch wide strips from the Olds' chassis. The Hairy Olds used Olds Toronado power-trains. In the 442 body they were a foot too wide for the Corvair. I had to narrow it in two 6 inch strips, because the engine and trans mounts are in the center of several of the eight cross-members.

Next, I shortened the wheelbase 15 inches. And finally shortened the rear floor pan another 11 inches. A tweak here and there and it fits.

Later I had to remove another 4mm from the rear, to center the wheels in the wheel wells.

What would I use to thin Tamiya clear colors to use in an air brush? Are these acrylic or lacquer? Finally, what can I clear it with?

Are the tire sizes for the Fireball, Aces Wild , and HighRoller cycles the same? What are the wheel and tire sizes? TIA