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stitchdup

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  1. who made that or is a custom? its cool looking
  2. if they were more abrasive they wouldn't match the markings. are you changing direction when swapping to a finer grit? going in one direction just polishes the scratch while changing direction works to remove it. its like when you always take the same shortcut over grass, eventually a track forms
  3. that should work on the emhar chassis. i tried one under a chevy coe and it was close to fittng
  4. hows about going off paved roads? or the carrera panamerica route from anchorage to ushuala. a mix of surfaces and a section with no road whatsoever in the darien gap. its been done in a caddy hearse before. or there lots of songs about cars that could be a theme
  5. I think round 2 are missing a trick by not shipping kits direct to europe from china. there is a demand for them but if the choice is a £60+ amt reissue or a £35-40 revell reissue the revell will win 90% of the time. If they shipped them direct from china they avoid those extra fees as it never touched american soil. it opens up a revenue stream they seem to mostly miss now just due to price. the demand is there if you look at euro show pics but most of the american stuff is a revell kit
  6. I've ogt a buick i could be persueded out of if you need it.
  7. I usually file a little from the body at the rear. The front doesn't look bad and once its painted it will have a better fit anyway, you just need to be sure the edge clears once the hinges are on. If they dont you'll need to bevel the rear edge of the front hood for clearance
  8. guy please edit your posts. if one version gets blah blah blah'd it doesn't mean another version is acceptable
  9. just like a display at the ultrace show
  10. dealing with ai help is horrible. even a stupid human would do a better job. i dont know what language it was trained in but it sure wasn't one spoken or known by living humans. since i got nowhere with that i thought i'd call the helpline which only had options for paying. live chat wasn't available so i've tried an email to their complaint section. there was another option for through the app but my phone is just a phone. i did mention in my email that maybe sacking the advisors was a bit premature and how awful they are to try to get help from. 2 days of this absolute time waste
  11. pigments should melt if you use the correct carrier as thats where they start making paints. if you look on the manufacturers website there should be a guide.
  12. somebody a while ago shred their idea of wearing an apron and pinning the bottom edge to the bench while you work.
  13. i'm having major issues just logging into mcm just now. i'm sure its my isp thats the problem as i've tried multiple browsers on both computers and can only connect if i use a vpn. i've cleared everything but the site still times out without a vpn. its only happening with mcm as every other site works fine. its very frustrating
  14. Its more mainland europe than what we used. 2 axles is too flash for us but i'll still get a couple.
  15. i only need one, its no a fergie and they are what i've worked with. we just need some actual implements for them now like ploughs, balers and harrows
  16. hiduldae me, seems odd the box says 1/20 as i think that could cost them sales. it was putting me off from buying one anyway
  17. my vote is for street style with antera 3 spokes or a dimma kit. a spoiled kid had a turbo'd one locally until he wrecked it
  18. i'm one of those people at the end of a month. If I'm paying for my shopping with change and my card i dont want the added embarassment of people too and i'll queue up to avoid it
  19. I pulled this back onto the bench last night. I've turned an old barbie suitcase into a larger fuel tank that should be good for 700 miles in this. I used some printed parts to make themechanical fuel pump on top of the engine and this will be plumbed into the injection system, which will be connected to the front airdam. The engine has a 75% set back sp this should have great handling but it doesn't conform to any race series rules, for example i took the engine set back from drag racing but the body reinforcing is all rally car. I've started on some period body mods now while i fill the gaps and get ready for paint
  20. have you tried spot model?
  21. If you need more ideas this is a great site https://customrodder.forumactif.org/f5-kustom-leadsled-traditional-custom-cars
  22. that'll be early 90s, the plain red and blue stripes were 70s and 80s. I remember my great grandad painting with them
  23. could the top set be from the revell kit?
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