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Everything posted by stitchdup
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france, what can i say that wont get me banned (just a joke guys)
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them thar is fighting words said the idiot i asked to fight
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validation for parking seems like an odd idea, your parking is great, have a medal
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bingo
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AMT 53 Ford pickup engine swap
stitchdup replied to slusher's topic in Model Building Questions and Answers
I'm not familiar with the kit but i would probably start by looking for something with the same mounts for the gearbox. That way theres at least one fixed mount already there and the engine mounts can be made to fit easier than making a gearbox fit the tunnel -
my local car parts place is trying to convince me duplicolour matt black paint and black primer are the same thing. even when i take in evidence that one is paint and one is primer (the paint crazes styrene, the primer doesn't) they refuse to admit they are wrong. i just want them to get me the right thing. They have simoniz black primer and matt black paint (but its watery garbage) so its obvious they are 2 different things yet they cant see that
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click on advanced search for more options. i think it shows up with the search results. you can also click the box on the right just above the results to swap to search by date which brings up the most recent first. if you dont change this you get results for everything in order of most word matches. putting the ferrari daytona in quotes tells the search engine to only match ferrari daytona if they are together, and you might get more resuts if you leave out daytona and use the year instead. putting the words in quotes only really works with two words, any more and your chances of those words appearing in the order typed is negligable. another method would be to use the google image search function. just type modelcarsmag ferrari daytona into it and it will bring up every pic tagged ferrari daytona, and when you click on the pic it should show all the others from the appropriate thread. Then it just right click and open in a new tab to read the thread
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Need some help with front tires ?
stitchdup replied to Mr mopar's topic in Model Building Questions and Answers
theres a designer on cults that has a pretty good range of pulling tractors and dirt trackers. look for cosplayitemsrock -
ICM Opel admiral saloon instructions
stitchdup replied to stitchdup's topic in Model Building Questions and Answers
it was stalled for paint but the weather is good today so i'm getting some bits painted. -
Second wheel falls off airliner in a couple of months...
stitchdup replied to Ace-Garageguy's topic in The Off-Topic Lounge
boeing built the plane. its all very well blaming the faa but they only inspect the planes, thay dont build them or turn bolts during maintenance. if boeing worried less about the stock prices and went back to bulding the best planes the quality would start going up again, but like every other big company they outsource everything to save money. to save the company they need to hire the qc folks from lego, everything they make has a tolerance of 0.01mm and has done since they started making bricks. a 30 year old lego part will still fit a brand new one, you cant even say that about graded bolts now -
A little big project
stitchdup replied to Chariots of Fire's topic in WIP: Model Trucks: Big Rigs and Heavy Equipment
Cool build. Many of those diamond ts were still inuse during the 70s for hauling oil refinery parts. They were slow but they sure could pull heavy weights -
Good idea for a Funny Car in 1/25
stitchdup replied to Stanward VonDiederichs's topic in WIP: Drag Racing Models
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Best clear material for large flat windows?
stitchdup replied to crowe-t's topic in Tips, Tricks, and Tutorials
ask your local computer repair shop for their apple/android screen packaging. the galaxy packaging is by far the smoothest of them -
Good idea for a Funny Car in 1/25
stitchdup replied to Stanward VonDiederichs's topic in WIP: Drag Racing Models
Its not a mini cooper, its a mini van and has been racing since the mid seventies. It used a steel flip body originally. -
look for the cheap sets, dollar/pound store multi packs usually have various colours
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Cutting Sewing Needles For Hood Pins
stitchdup replied to bobss396's topic in Tips, Tricks, and Tutorials
https://uscp-ua.com/ i can happily reccomend their stuff too, quality is excellent and if it wasn't for the colour you would struggle to know its not plastic. Their resin seems to have a little more flex than other resins too which can be helpful. equivalent to c1 products in quality theres also diolex production but they are more printed parts now -
"forget not me" said yoda as he headed to the bar
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arrived in scotland but still no 222.
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my landlords gave me 300 quid completely unexpectedly. Thats the second time this year they've done it and i dont know why but i'm not complaining. I'll be putting a chunk into the foodbank later so it can help more people out
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wait, you mean i didn't win $10,000 gift card for a shop i have never and will never go to (lowes dont exist in the uk, lol)
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Who manufacturers these kits in US or UK??🤔
stitchdup replied to Stanward VonDiederichs's topic in Wanted!
The dannenhauer and strauss isn't available anywhere and to build one you need 3 kits and some vision. You will need the front from the revell porsche 356 speedster, the rear feander from a cord and a tamiya/revell/polar lights beetle. I've been gathering the parts to build one. For the sp2 there are 2 3d printed kits and one printed body. Both kits have major flaws around the rear wheelarches but the 3d printed body from king3d is pretty accurate. also the sp2 had a type 4 vw engine not a fiat engine. I have files for most vws, vw based vehicles and parts, and if you are in the uk i can supply prints too. i dont have files for the type 147 fridolin post van The volvos are available in prints too but some need to be rescaled from military models. I found a pre war volvo sedan that looked pretty good last night and i've seen the amazon and p1800 on cults but volvos aren't something i look out for. -
it might be the european model a, we had some differences from the ones you guys got.
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smashed up 1/1 tail lights, 90s cars have the thickest plastic but more recent cars tend to be smooth plastic without dimples.
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bartender slow cooked versions, most mutton could be rope boiled in stock
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Need Pantograph wipers and belt hardware........
stitchdup replied to Allan31's topic in Model Building Questions and Answers
look at the ribbons in fabric shops. some of it is pretty convincing if matt coated and its in loads of sizes and colours