CabDriver
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Tried out Spazstix chrome for the first time - didn’t get it quite as chrome-y as I can usually get Alclad, but it does lay down nice!
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I love it! Super clean, and the colors are great! Looks good with the chopped bed too!
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Having someone make a vector of your art is absolutely the way to go - I don’t think the original decal manufacturer was at fault here.
Supplying an Illustrator file to the printer might be useful too, so they can easily isolate the layers and colors for production purposes
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6 hours ago, iamsuperdan said:
And what kind of garbage would you be able to find to refill it? It's not like you have any wrappers or containers. I guess if you were lucky, you could find organic waste. But still.
In the second (I think?) film Doc throws a banana skin into the Mr Fusion...but I kind of remember that it only powered the time circuits anyway? What DID power the hover conversion that made the car fly? Intriguing...
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On 12/3/2020 at 9:34 AM, iamsuperdan said:
I hate nitpicking movies like this, but to the best of anyone's knowledge, that particular event did not take place in Hill Valley. So if Marty wanted to witness the birth, he'd not only have to travel back in time, he'd have to then get to the other side of the world.
Wonder how far the Delorean could fly before needing a Mr Fusion refill?
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Just got mine today - super excited to dig into it! Just from a quick glance I’m already impressed at the amount of content in there - reminds me of the good old days of model mags!
Will definitely be subscribing!
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Good Mail day today! 80 lengths of Styrene bar, some Spazstix to try (hope my Alclad ‘skills’ transfer!) and the new MCM, which looks GREAT from the quick look I’ve had at it
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2 hours ago, ewetwo said:
I just started selling some kits on Ebay. Doesn't seem very difficult so far. I take plenty of pictures if they are rebuilders or if the kit has been opened. I purchase mailing boxes to put the kit in and they cost about a $1 a box. And I use Pirsateship.com to mail them. And I have used PayPal for years with no problems at this point.
You can order USPS boxes for free from their website to ship in (assuming Pirateship lets you use USPS packaging)
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Thanks for the nice comments and ideas everyone! Regarding that tire strap, I’m thinking of making one of these that seem to be popular the last couple of years:
More on that when I’ve made a jig to make one (and probably made 20 or so failed attempts ?Back on the slightly easier stuff - I didn’t like the kit headers, so I found some in my parts box and fabricated some little hot rod trumpets ?:
Those should work!
I wanted to make some door panels that kinda still looked 34-Ford-esque but a little fresh and interesting so I laid out a design using the distinctive round-edged triangle cut-out that the real ones have, but duplicated and rotated to make something a little different - need to do some more on these tomorrow once the laminated pieces set-up fully. I’ve got an idea on an interior colorscheme where there will be a ‘fabric’ insert inside those little triangles. More on that later...
And finally for today, picked out a dash - I forget which 1:1 this would be from, but it’s from one of the Revell 32 kits - just getting ready to do some detailing on this, drill out the switches and make some new ones:
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1 hour ago, misterNNL said:
Are you going to eliminate the front fender spare tire well?
No sir - I’m going to make a little feature of it! That was tonight’s after-dinner project in fact...
I wanted to run a spare wheel and tire in the slot there, but I didn’t like the stock bracket that holds them in place. I liked the idea of having some sort of strap to hold it in place though, with a little photo-etched buckle or something and some little metal hold-downs to secure the strap somehow
So, drilled a bunch of tiny holes so I could make a little slot in the fender, like so:
Made a little filler piece to fill the hole that the mounting bracket would have used, and tomorrow I’ll smooth it all out and get it nice and level.
I found this cool textured card in Michael’s - it had an in-scale pattern to it that could simulate some sort of fabric so I’ll use a strip of that to secure the wheel and tire to the fender - should look cool hopefully! -
2 hours ago, Luc Janssens said:
Two kits I rather would not see offered to a novice builder, which despite the great box-art rather harm than promote the hobby.
But that's just my opinion.
Which 2, Luc?
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On 11/29/2020 at 7:50 PM, wrenchr said:
Looking very cool, love all the details.
Thank you sir!
On 11/29/2020 at 8:36 PM, afx said:Great looking project.
And thank you too!
On 11/30/2020 at 10:20 AM, AmericanMuscleFan said:Another super cool project in the making Jim! I love these custom made wheels cap and those super cool tail lights, beautiful vehicle for the priest! Are you going to add the pretty embossing shapes on the sides of the bed as on the rendering?
And thank you as well! Those embossed shapes are actually moulded into the bed already, which makes my job a little easier:
On 12/1/2020 at 2:12 PM, Tom Geiger said:Thought about this thread when I dug up this photo..
Haha! That’s AWESOME!
I’ve been messing with getting this thing up on it’s wheels and getting the stance how I wanted it, so I can start going back through and adding some detail before I start shooting some paint. I wanted the nose down a little (a lot), but I didn’t want to mess with the frame or swap out the kit axle. I’d usually just zee the frame, so this is an exercise in creatively using what’s in the box and working around it, a little.Stock axle:
Remove spring:
Re-attach spring behind axle:
This gave me about a 4” scale drop, to where the tires are tight to the inner fenders but it could realistically function...plus it stretches the wheelbase a tiny bit, which I don’t mind:
And a check on it’s wheels:
It’ll actually sit marginally higher than this at the front but only a tiny bit - the tires are tucked in from stock a little so they could actually steer and not bonk the fenders, and I’d have some clearance for the suspension to work if it were real.
You can’t really tell in that mock-up, but the rear axle needed to be narrowed some from stock so those rear wheels and tires would also work in a realistic manner if this was a 1:1 - it’s most noticeable with the fenders off:
Next job is going to be getting that engine all cleaned up and prepped, and making sure the kit exhaust setup still works ok now I’ve messed with a bunch of stuff - but I already had to add some 1mm shims to the top of the block to get that upper piece to fit remotely nicely:
Looking forward to finishing off ‘loose’ mock-up of all the important parts so I can start going through and doing some of the fun detail stuff!More soon!
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Your use of textures is an underappreciated skill on your builds Mark - those latest parts look great!
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On 11/23/2020 at 5:40 PM, Tom Geiger said:
Let’s see.. back 30 years ago I was buying kits from a dealer at club meetings for $6 each! If I tried to resell those at a show today I might get $10! Big profit! ?
That's better return on investment than my bank offers! I'm gonna hit Hobby Lobby on the way home to do some more careful investing!
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2 hours ago, Rockford said:
Those prices are unbelievable, I'd expect to have to double those prices then put a £ sign in front of them instead of dollars. The last kit shop I knew of here in the North West of England was in Preston and the AMT truck kits were £50.00 and 1/25 cars were £40.00 just way beyond "hobby" money for me, couldn't justify the expense. SO BUY THEM, BUY THEM ALL NOW! .
Goes to show how we should be thankful when we can find kits at a decent price...I saw half of those and thought "meh, I can pick one of these up at Hobby Lobby with my coupon for $18" :D. I wouldn't want to pay the prices you're quoting for some of these overseas! A NICE well done new issue kit, sure, but some of these probably have pretty tired tooling and be showing their age by this point...
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For anyone looking for a quick and easy place to order this single issue from like I was, Burbank House Of Hobbies has them on eBay (or on their site):
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I figured they were on the shelf with the paint that says “$6.97” under it so they were probably $7 or so (slightly over with tax). I didn’t scan one to see the price though...
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Those display cases looked a good deal for $7!
Some of those might find their way home with me this weekend I think...
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Our local Walmart has a little display with some kits in - not sure if this is a nationwide thing (or if some stores carry them anyway?) but cool to see them stocking some styrene!
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I love this thing so much, so much awesomeness!
As usual with your builds, I wish I'd thought of it all first
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19 minutes ago, NOBLNG said:
I was trying to think of what I could use. The stores here are on lockdown and only allowed to sell necessities or curbside pickups...so no browsing at Michaels.☹️ I decided to use some small elastic thread I have and call it “synthetic rope” that is all the rage for winches now ( it doesn’t have the potential to kill you if it snaps). After reading your response, it clicked on me that picture hanging wire would work. It has very little “memory” and should be able to wrap around the 1/8” drum. Thanks.
That sounds perfect! Good thinking!
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Outstanding paint!
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2 hours ago, 89AKurt said:
That looks awesome! I have two projects that will require winch detailing, will use you as inspiration.
I drilled a bunch of holes.
That looks like it was a tedious job
Totally worth it though! Looks great!
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I like this airbagged 280:
What did you see on the road today?
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