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Well, kind of. As a contributing write to Model Cars Magazine, I was paid for my articles. And that was enough to purchase more supplies and paints and whatnot. So yes, I guess I did profit from my hobby. I have a VERY hard time building to a timeframe though, so ultimately had to step back.

Not a sports car per se, but definitely sporting. We loved our '23 GT, and another is on the shortlist to replace wifey's current vehicle. I already have suspension mods picked out. I have the 3d print kit for it, and I figure that if Revell can make a kit of the Audi e-tron GT, then they should knock out one of these too. I would predict many a V8 mod to that kit.

Yeah, there are a lot of engines that can work in the GT4 kit. But then one still needs to fabricate the entire engine bay; including the underside of the hood, strut towers, radiator and supports, all the ancillary things like brake booster, washer fluid tank, abs unit, etc. Some of us don't have the scratchbuilding skills or time to do that. I'd like to see a transkit that gets us partially there. Kind of like this: 🚗 ENGINE BAY for MAZDA MIATA For TAMIYA 1/24・ 3D File for ・Cults

I've seen body and interior there, but never the engine bay.

Unfortunately, you're probably right. If one can afford $1 million plus for a car, then really, $20k for an oil service is pocket change. And the even sadder reality is that most of these owners don't bother with the oil changes, because they never get driven. Just go poke around Bring A Trailer. The number of hypercars and exotics that are 5 years old, with 1500 miles, and 6 previous owners is staggering. I mean, check this one out. 2008 Bugatti Veyron 16.4 for sale on BaT Auctions - closed on June 13, 2025 (Lot #195,706) | Bring a Trailer It's a 2008, 4 previous owners, less than 4000 miles. There was a Porsche on there in the past week or so. A 2022 with 6 previous owners and less than 2k miles.

I'm actually surprised I haven't seen a transkit for the Tamiya Mustang GT4. Either 3d printed or a retail version by ZoomOn or Hobby Design or something.

Thinking about it, most body shops can mix up small batches. It would probably be a pint, which is a lot for scale models! There's also this company, which will mix up smaller quantities of literally anything. ScratchesHappen | Superior Touch Up Paint Kits I plan on trying these guys out. Just thin it down and see what happens. Pricing is reasonable.

Splash Paints will custom mix anything you want. Airbrush Ready. Shake, Load, N' Spray!

Meh, that's what ChatGPT spit out. My point stands. We're in for a lot of obituaries soon.

You just wait. The next couple of years are going to be crazy for celebrity deaths. Just think about how many classic musicians are now in their 70s and 80s, and have lived a lifetime full of unhealthy activities. Gene Simmons (b. 1949) - 76 Paul Stanley (b. 1952) - 73 Peter Criss (b. 1945) - 79 Paul McCartney (b. 1942) – 83 Ringo Starr (b. 1940) – 85 Mick Jagger (b. 1943) – 82 Keith Richards (b. 1943) – 82 Ronnie Wood (b. 1947) – 78 Pete Townshend (b. 1945) – 80 Roger Daltrey (b. 1944) – 81 Bob Dylan (b. 1941) – 84 Neil Young (b. 1945) – 79 David Gilmour (b. 1946) – 79 Roger Waters (b. 1943) – 82 Eric Clapton (b. 1945) – 80 Brian May (b. 1947) – 78 Ozzy Osbourne (b. 1948) – 76 Robert Plant (b. 1948) – 77 Jimmy Page (b. 1944) – 81 Steven Tyler (b. 1948) – 77 Alice Cooper (b. 1948) – 77 Elton John (b. 1947) – 78 Rod Stewart (b. 1945) – 80 Billy Joel (b. 1949) – 76 Bruce Springsteen (b. 1949) – 76 Smokey Robinson (b. 1940) – 85 Diana Ross (b. 1944) – 81 Stevie Wonder (b. 1950) – 75 Gladys Knight (b. 1944) – 81 Lionel Richie (b. 1949) – 76 Willie Nelson (b. 1933) – 92 Dolly Parton (b. 1946) – 79 Emmylou Harris (b. 1947) – 78 Kris Kristofferson (b. 1936) – 89 Joan Baez (b. 1941) – 84 Joni Mitchell (b. 1943) – 82 Van Morrison (b. 1945) – 80 Bonnie Raitt (b. 1949) – 76 Taj Mahal (b. 1942) – 83 Herbie Hancock (b. 1940) – 85 Paul Simon (b. 1941) – 84 Art Garfunkel (b. 1941) – 84 James Taylor (b. 1948) – 77 Jackson Browne (b. 1948) – 77 Brian Wilson (The Beach Boys, b. 1942) – 83 Mike Love (The Beach Boys, b. 1941) – 84 Iggy Pop (b. 1947) – 78 Debbie Harry (b. 1945) – 80 Grace Slick (b. 1939) – 86 Patti Smith (b. 1946) – 79 Neil Diamond (b. 1941) – 84 Barbra Streisand (b. 1942) – 83 Cher (b. 1946) – 79 Bette Midler (b. 1945) – 80 And this doesn't even touch tv or movie stars. And then think of all the musicians that were big in the 80s. They're all well into their 60s now. All the hair metal and thrash metal musicians I loved in high school; plus all the new wave artists. Going to be a sad few years.

Many will deny it, but there isn't a rock guitarist of the present day that hasn't been influenced by Ace in some way. I've never been a huge KISS fan, but Ace's influence cannot be denied.

Interesting. Looks far too detailed to be an ESCI kit. Every ESCI kit I have seen has been a very basic curbside. Did they actually make full detail kits?

I like this one. A little Indiana Jones reference?

Beauty! I was drooling over, and watching this one over the past couple of days. Dang. Missed out. 1991 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 Coupe 5-Speed for sale on BaT Auctions - sold for $125,999 on October 14, 2025 (Lot #214,769) | Bring a Trailer

The nice thing about a Porsche 911 is that one can do most of the regular maintenance themselves. On the older ones anyway. I know that a 911 up until at least 2004 is easy enough to do your own oil changes on. At basically the same cost as on any other car. Just grab about 9L of 0W40 synthetic, and a filter for $10, and you're good to go. Air filters are normal too. Brakes can get interesting, but even those aren't crazy expensive. Practical supercars.

What does that look like printed though? Is it a full kit in multiple parts? The images on that page appear to be renders. Are these files even designed for 3d printing? I think you're right though. 3d printing is definitely impacting some of these resin vendors. Why would I order someone else's kit, when I can print up my own? And some of these kits are of excellent quality.

I'd probably go with the red junkyard Chrysler. Followed by the silver...whatever that it.

All he needs is one buyer that doesn't know any better.

But possibly will be in the next update? 🤪

It's starting to get chilly at night, with frost in the cars in the morning. This in itself doesn't bother me, as fall is my favourite season. What does irk me though, is that although it is insulated and attached, my garage is not heated. Which means I can't paint in there. Which means I'm going to need to pack up all of my paints and supplies, and take them to my mum's place, as her garage is heated. So my bench now becomes portable, I have to do my building on the kitchen table, and all painting requires a trip to my mum's place. I keep saying it, but maybe this is the year we finally get around to heating the garage. Maybe. *le sigh*

I think it's wild that with all of the destruction, and the massive size of the fire and area affected, that they were still able to pinpoint a cause, and a culprit. Excellent work by the investigators.

That's a lot of sass to direct at someone that said nothing about you. Unless of course you're the vendor that hasn't set up their printer properly. Did you read the part where I said that my printed tires had not been sanded, and will need sanding? Do you see any prominent layer lines on any of my printed tires? That's what I'm talking about. Whatever files that vendor used for the tires are probably fine, but that vendor has no clue how to set up a 3d printer to avoid layer lines that require a ton of sanding.

The editing window has been set at 30 days for some time now. At one point, it was much shorter...only a day or two at most, but there were a ton of complaints, so we lengthened it. Lately though, the scammers have discovered this. So they post something innocuous in a thread. "Beautiful build! I really like that!" And then two weeks later, they edit the thread to include a link to some scammy service or product. So we've decided to shorten the editing window to one week, hopefully this will help. Right now, it's an all or none thing. The current forum software prevents us from differentiating edits between long time users and new users. We have a software upgrade coming in the near future, so the possibility exists that we will be able to limit editing for newer users while allowing forum veterans to edit whenever they want. We shall keep you all posted.

They're coming to sink our boats, like they've done in the past. 🤪 👽