LL3 Model Worx

Day before yesterday I came home from work to find this little guy in the tree line at the bottom of my driveway. It obviously didn't quite make the sharp turn in the rain. It was left unoccupied. So, naturally I called the county dispatch to inform them that someone may be hurt in the area. It seemed unlikely but I've seen it before where someone gets out walks and collapses later from internal or head injuries. I live on a small rural road. So, as I'm setting cones around the corner to alert any traffic to my and the vehicles presence a car pulls up and a mangy looking old man comes out of the driver side and says it's his car and that he was ran off the road in the turn. I ask him if he is ok as my neighbor who is a retired Fireman/EMT comes walking down with his kit. The man says he is fine... so we offer to help him pull the car out to avoid a tow bill. So as I'm accessing the damage and best way to pull the car, I start clearing broken T post's/ barb wire and branches while my neighbor positions his truck and gets his chain ready. The police finally arrive, and start questioning us about the situation and help in directing traffic. These little fiats suck for tow hook placement in the rear... there is one crossemeber that is way under there. So I lay on the wet ground and hook it up, we finally get it pulled out without any more damage and he starts it up to drive away as I notice the passenger wheel is knocked back and rubbing the fender well too much to be driven any distance. Then I notice the pile of beer cans right under where the driver door was. The Officer smelled the alcohol already but hadn't said anything... he let the guy get in the car and start to drive away before pulling him over for DUI... he was arrested. He didn't get ran off the road, he was drunk, on bald tires in the rain. I felt like a jackass for pulling him out, and now my entire left arm is eaten up with poison oak! I'm pissed! 🤬 I can't work on models because my left (dominant) hand is a fiery/itching balloon! Trying to be a nice guy did not pay off this time!

I'll have to locate a body for one of my old ones seeing as how the paint basically ate the body. Never had duplicolor do that before, but it happened.

Exotic for the sake of exotic I reckon...

That's usually the case 😆

Hadn't really thought about that, but it sounds reasonable considering it is pretty deep.

Probably the last update on this one... I've not set my photo booth up yet, so pics are still lame... I've got a few things left to do.. like mounting the wing, and mirrors and a few other odds and ends. It's basically finished though. Gotta put it away for another project. Thanks for looking. I doubt I'll post it in the complete section...

Makes sense... I own a 1980 1:1... those bumper cars just look bad to me for some reason.. I think it's the nice round body lines and then the square/angular bumpers that look like they were just slapped on.

That's all cool and everything, but why is everyone so hot on one of the ugliest camaros ever? 74-77 are hideous with the after thought bumpers... I have no doubt it's rare (I mean who would have wanted it?) For historical purposes etc I understand it, but definitely not for style points. What's the big secret?

Thanks. I was just having trouble getting their site to work... I can't get the checkout page to load. But no worries I can get around that when the time comes.

I think Gribble offered to pay his parts tab... that took the cake. But a reply to yall would have been nice.

I think I voted 2 times by accident in the runoff poll... The actual tally should read 9 for RWYB 10 for wagons

I would be up for this build for sure. The irony is, my wife suggested this idea to me a few days ago when we were thinking of ideas for the CBR... So she was happy to see this and that's always nice. When can we get the particulars?

What brand of paint are you looking for? I'm gonna guess Tamiya?

Got this awsome Golden Commando and correct trans for my Christine project... from my66s55. Very nice piece. Also picked these up today while Christmas shopping.

70% isopropyl alcohol... guranteed.

I've only got a little bit of it left... and now I can't get the website to work for me. So I've gotta conserve. But yes I have found it to be much more durable for sure.

Exactly

Exactly...

Fair.

Same, I have rarely ever encountered another person in that isle myself.

I would take that flyer and ask them to honor their claim... they will absolutely do it I bet.

The only place I see a potential for issue with your plan is drilling the holes from both ends vs just going from one side and out the other. Trying to make sure your hole is strait twice and that they meet perfectly is far more tricky and risky than doing it once. just a thought.

Would be kinda awkward to have 2 identical kits on the shelf with a 33% difference in price. 🤣 Not saying one way or the other, but that's just a funny thought.

Going on too dry could certainly be a problem... usually from either too much psi and or spraying from too far a distance. Seriously though, try spraying the chrome just after you spray the black, while it's still wet. It will increase the wear characteristics greatly once fully dry because the chrome adheres to the tacky black much better.

I personally find the my dremels too fast for most precision work... if a bit starts to walk you do damage or if you hold it a little too long it melts the styrene. I find these to be cheap and work well for small precise work. And if it breaks/stops working you are out less than the price of a kit. Uolor Electric Cordless USB Rechargable Hand Drill Kit for Jewelry Making, Pin Vise Set for Wood Resin Plastic Keychain Polymer Clay https://a.co/d/eYeJYzD