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P39 Airacobra
droogie replied to Classicgas's topic in WIP: All The Rest: Motorcycles, Aviation, Military, Sci-Fi, Figures
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INFO WANTED; NHRA museum model contest November 3rd, 2019
droogie replied to the goon's topic in Contests and Shows
Hey Scott, Do you have a list of the winners or can you direct me to where they are listed? Thanks. -
1/43 Formula Models kit. The model represents the car driven by Danny Ongais in the 1977 US (DNF) and Canadian (7th place) GPs. I added ignition wires, fuel lines, throttle linkage, transaxle coolant hoses, and brake lines.
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1/43 old and kind of crude SMTS/Dog Leg kit. The model represents the winner of the 1971 California 500 at Ontario Motor Speedway driven by Joe Leonard:
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Carbon fiber decals....help!!
droogie replied to carmad1957's topic in Model Building Questions and Answers
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Thanks everyone for the kind words and encouragement,
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Excellent model! I really appreciate the effort you made to recreate period authentic details. My favorite display in the NHRA museum is a 40 Ford gasser from the late 1950s.
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1/43 Tameo kit. 1976 German GP. Driver Hans Stuck had a one race Jagermeister (yuck) sponsorship:
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I think the Off-Topic Lounge should stay.....
droogie replied to JollySipper's topic in The Off-Topic Lounge
I just wonder about people who come on model building forums and then mostly post in the off topic sub forums. -
1/43 SMTS kit with Indycal decals. 1928 Indy 500 winner.
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pricing at swap meet/show
droogie replied to jeffdeoranut's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
And be prepared for a crash course in human nature. Just because people share a similar hobby interest with you is no guarantee they are intelligent, honest, polite, respectful, considerate, or practice good hygiene. -
Great looking model of a car that looks like it could put a huge smile on your face every time you drove it.
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I wonder how much expectation influences perception, i.e., if the stated scale on the box is 1/25, but the kit actually scales out to something different, would it still look 'just right'. I recall an ancient kit (Monogram coincidentally) of a popular aircraft subject was stated to be 1/48 scale. It was the only kit available of the subject in that scale for decades and several companies offered dedicated aftermarket accessories/upgrades for it. Someone finally measured the actual airplane and discovered the kit actually scaled out to 1/51. Surprisingly, the fact that the kit is oddly scaled was almost universally dismissed by modelers that had previously professed strict adherence to scale fidelity and many comments along the lines of ' well, it still looks like a T-28' were made'. Ironically, a few years ago a Ukrainian company released a kit of the same subject that was a true 1/48 scale. That kit proved to be much less popular than the old Monogram kit despite being far more detailed and accurate which causes me to wonder how much nostalgia plays a role in perception.
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Model Master Instant Adhesive
droogie replied to unclescott58's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
How do you know? Have you tested dollar store CA against every name brand CA?