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- Birthday 12/01/1949
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left coast
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Daniel
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Models at the Office?
DanielG replied to Joe Handley's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
I run my own shop so I have my own stuff and pictures of other peoples stuff all over the place! -
When did color fall out of favor?
DanielG replied to Lunajammer's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
I am between cars. My daughter likes red. My wife drives blue when she is not driving red and white (with red and white lights!). -
Nothing special, I just think it turned out to be a nice combination.
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As above, there are many avenues of approach to get to the desired result. I am usually building some thing that never existed but I think would have been cool if it did or something that existed but no one manufactures as yet. Here is hopefully a link to one of my builds to give you an idea of some working methods.
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Tamiya Clear coat eating paint underneath?
DanielG replied to defiantworkshop's topic in Model Building Questions and Answers
TS-13 can provide some very 'interesting' results. The most common mistake is to spray it on too soon, even over Tamiya lacquers. Even if it does not attack the base material it can crack, showing up days later. Very annoying! -
Revell Thermopylae
DanielG replied to kpnuts's topic in WIP: All The Rest: Motorcycles, Aviation, Military, Sci-Fi, Figures
I built that model when I was in my teens. Back when the instructions were in English and every part was named and you actually learned something when you built a model. I knew the name of every halyard and sheet and stay by the time I was done. A cathead got broken and I could never properly fix it so it ended up being junked. Better luck with yours. -
Scrap Container Haul - CALLING IT DONE!!!
DanielG replied to tiking's topic in Model Trucks: Big Rigs and Heavy Equipment
Paint it blue and it looks exactly like the ones around here. Good job! -
Ford LN8000 Refuse Truck
DanielG replied to dragstueck's topic in Model Trucks: Big Rigs and Heavy Equipment
Well, after 20 years on one of those trucks I can tell you that looks exactly like a working garbage truck, after being on the job for only about a week. Also, you missed the smell entirely! Great job! -
Transfer caboose
DanielG replied to DanielG's topic in WIP: All The Rest: Motorcycles, Aviation, Military, Sci-Fi, Figures
Very nice work, Dave. I try to do scale for other people but I do gauge for myself. A little fudged to fit with my Lionel stuff. -
At first I thought that you were going to make do with the shorter body but I see the saw has come out! Good job.
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Hello. I have not done much with die-cast cars (I assume you are talking cars) lately but I seem to recall that Testors and Bhurago did some simple kits. The bodies were die-cast and the detail parts mostly plastic. You don't need anything special to assemble them. If you start to disassemble built models to modify them then I would suggest a good fine-tooth saw (Zona) and an assortment of small and not so small files, sanding supplies and fillers for metal. Checking out the various builds posted on this site (not just die-cast) will help point you in the right direction.
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The most effective thing that he did in this dio is to put the vehicle IN the dio not on it! Everything follows from that.