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  1. I've heard of using grease splatter screens as a source for fine mesh, but no one in my area stocks them. Even Walmart has been out of them for a while. I was at Hobby Lobby today getting some cloth for my wife and I noticed they are starting to put out stuff for a small housewares section. Sure enough they had just put up some splatter screens. I got one approximately 12 inches across for $3.79. It's smaller than half the size of window screen and I can see a lot of uses for it. 1/24th tire for reference.
  2. Really great job! I love restoring these old diecasts and you've really made this one look good.
  3. Just an update. I'm calling this one done! I found some decals off eBay and got them on. I put the roof rack on and got the snorkel air intake in place and it's ready to go offroading.
  4. I'd love to have this kit, the boat looks cool and I'd forgotten about those cars. I wonder how many of the 1:1 Arrows still exist in the world?
  5. The Le Moo 2 as it was called was a truck that was on my If I win the lottery list!
  6. Nice! You did a great job. I may have to add one of these to my wish list.
  7. Looking good. I have this kit too and am looking for ideas.Thanks!
  8. I'm glad Chrysler has the sense to offer a hybrid version. I'm in the market for something new and a couple of vehicles sort of look fun such as the new VW van, but a pure electric vehicle will not be in the running. Like a lot of America, I live in a rural area and I don't want to have to worry about charging time or availability.
  9. I'm glad to hear this stuff is good. The Hobby Lobby and the Hobby Town I went to were all out of Tamiya stuff and I'm running low. The Hobby Lobby nearest me just started carrying the Mr. Surfacer and I'll give it a try.
  10. I've been thinking of getting a food dehydrator to cure paint more quickly. None of the thrift shops around me have had one, but they have tons of knock-off Yeti cups. Anyway, I remembered my father in law has one that he doesn't use and was going to ask about it last weekend. The whole family was visiting the in laws. As if on cue, my millennial niece came by and the first thing she said was that she is going to be a herbologist and wanted to borrow the food dehydrator. She grabbed it and then set about checking their yard for harvestable weeds. Oh well, you snooze, you lose. I may break down and just order one off Amazon.
  11. That's a good start! Have fun with it, those Tamiya Porsches are nice kits.
  12. Testor's may not be aware of this, but their parent company probably does. I recently uncovered a box of paints that I had put away many years ago. They were mostly Testor's brand and many were doing just as you describe. I started looking at them and the one common denominator was that the leaking cans all had Rustoleum's name somewhere on the can. The older ones had only Testor's name on them and there were no leaking cans among that group. Personal opinion, and I've tried many ways to make it work, but Rustoleum is not a particularly good product and that seems to have filtered down to Testor's as well. For spray paint I try to use only Tamiya, Duplicolor, or Krylon, depending on the use.
  13. Understandable. Even among the major kit makers, scale was a subjective thing. I talked to someone a few years back that designed kits for Monogram back in the day. He said that tires and engines were always a bit bigger than scale because it looked better to the eye for most modelers.
  14. No worries, I didn't make it clear. The problem is more with my scratchbuilding than anything else. The engine is fine and I built the engine bay before ordering the twin turbo engine using the non turbo engine from a Monogram Mustang to judge the room needed. While I'm on the subject, I do want to compliment your engine. I was expecting it to be a lot more prep work. The parts were clean and went together quickly.
  15. In an effort to improve my photo taking, I started a backdrop style diorama. It's a generic shop/factory floor but inspired by Magnus Walker's garage in Los Angeles. I used some printed brick bought off eBay along with a couple sheets of black foam board and some balsa left over from an old project. So far I'm only in to the project for the price of the brick sheets and the foam board. The gray strips are just painted balsa to represent concrete. I found some old photos online of a shop built like that. The base is 12 x 21 and I've backed the foam with more balsa strips on the underside. I'm hoping that will curb the foam board's tendency to warp. In scale, the brick walls would be around 16 feet if I measured right. The upper part is just plain black. I need to add some doors and windows and a decent floor, but it's a start. If anyone has tips, let me know.
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