stevepye

Define "old," please. I am working with some near-50-year-old Revell. So, building old kits (or kit parts) is_____________(too young to use such words). Let's say, "frustrating," to be kind to Jim Keeler and the late Bob Pathe, both of whom I got to know. But, man, that old Revell is fussy!

Beg a motel to give you one of those small serving trays that I mentioned above! One hotel was kinda hard-core, so it cost $2.00, but well worth it.

I'm 14, so I'm a kid. What's this "kid's stuff?" LOL! Most of it looks very adult oriented to me, then again, I have had unusual influences. Not that they are unusual, just people not every kid gets access too.

I am building it was a free-lance dragster. A local hero-type car. I like the four-cylinder approach, and I will probably do my own body panels in aluminum. I was just curious as to the width of the kit-supplied slicks. Seems that a 211 cid engine might not handle those 10" M&H's.

I also like to take 1/35 military vehicles. I prepaint some of the pieces, and bring touch-up paint. All I need is my knife (and extra blades), tweezers, toothpicks, needles to apply CA (I stick the ends in a small piece of model railroad cork roadbed), a small amount of aluminum foil and some files. A cutting mat is always necessary, and I build inside one of the small trays (about 10"x14") that they use for glasswear and coffee stuff in the room, they're great to work in!

You bring up a great point! When we travel, I like to take school pencil box -- plastic, maybe 4"x8"s1.5", give or take some. Snap lid is attached. I take basic tools, but more important, I figure out what I am going to work on, based upon what extra time mom and dad project that we will have. I have taken showbox-size Sterlite containers that hold some paint, parts, adhesives and tools. When it's just to kill a little time, I might take some 1/35 military figures or some 1/24 figures. These require a minimum of tools, putty, paints, and not much room. I have a small, flexible mat, and a self-healing mat, both under 6"x6" -- the cutting mat is slightly smaller than the flexi-mat. Then I use the tray that is usued for the glassware and such as a "catcher" for parts. In fact, we've had some night-desk people at motels/hotels just give us one. An engine is also a good take-along project. Just remember to take some extra wiring and plumbing material, and extra PE pieces! I like to use small zip-top craft bags to keep things separated. They range in size from about 1"x1" up to 3"x6". VERY handy!!!

I was wondering about using Firestone pie-crusts on Halli's. Of course, it probably depends upon what I can talk dad into giving me.

Engines, wheels and tires do not interchange well between 1/24 and 1/25. In fact, some items do not interchange within a scale. Try an AMT engine with Revell parts, as an example. And, I have seen examples of items not interghanging within a manfacturer!

I want to build the Attempt 1 as a dragster, but the kit-supplied slicks look too wide for a 450 hp engine. Granted, the car didn't weigh much, but still, 10-inch slicks with that hp output and torque? It's a 1962 era, by the way. Thanks in advance. (And, don't tell me to ask my dad! lol!)