Daddyfink
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2 hours ago, Mr. Metallic said:
@Rockin' Rodney Rat any idea where these front wheels came from? They are Radir style with the flat spokes featuring the center rib, but are not like any others I remember seeing before.
They look like the Thunderbolt Radirs with the lug nut sections cut out.
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6 hours ago, Hondamatic said:
I think I found instructions on drastic plastics and those pieces were pretty janky looking anyways, it wasn't too hard to make my own better versions. Probably the hardest part of the conversion is cutting out all the front inner fenderwells to get it to sit like that
Now that you mention it, I think I might have the instructions somewhere in my stash, I need to take a look.
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32 minutes ago, Mark said:
The Studebaker has not been reissued as the funny car version. The stock Studebaker has been reissued, as has the Piranha. The body-to-chassis connecting pieces unique to the funny car would have to be fabricated.
I am surprised that those pieces where not accidentally left on the trees of the stude kit. But then again, I have never really looked.
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Well, it isn't this one! LOL!
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Another month off for my wallet! Nice!
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Grabbed a few things at the Spirit of Speed show at the NHRA Museum in Pomona, CA
The taxi is only the box, but, I have bagged glue bomb that now has a new home!
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Pretty much the entire Boyd's line from Testors
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Congratulations! Glad all of your hard work is properly recognized. Well done!
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On 10/11/2023 at 2:44 PM, clipper57 said:
has anyone tried decanting the chrome paint and brushing it on. If so how were your results?
I posted two videos on the previous page of a guy using it out of the can and decanted.
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How about some properly proportioned Fords
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And now the site will not let me drop in videos, so go to the link, or, if you can post vids, please repost these!
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Models are at about the 21:40 time
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Well, since I am unable to click the like button, I will just say it, I like it!
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Rest easy Wallet, there is no fight here.
And I sure do hope people step up and buy that Hornet thing. You clamored for it, now you have it. So buy it!
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Ok, so now it is not working again! Come on!
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Maybe some of you would like to start a Go Fund Me for tool updates and restorations, since this all does cost money.
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12 hours ago, niteowl7710 said:
The Surf Wagon MSRP was the same $45 price. Which proves a point I've always said around here, the MSRP is meaningless, nobody is paying that price. You paid about half the MSRP, and now it's at Ollie's for $9 soooo...
Yeah, sadly no Ollie's around here. Our LHS had them for $42 and I said no, then found them at Walmart for the lower price. They never made it to Hobby Lobby
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20 hours ago, martinfan5 said:
Thats Japan pricing, not USA pricing, USA MSRP is $44.99
I know it is a lot of plastic, but that is still pretty high for a Curb Side Plus type kit. I bought the surf one when it showed at Walmart for $24!
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20 hours ago, RSchnell said:
I'm still having the same problems with not being able to leave likes & going to the next page in a thread. I'm on Chrome as well.
Whoa! It just worked again! I think Dave may have fixed it!
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So now I am unable to leave likes or move back and forth on my computer at home
Could it be one of the Chrome Updates or something? I removed the last updates, but it still doesn't work.
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17 hours ago, CabDriver said:
Foose did it better...
Him, and Jairus:
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7 hours ago, Straightliner59 said:
I felt like the cowl lettering needed something to bring it out. I mixed some Humbrol gold and brass to brush over the lettering. It's not perfect, but it looks pretty good to the naked eye. I needed to do the lettering for my traditional tribute to my dad, "Conrad's Engine Service". Had I realized the cowl was so badly going to need highlighting, I would have done its lettering in the same manner as the Conrad's. Both are Baveuse, or, as I like to call it "The Archer Font". For the engine panels, I printed two sets of black outlined lettering on clear film. Once they were painted and clear-coated, I painted two of them with the gold mixture from the cowl lettering. I applied them to the panels, then applied the second set of outline-only decals atop them, much like old Fred Cady decals were done.
I then attached the windscreen. You can see the five rivets that are holding it on. I used plastic model RR rivets, pushed the through previously-drilled holes, then mushroomed them on the inside of the cowl, with a butane lighter. Uh, yeah. Hey, well, no guts, no glory! No problem! I'll add some more, for appearance. I should be able to mount the body panels before too long. I just want to ponder, first, to make sure all the stuff that needs to happen, beforehand, happens. One of those things is a helmet pad/bar. I'd like to get the body mounted, then the tires and wheels, and just build the top of the motor, in place.
Looks like the pits at Bakersfield on a Saturday Night! Looking good!
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Accurate Miniatures 1/24 McLaren M8B - Koveleski/Adamowicz
in WIP: Other Racing: Road Racing, Land Speed Racers
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I had a conversation with the late Tom West back when the kit was released and asked about the problems with it, to which he replied that the kit was perfect, but, the guys at Accurate had messed it up. He drew up the instruction illustrations and handed them over with very specific assembly steps, but, the guy who ended up putting the instruction sheets together put the out of sequence! So yes, you will have problems if you use the kit instructions as is. But, he also said that they had fixed them and you could request, back then, a new set of instructions.
He also said they had goofed on some of the specs on the A/N lines and some did not fit that well in the end. So the kit was not really that perfect after all.
I myself have yet to tackle an Accurate kit, but this is looking very inspiring!