unclescott58

Looks great!

I love cars, trains, and gas stations. Amongst other things. Besides 1/25th (1/24th and others) scale model cars, I’m also into N scale (1/160th scale) trains. Lately Ive been working on several N scale building kits. Including the neat Signal gas station I’m show below. This is my second laser-cut wood kit. Very interesting how these kits go together. They’re different and easier to build than I expected.

Here is Entex’s 1/8th scale Ford 707 gas turbine truck engine. The kit is almost 50 years old. I purchased it on eBay about two years ago. I just finished building it this morning (8/27/2021). It does not run. And rubber belts to run the accessories broke into little pieces when touched. But still, I’m pretty happy overall with the way it turned out. And I’m happy to have the kit in my collection.

Here ya go. Both the AMT 1/25 GMC Turbine and the Entex 1/8 Ford “707” Turbine.

I liked the convertible. It looks like I’ll be like the hardtop too. Thanks Tim.

Wow! A beautiful and impressive model.

I'm wondering if you've maybe have over done it on the petroleum jelly on the cam? In the ones I've built, I never put anything on the cam. I don't recall it be requested in the instructions. Also, did you paint your lifters gold? Adding paint to those parts may be part of your problem. I've built four Visiable V-8s since 1971 (about one a decade). Following the instructions exactly, all four came out fine, and worked reasonably well until through plastic fatigue caused something brake. They are not the greatest or smoothest running things in the world. But, over all they've worked fine. If your looking to build a really nice "Visiable V-8." I recommend picking up Franzis' Mustang V8-Motor kit. It's a bit on the spendy side. But, it is a beautiful kit. It runs as smooth as silk. Requires no glue or lubricant to build. And like the original version of the Visiable V-8, it has a electric motor to move the internals. And spark plugs that light up. Somewhere in a thread I posted here, about a year ago, you should be able to see pictures of the kit. By far superior to the old Renwal/Revell Visiable V-8. I was so impressed with it, I also bought and built their Porsche 911 motor. Plus Franzis' Mustang V8-Motor kit it represents a Mustang 289 HiPro motor. Where the old Renwal/Revell is based on Studebaker 's V8. A good motor. But, not as "cool" as a Mustang 289 HiPro.

This came from Model Roundup today. I'm happy and excited.

Great review of a kit I never even knew existed.

Tim, in many cases your the man in the know. Have you heard anything that might give us a little hope of seeing either, or both, of the Chevy IIs from Moebius?

Then your missing the point. This kit is not practical or even logical. It's just weird and fun.

I got the kit at a local hobby store. Hub Hobby, in the St. Paul, MN suburb of Little Canada. At the time they had several copies. The clerk I purchased it from indicated that the kit was selling fairly well. That I wasn't the only fool willing to part with their money for this silly kit.

By the way, how good is the X15 that comes with the B52?

Both planes look pretty nice. Any more photos you can post? I'd love to see more.

Looks good Michelle. I'm impressed with how your model building skills keep improving with each new kit you post.

It looks pretty good Warren. It's like kool man.

Have built both the motorized and non-motorized versions of the kit. Never have the problem your referring. Have had plenty of problems with the kits over the years. Just not that one.

This maybe the dumbest kit I've ever had the pleasure of buying and building. Despite how dumb it is. I really like it! Some of the photos below, include the model and the real thing for comparison.

Beautiful job. Very nice.

A nice collection of trikes. Very Kool.

Very nice. A beautiful job.

Beautiful job. It looks very nice. I've thought about picking up this kit several times. But, have wondered about the decals for the engine mount/cowl, and the propeller spinner. You indicated this kit had some of the best decals you've ever worked with. This is good to hear. I may have to pick one up.

A cover I remember from the mid-60's.

Whoops! Of course I meant cups. But, "cubs" is pretty funny.

The noodles look fine to me (and so does the shrimp). There are photos of them laser scanning the noodles for making the model (and no, I'm not kidding about that). As far as other accuracies? You can find that exact brand and flavor of noodles at any good Asian food store. The trouble in this country, the noodle's cubs have English info on them. It took me only a few hours to build the model. In fact, I built it the same day I got it. I did not use the stickers for the shrimp, or cut up and use the paper leeks. The only reason I have not posted the finished model, is I'm waiting for a more correct matching "real" noodle cup from Japan to compare it to. But I'll give you a little preview using the American market version below. The kit was a lot of fun to build. And it is amazing the work and detail they put into it. When I first saw it, I though it was the dumbest thing I've ever seen. But, in the nearly one month I've had it, I've had no regrets in buying it. It's a fun conversation starter, if nothing else. Now, what to have for lunch? Need to be careful picking out the right cup.