pandamonium2112

Hey, just had a thought. I wonder how many of our wives go to the craft or drug store (without us) and buy some wierd item and they tell the cashier "It's for my husband, he builds models!"

That's about what i was thinking. Thanks for the response.

I don't want to should uneducated but what is the difference between "resin and styrene" Is there an advantage to using resin or is it that the average guy can replicate using resin, where as most of us don't have the capability of injecting styrene?

2- Rupp Super Sno Sports. I'm not sure Santa can deliver so i'd be happy if someone could tell me where i could find them myself..

The pictures are cool but i couldn't find the tutorial, am i missing something?

Cheese Heads...They're everywhere. LOL I root for the Packers

What can i say, thats how i bought them! But that is exactly why they probably won't get used. the 2 on the left most resemble the 2 i own. Only difference is they are both 800cc and they are both long tracked (Blue has a 144" and Red has a 156")

The suspense is killing me!!!!!!!!!! If you don't mind, I'm going to jack your idea and twist it around a little. I had an vision the other night that i think is totally possible..When i get it rolling i will post photos and credit you for the kick in the pants..

Went to Wally world for a new can Clear Lacquer and some Tums (Dang this heartburn) Dropped off the camera battery at "Batteries Plus" to get charged (wife left town with the charger and didn't realize i had jack her camera from her purse till she got to Seattle) i burnt the battery up taking pictures of my models...LOL I'm going to pay for this one when she gets home, maybe i'll do the dishes and laundry to smooth things out????? Then i broke down and went to "Scary Worthless Local Hobby Store" and bought a bunch of sheet styrene and a cool miter box and saw fotr the new project (On The Bench post). I was going to get some styrene tubing but i didn't have 6 hours to shuffle through their unorganized mess to find what i wanted.

I made these from stuff being thrown out. I turned them into paint stirring devices. The Betty Crocker one i've had for a while (It's an old egg whipper), it doesn't turn as fast as the other. The Silver one is an old electric razor. It has a very high rpm. I just cut some spur, drilled the appropriate hole in each end. Betty Crocker, i took a piece of clothes hanger and bent it into a loop, it's a little out of balance. The razor, i can't remember where i found the loop for that, it was just on my desk one day so i stuck it in there. Betty Crocker work for thick paint. This one is better for Airbrush mixing, doesn't want to splash as much. Just another redneck gadget that did cost a thing...LOL

Well i should say one of my projects. I've been kicking this idea around for a while and i've decided to go through with it. I'm going to scratch build trailer out of Brass Tubing and sheet Aluminum. The sleds are pre built (Ertl), they aren't to scale and may look funny, so if i have to, iv'e figured out how to scratch buid them too. Any tips you want to throw in would be appreciated..

Call the president and get it done..LOL BTW i just realized you are a resident of ID. PM would be cool, what town?

This may change your mind ! I live in Idaho and am a die-hard snowmobiler, I carry Tampons in my back pack at all times.... YOU ASK WHY ? Survival. If you get a bloody nose, push one in and pull the rip cord. We also use them to start fires. Hold the string and dip it into the gas tank, toss on some wood and light it up. The thing will burn for 10 minutes on it's own..And i buy them all by myself!

Here's one for you. The wagon was from a kit, the other item is a scratch build. I made it with 4 rims and a tiny handful of other stuff. Who remembers the days ?

I'm with you here. I get some pretty funny looks while im in JoAnns (a fabric and craft store) I walk every isle and look at everything. One day i bought a bunch of lace (layed it over a model and shot paint at it..Very cool) i don't care what people think or the looks i get, i'm just having a blast!

This has been one of my latest tricks too. They have some of the wildest colors available, way outside of the color range they offer in rattle cans or model bottles. I just shot some pearl essence on a car the other day and it looks fantastic..

I'm not sure what this tubing is, it could be aluminum, I bought 2 huge grab bags of odds and ends piece at a hobby shop in Utah about 20 years ago and still have a bunch. I've tried bending this stuff but it never turned out good, it always ended up kinking so i just ran with the solder idea. I may look into aluminum if i can find it, pickings are slim in this little town i live in, the local hobby shop is a joke. I like to use my imagination and find things i can use. I posted a thread in "Craft store findings" I like to go to second hand stores and buy junk electronics, i take them completely apart and use the guts for all kinds of stuff. Old VCR's and printers are a gold mine of odd items, also old wind-up watches..I can make anything out of a handful of junk.. Thanks for the reply..

Yes, i saw that posted in the "Hobby Store Finds" I came up with this cause i'm cheap LOL and i can make any length or configuration i need. Just use your imagination, the possibilies are endless. Thanks for adding to this post though, That's why i wrote it, so everyone can add their 2 cents..

I just put it in the vise and twist the vise down on it, it pushes the screw into the tube and flares the tube. That's why the tube has to be slightly longer than the screw or the vise would tighten down on both ends of the screw. I hope this makes sence

Yes. I didn't drill this block out cause it was a mock job, but when i built the Vette, thats what i did. I didn't use the styrene trick though, i will add that to my next build. Thanks for pointing out the drilling process, i failed to mention it in the post..

Once i got the flare just right i filed the end of the header just a bit and pushed the collector on, then got my handy pliers out. I started to crimp the flare around the solder like so. When i got it close enough, i squeezed some super glue in the back side of the collector. I did this one in a hurry, i could have got a better job if i'd taken more time. Detail master has Photo etch collector flanges you can add from here, i did on my 68 Vette or you can just leave them open. There's alot of options from here. I was going to try and make a set of side pipes for this Vette but ended up going with an under car exhaust on this project. I used a larger diameter solder to go from the collectors to the back of the car. I drilled a small hole in the solder and put a piece of a pin in it so i could glue it to collector. These collectors are made a a piece of spur that i turned with a drill and a knife then i filed the grooves in them. It took forever to do this, the tubing is much easier. Here's the rest rest of the exhaust. Now i need to cut them shorter so i can add the mufflers and the tips. Here's a picture of the rest of the parts. (Right to left) The mufflers are a pieces of metal salvaged from an old printer that i tore apart. I stuck them in my drill and worked them over with a file to get the pin like ends on them so i can drill a hole in the solder and glue them in, then a short piece of solder, Then the tips. I turned them with the drill and steel wool, still need to cut them to length (quite a bit shorter) you can see how they shine up, the left side was the end in the drill. Pretty nice ! So ! that's only the beginning of what you can do, add some imagination to these tips and who knows what you can come up with. I hope i haven't bored anyone with this or posted something you already know. This is just something that i came up with. Feel free to add your little twist to this post, i'd be glad to see what everyone else comes up with..

Now for the headers. as i said earlier, don't use the solder that has a flux core, it leaks after awhile and makes a big mess. I just mocked 1 header up for this post and held it next to and old engine to give you a visual. Before i bent the pieces of solder, i put them in the drill and used the steel wool on them. They shined up reat nice. I just free handed them but when i was done they fit the motor perfectly (pat self on the back) After bending them i used super glue to stick them all together then cut the ends off with a knife. Next was to find the right piece of tubing for the collector. I used the tip of a pen to flare the tubing. I had to drill it out to get the screw through it. would have been easier to just put it in the vise but i was being stubborn. Then i put the tubing on it and twisted it till it was flared enough to fit the solder ends into it. Any more flaring would have split the tube (I know this because i split a few of them)

I used the vise method to get a pair of Mc Larens spiffied up. I've perfected it a bit more since i buil these 2 cars.

The other method is using a long screw and a nut to force the tubing to flare. Like this. If you do it right, it should look like this. This isn't as reliable though because sometimes the tubing turns when you twist the nut and it warps the tubing, but not always. Brass seems to hold up better to this method. I try a slip the finished tube into my drill and spin it while hitting it with some double 00 steel wool. You can get an almost chrome finish out of it. Make this ugly carburator look pretty nice. I used an old foil from my electric razor, glued it to the rim and scissored the excess off. This is what i got. More to come.

I think there have been other posts on this subject and i am probably not the inventor of this Idea but i wanted to share with you, my method of making Headers and Velocity Stacks from scratch. I use aluminum and brass tubing along with solder wire (non flux prefered unless you want a mess later, it leaks out) I have an assortment of different length and diameter of screws along with some other gadgets that i've found along the way. The cone things on the left are tips from pens and drafting pencils. The basics behind this is to use the flared end of any of these things and press it into the tubing. This is a Grabber screw that i cut the threads off of with my Dremel and a cutting disc so all thats left is the smooth shank. Select a piece of tubing slightly longer than what you need and find a screw that fits as tightly as possible inside but it has to be shorter than the tube. Then i put it into a small vise and twist it till the head of the screw flares out the tubing. Like this. Here's what i end up with. There is a trick though, make sure that everything is perfectly straight in the vise when you twist it or can bend the tubing sideways. I know i have seen people set a punch on the tubing and tap it with a hammer, but this method gives you more control over how big the flare needs to be. I have even put a hole sizer arond the tube so i can press multiple piece to the exact same size. I'll post another method in a minute..