Quick GMC

try reorganizing your setup. This helps me. I rearrange things, clean up a bit and I start building.

Hobby Zone (In Poland) has some pretty incredible organizing systems, I wasn't sure if anyone here has heard of them. At first I wasn't interested because it seems they are heavily geared towards WarHammer type stuff, but the more I look into it and think of all the ways I could set it up, the more I get excited about ordering. I have always had a constant battle for maximizing my available space and having very organized work area. I like to be able to reach for something without having to mover other stuff to get to it. I rearrange my work area almost every time I change the model I am working on. I think this will help tremendously. You have to assembled the pieces, which is fine, since shipping them flat keeps shipping costs down. The modules attach to each other with magnets so they aren't sliding around. Here is their website: http://www.hobbyzone.pl/en/

I used to use FF exclusively, but about a month ago went back to Chrome. FF has been glitchy and having some issues. Chrome has been much smoother lately.

not everyone needs multiple gears

I saw this go past me today on the 55 in CA. There was traffic and I caught up to it and snapped a pic. Luckily I had my DSLR on the seat next to me, I'm surprised it came out so good, trying to avoid an accident and all. Looks like a Kirkham Motorsports car. It's bare polished aluminum, I think they go for about $300k

this is an incredibly realistic build

I cannot stop watching these videos. This is a 17 part series on a guy making a rotating welding table. Nothing but old school manual machine work and assembly. If you like watching machining and have some time to kill, check this out. All the videos can be accessed from the upper left corner of the YouTube screen where it says "playlist" on the embedded video. You don't need to go to youtube.

This is most likely my next one, depending on price and availability when I'm ready http://www.modelfactoryhiro.com/new/en/archives/2087

Yeah I just did light pressure and went up and down the length of the rod and made sure each grit was done thoroughly. then all 3 Tamiya compounds

I just played around a little. My Drenel goes down to 5,000 RPM, but I found it chatters a bit. looks 10,000 is the sweet spot for smooth cutting without melting the plastic. The main reason I wanted to do this was to make fluid canisters for race cars out of clear sprue .Also turn, shock bodies and caps, filters, etc. I just did this piece of clear in a couple minutes with sanding sticks and Tamiya polishing compound. Turned out great. I want to be able to do metal to make shock caps, oil cans and other stuff. Are there any handheld machine bits I can buy?

I am getting the Dremel work station so can have it mounted stationary.

I bought some micro chisels so I could practice turning my own parts with the dremel. I have some brass rod and I Have never worked with brass before. Can I use the micro chisels on brass without ruining them? These are the ones I bought: http://www.affinitymodels.co.uk/p125012/MASTER-TOOLS-MODEL-CHISEL-"1mm-FLAT"-(F1)-%2309923/b0-4762-4762

You started a thread to complain that there were too many complaints in the complaint thread?

you don't like it because you can't be bothered to take a few minutes to look around. Unbelievable what you guys will bitch about.

cool, thank you guys.

I was wondering if the WorkStation was worth getting. Sometimes I have trouble drilling holes straight by hand, but some of these attachments are more clunky and a hassle than they're worth. I still have a long way to go before I dive into a mini lathe and mill. This is what I am talking about http://www.dremel.com/en-us/Attachments/Pages/ProductDetail.aspx?pid=220-01 Also, I found a bunch of stuff I didn't even know they made http://www.dremel.com/en-us/Attachments/Pages/ProductDetail.aspx?pid=675 http://www.dremel.com/en-us/Attachments/Pages/ProductDetail.aspx?pid=A679-02 http://www.dremel.com/en-us/Attachments/Pages/ProductDetail.aspx?pid=2500-01 http://www.dremel.com/en-us/Attachments/Pages/ProductDetail.aspx?pid=A576 http://www.dremel.com/en-us/Attachments/Pages/ProductDetail.aspx?pid=231

You can tape off the edges to create a dam and get some ultra clear 2 part epoxy and make a nice thick clear coat for it.

You're concerned about security so you post it in the public forum rather than in a private message to admin?

here you go

the 86 is a Series III, piles of junk. You don't want that headache. You'd be better off buying it and lighting it on fire http://www.mez.co.uk/lucas.html

I would probably find a forum where people actually do this. It's more work than just throwing an engine in there, and I have never heard of someone putting a ford motor in there, but there are a ton of Chevy V8 swaps. If you plan on getting your money back out of it, forget it. http://www.johnscars.com/xj/xjv8.html

Walter those are awesome

where did you get this kit? I have been looking for one, my dad had this car and I wanted to see if I could built him a model of it.

I have an 06 GMC Sierra. I just drove a friend's F-140 FX4. Other than the smooth suspension, I was pretty let down by the rest of the truck. Turning radius is the same as mine, interior space is about the same with the truck being MUCH larger than mine. The F-150 was a $50k truck. I am honestly thinking about buying a beater truck and restoring my 06 for a fraction of the cost of buying a new truck . I would like to build a new engine for it and fix the little interior issues and new suspension. Trucks are outrageously expensive these days.

1/12 57 Chevy engine with real rust on the manifolds. I used one of the oxidizing kits from Michael's