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Check this out. Not TDR but I am buying some https://www.shapeways.com/product/GDEBAP2FV/1-24-scale-u-joint-set?li=search-results-4&optionId=42266514

laptops are not worth the money when they are that old. Ditch it and get a new one. Mine is still great after 3 years, but I paid $1200 and put an SSD in it. It's funny, the charging port had to be replaced, the keys are worn out and the case of the whole thing is starting to warp. It's the first computer U have had where the electronics outlasted the mechanical parts. Microsoft just announced the new Surface 3 tablet. It starts at $300 less than the Surface Pro 3 and has nearly the same specs. Once they come out with the wifi/4G version with the 250GB SSD version I am buying it. Much more portable than what I have now and I am traveling more these days.

this is the best I could I could do, it's hard to take pics of these parts. I edited the photos These are all 1/24, except the Webers and stacks are 1/20 Halibrand quick change rear end with rotors and calipers Holley carbs. Couldn't get a good pic. I have to drill the holes through the body Turbos. They make a bunch of different sizes Lenco tranny sections Waste gates Webers and stacks This is not from TDR. Enkei 17" wheels It will take some work to get these smoothed out and this stuff doesn't come cheap, but all in all I am pretty happy with that I got. I am definitely looking forward to the future of modelling.

you can definitely attach the front and rear pieces without problems. Just be careful during final assembly and it will be fine.

looks good. test fit the headlight buckets and make sure they sit right before you paint the car. This is where I had most of my issues.

Without it rubbing off yes, but I think the oils in your skin is the biggest issue. I never handle them without latex gloves

I actually used lacquer clear over the black before the Alclad, it did make a difference. I think it turned out better and more durable than just over the black paint.

Google Chrome will take some getting used to, but you can dial in the settings the way you want it. I haven't used IE since version 6. I switch back and forth between Firefox and Chrome, depending on what I am doing. They both have their little quirks. Firefox uses Google search engine, it's just configured a little differently.

E85 as a fuel is a good concept, but the whole package is faulty. The equipment it takes to process pollutes, it costs too much money to grow crops to create enough E85 to become our #1 fuel source, etc. It's burns cleaner and is much more resistant to detonation than gas though.

I know the billet LSX blocks go for around $10k or more. These guys with money to race and build cars, they do it because they can. If they can't, they'll find a way

It's just the lighting. It is the Stainless Steel color instead of chrome. It looks a little darker. Here it is with better lighting.

stop using IE and everything will be fine.

Watch at the end when he picks it up. This thing looks like it only weighs about 60lbs https://youtu.be/8KLNJ8d8Vqc

That's when you calmly place the remaining parts back in the box, close it, then take it outside and drop kick it across the street

Depends on how you do it. I did about 8-10 super thin coats directly across the surface, not at the surface. I had the PSI turned up and the flow turned way down. Now if you do it like you see in the videos on youtube and stuff, they are spraying a lot more at a time and less coats are required. This is just what I found works best for me. There are certainly several ways to do it.

I saved the 1/12 set to use some random things for my 1/12 chevy. After this thread I bought the 1/16 set for my 1/16 Fujimi F40 since that's what it says it's for. It was $17 which is very good if I can use it. If not, I'll ask for a refund or move on. 1 & 2 are engine covers for the testarossa #3, 4 & 5 are all exhaust and intake manifold gaskets. 6 I think are bonnet or engine cover straps for the F40 7 is a pulley face 8 looks like the gas pedal that you fold. They are usually like this in the smaller kits 9 are brake rotors 10 might be a key ring my best guess on 11 is the mount for the gas pedal. You'll need to fold it up and see if it lines up not sure on 12 13 definitely looks like straps for the engine cover and bonnet 14 looks like a pedal face or a foot plate for the passenger side 15 looks like some sort of gaskets for the Testarossa. There are 12 and it's a 12 cylinder 16 might be button or switch faces for the console on one of the cars 17 are air vents like you said 18 has always baffled me. MAYBE a vent for the front of the car 19 are speaker grills for the testarossa Don't know about 20 21 I am not certain either. There is 10 which doesn't make sense. The F40 and TR are 8 and 12 cylinders, so not gaskets. 22 I don't know 23 should be a seat belt buckle 24 dash panel 25 I think are bezels for the console or something, to go around the buttons. 26 is a bezel of some sort for the interior 27 is an alternator blade don't know 28 29 should go where the half shaft mounts into the tranny. Look at the kit and you'll see where the shafts go into the transmission there will be the mount with the bolt heads on it. 30 seat belt parts 31 pulley face 32 not sure. vent of some sort 33 no idea

I have this set. It is from Scale Details. I have the 1/12 version, which does not fit any 1/12 car I have ever seen. I'd be surprised if it fits the 1/16 It is for the Testarossa AND The F40 here it is on ebay http://www.ebay.com/itm/1-16-Ferrari-Testarossa-F40-Photoetched-Sheets-Detail-Transkit-Parts-Fujimi-/391097043773?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5b0f334b3d When I complained about the pieces not fitting THE ONLY 1/12 Ferraris out there, they basically told me tough luck.

also, you can get thicker or thinner foil. I buy the industrial foil pack at Costco. I smoke a lot of meat and stuff on the smoker, so I go through a lot, but in a pinch I'll grab stuff at the local store and it's much thinner. Either way, this seems to be much more durable than BMF

Thanks guys. It might be a ittle bit before I build again. I have been extremely swamped and have a business trip I need to prepare for. I'll update when I can.

Hammond and May vowed to quit if Clarkson was fired. They are sticking to it. Top Gear is dead

These sold out fast. I just got a shipping confirmation for the 69 BOSS set, so I should see that in a bout a week. I'm curious to see if that window trim works well. I am excited about the radiator detail.

so yesterday on my way out of town I went to the Hobby Town I htink off Greenway. It was inside a huge building that has indoor kart racing and an RC track. They had a ton of Sci Fi and airplane models, but a small automotive section compared to the other stuff. Most of the store caters to RC. They did have a lot of Evergreen and Plastruct stuff so I picked some of that up. Everything was covered in dust, it's been sitting there a while. They had some little toys too, I picked up a dinosaur for my 1 year old. All in all it was a good visit. I didn't get any kits, unfortunately nothing really peaked my interest, but I got a bunch of styrene materials, including some 1/4 round clear acrylic rods I will use for propping up my race cars for display with the wheels off. The thing that bummed me out was all they had out of Tamiya was the military colors. No primer. I did get one can of black, but they didn't even have matte black. I got a few magazines, the first time I have seen scale auto or model cars mag in a hobby store. Usually they only have fine scale and RC mags. It's a good thing I had to get out of town because that indoor kart track is huge and looked like tons of fun.

All my friends think I'm lame for building models. Works out perfect.

I'm in Phoenix right now, Just drove out here on short notice. I have a meeting tomorrow in the morning in Scottsdale, hopefully I'll have time to check out a shop while I'm out here

They have acrylic enamel, but the base coats are lacquer. The enamels are gloss and don't need a clear coat, but the basecoats are very similar to Zero. They are flat and need a clear. Unless I've been wrong this whole time. I did strip one car that had Scale Finishes Enamel gloss coat and brake fluid worked incredibly well and left the Tamiya primer completely intact.