ScaleDale

This guy doesn't think it's all that far out a build. Roadsters were all the rage at this years Northwest Nationals in Super Gas. Have fun with it! dale

^^ Thanks for the link, but the site is a bit slow. I posted the Ace because it was what the OP was trying to build. Dale

Wiki is your friend... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AC_Cobra 1961 AC Ace-Bristol (upon which the Cobra was based) Dale

Talking to me? Look 1/2 way down this page. I think this is what Scott includes with some of the future Attraction kits that require rod ends. My Pro Mod 4 link had these with the "L" clipped off. http://www.ppw-aline.com/detlloco.htm 35 for $7.50 Disclaimer: I haven't used them but intend to see if they work. Dale EDIT: Just tried to place an order and the credit card minimum is $39.

I think that anyone who takes the time and effort to organize something they deem helpful for others should be commended and thanked for their effort. In my building I use scale rod ends only available from RB Motion to make 4 link suspensions and they cost something like $12 for enough to build one suspension. I found that HO scale handrail stanchions from model train detailing are a good substitute at 1/2 the price. Lists like this help us find stuff like that. Dale

Builds sort of grow in the back of my mind like weeds. When I'm finishing a project they start to stick out from the cracks when things slow down waiting for paint to dry and stuff like that. I get a general concept like "I'm going to ProMod a '49 Merc" and just let it float around in there for a while. I look at stuff on the Net to get general ideas and set a direction to work from. If it's something based on a 1:1 like the Pro Stock Mustang that I'm finishing then I really soak up the real thing and dig into details with notes, sketches, digital photos and stuff before I build. It it's more creative like the ProMod, then I stick to a few rules and just wing it from there. It's kind of like writing, I guess. I have an idea and make an outline, then develop each part of the outline before starting to write the story. And I'm always ready to edit and rewrite as I go. I'm pretty thorough with my outlines and my stories wind up pretty much like I first intended. I'm one of those process builders who enjoys the engineering aspect of building a model car. Most of this may not make sense to some of you. Dale

This has me thinking that the mag would sell better if it had a chick of the month like the 1:1 mags do. Seems to work for them. I mean, they are "models" right? Dale

I had varied results mixing paints for airbrushing so I sucked it up and tried what seemed to me to be the suicide of modeling - decanting spray paint. Once it is out of the can it stores well in glass paint jars from the craft store and the color is very consistent. It's all i do for airbrushing now. Dale

I was a science geek during the original space program and built models of the rockets used in that great endeavor. I think I first saw models used to explain things at that time. All of the TV science reporters like the late Jules Bergman used models as props to show us how all this stuff worked. The ability of a model to represent something larger and more complex intrigued me. I built military planes and moved to cars when I got interested in drag racing in my later teens. I remember cutting up two Mustangs to make a flip top funny car when they first came on the scene in the late '60s. That was in the heyday of Revell Parts Pak kits where you could buy an engine, frame and wheels separately for what we would now call small change. Dale

Really nice chassis work. What heat source did you use for the bends? Looks like the old match/lighter/candle trick. do you need to add any more cross members to the upper rails or will the motor mounts take care of that? Everything is nice and parallel, did you draw a plan or use graph paper to line things up? A chassis is a week long project for me. Dale OOPs Just noticed that this is a January thread. Nice work anyway.

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My '08 MacBook Pro books along with a 128 gig SSD for the start up drive and a 750 gig platter HD in what was the optical drive bay. Dale

I'm sure Bobs II and III would approve. Did you know there's a Robert Tasca IV? Dale

I can only find your AWB funny car and it looks OK. Dale

I cleaned the floor the other day and found the lost side window to my Fairlane. Wonders do never cease! Now I can finally finish that build. Off to the NHRA Northwest Nationals this weekend at Pacific Raceways in Kent, Washington. I have tickets for time trials and tech inspection today and finals on Sunday. By! Dale

I think it's the way the body panels extend to hug the ground. Makes it look a bit like a hard top convertible. Quite cool IMO. It's modeled after the car in this link. It's a ProMod. http://timmcamis.com/Store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=3&products_id=1897&zenid=19944bee298223491ea897939a07d55c Dale

MacRumors charges $25 per year for no ads and access to a private forum. I'd pay here, too. Maybe as a perk for a subscription? That would get me to add that. Dale

The key in Mike's statement is producers. If people doing YouTube videos thought of themselves as producers and spent the required time preping and producing their stuff then YouTube would actually be worth something. I have a background in design and graphics and a Fine Arts Degree in Photography from Ohio University. I roomed with some people in the film program and they agonized over the details that seem to slip through the fingers of many of the YouTube folks. Film is a craft. Treat it as such. Dale

I spent time with another forum before moving over here and it seemed like everyone does a YouTube video. It can get to the point where it's like no one is able to write about their work and just show good photos. Doc does it right. Use the video format to inform and entertain. Think out what you want to get across and use an outline or even a script. Have a clean, seperate space for your model videos with good lighting and a decent camera. Set things up and try to not mess with the zoom or move the camera during filming. Use a tripod. (My other hobby is photography) I flip the switch if I can't see what the heck is going on. You don't want your viewers jumping out, there is a lot of other stuff out on the Net for distraction these days. Above all watch the clock. Don't let things run on and on. Very few of Virgil's videos run over 10 minutes. Even that's a bit long. Good luck and have fun. Dale

Sounds like the coats of paint are too thick to me, too. Even with spray cans, dust coats are almost dry by the time I walk back to the dehydrator. You should be hitting it with 4 light coats and then 3 or so wet coats. I usually put at least eight coats of paint on a kit. I do it with an airbrush using the contents of a spray can of Tamiya obtained through a suicide technique called decanting and never use the whole can in the process. By the way, I spend an easy week painting a car. Dale EDIT: I noticed the OP is in Milwaukee and the humidity there has been in the upper 80% range with rain and t-storms. That will slow a paint job down.

Hi, folks. I survived the paint shop! The colors are Mica Red and Pure White laid over Racing White which had too much of an egg shell tone for my taste. The green tape is a "high performance" auto masking tape from 3M that I got from the auto store and the yellow is Yellow Frog Tape, the delicate surface stuff. A little of the red bled through the tape onto the white but it was easy enough to burnish off. The rewired distributor lets the body and hood scoop set where I want them and the overall look is pretty good. The wheelbase is a bit off, but I had expected that from some of the issues I ran into placing the axles in the frame. Now to work on decals and finish this thing up. Thanks for your time. Dale

Welcome to the forum. Harry's advice on Tamiya paint is good. I like the TS line from them. Nice colors and it dries quick. My second kit after returning to the hobby as an older adult was a '39 Chevy I tried in two tone paint and it bombed. My advice is to get a few more models under your belt before trying this. It requires some tips and tricks regarding types of masking tape and surface preparation. Dale

I'm a paid member over in MacRumors for the purpose of avoiding these. What's the charge? Dale

I think all this talk of separating comments from image posts is just not feasible. It's a forum, if you post a photo of a build, someone is going to say something about it. Maybe good, maybe bad. Maybe constructive, maybe just opinion. It's the nature of sharing on the Internet. Dale

Looks like they accept all credit cards and PayPal. If you print the order form, you can send them a check. Dale