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Great Aftermarket Companies
ScaleDale replied to Ramcharger's topic in Car Aftermarket / Resin / 3D Printed
Great stuff. To assemble it, I suggest you go to Scale Hardware and pick up the following: 1mm hex wrench 0.8mm threaded hex nut 0.8mm threaded hex bolt You will need a 0.75mm or so jewelers micro drill bit (aka pin vise) to open those holes up a bit. Here's that 4 link in action: Dale -
64 Chevy beater welder truck!
ScaleDale replied to Fungi's topic in Model Trucks: Pickups, Vans, SUVs, Light Commercial
Love the Miller! But how did he get that thing way up there? They weigh a ton, not to mention the gas bottles. Dale -
Spray Paint Question
ScaleDale replied to vintagestang's topic in Model Building Questions and Answers
How to Decant Paint: Dr. Cranky Clinic http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2W3y36H-u_0 The part of the Testors video showing the actual process and how the paint reacts to the air. Note the straw epoxied to the can nozzle. I use two glass jars and alternate between them to avoid mess. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2NjMD3AW2A Dale -
Spray Paint Question
ScaleDale replied to vintagestang's topic in Model Building Questions and Answers
In my opinion, this is just plain asking for trouble. Dale -
^^^ I noticed that after I posted it. Embarrassing... The rule for tires in Stock and Super Stock hasn't really changed. Tires must be inside the wheel wells. Hot rodders being hot rodders, they figured out how to move the outside edge of the frame in to let bigger tires fit in that space. Current Stock is limited to 9 inch tires while Super Stock goes to 11 (I think). I'm building a 1:1 68 Mustang for Super Stock and the surgery needed to move the rear frame rails in is scary. Dale
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Speaking of irony, didn't either Mitsubishi or Hitachi develop the shallow water torpedoes used for this? Standard torpedoes hit the bottom and detonated too early. Dale
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]I'm pretty sure Pro Stock debuted as a recognized elimination class in 1969, but I don't know if Olds 442s competed in it. Heres a link to a '70 Camaro to show what a car of that era would look like. Not as exotic as the modern one Niko posted. EDIT: The link broke, so do an image search on Grumpy Jenkins Camaro and you will get a feel of the cars. http://www.dragzine.com/news/“grumpy”-jenkins-1970-camaro-off-to-auction/ It might be better to go with Super Stock, which had a lot of 442s in it. Stock body and frame with a narrowed rear end for wide tires. You could probably adapt the chassis off the Pro street Chevelle to get the rear end look. Olds 442 Super Stock Dale
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Spray Paint Question
ScaleDale replied to vintagestang's topic in Model Building Questions and Answers
I used to think this was insanity until I saw a video made by a rep from Testors on how to do it. Dr. cranky has a good video in his trove over at the LabRatOry... Dale -
A two part epoxy putty like Milliput works better because it's stronger. http://www.amazon.com/Standard-Yellow-Grey-Milliput-Epoxy-Putty/dp/B001OBBTMW/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1386364462&sr=8-2&keywords=milliput Dale
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Super Clean! Dale
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2015 Mustang link
ScaleDale replied to 1930fordpickup's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
Kenny Brown has decided we might like this a bit better: http://www.stangtv.com/news/kenny-brown-reveals-2015-mustang-gt3-concept/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=kenny-brown-reveals-2015-mustang-gt3-concept Hurry Up!! Dale -
One of my Uncles was a ship's welder on freighters in the Great Lakes. Now thats an Old School job. Robot welders can build these things but they can't fix them on the fly. Dale
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Scratch Built Roll Cage tips?
ScaleDale replied to heroncustom's topic in Model Building Questions and Answers
Chassis and cages are 1 5/8 in 1:1 and that's around 1.6-2.0mm in 1:25. To properly notch the tube - use rod - at that scale would require a 2 mm round file and I've never seen one of those. I use a bit of a scorched earth approach for mine. I dip the ends of the rod in a strong liquid glue like Plastruct Plastic Weld and press the pieces together. It melts the plastic and you can smooth the parts together with the edge of an Xacto blade for a second or two. I do this on a glass surface. When I'm done I smooth the edges by adding a drop of Mr. Surfacer 1000 or 1500 liquid filler using the tip of a tooth pick and sand it a bit. After a coat or two of primer and finish coat, it looks pretty good. Here is my still in progress Pro Mod '49 Merc. All the bends were done with a heat gun and wooden forms. Dale -
I think the term "On the bench" pre dates WIP. Dale
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Just to bring everyone back to good old Planet Earth, my wife still sometimes refers to models as what they are - toys. Keep that in mind. It's meant to be play. Have fun, Dale
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Nothing, you're just "Old School" My dad was a purchasing agent for the Gulf Oil company for 40 years. Started in the mail room during the Great Depression. Dale
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In another thread Dave referred to chassis design as a Black Art. All of the real magicians are the TIG welders. Dale
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How in the world does anyone maintain the presence of mind to shift in one of those things? Dale
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67 charger , anyone drag these bad boys?
ScaleDale replied to freshawk's topic in WIP: Drag Racing Models
I can find pics of the '67 Coronet - Butch Leal - running as Super Stock (in '67}, but not the Charger. Dale -
I get called out for stuff because I have a rule book but no seat time, but I don't care. Replica material bodies are OK in PM, which is considered the top door slammer class. Top Sportsman cars have fiberglass front ends, but I don't know if the whole body is glass or not. With PM cars, NHRA Tech has to approve the body design before the build. Your chassis would not pass tech inspection for this class. I have the SFI spec book for full bodied cars and you don't really want to try to replicate the tangle of spaghetti that would entail in 1:25 scale. With the right chassis, you could run this in comp eliminator, but my suggestion is this: It's a MODEL CAR! And a cool one, at that! Finish the build and show us your stuff. Dale
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Don't sell Elon Musk short on anything. The man did build a spacecraft that handles the resupply missions for the ISS. I've seen both the Tesla roadster and Model S up close and the last thing I would describe either of them as would be "gimmicks". The Model S tops 400HP on a dyne and runs 0-60 in 4.2 sec with a top speed of 130. The car has issues and he will fix it. This man is the model for Tony Stark. He even has one of the Iron Man suites. Dale
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Strike with that ball peen hammer I lost. Anyone one seen my hammer? Dale
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I just turned 66 and AARP still bugs me. Dale