Pete J.

Except F 1 cars which are almost universally either 1:20 or 1:43 scale.

Just out of curiosity I checked. In Cal the 'vette would cost about $800. In Indiana it would be about $150. To you and me that is a lot but if you can afford $60 to $80 thousand for a two seat toy, $650 is hardly relevant. It also looks like in Indiana that fee is constant throughout the life of the car. In Cal, it is based on the depreciated value. Over time that will drop. Also the difference is probably far less than the cost of a "failure to properly register" ticket . Everyone outside of Ca thinks that everything here is more expensive than anyplace else. It just isn't true. Everywhere in cal, is not Sherman Oaks.

Matt I think about it, I was slightly off in my description. A metric or English scale doesn't really exist. A scale is the same across both systems. 1:25 just mean 25 somethings = 1 something. whether it is 1 mm or inch or cm or foot is irrelevant. Thus a 1:25 scale model would be the same physical length regardless of what base unit you measure it in. Scale is about size compared to the original. No difference if you measure it in inches and feet or cm and meters. The only time it would matter is in the physical markings on a rule. Draftsmen have traditionally used either of three physicals scale rulers. " Architects" which is in fractions of an inch, "Engineers" which is in 10ths of an inch or "metric" which is in 10ths of a Cm. ?

If you want to step the modeling challenge up, convert one of these kits to a convertible. I did and it was crazy challenging. The rear quarters and interior were really very difficult to get right.

The reason for the two scales really isn't about aesthetics. It is about what is convenient for the designers. 1:24 scale is an architects scale. It works very well in standard fractions of an inch, such as half's, quarters, eights and sixteenths of an inch. 1:25 is and engineers scale and works best in tenths or in the case of models thousandths of an inch which most machinists are familiar with. Every mill and lathe I have ever seen is calibrated in either metric or thousandths of an inch. I have never seen on calibrate in English fractions.1:25 scale is almost a metric scale. The same is true for 1:20 scale.

This is what I found on the car. Very interesting. I didn't know it made either the cover of Road & Track or 60 minutes!

I have to agree with Peteski. What is it that yoru Badger is or isn't doing that makes you want a new one? I have 4 airbrushes and each does something different that makes them useful. Larger and smaller tips to accommodate different types of paint or to have wider or narrower spray pattern,. Different feeds to give me more paint capacity or easier cleaning. Some designed to use lower pressure to get less over spray. Fan pattern verses round pattern. All things to consider or do you just want a shinny new toy for Christmas? That too is a very valid reason to get a new one!?

First model I ever won an award for over 30 years ago. I have a soft spot in my heart for that kit! Great job!

First time I've seen the new Corvette in the wild. Southbound on the 405. I guess I was expecting to see more of these in SoCal by now. This one has an Indiana plate on it. Long drive in a hyper car!

Frankly, I think some of it's siblings are much more attractive!

On the other side of the planet we has similar fixes. I remember an old Ford(I think it was a 54) running rough and Dad got out and rest the gap on the points with a matchbook cover. Ran fine after that. Dad always has a rudimentary tool kit in every car he owned. Hammer, slip jaw pliers and a screw driver. I swear he could fix just about anything with those. Machinery was simpler and people were more mechanically inclined back then. I have one memory of the school bus driver, out on a rural dirt road changing out a front wheel bearing. That is when I learned to proper way to grease a bearing. ?

Not really. It just means you would get further from home when it breaks and you have to walk back!?

Really looks good except for the twisted coat hanger exhaust. I need to find this one. I like it.

Found it. My what a weird little car!

Haven't found it yet but in my search, I found a plethora of ridiculous little cars. I won't say what I searched because that would be fertile ground for future Quizzes. ?

Has to be a high performance vehicle! Check out that camber and toe in. Looks like an F1 car! Ferrari? Yup it's definitely a post war Ferrari Gran Prix car!?

The factory isn't all that remarkable but the Joe Martin Craftsmanship museum is a not to be missed destination if you are ever in the area. When ever I am feeling full of myself as a model maker, I go by just to get a solid dose of humble!?

Oh yea! I have probably sent easily twice or three times the amount on tools as I did on the basic machine. I also have the advantage/disadvantage of living 30 minutes from the factory. That means that the only time I have to reconsider needing the new piece is the 30 minutes in the car before I get there. ?

I had intended to use the over/under shelf method after I bought the mill. I've owned the lathe for much longer than the mill. However I found if far more efficient to have both out at the same time espeically for making tire rims. Each rim I make required several operations on each machine and it is much easier to chuck the raw stock up in a three jaw chuck an swap that between mechines( I generally have the rotary table mounted on the mill) than try remounting it on each machine after each operation. Keeping it mounted on the chuck and just unscrew the chuck off and screw it onto the other machine.

Aaronw, good to hear that perspective. Sounds like each tool was built for a range of jobs and the overlap in ranges is somewhat limited. I've always like Sherline for the plethora of options. Often times it is not the tool but post sale support you get that becomes important as time passes. It seems like I often run into something I can't do with the basic tools. Nice to have a catalogue of options. Oh and I like Sherlines catalogue for the descriptions of how the tool is used. Thanks again.

Mark, I have some interesting memories of this little aircraft beyond the James Bond association. When I was a young pilot, these came out as a "subscription" kit build. In other words you paid your money and they sent to parts to build when they became available. I was quite tempted to build one. Jim Bede designed and produced these on a shoe string and as such very few ever got done. He used the money from the first lot of parts to fund the second lot and so on. If I recall they were originally designed to be powered by a Rotax wankel engine and for many builders this was it's main down fall. The engines were very hard to get so a lot of the kits just ended their days in the back of a garage under a tarp. In all, it reminded me a lot of the Tucker Torpedo story. Having said that, they were cool little aircraft. Unfortunately, they were very high performance and required skilled hand to fly and wound up killing a fair amount of their builders. Kind of like what seems to happen to all too many super cars. Just because you have the money, doesn't mean you have the skill.

I posting here because I want to see what Taig owners have to say. I am a Sherline person and have never see a Taig in person, so I am not qualified to comment. I hope you get some constructive comments.

I have no idea where to begin with this! I suppose I could start with ugly, but the Pontiac Aztek is all that comes up!?

I catch a lot of grief from some members of this board because of the cost, but Alsa Easy chrome with there new clear coat is the most durable "chrome" out there. They have a new clear coat that they are selling for $80 a gallon(yea, I know, you don't need a gallon) but the introductory kit includes 4 ounces of easy clear. Since their 2 oz hobby kit is $139, thats not a bad deal. https://alsacorp.com