Pete J.

I've had fun watching this! Kind of interesting to see what people think is "rare". I wonder if people are equating rare with valuable. They are not the same. If you watch shows like Pawn stars or Antiques Road Show you will know that just because something is old or there are few of them doesn't make it valuable. To be worth a lot, there have to be few of them and there have to be a number of people who want them. In economic parlance, high demand and scarcity. I don't say this to denigrate any of the choices here. I am the last person who could judge the value of a model, especially old american company models as I have little experience with them. I am just enjoying watching this. Thanks to all for joining in. This is fun!

Everything seems to go through that phase. In the 60's they were just old bikes and people didn't care that much about them. Now they are rare barn finds.

Yup, that's the one. They go for a pretty penny went they show up on the internet. Several now that they are asking a couple of hundred for shipped from Japan. I many have to just take a trip and see if I can dig one out for less. If anyone has one of these I would gladly trade the Indian for it or perhaps the Indian and another incentive kit. I have a good collection of the Gunze high tech stuff. like the SWB, GTO, XKE, Cobra Dayton, etc.

Wrote this article for Tamiya 14 years ago now, but everything in it is still relevant. https://www.tamiyausa.com/articles/painting-with-tamiya-synthetic-lacquers-35?category_id=8&type=article#.W0Kl39JKiMp

When they show up on ebay they typically go for the mid $100's. I would trade it for the BSA in a heartbeat if I could find one of those.

I've got a damaged frame so I am going to have to get my soldering skills up to speed to fix it. Soldering white metal is a real challenge.

I didn't know it was that rare. I just did a Google search and couldn't even come up with a box art image. I wonder if this is a similar thing that happened with the 1968 GTO. One year only because they converted the mold to 1969 the following year so there were few 1969s.

Got one of those too! I'll build mine if you build yours!

Bought the Mustang a long time ago with the intention of building my first car. Wimbledon white with a 200 cid 6. I have been collecting parts for a long time so no it's not build yet, but I will build it. This is also in the collection. The "Full View" or clear body is what makes this one rare. Otherwise it is a pretty common kit for 1:12 scale. I also have the Perfect Parts set for it. Not sure I will get around to this one, but I have the parts if I need them.

Been using automotive primers on models since forever because I use automotive paints . The primers work well, however I have replaced them with Tamiya primer because I like the very fine grain of it when it is dry. Primary difference between the two is the size of the pigments. Auto primers are mostly meant to do some filling so they are generally denser and thicker. Therefore they will bury details if you are not careful. Because of the density you need a large nozzle if you are going to spray them with an air brush. You also need to thin the heck out of them or you model will look like a primer lump.

Yup, but I doubt that anyone ever walked into a Ford dealership and asked for a ef dash won fitty!

Numbers and letters that are trademarked. Kind of weird. Your comment made me think of another one, but much older trademark issue. When the Porsche 911 was first introduced it was introduced as the 901. Then Peugeot objected because they had trademarked the 900 series with the middle digit as a 0. The first 82 911's were actually badged at 901's but changed to 911 after that. Nobody remembers the Peugeot 901(an imminently forgettable car) but practically everyone knows the 911.

One of my favorite dustups of all time. Ferrari F150 and Ford F150. After a legal battle, Ferrari changed the name to Italia, because someone is likely to go into a Ferrari dealership looking for a pickup!

Another phrase people toss around very loosely is scratch built. Scratch build does not mean you modified a part out of a kit or added parts from another kit. Wiring and (excuse me) plumbing an engine is not scratch building. Scratch building means taking materials in their most fundamental state( sheets, rods or tubes of plastic, aluminum or other material etc.) and create a part from those materials. Resin casing another part from a kit is not scratch building. Resin casting a part you built up from scratch could be scratch building. Interestingly, IPMS has added a section to their rules that 3D printing is not scratch building. Apparently you have to have manipulated the material with tools to create it and a printer is not a "tool". I find it interesting that they separate 3D printing from using a computer driven mill or lathe. Hummm

Guilty! I use 1:1 because it is shorter than typing "Full sized car". Yes in that respect I am lazy, but then I tend to text and word count matters. May be a bad habit. As to plumbing, the definition I know means that you are connecting things with hoses and pipes. I'm no plumber but have been working with pipe and hose of all kinds since I was a kid. I can't imagine another word to describe the activity. I'm certainly not "hoseing" or "piping" an engine although I am wiring and engine not eletricianing it. Oh and while we are at it, plumb also means perfectly vertical as in the wall is plumb. No wonder non english speakers go nuts when they try to learn our language. Gallagher has always done a great bit on this.

Peter, the thought of trying that in some cases, just makes my head hurt. Last time I had this happen I was boring a #76 hole through a piece of 1/2 inch 7075 aluminum. I can't imagine the precision measurement that would be required get the holes to line up. I can also hear in my mind's eye the sound of the second bit snapping the instant it hit the tip of the first bit. Then I have two bits broken in the same hole. On a thin piece of plastic I can see that working, but on some of the pieces I am working on, I just can't make it work but thanks for the advise. It is an option to place in the arsonal.

I mention it because I use them on aluminum parts and have ruined a piece I have spent hours on when the bit breaks deep(well deep is relative) inside the hole and there is no real way to get it out. Trying to drill it out only results in another broken bit as there isn't much that will cut carbide of any sort. Chip clearance and lubrication are great factors in drilling with little bits. 77 and 78 are really common for what I do.

I have to agree. Carbide bits will not tolerate any flex at all. I have a lot of them and use them all the time for both plastic and metals and they work very well. But then I only use them in my Sherline mill with the sensitive drilling attachment. This setup is very precise and easy to control. I this setup to drill holes as small as .013" in brass strip that is .020" wide. However, any off center at little as a few thousands of an inch will snap the bit. A good quality HSS bit if far better for most people who use either a Dremel style drill of pin vise. I keep both just because there are times that it doesn't make sense to set up the mill for hole drilling. Carbide bits are not cheap but cheap bits of any kind will frustrate the heck out of you. Get the best you can regardless of the kind you buy.

Nope, that is only if it doesn't stop!

Yup, same here. Sorry

I wish I could say no, but not true. I am constantly finding stuff I didn't know I had. Stash is too big and often I bought aftermarket stuff and threw it in the box so there are a lot of little surprises in the boxes.

I kind of like the potty lid on the lens but wonder if that wouldn't get in the way? Can you give us a link on Amazon?

You mentioned Tyres and Tires. My favorite is color and colour. Confused the heck out of me when I was a kid "Airfixing".

Can't delete posts on this forum or I would!

I just had a nice converstion with Matthew and it appears that I was mistaken about SMS closing its doors. Matthew is working very hard to find an appropriate buyer for the business and wants to keep the traditions and quality of the company going. He will not be shutting it down as I thought. My mistake for any panic my prior post may have caused. The good side it that this prompted me to get off my backside and send in an order to cover all the models I have. So now my collection is bigger than ever.