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Thanks!

I can think of couple examples, but none safe of this forum.

I liked when the thread turned OT into a Dagmar discussion. Oh wait, that was another thread.

Nice tutorial Charlie! Are those stainless steel or brass pins? The really nice thing is that they are much closer to being in scale than plastic ones. Heck, they look like they are in scale.

You just had to be there.

What I find funny is that the dialog (the story) itself is not really all that funny, but the audience is so riled up and chuckling that the laughter infects the actors too. Think about it: remove the audience laughing, and just have Tim reciting the story by himself. I wouldn't find it particularity giggle-inducing.

That was exactly the reason I posted those photos. Many younger people probably don't know the history of Dagmars (or even heard of them). They usually travel in pairs . . .

Thanks for the tips - you did a great job on them. They look very realisitc.

I'm not saying that you have to click on it. If you hover over it, you will see that is points to the parent modelcarsmag.com site. You were stating that this forum didn't seem to be part of the magazine's website - I just pointed out that it is not the case.

This forum is hosted by the Model Cars magazine - no ifs or buts about it. The URL also shows that clearly: http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/ So there is no reason to link from the forum back to the top page of the magazine's website - it is all the same website. But since you asked, there is a "Subscriibe" button on the top of every forum page which brings you to the MCM's subscriptions page.

Ah, those bullet-bras from the '50s!

Nice Dagmars! These Caddies has some of the best ones in that period.

You guys are like a bunch of old ladies rambling on. Go to the site I mentioned and calculate the cost. It is *THAT* easy. For example, here I tried a 1lb package from USA to UK. Depending on the type of service, the cost ranges from $99 to $25. See for yourself: Link to 1lb package postage cost from USA to UK. Some of the other shippers (UPS, FedEx, DHL, etc.) might have lower cost options, but more of a pain in the butt to deal with. Any yes, cost of postage hes been on a fairly dramatic raise for some time now.

Who knows? Maybe they are electroplating them with Chromium (with a layer of copper under it). I think Chromium is slightly ferromagnetic. Still, I would not like my models it be plated with Chromium - it is an extremely hard metal and resistant to chemicals we modelers use to strip the "plating' of of some parts. Bad choice, IMO. Like I said, Trumpeter's "chrome" parts were pain in the butt to work with.

I don't know about Salvinos JR kits. but plastic model kits with "chromed" parts are coated with a very thin layer of aluminum using a vacuum-deposition prpcess. Aluminum is non-magnetic. Chrome (chromium) is not used on plastic model kits. I also would not want any thick layer of metal coating the plastic parts. It would be difficult to remove (in order to glue plastic parts together. Trumpeter produced some kits where the "chrome" parts were actually electroplated with some metal (it was not as shiny as you woudl expect), and they were real pain do deal with.

I didn't mention sniping or bidding..Just set up a search and have it notify you when new listings for those wheels come up for auction. If the price is to your liking you start watching the item and bid whatever you think you wan to spend. I have many automatic searches set up on eBay for the items I'm lookign for. Bot to watch what the selling price history is, and to bid on items I'm interested in.

If you setup an automatic search on eBay, and are patient, you will likely find them much less expensive. Being patient is the key word. I had to wait for couple of years for some item I was looking for to show up for a reasonable price (and not get bid up).

Very nice models! I see couple of Williams Bros. kits. I was thinking of picking those up. How do they build? Any major problems?

Nice! That sure beats masking and painting.

Gee, thanks Tom. But all I did was to find a photo of an old manual, then spent some time on my computer using my mouse to basically trace all the logos, then size them properly. To me you are the true artist who can take bunch of random plastic bits, some drawings and create a detail 3-dimensional model. That to me is real talent! But it is nice to know that those decals will be the icing on your Barber-Greene "cake".

Norm at RMCoM used to sell couple sizes of dragster (motrocycle) wheel kits. KA models makes replacement wheels for Fujumi Ferrari 250GTO. Those are on the left, with the original kit wheels on the right. Both use photoetched spokes. There are others too. Even Detail Master at some point in time made 1:24 scale photoetched wire wheels. There are others too. Just go to Google or eBay and search for 1:24 scale wire wheels. Also check Hobby Link Japan site - Asian aftermarket companies make wire wheels too. As for 1:43 scale wheels in the last post, if you do some Google searches, you'll probably find few different kind for sale. Feeling43 (in France) used to sell a set of wire wheels, but they closed shop. Tameo might have some too. Both of those occasionally show up on eBay.

Thanks! Yours seems to be doing ok too.

Oh, OK. My brain works in mysterious ways (when it works at all).

Tamiya kits include self-adhesive masks you can apply to the inside of the windshield to paint that border. Early ones you had to cut out yourself - more recent ones are die-cut. I wish Americam manufacturers also included those masks.

That price seems reasonable for an overnight overseas shipment. If you want to get an idea of how much U.S. Postal Service charges for various shipment options, just go to their website and calculate postage. https://postcalc.usps.com/ You will need a ZIP (postal) code for the "from" location, but you can look that up. You could use any U.S. ZIP code - the price for overseas shipping won't be very different. You will also need estimated weight ans package size. Again, you can make some guesses.