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My eyes! Oh, my eyes! I cannot un-see that monstrosity! But it would be even worse if all the trim was gold-plated. ?

I don't find either version attractive, but yes, the original version is better. But for example I fins Lincoln Future quite nice looking.

I did some repeated testing earlier in this thread (where I found those 2 offending words) and I repeatedly got locked out (on multiple computers). The lockout seems to last few hours, then everything is back to normal. I suspect the lockout is based on the IP address of the hosts from where where the "malicious" posts originate. I suspect that this functionality is a poorly implemented "feature". Hmm . . . would that be a bug them? I also frequent another forum (which uses different forum software), and we have similar problem there too.

While I applaud all the individuals and companies involved for restoring this unique vehicle, I still think it's butt-ugly!

Thanks Matt! That is some eye-opening information. Yet another example how hackers makes our lives more difficult.

BMF might be "tedious", but it sure gives the model realism, and looks great!

The problem is that (as mentioned in this thread, and some other threads in this section of the forum) certain plain English words can falsely trigger the malicious attack filter. Couple of known words are s e l e c t followed by f r o m (without the spaces of course). The words do not have to be adjacent to trigger the filter. Did you possibly have those words in your lengthy post? There are likely undiscovered combinations of other words which will trigger the filter and the 404 error.

I hear you loud and clear! But if you ever have to upgrade your hardware (and want to access your Flicker account on the same PC which runs ArcSoft) you can take the PC with newwer OS (like Windows 7 or 10) and install Oracle VM Virtual Box free software. It makes it really easy to create a virtual machine running on your new PC and then install older OS in that virtual machine. At work we use Windows 10, but I installed the Virtual Box and then created a Windows XP virtual machine, so I can run both OSs together (and I can share files between them).

Nice model and the overall presentation!

I saw that on the news - cool! There are also 3D printed which can print buildings. Here is one example https://money.cnn.com/2017/05/02/technology/3d-printed-building-mit/index.html

Looks like you are in good hands, and that old PC will brought back to life again! I am my own "computer guy", and still have a PC running Windows 98SE (to run my Alps printer). It is probably the same age as yours (and yes, I replaced parts in it - even had to replace bunch of toasted electrolytic capacitors on the motherboard). Your "power unit" also gave me a chuckle. It sounded like some part in a spaceship (something that might be said in a Star Trek or Star Wars movie). Seems like you are describing a power supply.

Same problem exists on model railroad forums. Maybe we need to start using different terminology? Instead of model cars we need to use "automotive scale replicas"! ?

But these metal decals do have clear carrier film (just like regular decals do).

Bill, this is the same problem you (and me, and others) posted about on the first page of this thread. The problem is that certain combinations of words anywhere in the text of the post you are composing get misidentified as a malicious request to the forum's database, and it results in the 404 (page not found) error. If you keep on trying, the forum locks you out for few hours (probably based on your IP address). To quote Dave Ambrose from an earlier post: I'll be working on this in a couple of weeks. There is a filter in our web server that is supposed to filter out malicious requests. Welcome to the post modern Internet. It doesn't work nearly as well as we'd like with this forum software, but I can't just disable them without getting the main MCM site attacked. We've been there, done that, and no thank you very much. So, it appears that we are unfortunately are stuck with this until hopefully someone comes up with a fix or workaround. Dave said that he is workign with the forum's vendor to hopefully come up with a workable solution. More info about the problem (and couple of specific words which activate the filter and cause the 404 error:

Thanks for confirming what I suspected. As for the headlight trim, I guess you will let us all know how it worked. You'll be the first to try.

Thanks Bruce - living on the right coast (New England) I have never heard that. Another mystery solved.

I have that kit (unassembled). I was surprised not to find instructions on how to apply metal stickers (just decal instructions). I examined the metal sticker sheets carefully and they appear to be decals too. Even the numbers on the sheet have clear film under them. That is likely why there are no separate instructions for the metal stickers. So, I would say that you should cut out the metal sticker you want to apply, place it in water, just like regular decals. When it is ready, slide the metal sticker onto the model. If you are worried, do a test application using one of the numbers in a circle. But I'm pretty sure that these are waterslide metal stickers. This is the first time I have encounter those.

That relates to model cars?

You bet! As for the yellowed resin, was it stored near some other item which could have affected the resin that way?

I was going to ask the same question and I found this thread . . . with no answer! Anybody? What is "pau"?

Crystals forming in FUD resin (or whatever they are calling it now) is not uncommon. Was discussed at length on Shapeways forum. https://www.shapeways.com/forum/t/fine-detail-plastic-crystallization-formation.68722/ Yellowing is new to me.

I'm glad to hear that you are happy with the service. While it is good that he mounts single parts himself (it works well for some modelers), I really need a plating service where I can send in my own parts rack (like ChromeTech USA offered). I don't just send out onsies and twosies. I have bunch of parts to be plated, many are very small and chances are that they would get lost if ai sent them individually. I also apply liquid mask to the mounting areas of the parts, so after plating I can easily remove the plating, exposing bare plastic where I will apply glue. Again, that is something that George will not do. Here is an example of a rack of parts which I assembled and sent out to be plated (in the photo some parts were already removed). You can see why I really need to mount my own parts.

Because it is fun , and it keeps my otherwise idle hands occupied. It all started when I was very young . . .

You mean CA accelerator fluid? Yes, I have seen some brands of accelerator result in more brittle joints than others. My favorite is Bob Smith Industries (BSI) accelerator. It is fairly mild-acting, low-odor, and will not attack polystyrene (many other brands are acetone-based and do). BTW, CA-type adhesives harden by a chemical reaction - they do not "dry". In my experience, the thinner consistency the CA glue is, the faster it will set using accelerator, and the more brittle it will become. The thicker CA glue is less brittle when its setting is accelerated. But I have not find the brittleness to be a problem in my modeling experience. Also, I think this question would have been better fit asked in one of the General sections. It is definitely on-topic for this forum, and modeling related.

Sounds like you have to burnish it very gently. Paint usually comes of the metal foil rather easily.