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Well then, it looks like age and taste in cars have nothing in common.
Even the curretn Corvette was a bit too much for me, but it sort of grew on me (but only in certain color combos).
What I found interesting is that it appears that the Swiss front license plates are made as a mirror image (so they can be easily read by the driver in the car in front of them)?
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A bit too wild and cartoonish for my tastes. Too much. But I hang with the "over 50" crowd.
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On 5/19/2018 at 6:08 PM, Toner283 said:
That is great news. However, someone should probably copy all of the photos in Harrys threads now, and if there is room upload them to the Forum so that when and if a Photobucket debacle happens again the photos are not permanently lost.
I also agree that this would be a very smart thing to do. Who knows when PB will go "Photobucket" on us again. It would be nice to have Harry's photos hosted here on the forum. At least then they will last as long as the forum does. I'm never going back to PB. I left my free account alone so all my photos might show up in the old treads, but I'm not uploading anymore there.
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They sure are great looking cars. And they run pretty well too.
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15 hours ago, gtx6970 said:
Some of the 1/1 shows have actually created a class targeted specifically at the younger crowd. Mopar Nats calls it Young Guns And as far as I know it does quite well.
Well, in my model club it is just the opposite. We have put up a model contest for over 25 years and we had pee-wees and juniors classes. For the last few shows there were no juniors entering that class so this year we decided to get rid of the juniors class. Of course, since we got rid of that class, this year will have half a dozen juniors show up with models for the contest.
I actually hope so.
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11 hours ago, LDO said:
Use MEK and apply it with a paint brush. Transfer from the quart can to a small glass bottle.
That is basically what the Testors Liquid Cement is (in the glass bottles).
The stuff discussed here is a bit thicker - it has some body to it, and it doesn't evaporate as fast. It is like Testors Mixed their Liquid Cement from the glass bottles with some of their old-fashion tube cement.
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13 hours ago, SfanGoch said:
Peter, there's a toy store in Greenpoint that still sells them. That's where I get mine. If the bottle you have runs out, transfer the cement from the new into the old.
Good idea - thanks Joe! But at the rate I use it, I'll have some left at the time I die. I'm a CA glue addict.
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8 hours ago, f1ford48 said:
Superb build-very sharp, my only critique is-should there be some bright work trim around windows??. Otherwise its FANTASTIC.
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1 hour ago, Ace-Garageguy said:
You know, I'm going to have to try that.
Cellulose fibers are remarkably strong...a non-aluminum Spitfire (non-flying) was built from an early composite material using linen fibers and phenolic resin to investigate replacing light alloy in British warplanes
So were the bodies of East German Trabants (except they used cotton fibers and resin).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trabant
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I also have the one with the stainless steel hypodermic tubing applicator - I bought it about 30 years ago. I think Testors changed the design and now they use a plastic nozzle.
There is no seal inside - if no glue comes out when squeezed, it is clogged. I would try using either piece of stiff wire (like K&S 0.020" brass rod) or a small drill but to try to unclog it.
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There are many non-modeling-specific abbreviations (like NSFW, YMMV, ROTFLMAO, YOLO, IIRC, IDK, and many others) used when people text each other, in emails, and in online forums. If you want to figure out what any of those mean, just type it into a Google search. The explanation will pop right up.
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39 minutes ago, High octane said:
I have Bluetooth in my truck and really like the "hands free" calling/answering.
What makes me roll my eyes is when I see a driver of an expensive luxury new car (Mercedes, Audi, BMW, Jaguar, etc.) driving their car while holding a cell phone by their ear! Their car is full of electronic gadgets (including BlueTooth), but they are too stupid or lazy to pair their phone with it and use it hands-free.
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French Canadians in the Northeast US are also fond of poutine ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poutine ).
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8 hours ago, Greg Myers said:
Nothing under Create New Topic, just the Title, Tags
the blue banner is at the top with "Browse Activity Subscribe"
Since it has not yet been mentioned, have you tried to clear your browser's cache (temporary files), and cookies? That is usually the first thing to try when the browser is misbehaving. Also, do you maybe have another browser to try?
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9 hours ago, rel14 said:
Well, what I see, is when are generation dies off,,, there will be no more modeling, young kids want nothing to do with it,, video games are all there interested in,
It goes deeper that that. Most teens and tweens nowadays don't even want to get a driver's license and own a (1:1) car. They rather have their parents drive them, take Uber, or in the future, have a self-drivign car take them to their destination (while they are checking their Facebook feed on their schmart-phone). Driving is not considered something one strives for - it is a chore. And driving (especially in large metropolitan areas) is no fun anymore. Traffic jams everywhere, and lots of distracted drivers to watch out for. Common courtesy is out of the window. Why then would those young people want to build models of vehicles if they don't have any desire to won them or any nostalgic memoris of them?
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10 hours ago, Ace-Garageguy said:
2) IF the air coming out of the nozzle is dry, there is STILL a pronounced cooling effect, and this can cause ambient water vapor (humidity in the air) to condense on the surface, with blushing as a possible result.
Yes, this can happen on hot and humid days. Even when dry compressed air leaves the airbrush nozzle (mixed with atomized paint), it cools down. If the warm and humid ambient air has enough moisture in it, the cool stream of air coming out of the airbrush will mix with the ambient air forming water droplets which will end up in the surface being painted. For that reason I never airbrush on hot and humid days.
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On 5/10/2018 at 3:44 PM, stickbuider said:
What is a colour complementary to a light blue model car with light blue bumpers. Headlight and turn signals will be painted the same colour as wheels and grill. 70 1/2 Chevrolet Camaro Z28
Sounds like you are looking for a color wheel. Do a Google search for "interactive color wheel" (without the quotes) and pick one of the ones in the search result.
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I use an older version of Corel Draw. Actually it is a Corel Suite which includes several graphic applications. It is similar to Adobe Illustrator (which is more expensive). What is good about it is that Corel Draw is a vector-based program (which can also handle bitmaps). Vectors are much easier to manipulate than bitmaps. I've been using Corel for over 20 years so I'm used to how it works, but if you never used this type of program, there is a learning curve involved. Even I learn new tricks all the time. What is good about it is that you can easily and accurately draw objects in exact dimensions and have them printed in the correct dimensions without trial-and-error. This is so much more productive than trying to use Microsoft Paint, Word, or Power point to print the artwork in correct size.
I also often scan the model and use the 1:1 scale scan as a background for designing the artwork. I put the scanned image in a locked layer and draw the artwork over it.
Older versions of Corel can be purchased fairly inexpensively on eBay or Amazon. I use version 10 and 12. But, as mentioned, Iinkscape is also a good vector-based program which is free.
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To me this is much ado about nothing. Like I mentioned in my previous post, the discounting will still go on, but the discounted price cannot be advertised. That's all. I'm used to that with Kato (model trains).
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8 minutes ago, 426 pack said:
Wow 0.66% I’m the only one under 20 that checks the General section or at least that’s what I hope. Are there really no other people under 20 here???????
You're an anomaly - go back to Facebook!
Just kidding - it is good to see you here on this forum. I hope that you keep hanging around.
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I think you should have broken up the 50 or older selection into few more ranges. That would be more interesting.
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39 minutes ago, Mike999 said:
The coolest aerosan ever (no pun intended). Built around the GAZ M-20 "Pobeda" (Victory) sedan. There is a kit of it, but only in 1/72 scale, from the company Military Wheels.
I find it funny that a company called "Military Wheels" makes a model of an automobile which has no wheels.
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Copying what I posted in the parallel thread about this:
Kato (model train manufacturer) has been doing that for years. But the retailers still sell the products at a discount. The only difference is that they cannot show the discounted price until you add the item to the shopping cart.
Here is an example (the price shown is the MAP price).
https://www.modeltrainstuff.com/trains/locomotives/#filter:brand:Kato
Even the curretn Corvette was a bit too much for me, but it sort of grew on me (but only in certain color combos).
I actually hope so.
Making some fruit liqueurs
in The Off-Topic Lounge
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Yeah, American chocolates don't compare to the European ones (where most have at least some alcohol). Fortunately there are many places in US where you can buy European chocolates. German Deli in Texas is one of them. They have online store. I always place a large order there around Christmas. Wake up your taste buds with these: https://www.germandeli.com/Sweets/All_Liquor_filled_Chocolates I also have a small local store with Polish goodies (including chocolates). Good stuff!