peteski
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I hope that you are using some sort of magnifying device when building this tiny model!
I do quite a bit of miniature modeling and I couldn't work without my Optivisor (with a #7 lens plate) and a stereo-microscope for the really tiny stuff.
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On 6/29/2018 at 10:13 AM, Rodent said:
Just pointing out a modern push-button gearshift
Funny - what was old is new again. Push-button shifting was all the rage in the mid-20th Century. SOme cars even hat the buttons in the center of the steering wheel.
On 6/28/2018 at 1:11 PM, SfanGoch said:Why does a car with an auto transmission need a floor mounted shifter? Does it allow the driver to pretend he's Goggles Paisano at Le Mans? Most people don't know how to drive a car with a manual tranny anyway. Technology exists to improve upon and reintroduce pushbutton transmission controls. And, nobody in his right mind doesn't want A/C.
Forget the floor-mounted automatic transmission shifter. Many cars nowadays have those fancy paddle-shifters, for sifting your auto-transmission without taking your hands off the wheels. Those are included even in SUVs, for the Formula-1 wannabes.
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Looks like just another repackaged CA glue (aka cyanoacrylate, or super-glue). Nothing magical about it. There are many similar adhesives available in hobby shops and hardware stores.
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I fairly recent one was that Pontiac Vibe was a Toyota Matrix or vice-versa. Seems to me that GM and Toyota make strange bedfellows.
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On 6/30/2018 at 2:57 PM, Tom Geiger said:
Sodium Bicarbonate still absorbs moisture from the atmosphere. Which is why I recommended washing before painting. I have models that used baking soda as part of the rust job (recommended to me back then) and at summer at the peak of humidity there's a damp spot.
That is why I will never use it as a CA glue (super-glue) accelerator. If some of it remains free of the CA glue within the joint and remains open to the ambient air, it can start absorbing water from the air and leaching out of the joint. I know it is off-topic here, but I had to mention it.
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7 hours ago, Alfa158 said:
I couldn't find that nail polish but I did find a perfect match in a Dupli-Color touch up paint. It is Ford Sonic Blue Pearl, 03787. Ford's factory paint code is SN. I shot a plastic spoon, cleared it, and it looks like the color in the best photos of the car I could find on-line. (I found more photos since I started looking in March, but they were still all indoor lighting.) So that is what I'm going with.
Sounds like a plan! I hope that you'll photos of the completed model.
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. . . you should enjoy this video. Watch the entire video - it is worth it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjvzCTqkBDQ
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I had the pleasure of attending the Shizuoka Hobby Show in 2005 and I can say that it was an amazing experience. They even had a military jets flyover! Not something you see during other hobby shows.
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11 hours ago, Dann Tier said:
whatever the heck you want....it isnt hurting me. I just say, "fully detailed", but that's me....probably annoys someone, but I don't care.
But "fully detailed" to me means that it is an exact replica of the 1:1
engine. So it would have brackets for alternator, AC compressor, power-steering pump, etc., oil and transmission dipsticks, etc. Most modelers do not include all those details in their miniature plumbed engines. Like others said, "plumbed" means it has some hoses and tubing/pipes modeled.
And as a side note, when you configure an Ethernet interface on a computer, you are also "plumbing" it. At least in technical lingo.
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30 minutes ago, Pete J. said:
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.
Yes, in that scenario the broken bit will be stuck (unless you can drill from the other side, and push the broken bit out from that side).
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Yes, as I mentioned when I first recommend the Tungsten Carbide bits that they are very fragile. I also use them in a precision drill press, but I often use them in a pin vise and drill by hand (when I drill plastic). Yes, I sometimes break them (especially the 77 and smaller sizes), but that is why I buy lots of spares. I can find them affordable enough that I can deal with some breakage.
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Good to know - thanks! And yes, it is " Wizard of O's"
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It is sad, but nature is a force beyond our control.
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14 hours ago, NYLIBUD said:
Yea,what vehicle are you talking about?
Not your Jeep. It looks like a fun ride to me!
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2 hours ago, Rodent said:
Just had some Nathan's. Beef hotdogs are one of the things that the 7 year old great niece will eat that comes from an animal.
I guess nobody told her about "pink slime" or "lips & a$$holes".
Don't get me wrong - I like wieners too! I don't care what they're made of.
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That is perfect! Thanks a bunch Brad!
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On 6/21/2018 at 10:15 AM, gtx6970 said:
Im not a vette guy by any stretch.
I found that sentence very amusing - thanks for the chuckle! I bet that by now you didn't think anybody would notice it.
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Replicas and Miniatures Company of Maryland used to sell a wide selection of photoetched rings. They were called Wizard-Os. But I think their supplier went out of business and they don't carry those anymore.
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6 hours ago, Chariots of Fire said:
Go to drill bits unlimited.com. They have all sorts of very sharp and very small drill bits that have 1/8" diameter shanks. They are very brittle, however, and it is not easy to use them in a power driven drill. You can start a pilot hole with one and a pin vise and then switch to a power drill to do the final drilling. You can get complete sets or you can get multiple drills of the same size if you have one or two favorites. They are very reasonably priced. I use them all the time.
Those are the Tungsten Carbide PC Board drills I mentioned. I love them and because they are so brittle, I have lots of spares!
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Similar thing happened with automotive gauges in the dash. Originally they were all mechanical/electrical movements with dials and pointers. Then the digital craze hit in the early '80s and gauges were replaced by numeric or alphanumeric digital readouts. But those were difficult to decipher while driving a car. Couldn't just take a quick glance (like you do at a gauge with a dial and pointer). Your brain has to work harder deciphering and making sense of a numeric value. So the digital readouts were supplemented or replaced by digitally-controlled bar-graph displays. Those were easier to read out quickly. But then the automotive designers came around the complete circle, and most cars nowadays have analog-looking gauges (at least for most of the important basic parameters). Those gauges have dials and pointers like the original old-style gauges, but behind the scenes, they are driven by the on-board computers. They have electric movements, even if they look analog.
Looks like you took the same road: dial/digital-readout/dial.
I agree that choosing a pressure gauge where the full reading is close to the maximum pressure you'll be using increases the accuracy of the readout.
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Thanks for the virtual trip on the famous Coney Island! Hey, is Asbury Park in NJ still around, or did it get washed away in that great hurricane few years back?
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On 6/23/2018 at 9:36 AM, Ace-Garageguy said:
When you're incapable of building something that actually has some functional appeal, or you just don't get WHY anyone would want a vehicle that was competent off-road or ON-road, you build some moron stuff like this.
All this junk does is scream "lookit me!!!! lookit me!!!!"...and there is never a shortage of other morons who will, with envy and lust in their hearts. Ooohs and aahs and attaboys.
Idiots.
When my GF sees tarted-up examples of vehicles like that she says "sorry about your peni$"! Like you said, they are attention-cravers.
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As it has been said here few times (by older folks) blame these new car designs on Millennials. Period.
World is changing and we (the older folk) are having hard time adjusting. I'm in the over 50 group myself, and I'm also disliking the looks (and also all the electronic distractions inside) of many contemporary vehicles. While the self-driving cars are almost becoming a reality, all the automatic braking, line departure correction, blind spot warnings, etc., etc., etc. make many of today's drivers complacent while driving (because the car will "take care" of things while they check their email on their smart devices). That's not good. Drivers need to pay attention to their surroundings at all times. If you want to check your emails or play a game on your fablet, wait until there are true self-driving cars on the road and you don't have to pay *ANY* attention to your surroundings.
Yes, I'm almost an old man yelling at clouds. I've been around long enough to earn this right.
World is changing and we (the older folk) are having hard time adjusting. I'm in the over 50 group myself, and I'm also disliking the looks (and also all the electronic distractions inside) of many contemporary vehicles. While the self-driving cars are almost becoming a reality, all the automatic braking, line departure correction, blind spot warnings, etc., etc., etc. make many of today's drivers complacent while driving (because the car will "take care" of things while they check their email on their smart devices). That's not good. Drivers need to pay attention to their surroundings at all times. If you want to check your emails or play a game on your fablet, wait until there are true self-driving cars on the road and you don't have to pay *ANY* attention to your surroundings.
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Nice!
I like white cars but the color you chose is also very pretty.