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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
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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
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Why is the nozzle size that important? There isn't all that much difference between 0.5 and 0.8 mm and since the needle is adjustable you should be able to get the paint flow you desire from either nozzle.
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I'm speculating here (I own Badger airbrushes) but I think that those are probably identical needles. Since needles have a taper from a point to their full diameter, they can fit few different diameter nozzles (as long as the diameter of the nozzle opening is not larger than the largest diameter of the needle).
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5 hours ago, martinfan5 said:
Not really a terrible idea, saves a ton on paper, and money, make instruction available as a PDF on their website , I would be get behind that, people could print off any pages they may want. I say bring it on.
A lot tech stuff no longer includes the old user manual, if you want or need it, you visit the company website and get the file yourself, I am not saying I always agree with it or like it, but so far, I have not noticed a difference in my life by the switch.
Doesn't Revell DE already have a whole load of instructions in PDF format available for downloads on their website?
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2 hours ago, Pete J. said:
If you click on his name and select other items, then in the left margin you can go down and select Sold items you can see what he sells. What is astonishing to me is that he has over 9000 positive feedbacks and not a single negative or neutral one. Something strange it going on here.
Why do you think that? The items he sells are clearly shown in photographs and described accurately - he is not hiding anything. It seems that some buyers just go for "his" type of models.There are a lot of strange people in this world (even including us).
Too bad that eBay no longer allows members to view other member's profiles. We could look at his buyer's profiles to see what kind of things they buy besides junky models.
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20 minutes ago, Russell C said:
But is it art?
Art? It is more like f-art!
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That is so cool! Very creative! All it needs now (for that true Frankenstein feel) is a Jacob's Ladder in the back of it.
One thing that looks a bit off to me is the clock housing. The clock face is perfect, but that square housing looks too modern and too pristine to me. Some sort of antique round housing would fit the design better. Still, I like the entire concept.
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On 4/26/2018 at 11:26 PM, Ro3bert said:
So, Bill a household vacuum cleaner has enough power to evacuate a small former? I thought it would take a vacuum pump. Maybe I've kept that item for no reason, oh, well I will keep your idea on the back burner for a while.
Vacu-forming does not need high vacuum, but it needs a vacuum pump with fairly high cfm rating. When the hot softened plastic hits the mold, it needs to be sucked down over the mold in less than 1 second. That is because the thin plastic sheet cools down and hardens very rapidly. Typical vacuum pumps will not be able to evacuate all the air trapped under the sheet of plastic in such a short time. Most small vacu-formers use a vacuum cleaner type of motor/impeller to get the air evacuated fast.
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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.