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Did you notice the very small shadow-box diorama depicting a young modeler's bedroom? I almost missed it. It had buttons on it you could push to turn on various lights in the room. It was also well done.

I think we're making some good progress here. I always use HTTP access (there is nothing really private or valuable in the info coming from and to the forum website, so I don't feel the need for HTTPS connection). And I never had any of the problems described. So I just tried to access the forum using HTTPS and and I got an error when trying to use the "like" button just like the other members. I reverted to HTTP and everything works fine again. This could be a very important clue to the admins of this site or to the forums software vendor.

Here is a photo (found online) showing a similar car's rear end.

And the food was excellent (as always). That diorama is built by one of the CPMC members, and it is over 25 years old. He occasionally adds another junker to it. It is featured on our club's website. Go to http://classicplastic.org/people.html then click on Joe Baril's name. If you click on each photo, you will see a higher resolution version.

LIke I mentioned in pretty much every (of the several) threads about these problems, the forum has been working, and still works perfectly well for me. Running on MS Windows 7 and Seamonkey browser.

I took lots of photos which will be sent to FineScale Modeler Contest Cars, and to Model Cars Magazine agazine for publishing. Some photos will be posted on the club's website (not ready yet).

Are you absolutely sure Steve? Assuming you are using a Microsoft Windows machine, did you manage to totally disable all automatic OS or application updates? That itself is not a trivial task. If you aren't certain that you have, there are many things happening on your computer without you even being aware. Automatic updates (of the OS and apps) happen all the time. I'm reading this forum on a Windows 7 machine and a Seamonkey. I know for a fact that all updates (except for virus definitions) are totally disabled, and I don't now or ever had the problems being described here. How's that for some food for thoughts?

Dyes and Sharpies will not change black color to a light color (like yellow). If any sort of coating (paint) is to be used, it needs to be very opaque. Paints for made for vinyl are probably the best choice. They adhere well to vinyl and stay flexible. But too much flexing might flake them off rubber. Another possibility would be to make a RTV mold using the original part, then mold them out of light color or yellow material. If those boots are for show only (they don't need to compress like the 1:1 boots, then the castings could even be made from hard resin (like polyurethane). Those could be painted any color, just like any other resin part.

This new kit is also being discussed in

It was a good show. We had 300 models entered in the contest, a nice selection of vendors, and lots of familiar faces were mingling in the crowd. It will take some time to get the website updated with a sampling of this year's models.

There is some more useful info for DIY dippers: https://dipdoctr.com/water-transfer-printing-at-home/

You're right Steve. I didn't go back and re-read this entire thread going back to year 2020. Sorry. https://dipdoctr.com/what-is-hydro-dipping/ I doubt there are any films designed for 1:25 scale car bodies, but maybe some smaller patterns designed for larger surfaces could work for our models.

The hydrodipping we were discussing here uses multiple colors of liquid paint swirled while floating on water surface. That results in random color swirls. Thar rim's patterns are anything but random. Even if water is used in the process, it seems like some sort of film with a printed repeating pattern is applied to the rim's surface. Seems more like a large waterslide decal application rather than what we call hydrodipping.

Tamiya makes multiple lines of paints. The old standby X- series is what most modelers call "water based" acrylic paint. It is low odor (alcohol based) and it can be thinned with water, but isopropyl alcohol works too. I suppose any polar solvent (like lacquer thinner) will also work. Never tried that though. Of course it is always best to use the dedicated thinner made by Tamiya. Tru-Color paints are whole different thing. The are organic-solvent-based (acetone and few other solvents). What I call "stinky" paint. Totally different chemistry than the Tamiya X- paints. I would never think of using either water or alcohol to thin it. Acetone can be used, but it makes the paint dry too quickly. As mentioned, dedicated Tru-Color thinner is the best choice to use. It is always good idea to use dedicated thinners, which are usually a specific blend of different solvents, unless the manufacturer themselves specifies another solvent (like water). Following manufacturer's directions saves a lot of incompatibility headaches.

True, but while driving forward mode EVs only emit fairly quiet whine or a howling sound. Reminds me of the noise my GF's Segway makes. I think the sound is a gear whine. It does sound a bit like the UFO sound in some old Sci-Fi movies. I think that the goal is to make the noise a bit louder and more apparent.

I think it's kind of cool. Don't worry, government will likely mandate manufacturers to add some sort of noise makers (sound system) to them to better warn pedestrians to the EV presence).

I don't see any problems here - has been working well for very long time.

If you look at the photo in the first post of this thread it shows the frame engraved with "Birmingham Mich." Here is that photo again:

Bob, looks like you missed the "Copyright by A.M.T. ..." engraved on the right frame rail on one of the photos.

Show is this weekend - I hope you decide to attend.

Yes, those are unusual creations. But to me the front looks like it has a big frown, and the roof line (at least from this angle) has a VW Karmann-Ghia look (not surprisingly). Not ugly, but not beautiful either. Well, that nose just doesn't work for me.

While I don't have this problem (viewing forum on Windows 7 and Seamonkey browser) I think that what others feel frustrating is that the problem is intermittent. Sometimes it works for them, other times doesn't. Problem is that the computer coding has become way too complex and unwieldy (to add more and more features which most people don't use or don't even know about, and of course continuous security fixes). Quality Control of the software products seems to have became a thing of the past. There is no way any company can thoroughly test their code to be sure everything works for all. Sad state of affairs (but we have a plethora features up the wazoo).

Interesting.

I suspect it is