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I love the sales pitch to appeal to 21st Century parents (or young responsible adults). Develop: Visual-motor skills Cognitive skills Planning and stratergizing skills What a deal - just for less than $50 (including paints and glue), you can develop all those skills building models of ancient cars which were popular decades before you were born. Good marketing plan!

Well, according to the Super Glue ads, small metal-to-metal bond can hold up a weight of a man. Of course the surfaces have to be perfectly clean and flat. CA also has very little shear strength. But seriously I agree that epoxy is a better choice here. And not just some ordinary epoxy. I recommend J-B Weld, and not their 5-minute epoxy but the long setting stuff. Yes, you will have to wait overnight, but those bonds will be really strong. Placing the model in a dehydrator (or somewhere warm (like on top of a furnace or boiler) will also speed up the cure.

That is a very interesting project. I also never knew about this car or the model. When I was a kid, we had a VW 1600TL (the fastback). I have a Matchbox diecast of it and some N scale (1:160) models, but I wish someone would come out with a 1:24 version in a kit form.

These cars were real POS, but they were sure unique looking. My GF's sister owned one and I heard horror stories. Of course I also understand wanting to build a model of your car. I have that '75 Gremiln X kit too, because of its unique look. I'm curious: what are the visual differences between '75 and the '73? Is it just the details of the "C" pillar? What would be really cool is if you could get those stripes done in metallic gold.

The car is disparaged in the back room, where the "guts" of the organ are. After the movie there is usually a tour of the back room offered, and that is when you get to see the car. If you did the tour and the car wasnt; there, it might have been on a loan, being serviced, or something like that. BTW, there is a silent movie being shown there this upcoming Sunday. https://www.wurlitzerpops.org/

Yes, join us there. Not just Mass., but anywhere in New England, or even farther out. We had some attendees from Puerto Rico one year.

I use Outlook at work (not sure it it is the same as what you use). You should be able to set up rules based on anything (like a word or phrase in the subject line or in the body of the email) and send that email to some folder (including to Deleted Items, or Spam).

LOL, speak for yourself.

With the current political climate can we still do business with Russia? Now that I think about it, doesn't Modeler Builders' Warehouse carry their line of products (or something similar)? Website seems to be down temporarily: https://www.modelbuilderswh.com/password

LOL, well except for this motorcycle.

Bob is on an Apple device (MacBook laptop) and Edge is a Microsoft (Windows) browser. Is there an Edge version for Apple?

While I'm a fan of the 1st generation "classic" Miatas, I have to admit that this one is pretty slick. Don't see many of them around either.

Hindsight is 20/20. Back then idea idea of streamlining has not been thought of yet. Just look at any vehicle of that era.

So a real motorcycle (or at least 1:1 replica) does exist? Maybe some CAD model designer will make a 3D printed model. I love the drive shaft and what looks like large exposed gear driving the rear wheel. And stiff (no springs) suspension! Yeah, that must have been some ride at over 100 MPH! While not this specific bike, Aoshima produced a "Vintage Bike" series of 1:16 scale motorcycles like 1918 Harley-Davidson 18F, 1912 Henderson Model A, 1914 Militarie, and 1924 Ace. Those are cool models. I have couple of those kits.

Cool vintage cars Charles, but I thought the purpose of this thread was to show some random unusual car (antique, modern exotic, or rare) captured on the road or parked (not a car show or even mini cruise night).

Thanks Brian - that was fascinating! Amazing thing is that when you have all the tools, and all the model makers, no kits are needed. It is all scratch built.

Goot to see Monty Python fans here - my kind of people!

Yes, there were diecast and resin models of the Tucker manufactured in multiple scales. but no plastic kits in 1:24/25 scale. I own a 1:43 inexpensive diecast of that car, and it is surprisingly well made. I also doubt it will ever be made as a plastic kit. Familiar faith to the '71-'73 Boattail Buick Riviera - another car I would like to see as a plastic kit. But with the 3D printing going strong, there is hope that both of those cars will be made as 1:24/25 models in not too distant future.

Good research!

Tamiya tape (or generic Washi tape) is much better than any household masking tapes. Tamiya tape is thinner (more pliable), and it has better adhesive. But unless you burnish the edges extremely well, the paint will get under the edge. Also if the paint is sprayed on very wet, that also invites bleed through. Lighter (drier) layer of paint around the tape edge should be helpful in preventing bleeding when subsequent wetter layers are sprayed.

Good research François! I'm not sure what color cable would have been used for the interconnect between the batteries. I would probably use black wire, but it might have been even another color (or maybe red). Sometimes batteries are located under seats.

Is the Tamiya clear blue a lacquer from the TS series spray can, or it is the alcohol-based paint from the small glass jars? If it was decanted TS spray I would worry that it will attach the Testors paint. But looks like your spoon test doesn't show any compatibility issues. I assume (by your post count) that you have built and painted bunch of models in the past. If that is the case I'm wondering why are you suddenly worried about filtering the paint? Usually schmutz in paint jobs comes from stuff from the ambient air falling on wet paint on the model (not from the paint itself).

Yes, exactly. If you could find technical specs for this car, you could tell how the batteries were connected together, even without seeing any photos. I'm also assuming that the batteries you made (with 3 caps indicating 6 Volt battery) would be accurate for that car.

That was some amazing modeling Ken. Not only the model itself, but seeing how the 1:1 vehicle was constructed mechanically was also very interesting. May I suggest that you post a link here to the Under Glass thread. Will make it easier to find when someone looks at this thread later.

Interesting. I have never seen Ollie's in my travels through MA, ME, and NH. EDIT: I guess there is a store in Worcester, MA - I very rarely go there.