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The problem is logistics. Shapeways makes things easy for the designer. All they have to do is to supply the 3D drawing. Shapeways does the rest. They take care of listing the part, selling and taking payment for it, then packaging and shipping. Most designers don't want to deal with all those hassles. They rather only deal with designing the parts, and collecting money. They don't want to run a complete retail business. it is a major paint in the behind.

Let us know the results. Spoon test is the safest. I hope that these paints have fairly small size metallic particles, not like some Testors paints which have large metallic particles. They don't look too bad when viewed in person, but looking at photos of the model show the glitter-size metallic particles int the paint.

Bill, when you look that statement, it means Paint in this bottle is "Ready to Spray, as it is already Reduced 2 : 1 with KR70" That seems pretty clear to me. It coudl have been made clearer (like I just did), but they were probably tryign to keep it short. Otherwise it would state "For spraying, the paint in this bottle needs to be Reduced 2 : 1 with KR70"

Yes, warnings and disclaimers are totally out of hand. Even on the news they warn viewers that some video segment might be disturbing to some. I'm offended by all those disclaimers! Really! I'm also watching those reruns on MeTV, but after watching couple of them I find myself a bit tired of the constant tensions and yelling on the show (maybe because they show 4 episodes back-to-back). Still a good show, and like many shows or movies made in the '70s (like Blazing Saddles) would never be made in today's world.

If there was even a chance this thing was reissued, the rare original collectibles would instantly lose value. This is silly. I understand that movie was crappy to begin with (I don't even remember it back in the '80s), and there really isn't a cult following for it like for other cult classics.

Not only that, but aluminum was a biodegradable/recyclable material, but the aluminum foil-lined plastic tube is not! It is not even recyclable.

Or over-torquing them (well they are likely over-torqued when there is visible damage. Nobody seems to use any sort of torque controlling devices anymore, and automotive fasteners (especially critical ones, like lug nuts) do have torque specs.

Looks like the large (hood?) decal got cut off on the edge of the sheet.

Hey, at least this one runs on its own (unless the heat discoloration on the exhaust pipes is faked).

Well, but the toothed belt just "kisses" the lower blower's pulley (instead of making better contact around the pulley's perimeter). The belt would likely slip over that pulley. I would think that tensioner or another idler pulley would be needed for this setup to work I love that triple blower setup. The belt is just wrapped around the blower pulleys (not powered at all). And I'm no blower expert (although I suppose I could be called blowhard).

I suspect Gary is looking for a stateside retailer. Otherwise Hobby Link Japan and Hobby Search are excellent Japanese retailer to deal with.

Sure, maybe for dozen to maybe even few hundred buyers. As I see it, we here are not good representation of what the general modeling public will buy. If the make run of a kit they need to sell thousands for the kit company to make it worth their while.

Nice hobby room!

While theoretically it shroud not make a difference (Postal service is Postal Service, worldwide), I think it should be mentioned that you live outside of USA, so it is international mail for you. Still - I feel your paint - I can see how it can be frustrating.

Well I already bought it, back in 2019. It is a space saver (not a full size wheel and tire). The well is made just for that size wheel (not for full size wheel). It also included the hardware necessary to tie it down, and a jack.

I suspect this would be a problem when sanding the hardened product. I believe Bondo contains silica as a thickener, so the sanding dust will also contain silica.

You might be onto something. My 2019 Kia Soul has a well under the rear storage area for a spare tire, but as delivered, it was filled with a styrofoam nest which housed a fix-a-flat-spray and small air compressor. But complete spare wheel was also available from Kia, so I bought it at extra cost. It is a space-saver type of wheel, but it is better than a can of fix-a-flat.

Actually yours is almost as dusty as mine I should post some photos of mine in my thread. It was built about 45 years ago. I'm also curious: you are posting dozens of different models you've built (some large). If you don't mind me asking, where do you have the room to display them all? You must have a large house.

Very nice! I built that one as a teenager. I still have sitting (very dusty) in my basement. One small thing that sort of bugs my eyes about yours is the flags facing the wrong way. The wind is blowing into the sails from the stern, so the flags should really be pointing forward. But this is a very common mistake, both in models and even in paintings.

That is a very sad news. I have one of his Ferrari kits, but haven't tackled it yet.

That's pretty close. It is a short piece of 0.002" NiChrome wire. The hole was drilled with #85 bit which is way too large for the wire, but that was the smallest one I had.

"Regular" decal paper is thin too. UNless you are talkign about the old Revell decals which were almost as thick as stickers. Yes, applying multiple coats of Microscale Clear Decal film will give the decals some more tickness. There are decal companies out there, but unless you can provide them with vector-based print ready artwork (have them do the artwork) could get expensive. Before you ask, no, decal printing companies don't just make copies onto a decal paper. Most decals need a white undercoat to make the images opaque.

That is not quite the whole story. Yes, if you wait couple of days for the CA to *FULLY* cure, it is basically acrylic (similar to Plexiglas), so yes, it is harder than average polystyrene. But if you work it (sand, etc.) within couple of hours after curing, it is actually softer than the polystyrene you applied it to. Adding fillers (talcum or microbaloons) also changes its hardness.

As I understand, Bondo is a polyester resin based body filler. It will adhere to polystyrene well. As for the small, I actually like that odor (in small and low-concentration quantities).

The website is available both as standard http and secure https. I'm currently using http, but if I change the address to https, it still works. To be honest, I really don't see the point of encrypted (secure) access to sites like this, where no really private or financial info is being passed between the website and your browser. Seems that everybody now demands https, even to wipe you behind (if you catch my drift).