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SfanGoch

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  1. When viewing a video on Youtube, just copy the URL in the address bar "https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=YmN9oHa3ZIQ" ( I intentionally left a space between the forward stroke and the word "watch" so you can see what I mean. When you copy and paste the URL, the space won't be there) and paste it into the comment box here. What you get is this: It's so simple, even I can do it.
  2. You can hit an art supply store and get armature wire, which is used as a framework in sculpting. It's available in various diameters and is inexpensive. I believe the technical term for that is "cheap". This could be wrapped with stripped 30 ga. wire and covered with shrink tubing.
  3. Looks like various gauges (6 to 12 AWG) of solid aluminum wire which was threaded.
  4. I figured that this one would pique your interest, Steve. Being that it's flexible (soft), you should be able to flatten the end to match the snorkels on the air cleaners.
  5. From MFH, there's 1:20/1:24 Air Duct Hose - P965 Other than this, nothing from any AM companies.
  6. Slixx Decals sells them.
  7. Either one is better than a rubber band powered motor or foot powered a la Fred Flinstone.
  8. That was my intention in posting them. With a username like yours, there's no chance you wouldn't know.
  9. '66 front end '67 front end '66 rear end '67 rear end
  10. Diesel engines actually emit less carbon dioxide and greenhouse gases than gas engines. The black smoke in the video is a result of an imbalance in the air-fuel ratio - too much fuel to not enough air. That means too much fuel is added or there's not enough oxygen supplied to burn the fuel.
  11. "Happy" is a matter of perception.
  12. or, use flat or gloss red paint and overspray with
  13. If you're Kevin Hart, it makes it easier for the cops to read it.
  14. The bargain kitchen foil is perfect because it's thinner than the name brand variety. BTW, you could get pulled over for improperly displaying a plate like that.
  15. Armor All used on vinyl covered front bench seats can cause problems when navigating a curve at speeds over 35 mph. Don't ask how I know that.
  16. Another cool photo over at Hyperscale
  17. '59-'61 Lark frame '61 Lark convertible frame Avanti frame
  18. The closest you can get is the chassis from the AMT '63 Avanti. Both the Lark and Avanti have 109" wheelbases and the frames are pretty much identical.
  19. Danny Aiello, of ‘Do the Right Thing’ fame, dead at 86
  20. Not true. From the USPS website: What it boils down to is many postal workers, like a fairly sizable number of gubmint employees, don't care about the public service aspect of their positions. They're there for the paycheck and benefits. From Forbes: Finally, Shapiro points out that the USPS pays its workers salaries and benefits far above the rates paid to similar workers in the private sector. Labor accounted for 78% of the organization’s costs in 2014, “with about 89% of those costs involving employees represented by collective bargaining.” These higher labor costs, plus the absence of a need to innovate due to government-granted monopolies, has freed the USPS from $20 billion in labor and productivity costs per year, Shapiro estimates. “While we do not technically count this as a subsidy,” he writes, it represents an economic burden on others arising directly from USPS’s monopoly position.” Postage, for instance, would likely be cheaper for everyone if the organization were subject to the same competitive pressures as private firms. Ever notice that there never seems to be anyone working the service windows when you go to the P.O.? I've had the pleasure of standing in line at the Main Post Office in Downtown Brooklyn for nearly 90 minutes because, out of 22 service windows, only one or two are open at any given time. There are at least two dozen employees milling around behind the windows on perpetual coffee breaks, though.
  21. It's also washer & dryer safe. Good to know if you're going to launder your models.
  22. NICE, Mike. That's on my list. You should be able to scribe/separate the panels without any problems so they can be removable. There was also this thread in Armorama Maus 1:35 with interior Florin scratchbuilt the interior. It might be a good reference when you start the Trumpeter kit.
  23. My nephew bought a Bondo Special '63 Biscayne 4DR in 1995 for 75 bucks. No heater and blankets for seat covers. He was a drummer in a band and used the car to travel up and down the East Coast to play at gigs. He put at least 70,000 miles on it. Never had a mechanical issue in the two years he owned it; except, after he stopped playing, the I6 started groaning and grinding. The first thing I checked was the oil level and the stick was bone dry with burnt oil residue on the tip. I asked him when was the last time he checked and added oil. "Add oil? I thought the car came with it already."
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