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yes, my friend showed me it. its 1mm thick and i suggest cutting it on glass or a mirror. a little goes a long way with it and i suspect it could hold engines halfs together with some careful trimming. the extra width it adds to parts might be a problem but it didn't add anything noticable to my nunu bmw glass. it might be different if theres multiple layers in one area but i'm sure you could find a workaround. 2 10mm strips will easily hold 1kg suspended. it is expensive and its worth buying a more expensive version. in this case the cheap stuff is like selotape while this conforms to tight corners and could be considered strips of tigerseal more than tape.

I'm not sure if pva will give you the bond you need. There is another option though. they use very good double sided tape to repair mobiles. I've been using it to hold in windows on glass that fits from the outside and its great for that. it might work for you. i use the £30 rolls of 1mm black but it can be got in clear too. it is very very sticky and would work for larger parts. Maybe you have a friend that could put together sub assemblies for you. i think this tape could work but you would have to experiment with it. it is a get it in the right place first time product though, once its on, its on for good.

the hobby satins do seem a little shiny but you can tone down the shine with the matt clear. you can mix a little with the satin or brush it on after. even just a little on dash knobs goes a long way

I hear ya mate, with me its made my blood thick so walking in cold weather is very painful and slow and for the last 6 months i've been struggling to swallow. Thats on top of the breathing problems. I used to be on my skateboard every day but now it gets used to move furniture

I'd pick out some details with satin clear too. It doesn't need to be much but it will add a little contrast and interest to it. You can use subtly different shades too. For example on the carpet if you use a lighter or darker shade your seats will stand out whereas they can get lost if its all one shade. Look at lots of pics if you can too to see which different textures there are.

I've got copd too, a paint booth is a big help. It doesn't need to be expensive either, mines a cheapo off amazon and i can spray all day without a mask (i dont but i could) I think mine was about £75 a few years back

things that go bump in the night will only do it once with strategicaly placed legos

you could try streetmachine.com/au the links in the articles can be useful or nzv8 has ads on its website

now you have to build the punchline

own a truck and everyone needs to move sand but it can be avoided by using a refuse wagon which is just one britsh name for a rubbish lorry and we have many other regional variations

no selling houses please, lol

it kinda looks like a hood ornament or roof rack end, could possibly even be from a bus or boat since it has 2 feet

no brakes between the wheel halves is a good move

i've got their model a hotod pick up, they didn't bother to finish adding plastic to the doors so the hinged edge is missing on both doors is just the first problem with that kit. theres many more problems which is a shame as a lot of whats there could be good. I just dont think its worth the extra effort so i'm using the top and bed on an airfix bentley but i have enough left to do a modified sometime

was the luv truck an import like the similar size dodge and ford trucks of that era?

its an actual car part

i didn't realise national lampoon was a magazine too. I've only seen the movies

I find it depends what i'm building. Some builds the engine is a detail i want to enhance because its important to the build but others its just to have something there. Like Joe said above, I'm the only person looking at them. I'm the same with chassis, unless theres something i think is important to the build, it goes matt or satin black though i might add metal tips to an exhaust and i'll paint the back box silver. It really just depends what i want from the build. My current project started as curbside 5 door but i'm trying to get full detail 3 door out of it so everything will be painted. the next 2 will be curbside though

ipa should do it

theres no stupid questions if you're learning something new and for stupid answers we can ask ai

it hasn't really got any further, but i'll be watching yours for ideas

I did a similar mod the the roof on my crew cab for the same reason as you. I stuck with the early hood though cos i lost the bottom half from the 65, and i've reshaped the back of the cab to be more like the chevy avalanche. I'll get back to it sometime

It looks good with the kit on it, I might have to try that front bumper on some other stuff.

fuelcurve.com covered its rebuild. you might have to search back a while though

Your probably better just getting the kits. Buying an aftermarket printed copy of a kit wont save you any money and would likely cost even more. a typical 3d printed kit seems to be almost 3 times the cost of a plastic kit and with the number of parts a truck might be even more costly. But 3d has given us stuff the kit makers have never done and upgrades for the kits that are available.