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stitchdup

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  1. pianee is often one of the side effects of excessive alcohol consumption
  2. Ah the smell of spring, much as the smell aint great, its always a sign that summer is on the way. Great job on the dio
  3. Isn't vlad looking pale tonight were count dracula's doctors last words
  4. If your not going to be using it in vac former too often you could use cheap car body filler and use it to make a buck for forming from. if you cover the back side of your master with cling film (i think you guys call it saran wrap) you can build a small box around your master then pack the box with filler for a buck to form from. It should work for a few tries, possibly more tries if you made it bigger so you can trim back the window and being made from body filler you can remedy any flaws easily. Even the glassfibre filler would work but its more likelly to have bubbles
  5. beauty is in the eye of the bee holder just proves how odd english is
  6. thats looking good, i still need to mask the window surrounds for the black, and give the rear lights some clear red. I might see if the liberty walk kit fits it too but just to look
  7. I wrote my house number on my outdoor bin about 4 months ago. Its exposed to wind, rain, salt, snow and sun in the area the bin sits. Its still there but just a dull silver now. alternatively i did the chassis on an el camno about 4 or 5 years ago just after the pens became available and it looks ok. i have noticed the pen strokes have started to show where the pen was used (like darker shadows in the chrome) but where i used a brush its still good. I'll pull it out of the case in the morning and get some pics in sunlight so they can be compared to the first built pics. I might have done the engine chrome too
  8. If any of you know a janitor from any large public building that has linoleum floors you could get the stuff they use in the floor polisher machines. It goes on with a satin finish but the more you rub it, the shinier it gets. I had a near limitless supply when i cleaned airports. It comes in large drums (25 litre drums is what i had) and generally doesn't have a prominent brand name, just a row of letters and numbers. Its self levelling too
  9. stick a pin from a shirt collar in the needle when your not using it, it will mostly keep the needle clear and if it does block just flip the needle and use the same pin to clear it, or just put a bit of wire in the needle. if the wires longer than the needle it wont block as it will clear when you remove the wire. I prefer the humbrol glue myself, but the revell is a close second but it sometimes struggles to bond some black styrene while the humbrol works but is a little thicker
  10. I like the kit. I got the slammed version and was pleasantly surprised to find it already had a twin turbo Ls so now i might actually build something box stock for a change
  11. I think their system might be fully automatic. It may be that its out of stock but more is on the way so they kept the order open. I must have got about 20 emails while mine was in transit
  12. I'm probably thinking of the vauxhall then, its the uk version of the opels and most likelly pretty common
  13. What are michael jacksons pronouns? he/hee
  14. I'm considering offering smoothed engine bay kits for the non revell vw golfs. They would be engine, gearbox and the metal work for the bay and I'm working on radiator and upper front panel detail for mk1 thru 4 golfs. The engines I can do so far are the r32 v6 in multi parts, and in one piece i have the 16v, 2 versions of the vr6 and a 1.8t. I'm also thinking about some kits but done as a what i would call curbside plus by which i mean they incluce engine bays and full interiors but there is no chassis detail. I'm working on a vw saveiro g6 just now that will be built this way and i might do an audi a5 next. Are there any vw group cars you would like to see? For example if i did a type 3 body with a dash and chassis to take tamiya bug parts for the rest, would it be wanted? Is there something you'd rather see? If its already available i wont be doing it. Everything i do would be 1/24 scale to suit the majority of the kits available currently
  15. Some sports fans, when their team plays it like a case of temporary rabies has infected entire towns, and it happens weekly but is somehow just part of it. Doesn't matter how good a people they are, their team plays and all their wit and reason gets chucked out the window.
  16. even in yellow it looks dull, is it a rebadge from another brand as the back end looks identical to some mercedes sold in europe which is kinda confusing cos fiat own them now
  17. revolution(s) per minute make some things enjoyable
  18. i use cults3d.com. searching can be a bit of a chore but theres lots to choose from and the prices seem fair
  19. I could print you a 1979 900 turbo. it is very curbside and basic and has a different grille to yours but i dont know much about saabs so i dont know if it accurate or not. Its really just a shell, basic interior and chassis plate. It can be datailed up if you dont mind some work with files and sandpper. The lights are also printed as part of the body so you'd probably need to scratch some up there but given the shape of the saab you might be able to shape some modern 1 piece kit glass to fit as lenses if you use the top edge of the side glass as i suspect the shape is right or at least very close. this is the file i can get but there are others that dont have anything but the body https://cults3d.com/en/3d-model/game/saab-900-1979-printable-car-in-separate-parts
  20. I've just finished printing out the crew cab. It scales out pretty well and the body lines match the the meng f350 so I'll be using the fenders from it with the over fenders from this gafted on. The meng parts even fit the 650 box. I have the scenes unlimited dually set for the meng so its good to use some spare parts up. I've also printed out a raptor grille and fit it to this.
  21. out of nowhere number 6, the cat on rollerskates has won the indy 500
  22. I have files for most of the rims you show. The aerodisc wheels are very concaved on the ones i have but there are other sets that include them
  23. It looks like it has a peak in the centre so it might be simpler to make the sides individually. Maybe some food containers would have the correct shapes on the edges but would be a bit flimsy to work with. To fix that I'd build up the back side of the valance with epoxy or something to make it firm. Then it just needs trimming to fit and some body work on the joins
  24. I'd try one from an early camaro, its close to the shape and the kits are easy to find
  25. primate and you'll have a better paint job
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