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  1. tractors would be difficult to run multiples from one tool. they tend to have much more changes from model to model so all that might swap is the rear ends. you can always paint them as airfield tractors though. heller only got 2 versions out of the grey fergie and 2635 because they were only smaller parts on the fergie and a colour change on the 2635. if you look at the miniart tractors you can see what i mean easier. they follow succesive versions and none of the parts carry over between them. i think there is only 4 years between those kits
  2. my experience tells me gsw has a mildly better shine but it goes off much too fast in the bottle. i opened my bottle to do a test and when i went to use it 3 months later it was just shiny grey mettallic. at least molotowe lasts a decent time when not being used, i have 2 og pens that are still chrome
  3. you could have a look here https://customrodder.forumactif.org/ or here carnut.com both have thousands of old rod and custom pics but carnut is more middle america while custom rodder is international
  4. i kinda want to read the rest now. i can just see the entry for baking. eating makes you gain weight and if you get constipated you may explode and destroy half your house, and may also contain gluten
  5. you can get lenses from googly eyes and if you cut them close to the base they leave a small lip that could be used to clip them onto yo body. theres also half rhine stones that look close to modern crystal style led lights in the jewellery section that if you cut them into squares and place in a line look like those off road light bars
  6. a few seconds with a file will fix that
  7. right down at the bottom of the page is the contact details for them https://www.alphamodelkit.com/
  8. you probably wont get parts that old from toyota unless its for a supra, but camry are popular at breakers yards. at nearly 40 years old you'll probably struggle to even find pattern parts new
  9. if you haven't seen the universal hobbies fordsons i suggest having a look. really nice diecast tractors
  10. use forgot password first, then once its fixed you can change the email address
  11. the GTi had black trim in the arches so you could maybe fix the arches that way. the lower trim levels had larger arch covers for some versions that cover the entire arch
  12. just yse normal body polish. the chrome polish will take off more of the shine as its usually a mild abrasive polish
  13. they obviously got sick of tickets for not indicating
  14. theres also this one which is scaled better but only a single blower. I added the belts and dynamo and the carbs aren't on it yet but it turns out much nicer. the one you posted is over wide and rescaling it throws everything off unforunatally. for flatheads 3d has loads of options
  15. revell mk1 golf is one of the best detailed kits out there. revell mk2 feels off somewhere in the body but mechanicals are decent for the time. revell corrados the golf mk2 mechanics but it looks more right in the body. fujimi, tamiya fwd vw kits are all curbside but there are parts available to fix that. amt have their own old 1/25 mk1 golf version but are currently selling the equally old esci 1/24 kit instead. amt do a 1/25 scirocco too and there a 1/24 motorised kit too. the jettas are available as trans kits or 3d prints and almost all of them are in 3d now
  16. oopsies, i missed a reply
  17. Thats a shame, they have some cool old rally stuff. i was too late for the transit bits i wanted
  18. it happens automatically
  19. try finks garage, they had some vw stuff
  20. I've swapped to one of the rally car bodies as c1 have released an rs2000 and parts to convert the italeri kits. Since i want to use an rs front on the zackspeed body i swapped to this one. I've opened the boot and removed the cowl area but i still need to open the grille area up. theres another mod but i'll show it later as only one side is done (its not the wide arches). I've also swapped the carbs for the stock zakspeed engine part but have removed the joke of an airbox in place of a scratch built one. this will connect to the box under the radiator. I added some fittings to connect to the fuel block on top of the engine as well. it looks very simple but thats what zakspeed did. since i modified the front belts to add an alternator, the exhaust no longer fitted and wasn't going to work with the engine set back anyway so i scratched up a new one with the missing water intake also added. next since i opened the boot, i had to build up the inside as it was just a wall of plastic originaly. I cut most of this away, at times using a hole in the wheelarch, and then built up a floor and arches. its not even close to stock but its better than what was there, and once i add the rest of the fuel system most will be hidden anyway. speaking off, i also made a fuel tank. which will mean cutting out most of the remaining boot floor so it can be sunk in. this will hopefully leave space for some spare parts
  21. i'd chop up some small evergreen rod and drill holes to stick them in. if your fussy you can always drill the centres when they are glued to the body
  22. you should double check your passwords too.
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