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stitchdup

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  1. I had a parcels tracking say it had gone from the USA to tokyo, yet it arrived at my house a couple of days later so the tracking cant always be believed
  2. If you go the molotowe route the only clear I've found that doesn't marr the shine is gauzy shine enhancer from ak, and it means you can still handle the parts
  3. I'll have to get one, I'm a pretty big fan of the liberty walk cars
  4. I'll be having a couple of them
  5. Cool, I remember when all the puc kids had the maxi bodykits on them around 1996
  6. Just ordered my first 3d printed body from shapeways. Its a custom VW type 3 but I might try and make it a little coser to stock. The cost was about the same as a resin body
  7. Nice and slick, I like how you cleaned up the chrome without losing it entirely
  8. the best stocks of evergreen seem to be fred aldous in the uk Ken. At least they seem to have every size I've been looking for in stock, some places never seem to have it in stock
  9. I've been using la's totally awesome cleaner even on resin. the only place i've found it in the uk is amazon but it works. I had the same problem with brake fluid, a bodyy i had in it overnight crumbled when I took it out. I'd probably strip the chrome in bleach or mr muscle oven cleaner before putting it in the totally awesome to remove the last of primer. Its not a stinky cleaner either unlike dettol which makes your entire house smell
  10. I managed to drop my sprue cutters on the bug this morning. Being a pearl paintjob I was worried I would have to repaint the whole thing but since I had nothing to lose I tried to touch it up first and it went better than i could have hoped. Since I dont have any luck blending clear i decided to clear the whole body and did the hood and trunk to make sure they matched. I think i got lucky this time. You can still see it but I had a visor I was thinking about using so this has forced my hand.
  11. Purchased an item over a week ago on the auction site and it still hasn't been sent. There was no delay on my end and the payment must have cleared by now
  12. If you are after bigger diameter brakes hobby design do a few different sets in resin and pe. Pretty nice to work with too but they need 18" or bigger wheels.
  13. I've had some paint from a very similar named ebay store. I dont know if it s the same place though but if it is there were no problems and delivery was faster than some stuff that was fairly local to me
  14. pretty sure 1920 is after ww1 Matt,
  15. It is the roof scoop, I just fitted one to a tamiya bug decklid. The side scoops dont have the flatter centre section and are rounded on every surface
  16. If you mix the leftovers with a mk escort kit you build an rs1700t!
  17. x2 on what they said. Its a very pretty colour, especilly with the white walls
  18. Got some paint on the interior today and while it was drying I did some more on the trailer. The pull out cooker took a lot of thinking before I just did a simple slide out version. I tried a few different ways to make it slide out including making a small wheeled trolley but in the end a slotted sheet won. I was overthinking it for the first attempts
  19. Its classed as a public road mate, but if you happen to have a crash you are responsible for paying the tracks lost earnings and armco repairs.
  20. Its open to the public TJ. Anybody can take any car or tour bus on it for around $25 a lap. They still have manufacturer test days too. 8 mins though is fast but there are many faster cars. Here a sub 8 min mk1 golf
  21. Awesome to see a modern style drag pop, nice work
  22. Not yet, I need to finish off a few vws first to make space on the bench, shouldn't be long though as it on top of the pile. I did try the jag engine and its going to work better than the hemi
  23. Hi Folks, I'm hoping someone can point me to a source for sheets of turned gold leaf style decel sheets that would be suitable for cutting names from for a old style bug racer
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