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Arrived today. This is my second of these but this one is complete (my other had flaking decals and no tyres) I was lucky to get it for less than half the price they normally go for as it was listed as ertl with no mention of esci. Does anyone know if this had 2 releases? this one is molded in blue, but my other is molded in a very dark blue/almost black. I could possibly let one of them go if someone has an ertl farm plough or trailer kit (built up or unbuilt) as I have a few tractors to build and the scale difference wouldn't be so obvious with farm stuff

This vw santana arrived today, it was listed as 1/24 but in reality its a chunk smaller. I'll be lowering it and changing the wheels to something more euro look, possibly some scale production snowflakes

Bestmodelcarparts have great service, when i found out he produced the vw heb he didn't have them listed so i sent him a message asking and he replied straight away that he did produce them but had none in stock so give him a few days. i missed the first one he listed as someone else got there first (the joys of timezones, lol) but he made me another. the price was very fair too for the amount of parts it included. I will definately be buying from them again.

I think i prefer the memphis street outlaws, they seem to have more sportsmanship than the oklahoma lot but that could just be down to how the shows are edited. Going purely from the shows some of the oklahoma lot seem quite happy to cheat where as we've all seen the memphis lot not take the cash if someone crashes or breaks and mostly they seem to give as many chances to other team to line up as possible. Its something you rarely see in the other shows. They also seem to be enjoying themselves more than the other lot. I do enjoy the no prep series too but that probably because there is more variety of cars there. I'm kinda surprised with how popular all these series are that none of the companies have done kits of the cars yet, seems like something that could sell well, and still be released as non branded kits later. I'd buy most of them if they were available

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thats awesomly cool

I use an angry gerbil

if your red isn't bright enough a coat of tamiya clear red might help.or if you want it really bright use it over flouro pink and it will almost glow

You should be able to find the tyres you need from some of the aftermarket suppliers. I've seen them with and without the bulge at the bottom. Unfortunatelly I dont know which suppliers carry them but a search for scale drag tyres should bring some up, and I'm sure the other folks here will be able to provide sources.

Make friends with the banger racers if you can, i've found most are happy to swap parts with folk to keep cars on the road and especially body panels. If they have a good panel and yours is rusty they will usually be happy to swap since they know they will be destroying them anyway

Very cool

turbo or pro charger possibly?

the polar light harley quin bug has 3 sets of custom wheels, uscp do a number of aircooled wheels such as brm,s, finks garage do a few resin pieces including an engine(theres a post by mdlbldr i think that shows them in what did you get today) sometimes resin porsche 356 engines pop up on facebook, highlight model studio have a wide range of vw photo etch, bestmodelcarparts do some really nice transkits for the tamiya bug that would probably work with the 1/24 revell with a little extra work, scale production also do aircooled style rims. I'll have a look through my parts boxes to see what else there is cos I think I have most of them

you can buys those conversion kits, theres one for the vw golf/jetta to that looks pretty smart

Great colour and I'm pleasantly surprised how good the evo wing looks on it

Very cool, I like the extra mods you've done to it

thanks guys, I think I'll leave them off since it will be supported pretty well by the fenders, especially since theres a lot more side support with the deeper fenders

Thanks guys. I'm hoping one of you might be able to tell me if the grille and rad would have supports similar to the stock 2 that go back to the cowl, or would it just be left freestanding?

I'd rather be seen doing a stupid hand shake thing than be on life support with a ventilator.

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avoid the revell skips diner nomad, its just a twisted mess

Got a nice rebuilder auburn cord convertible sedan. Unpainted and only missing the top. Should make a nice custom some day

I've used those cheap spray deodrants you get in the pound/dollar shops. spray a load on to the sticky bits and let it sit for a few mins then simply wipe it offwith a lint free rag and give the parts a good wash with dish soap and water. I t will remove/leach out the colour enamel paints. I havent tried it on bare plastic and pretty much all my paint on bodies is auto acrylics. I think it may damage fresh paint (even auto acrylics) so be sure not to use it on new paint.

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