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stitchdup

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  1. I would double box them, the innerbox packed with bubble wrap to prevent too much movement and then the outer box packed with scrunched up newspaper or something similar. The ziplock bag is a great idea too so I'd combine it with the method suggested. It will put the postage up but thats probably better than complaints from the buyers. If you sold them on the big auction sire do not use their packing and shipping service, they just throw it loose in a box and really dont care what happens to items. I've had packages they packed arrive with the contents destroyed and they made the seller refund my money when it wasn't the sellers fault
  2. its a small community and stuff like this rarely happens, normally you can leave anything lieing about in safety. I rarely even lock my door and i'm away from home for a week or more each month. It'll be locked now though
  3. Thats how I store it too, but I have a small tab of masking tape with a little bit of the size of evergreen inside taped on the outside edge of the tubes so I can find it at a glance rather than having to read the sizes, however thats partly due to the sizes being in inches as I'm not very good with turning them to mm
  4. Did the 2 door wagons have quarter lights in the back windows? To me that suggests a 4 door but i know very little about US cars
  5. I think I've built maybe 50 or 60, but some of those I've rebuilt into something else after i would have called them finished. I have some that I've redone more than once but I dont have much display space so some get put back in the stash depending on my mood at the time. For example i did one of the imex caddys with anice black and lace paintjob and withing a week i had had it stripped down as I coulen't bear to look at the massive gap between the roof and screen so its back in the box in bare plastic until I can fix that gap
  6. Had a few items to post today. Since it was raining i took refuge in a bar on the way home. Had to pop to the bathroom and caught someone going through my wallet when I came out. I gave them the offer of calling the cops and admitting to them what they did, or i call an ambulance and teach them a lesson while they waited. Needless to say they can still use their hands and run faster than me
  7. I dont know if it will help you, but when using tweezers try wrapping the end with double sided tape. My granny did this when she was sewing and it may help you too
  8. Not sure if this is the right thread, but there's a revell 29 roadster kit on one of the large online stores for $423 just now. Made me smile since I just got one for less than 5% of that price since the bags were open and some parts removed from the sprues. Been through it and cant see any of it missing except 2 light lenses
  9. If your feeling lazy you could use the handles from disposable plastic cutlery. If you look around you should be able to find some with the profile you need and they have the added bonus of being made from styrene so your current glues will work. I'm actully using some to build a liberty walk style mustang just now
  10. you might get away with one of the micro mesh polishing kits, I've used them on primer before and ended up with a high gloss shine. If I remember correctly some enamels can be used over other paints but get confirmation from someone thats knows for sure first.
  11. The cobra and buick dont look like they need any clear to be honest. I cant really tell on the top one but from what I see it looks good as it is. I would use the same brand of clear as the original paint if it was me though
  12. This site will host them for you now so you dont need a host site unless you post on other forums too. I use flickr myself as the annual fee isn't much but the free blog sites such as tumblr can also be used as a picture host. Depending on your settings, facebook is also a possible host but personally I would avoid using it.
  13. with fragrant chemtrails
  14. This is my entry for the build off. My plan is to make the trailer a flatdeck and change the tyres for italeri's nice rubber ones in place of the 2 piece plastic ones in the truck kit. I think it will be mostly box stock with some weathering. I'm not sure yet if I'll use the roof spoiler. I do know the first thing I will be doing is repairing the front panel of the truck cab as it has broken at the lower windscreen corners but both bits are there so it should be a simple enough fix. I'll get better pics of the boxes once I return home as these are pretty bad even for me
  15. Thankyou. These are the kits I will be using. My plan is to use the trailer to make the flatdeck since its all I have. I have a plan for a load if there's time at the end. appologies for the poor pics, I'm not at home and these are the only pics I have stored
  16. Can I enter with an italeri man formel 6 and flatdeck trailer please? I fancy building a large truck this year
  17. How old is your battery? my computer started running hot and slow when the battery started failing and windows 10has made it worse. Now a 200mb file takes 10 mins or more to copy
  18. I would install firefox and set it as your browser. Make sure you download it from the firefox site though
  19. When I use nail polish remover I never soak it in the stuff. I use cotton wool balls and q tips and clean one panel at a time rinsing with soapy water very often to reduce the chances of damage. I only use it for acrylics though. For enamel I use mr muscle oven cleaner as in my experience it is best for removing enamels. I will be checking when I purchase it again to see if its acetone free I've been buying though just to reduce the risk a little more. I also do the roof first, holding the model upside down so the run off doesn't run over areas yet to be done, then I do the doors so their run off is going over paint rather than plastic, and then I do the front and rear fenders holding the model so that they are the lowest point to keep the nail polish remover from bare plastic as much as possible. You shouldn't need to soak it though, you dont see women soaking their hands to remove polish as it works real fast on acrylics
  20. Shipping to the US is more than it is to Canada (about a third to half more). I think it's something to do with Canada being part of the commonwealth as shipping to Australia is cheaper too. If oyu look on the kfs website the shipping is listed somewhere on it
  21. after re-reading I now see the sarcasm. I just thought it was an enquiry ala hood=bonnet sorta thing
  22. Yes it will work Nico, just be sure it comes in a plastic bottle and you'll be fine. It also works for acrylic paint as thats all nail polish is really
  23. jack stands = axle stands wheel chocks = blocks to stop your car rolling away (like the pilots in ww2 films chocks away)
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