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yup, I was happy to find them and the prices aren't too bad either

I think we may be using the same shop GeeBee,. You beat me to the desoto if it is, lol. I had these arrive today

the amt 50 ford convert or revell 48 ford (custom version) might be a good place to start, the tops dont look too far away shape wise

I've used some of the hobby design engine parts (turbos, filters, intercoolers) and wheels and found them to be pretty good. I haven't used any c1 parts to compare them to though

89% for me, I guessed some of the makes though but got all the years correct

Nice car, I prefer the blue pick up though, not sure why just something about it speaks to me

Looks beautiful Geoff, is it the fujimi kit?

I put the parts in a zip lock baggie and spray with mr muscle oven cleaner (I think its called easy off in the US) and give it a rinse and wash about 10 mins later and it comes off. It's not very nice on the lungs though, but the baggie keeps the fumes down until you open it and allows you to see if its cleaned off.

I come here because I like model cars. The inspiration from here and other sites I use to challenge myself to improve and I dont have the option to find any of this local to me (I live on an island in scotland and "models are for kids/toys/pointless" is the attitude I get when I talk to my friends(delete as appropriate)) If it wasn't for the forums I would probably have given up by now. I have to say though, I have made some good friends from the forums which probably is the most important part of the hobby to me and the models are now just a bonus

The revell gypsy kit has some empi parts that could be used on a dune buggy such as the exhaust and carbs, and I think it has a corvair engine option (been a while since I looked at mine) the tyres are horrid 2 part things though and the tamiya beetle has a really nice chassis and engine but it's 1/24. There was some resin empi wheels on ebay early last year but I havent seen them in a while. If you want a later vw engine the 1/25 camper/magnum pi bus has a type 4 engine but you will need to scratch up some heads and get the carbs from some other kit as most of it is hidden in the bus so they didn't do the whole engine. If you're after an earlier engine the hasagawa kubelwagen has a nice engine and sand tyres that would maybe work but it's not very common and pricey when you find one.

thanks, I'll try that

I had a tamiya ford mustang which the tyres seem to have dried out and split around the edges, and also the imax caddy I just built the tyres seemed to be covered in a mould, I washed it off in dish soap and dried them and within a day they were mouldy again. Bit annoying cos I wanted to use them on the rear of a hot rod

was it scalemates? they have something like that and a thing where you can keep track of your stash

This ones not really a warning label, but I detect some sarcasm from it

I use tamiya now, I used to use humbrol but their orange is more like a brown and take much longer to dry

I thought salad was to keep the rain from wetting your bacon

Well just to confuse things a little more, what you guys in the US call french fries (and are actually Belgian) are chips this side of the pond, but your chips we call crisps which I'm led to believe is what you call salad greens

you might be lucky and find something in one of the jewellery sets

Nah mate, it's still a mud flap here, a mud guard is what you get on your push bikes. One of my friends was in the US a few years ago and managed to offend a lot of people, and almost got arrested on a night out for saying he was going for a cigarette, he did word it as he would this side of the pond though "I'm going to smoke a fag"

Might be worth having a look on the hobby design website, they have a few japanese engines listed

I've seen some guys spray from further away so the paint is drying as it hits the plastic, lots of dust coats instead of going for a smooth finish. I've never dome it myself though,

Cheers guys

There is a WIP, but it's on another forum. The roof was laced by placing some lace on the top of it and dusting on some paint (I use spray cans so it's a little thick) the seats are sewing thread on double sided tape which was then cut to fit, and the chrome is a mix of the kit supplied bits and BMF ultrabrite

Finished this today. It's the Imax kit with revell corvette wheels. Made up some airbags to replace the kit springs, used thread to do a mexican blanket interior, lace paint on the roof, lowered until the tyres hit the tops of the fenders and wired the engine. The roof and glass dont fit very well on this kit, and to even get the top on the interior tub needed to be trimmed a bit on the sides and rear.

I'm looking to start one of these this year, most likely the daf. The mercedes was on sale for about half price Some beacons, spotlights and chain from kfs The daf was 15 quid because half the front bumper is missing but shouldn't be a problem. Planning to put a hi-ab behind the cab on this and have it dechromed and pulling the dumper trailer Trailer for the daf And these tyres are for an old fridge trailer I already have that is being made into a flat bed