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You start a new thread in under glass for the finished build.

One related vehicle I'd like to see in 1/24 is the schwimwagen, not because it's military but just to round out my vw collection. Not sure how I would build it but my last kubelwagen was done as a ratty drag car with a turbo motor. The next one will be done late 80's early 90's cal look

I find it very slow when windows 10 is downloading updates, once it finishes it goes back to normal

It's 1/24, but be careful if your ordering bacause they do them in 1/35 too

Recieved an email from hobby search this morning that put a smile on my face. The hasegawa pkw kubelwagen is getting rereleased in the egg girls series. I've built one and it was a good kit. Happy to see it back again so I wont have to pay ebay prices. The engine could also possibly be used to back date the gunze split beetle to 1948 spec with a couple of changes. http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10454768

The rest of the family promising to visit my grandmother who I look after, then having to lie/make excuses on their behalf to my gran when they dont show up. I dont make the excuses to protect them, I do it for my gran

Is there a set format this would have to be done in? I have an idea

I sent a parcel from scotland to the us, and it sat for 6 weeks in chicago, then bounced through a few other places for 2 weeks, to new york to sit for a week before finally ending up in texas where it should have been. It only took 3 days to get to the us though

I'd like to see a 68-79 vw van, bus or pick up. Pretty sure it would sell well and offer other livery options

I think they took the back off to reduce the weight over the back axle, all that glass must weigh a good bit. The truck conversions are not exactly popular but there are a few running in various drift series, mostly based on nissan S chassis. It looks to be a well done conversion though, most look like hack jobs but the work on the back window looks like a decent amount of time and thought was put into it before cutting.

Neat work, I've done this conversion as well but I used the amt fleetside and revell stepside. I see you got the roof sorted out already, I found it to be a pig of a job to get looking right but I did my doors a bit differently.

scaleproduction.de do a set of mk2 big bumpers that could be modified into a clipper kit and some german aftermarket and porsche wheels. I think the vr6 engines you've seen may be scratch built using parts from the fujimi mk3 kit (it just has a top half done toy style)

Depending on the length you need, a simple mitre block from wood or metal might be your best bet. Just place 2 bits side by side with a gap to hold your tube tight enough that it's not going to wobble, and a couple inches long so your cuts will be in the same place the whole way, then another couple of bits of wood on top and below to hold your saw in place over the centre and start cutting. As your cutting there should be enough bend in the cut ends to clear the saw. Remember to have the saw at an angle so it stays square to the tube. I hope that makes sense, if not I can do a quick drawing of what I mean that might explain it better

I have the fujimi retro set, but I didn't realise there was an aoshima set too. The engine I'm using is from the tamiya r32 nismo which is pretty easy to find

Cheers guys

This is being built from the heller kit. It's currently stalled but still near the top of the pile. I got as far as giving it a bit of a chop, and laid the grille back a little. At the rear I considered replacing the trunk area with the one from a 40 ford, but on a whim I tried the spare wheel carrier from a 42 ford woody and it looked like a good fit, custom but not overly so so it retains some of it's original character while looking a bit more sleek. For wheels I will be using the lindberg chrysler concept rims with some aoshima tyres narrowed to fit. The engine is going to be a nissan skyline straight 6 with the turbo and 4x4 stuff removed and possibly some modified carbs. I made up a sorta fantasy independent rear from some parts box bits and then hit a block on the front end. I want to have an inboard suspension but there are so many different set ups for them I got myself stuck on which to use, lol. The first pic is the stock mock up with the wheels I will be using, though they now have much lower profile tyres.

Had a bit more of a play with this tonight. I still need to try my usual paints on it, and also to try flocking on it to see how it goes but so far it is very promising for doing trim. For tonights experimenting I used a kids mesh shower bag as the former and rolled some of the warmed up sheet over it. I did find that sanding the edges wasn't such a good idea as it went hairy, but since it cuts so easily some careful trimming with an exacto will work. It's just placed on the seat at the moment but when I know it takes paint I will be cutting out the centres to mount it flush.

It is but it need higher heat to make it workable. You might need to use a metal form instead of kit parts - https://www.coscraft.co.uk/thermoplastics/699-worbla-s-transpa-art-a4-size.html

I'm going to experiment with it later and will post the results. I like how if I stuff it up I can just soak it again and try again though.

I was looking for plastic sheet the other day and this stuff was one of the hits. It's the thibra stuff - https://www.coscraft.co.uk/3-thermoplastics-foam . It arrived this morning and I just had to have a play with it. I have only tried a small piece but it opens up a whole world of possibilities for interior trim and other uses. To start I put a small bit in boiling water for 2 or 3 minutes then pressed/rolled it over a bit of mesh and the results are promising. It might not hold up for parts that will get a lot of handling as it can be a little flakey/powdery when handled. This is how it arrived (minus the test piece) And this is the result after pressing/rolling onto the mesh My plan now is to make new trim for seats after I find a suitable sized mesh

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If you look for nail art shops you could save a load of cash on flocking. Look for stuff they call "velvet nails", I just got a selection of 12 colours for less than $10, and another bonus is the much wider choice of colours. I recently found a place that does 10 gram pots for $2 each but it's in the uk

Rolling the normal plug wire with the grain under a file (using it to add texture rather than filing, not sure what the correct term is) and matt coating it might give the effect you want

hannants have a 2 actual bricks and mortar shops too

here ya go - https://www.hannants.co.uk/search/index.php?product_category_id=&product_division_id=&manufacturer_id=8044&code=&product_type_id=&scale_id=952&keyword_search=&stock=1&setPerPage=25&currency_id=