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  1. i'll happily vouch for the products. The aftermarket aircooled vw rims are the best i've had and the 17" wheel barrels are ideal for upsizing the revell corrado rims. i would like to get another mk3 golf wagon again if thats possible, i saw a really clean 1/1 the other day i'd like to build
  2. one of the audi e-tron coupes drove past me the other day and it seemed to have a slight rumble to the motor instead of the whine most have. even the porsche ev has a that whine so the audi actually sounded car ish. It wasn't tyre noise either as the rumble was while on grass. still not as good as a powerful engine but it was a more pleasing sound. still not something i would want to own though
  3. politician was the name of the ship that sank in the movie whisky galore but if you want to watch it look for the original cos the remake was meh!
  4. I like them to have an engine but it doesn't mean i wont glue the hood shut and build them curbside. It really depends on my mood on the day, sometimes i just want something for my own shelf so an engine doesn't matter that much but if its something I intend to share its getting an engine but not necessarily the right one. for me the exterior and interior are more important as they can be seen without picking up my models
  5. https://www.brandcolorcode.com/pepsi
  6. i'm not very good at photoshop but i can give it a try if you like?
  7. you can report it to admin so they can move it. If you click the 3 little dots at the top of your post it gives you various options
  8. The main point about all red lenses is they still flash orange. you can have any colour you want of exterior lenses as long as the lights are the correct colour when lit. and its cheaper to make the all red lenses than the mixed lenses as its just one colour molding in one part rather than 2 or 3 molds and gluing hazzards dont over ride the other lights, orange is just a more intense colour then red so they appear brighter and you shouldn't really be using hazzards when driving anyway, they are for when you are broken down at the side of the road. if you need to use hazzards when driving you should really have the proper belisha beacon lights mounted such as trash trucks and roedworker vehicles.
  9. i like to buy paints in person. the colours online never match what they show due to so many different screens being used while instore you can actually look at it and see the colour properly. its not so important with primers and clears but its very rare i'll get paint online unless its house of kolor or similar
  10. I'm loving watching this come together and how your keeping the theme subtle.
  11. I did most of my messing about with cars during the 90s. The secret to getting all red lenses to flash orange is to use green bulbs. I believe mercedes have a slim green transparent sheet inside the indicator areas though as the bulbs are all white. But then i've had all green indicators, rear light and side markers on a car before. I've also had blue and lexus rear light lenses on various cars. These were all legal to have and use as long as they lit up in the correct colours. Once you get to around 1990 orange lenses make the car look old and all red make them look cleaner and a little more modern so i go clear side markers and black tinted front indicators, with all red rear lights. When you do it to a big bumper mk2 golf it looks ten years newer and much cleaner than the ugly orange lights that quickly discolour to brown and make cars look neglected even when everything else is clean and shiny
  12. didn't revell have the tool last. the last release of the m3 was in their box at the same time as the M compact
  13. if you have access to a 3d printer theres this one. https://cults3d.com/en/3d-model/game/vintage-sunvisor-for-scale-autos-model-2 the other one is just a copy of the one in the chevy street machine pick up with the rolled front pan
  14. look at euro and japanese cars. the majority should be on 4 lug rims
  15. i have the same makers previous mk1 cortina and its awful. i should have some interior parts from it and his mk2 escort kicking about if they're any use to you
  16. all these will be completed tonight or in the morning. a couple are detailed diecast though
  17. those guys are building a new even lighter lupo with 2 1600bhp audi rs3 engines now. theres a few twin engine dubs about, from mk1 golfs through to caddy vans but the original was the pikes peak mk2 golf built by vw back in the mid 80s
  18. sweet romantic gestures such as carving initials into a tree make me think why did you take a knife on your date?
  19. that was the mk1 version, this is mk3. their designers are a lazy as the 911 folks, lol
  20. It varies from week to week for me. recently its been most of the day and has been for about a month but i'll prob have a break next week as my neices are home on holiday. I have got 6 cars and a tractor going to be complete in the next couple days
  21. expensive hobbies such as marriage and motorsport can be a risk to your life expectancy and should not be attempted wthout adult supervision
  22. i'm not sure if the water washable is safe to clean in alcohol. i only use the alcohol wash resin
  23. do you use the alcohol resin or water washable? i use the alcohol wash and its as easy as putting it in a tank for an hour and scrubbing with a toothbrush. i use my waste alcohol from washing the prints too. if the alcohol has lots of resin bits in it you can leave them to settle on the bottom before starting. dont leave small parts for too long either as they will not last too long. i forgot a set of wheels and they absorbed the alcohol and came apart but that took a few days
  24. i just tried to use my green stuff brush chrome only to find it has gone grey like the molotowe does. its only a couple of months since it was opened. its laying with tiny spots of chrome but mostly grey
  25. cool veedubya, if you like the old air cooled stuff theres a designer called king-3d that has a lot of them
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