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I've been starting to think about the suspension for this. I want to stay independant on all 4 corners but i dont want anything too fussy looking. While looking for inspiration I came across troy trepanier's 36 ford https://radrides.com/builds/1936-ford/ I dont know much about how it was done as i cant find any build pics but it looks to be jaguar independant based, but with drum brakes instead of the discs. While i have some jag axles that would work, they jus wouldn't be custom enough and after seeing troy's set up I've decided to modify a quick change axle into a jaguar style independant unit. I'll probably be basing the front suspension of troy's design too as the mounts for it can also be supports for th front mounted blower. I think modifying the quick change will keep the theme of the build better than using a stock part would.

made a start on the rear fender trim,still not sure why i thought i should make it removable but it is what it is. Plenty more file work to go but at least the front fender trim is nice and simple

Have you tried spotmodel in spain. They often have extra parts for the nunu kits and one of them is the rothmans safari porsche. I got replacement parts for my r8 from them after i stood on the wing

Loads more bodywork done even thoug it looks about the same. I chucked a quick coat of gold on it to see where it needed work and its getting closer. Then that idea about cutting the roof off just wouldn't go away. I decided against the split window just to keep something off the original shape to it. The cut is a little rough as the saw wandered into one f the cuts from the original chop but it'll be an easy fix. Ater cutting the roof off, the back was barely holding its shape so I added the inner fenders and rear fenders to the body for strength. I've also filled the rear window because it was too low to the decklid area to remove.

I've got 2 printers in my front room where i spend most of my time. During the summer i have the windows open but in winter i dont. The only ventilation is from the kitchen extractor fan but its rarely running. I have copd/emphysema and it hasn't affected it so far. I do get sore heads from the alcohol wash but antiseptics do that to me as well. It may be different for other resins. I do wear gloves when handling unexposed/unwashed resin but thats it as far as safety stuff goes with me.

Treated myself to a new mattress after the 2 year old one decided to completely collapse. best nights sleep I've had in ages and I'm sure i woke up taller today, lol

theres something strange going on with the 2 camaros. they look to be different lengths

Thats a lovely blue

Growing up one of my friends had a large plastic ford transit mk1 van. I think it was around 1/12 scale but could have been bigger and i was always jealous that he had it. I've searched ebay looking for one just for the nostalgia value but never found another. It had the diesel transit front and was white plastic with a red a team stripe but that might have been added by my friend as he loved that show

you could possibly use the bed from the aoshima datsun 720, or graft the front from this on it. the datsun is a very basic kit though

has the panamerica highway been done before? 19,000 miles of every road surface possible.

Shane McGowan from the pogues passed away after illness today. Like many of his fans I was hoping he would cheat death again but sadly the years had taken their toll. I'm sure we'll be hearing fairytale of new york much more this christmas

i present to you the bmw ix and the original cyber truck or comuta car citicar

is it near an air conditioner? the dust they spit out is enough to set off a smoke detector. we had one on the boat that kept going off and it turned out to be dust from the airconditioner unti blowing on the sensor. Moved it 3 ft and it worked fine

Look for the colours RAL code. The RAL number will be the same for the plastic and paint as its the colour code used for mixing paints. They use the same numbers for plastic colours. Its not the manufacturer number you need, that is just for the car manufacturer colours. for example the RAL code for vantablack is #010100 and for base black it is #9005.

Draw an equilateral triangle on the circle with each point touching the circle. now measure half one side, and mark on all 3 sides. draw a line at 90 degrees to the triangle wall from this point on all 3 sides, towards the centre on each line and the point the lines meet will be the centre

c'mon man, we're getting impatient over here, lol. Nice project

I just cant get interested in strange evidence but the last 3 i enjoy. I like the josh gates show too, something about his excitment makes what could be kinda dull interesting. Its almost like an excited toddler tasting chocolate ofr the first time but fun to watch. after humans was a good watch too

I think I need to cut the roof and make it easier to work on the interior. I'll probably do a split front screen too so I'll do it before i cut the roof. I may make it a removable hardtop as the interior ties in with the running board detail and it will allow me to add another detail I think will work to tie it all together. I have some guide headlights i rescaled in the printer so I think I'm going to use one as the gauge cluster, which will blend the centre console to the dash nicely and tie in with the front lights. I'm tempted to try opening the doors for the first time too but we'll see how i feel when i get to that stage

I like slowly's files. I printed out a few sets of his vintage custom wheels the other day and they turned out great

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I'm going to see a different sort of 3d printer sometime soon. Its a wax printer for making jewellery molds but I think it could have a use for making smaller aluminium parts. Aluminium melts at a lower temprature than silver so the possiblility is there. Its really down to the finish when it the cast parts come out as to whether it would be viable. and the cost obviously because it might be prohibative since its not a precious metal. It'll be interesting to seeeither way

Gonna be following. I've got one to build and will be watching the suspension mods closely. It never occured to me to use the wagon rod frame

You could drop it down by removing the height you want from the middle pillar, then use a template of the drip rail edge to find the front and rear pillar cuts. the front and middle pillar i would cut close to the top but the rear i would cut below the top curve of the rear screen. You have a choice of how to proceed from here. If you wanted to lean the front pillars back you might get away with not cutting the roof, but if you want the pillars at the current angle you would need to quarter the roof and add some filler pieces to the gaps. Leaning the pillars front and rear would avoid quartering the roof but would possibly make the citroen look more like a belly tank racer than a car if you take too much out. If you go with the quartering the roof method you might be able to cut down the kit glass but the other would need new glass.