old-hermit

Good day to you too Don, I am not now and never intend to get into the production & sales end of this hobby. It would ruin the fun for me. As you state, it is a small niche market so why bother to "do a master, make a mold, cast the boards in resin (you know what resin & RTV costs) do the advertising, ship internationally, take care of Uncle Sam, inventory parts, run ads on eBay, set up a web site for your products deal with daily emails from folks with questions......sell maybe a half dozen or so boards in a small niche market" ????????? It's not worth the return on investment. But TDR sells a lot of other pricey products so one little item isn't going to dig deep into your profit margin. Most large scale builders must scratch build to create what they want because the commercial model companies have to think of their profit margin too and won't/don't offer what we want. TDR is providing a service to the large scale model building community that I think is needed and definately wanted but I also believe that most builders won't buy the products because of the price. And from what I've read here on this forum about the work required to make the items useable after purchase would be a deterent also. I've seen 3-D files printed on a top shelf RP printer and the finish is perfect unlike TDR's. Afterward they were cast in resin with the same perfect finish. I will add that an engine done this way sells for about half of what TDR is asking for theirs. And to compare apples to oranges, I see hundreds of ads for Pocher kits & parts on e bay and some dealers and sites exclusively for Pocher but you rarely see one built because of the same aforementioned reasons. I wish you, Rick & Tim the best of luck with your endeavour. Time will tell.

I quit reading this thread after the first page, just like I quit reading ALL the other threads about the rules/ drama. As an old truckers saying goes, "Just a couple of CB Rambo's, Ones scared and the other is glad of it !!!!!" YOU ARE ALL GROWN MEN, ACT LIKE IT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! PS, (edited for content) I'm outta here !!!!!!!!!

Cool, need more pics !!!!!

Ya want $33.00 for a freakin surf board that can be made for less than five bucks with styreen and bondo ????????????

Yep, "BAM ... some big ole' tires" !!!!!! Ya always coming up with neat stuff Dave !!!!

Functional up to the point where it becomes tedious. Fun, always.

She's Finished !!!!!!!!! Beauty shots here ... http://public.fotki.com/old-hermits-garage/8thscalemodels/29-roadster-pickup/page5.html

Cats, ya like cats ? Now THIS is a cat !!!! Personally I like my cat cooked ... Southern Cat Stew ~ one fat cat ~ salt ~ pepper ~ Adolph's meat tenderizer ~ oil ~ 1 bag frozen mixed vegetables ~ 1 - 18 oz jar Heinz chicken gravy ~ 1 - 2 cans Pillsbury buttermilk biscuits Heat the oil in a large skillet. Rub the cat with the Adolph's. Season to taste with the salt and pepper. Add to the skillet and cook on high until browned on all sides. Flip as needed. Remove the meat and place in a crock pot. Add 1 inch of water and cook on high 3 - 4 hours or until meat starts to fall off the bone. Remove the meat and allow to cool. Save the water/broth if you want thinner gravy. Remove the meat from the bones and return to crock pot. Add the veggies, gravy and broth if desired. Stir together. Cook on high 1 1/2 hours or until hot. Serve over buttermilk cathead biscuits. Enjoy.

Thanks for the compliments guys. I've been in a slump lately and this build is bringing me out of it. I got the pedals done this AM Rick. I had to wait till the body was placed with the floor to get the right height. Cameras sure do bring out all the boo boo's. Looks like I need to do some touching up on the dash and get some better glasses.

Sweated (literally) some little stuff today. Got the throttle linkage, fuel line & fuel filter made up ... ... and the starter wired ... To hot for more. I'll get back at it in the AM when it's cooler. .

My last day of vacation I tried to get a bunch done. To much to list everything so I'll let the pics do the talking. Last 12 uploaded on page 4. http://public.fotki.com/old-hermits-garage/8thscalemodels/29-roadster-pickup/page4.html

Ya gotta have someplace to sit your favorite frosty beverage.

And a VERY fine job you did of it !!!!!!!!!!! Isn't having fun the whole idea of building models ???????

Thanks for the comments guys. I'm glad y'all are liking this. I sure am. I did some weathering to the engine this AM ( sorry to make your engine look so bad Ralph) ... What better way to oil up an engine than real oil ... and some weathering powders ... Stay tuned, more to come ... It's getting close to finished so I took an outside teaser pic ... .

Quit talking to yourself and build one Chuck. I gotta warn ya though, you'll never go back to wee scale. Good, when can we see some build pics ? heh heh heh.

Seats from a 1917 Mercer runabout ... ... and three speed in da floor with da mandatory ashtray... after all, it IS a rat rod !!!!!!!

Ya get what ya pay for Jeff. A top notch printer will produce smooth parts (costs more). With a cheaper printer you can see the printed layers (rough surface texture).

After setting the engine in place I realised I needed a driveshaft tunnel so a few modifications were made to the floor board. I also had to split the seat. It didn't turn out as I pictured so I might go with some bomber seats. Also ya gotta have a hood ornament / radiator cap. .

Got back out this AM and did a little more. The more I looked at the intake the more I didn't like it so I changed it to a single motysikle carb. Same thing with the front motor mount. Added some yaller front shocks just for a goof. and made a stock distributor for it. I still need to put spark plugs in it but you get the idea. More pics here http://public.fotki.com/old-hermits-garage/8thscalemodels/29-roadster-pickup/page3.html .

The best advice I can give you is to go to a local truck stop and check out the trucks. Try to do it middle of the week after some bad weather. You will see the true look of a working truck. Not the sunny Friday after they just left the truck wash / polish shop.

It is a snap kit but does have some nice features including a full interior. Heres one I started a few weeks ago. It's going to be a basic working truck. Dull aluminum, and a little weathering, No problems so far.

Got Ralph's 4 banger finally without having to do bodily harm to the mail lady !!!!! I've been at it since about quarter till six this AM to get as much done while it's still cool. Heres a few pics BEFORE grease, grime and rust. Since Ralph only had two carbs and what street rod doesn't need three, I scratched up a custom exhaust and log intake manifold for it. I've still got some fine tuning to do to it so no paint yet. It needed a front motor mount so a little adjusting on a Lindy Exterminator one did the trick. It's reached 90 degrees here so that's it for today, more to come as weather permits. .

Beautiful work as always Dave. Where do you get the tiny studs, nuts, and allen head hardware ?

... because that is one UGLY woman !!!!! Nice car though.

I built a 65 Vette Gasser ... build pics here ... http://public.fotki.com/old-hermits-garage/8thscalemodels/65-vette-gasser/ ... an 85 funny car ... build pics here ... http://public.fotki.com/old-hermits-garage/8thscalemodels/85-vette-flopper/ ... and a 78 roadster ... more pics here ... http://public.fotki.com/old-hermits-garage/8thscalemodels/vette-roadster/