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Flo? Is that the maid from The Jeffersons?

ALTHOUGH YOU MAY HAVE STARTED A thread like MINE, it is MY TECHNIQUE THAT MAKES MINE SUPERIOR AND although yoUR PICS ARE SIMILAR, I DID IT FIRST

HEY GUYS I WANTED TO START A THREAD TO help you guys do REALISTIC FLAMES on your models. I took SEVERAL AWARDS, HAVING PAID MY DUES AND want to help as many as I CAN SINCE SHARING IS SO IMPORTANT : YOU WILL NEED some hard to find items that you will be able to FIND WITH SOME RESEARCH ON YOUR PART : KEEP IN MIND THAT YOU CAN ONLY do the final coat on the day of the show. The pic I have enclosed was a test of the FINAL COAT AND I WAS NOT READY TO GO TO THE SHOW YET SO DO YOUR HOMEWORK SO you don't have to enter in the promer class!!! David

"Hey! What do ya think the teacher will look like this year?" "I don't feel tardy" And is this too out of scale for 1/18? Does this seat, in my 1/24 scale car, make my butt look to big? Yes, I see some resemblance between the pics that Susan posted and the one I have posted. Almost the same scale. David

What great advece. If you don't agree with what I have to say, then you go somewhere else.....or is this the double standard you like so much? Sometimes your own medicine is the best one for you. David

If all you took from this thread was that Dave was being shot down, then it might be time for you to go back to your "Sponge Bob Square Pants" forum and leave the building to us. We are only asking, and I'll type reeeeeeaaaaaaaallllllllllll slow so you can read.......for David to "Show" us his "Invented" system. I can cut parts off a chrome tree and say I chromed it. We are asking to see the process so we can do the same with our models. I think they call that learning. not shooting down. David

Sounds to me like you might be contradicting yourself. What gives? And I don't want to be the one to rain on your parade (or post), but I saw your "chrome" system at GSL and unless something has changed, I will assume you are still in the early stages of development. Be honest, David. You and I both know that it looked, at best, like a gravel road that had some mica in it. I know you may not like criticism, and that's fine, but the truth is the truth and there were more than a dozen there that felt the same way. I'm probably the only one who can honestly speak the truth. Urethanes have been around for many years, so I will guess that you are referring to the combination of your chrome and urethanes being the first in our hobby. David

Hey Mike, First off, thanks for the phone call today. I was in class and could not answer. I can see from the pics that your work continues to improve and only make Dirk and I shake our heads at your talent. Very impressive. Am I correct in assuming that because you are spending so much time with the mill, that you have not had enough time to work on that book? David Really nice engineering and machine work!! I hope to see some of this in Nov!!

Buy what you want. I don't care. The guy wanted some input so I gave it to him. I bought my lathe, mill (8 axis) non CNC used with rotary table and tilting table for $1400. I'm saying if you look, you will find. I never said Sherline was the best. I don't think they are. But for the miniature world, the tolarences and preciseness is hard to beat for the price. I don't care what you buy. I get nothing from your purchase. David

Really? And you continue to ask "Why Sherline?" You must be out of your mind. You would NEVER be treated like this by Craig or Joe at Sherline. No, I'm not a spokesman for them, but I have their equipment and I just want to ask you a few questions, that when you think about the answer, may guide you in your choice of machine. Do you think that something you bought in 1980, that was made in China, from a tool store that might still be around, would be able to get you accessories for your 1980 POS and they would still work or even fit your machine? Do you think you could call Customer Service (toll free) in China to get some help or tech support? Do you want to have to buy a new machine in 10 -15 years because you can't get stuff to fit your particular set up from China? Do you plan on machining planetary gears for real cars to race on a track? Do you plan on machining parts for real cars at all? Do you plan on doing model stuff only? Miniature Machines are just that: miniature. EVERY machine has it's limits. You will learn these as you learn your machine. If you are buying miniature lathes/mills to do full size stuff, then you are breaking the first rule of any job and that is: use the right tool for the right job. Buying the machine does not make you a machinist. No tool out there will do that. It's time and experience as you well know. BUT, if you want to get into it, and just machine stuff for fun, then buy the one that you think is the cheapest. If you are wanting to be a machinist and have the desire to become a great one, then I would not waste money on crappy equipment, only to realize that your equipment will limit your abilities. Regardless of what others say, the crappy equipment will not produce great results. (that is "great results" from a machinist standpoint, not a "non" machinist standpoint....there is a difference) IF you could buy crappy tools and have great results, you would see NASCAR teams using tools from K-mart and winning the race. Use common sense......that is not so common sometimes. David

Now you might be one of the ones that will finally listen when I say Sherline is WORTH what you pay, they are here in the states, they can fix problems either with their machines or with how you bought it (from them) and they make accessories that fit their first machine from 1974. But, you're right. Harbor Freight is the way to go!!! Yes, there is just a little sarcasm if you look close enough. David

Hey Guys, Just to clarify something that I think has been lost in the "filter" talk and the like. The fan motor, yes the fan motor, needs to be SEPARATE from the path of the air flow. You can get these from Grainger or other places like them. The fan blades need to be moving air from the booth to the exit point without EVER passing through the electrical motor or through the windings on the motor. Almost all of the bathroom fans draw air across the motor (and it's wiring, and it's power source.....I.E. Electricity). This is the part that is unsafe and where most explosions occur. You motor should be in what looks like it's own casing attached to the casing holding the fan. It should be something similar to the water pump on your car. The pump is encased and separate from the fan and the shaft that holds it. I know, the blades are not encased, but you get the point. If you are shooting automotive paints, especially the high VOC ones from like PPG, you are only playing Russian Roulette. It will blow up sooner or later. I hope this will help with preventing future explosions. And the price of just about ANY motor, has to be cheaper than the cost of the hospital visit, time off from work, embarrasment and the like! David

You are correct, Bill. It was the Chrysler that peaked out with the tallest before the fins finally fell flat. David

Hey Bill, Here is a trivia question.....which USA car had the tallest fins and what year? (from ground to top of fin) David

Hey Marcos, Tired of BMF yet? Nice job on the BMF. If someone has never done this kit before, they have no idea just how much time it takes to do this model!!! David

see if this works. If not, you can find more on the left side of the site I gave you, under "restoration".

Hey Marcos It might be to late, but if you go to this site, and go to the bottom of the page, you will see one in Kingsington Green. If you look just forward of the rear bumper, on the side of the car, where the top trim comes down to meet the bottom trim coming up, halfway between the top and bottom of this juncture you will see a lip and this is where the top trim lays on top of the bottom one, so they over lap just a little. So a seam here is normal. David http://www.1959eldorado.at/ I have a few more pics of a real one that I will try to load.

Thank you Bill for getting up the pics I could not and for the very nice comments. Coming from you it means even more. Thanks for the nod. As for the BMF, there is a "cover" piece Marcos that fits on top of the two pieces on the side of the car (rear side) where the top trim and bottom trim come together just forward of the rear bumper, just even with the center line on the tail lights (in the bumpers...not the torpedo lights on the fin). This will help you, because you can use a strip for the top piece of trim and one piece for the lower piece and have the two meet at this point. Then you can burrow down the seam really well, and then trim a "cover" piece on top to hide your seam, and you will be correct in doing so. I will try to find a link or a pic on line to help show what I am trying to describe. Plan on at least one sheet by the time you get through with the top of the front fenders, sides, and rockers. I know you know this, but MCG has an absolutely BEAUTIFUL photo etch that makes this kit really stand out. Sincerely, David

Sorry, The pics did not post. Try this. http://public.fotki.com/ScrappyJ/daves-folder/cadillac/

Congrats Marcus on being the second one on the planet to do the front bumpers correctly. I just spoke to Bob Downey about this on another thread. I looked at 9 different 59's when I did mine and took about 2 months looking through research. Congrats on getting it right!!!

That sounds like a GREAT idea!!! We can carry our models on our plane the way WE want to, and put them in the seat next to us!!! I will be flying passengers now instead of boxes, so I'll have to see what I can work out. We are a contract carrier, so maybe I can get a discount rate and get a plane to fly around and pick up my friends and go to GSL. That sounds really neat!!! David

Hey!!!!!!!!!!!!! Don't blame me for not being able to go to Bama!!!! You drive yourself!!!!!!!!! Just kidding....and when are you going to learn how to build models so you can win a trophy or two!!!!! I must agree with Bob, that pics don't do this car, and all the engineering that went into it, justice. The subtle changes and little details you added really don't come out in the photos. The machine work is breathtaking and as usual, top notch from you. The theme award was a tough one to win. Especially with the incredible build from Bob and how believable that car was. Congrats on your win, but I think he was right behind you (very close!!!). I am halfway to Tulsa (sounds like a country song) as I write this. I do have a new "gig" and will be in training for 4 weeks in Tulsa, and 3.5 in MN. Then maybe I can learn to fly again!!! I wish I could be in B'ham. I would like to go to this show as I hear it is a good one. I still think ATL is one of the toughest, in terms of competition, that I go to. The talent seems to get stronger and stronger each year. Just when you think you can relax, Cunningham or Kemp or Vennable (SP?) brings something that makes you hang your head with humility and quietly walk out of the venue!!! Great work as usual Dirk, and I can't wait to see what you have in store for this year in ATL!!!!

Just how long have these two been dating? David

I wrote my response backwards to you....I should have typed the "bear" first and "you" second. I think it would have had more impact. I knew what you meant, I was just poking fun at you. You and I have the same view as we have PM each other about this. I think when one of the entrants (who think it's okay for judges to handle models) gets his car dropped, chipped, or has fingerprints that will not rub out because he did not wipe his entrant down after the show, will change his way of thinking. Experience will teach him more than we could ever write. I entered an OOB pick up at GSL that I had spent 4 hours buffing just the cab. You can imagine the amount of time in the rest of the truck. It was in contention for Best Paint. Unfortunately, it was competing against my Aston Martin that won. I would be really ticked off with someone thinking that it was okay to pick this jewel up. It was dark green, so I would know immediately if someone had handled the truck. I always tell judges that I did not spend 60 plus hours of labor for you to put your DNA all over my model. I don't work for the FBI so I don't need your DNA. I don't go to IPMS events anymore. I take the advice I give. If you don't like the rules, don't play the game. The more modeler's they ostrasize, the less talent they will have. I agree with the Satellites!! David

Donn, would that be you wearing the panties or the bear?......I'm confused!!!!