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Small delivery from ZoomOn. Porsche emblems and some mesh.

Definitely following along for this one.

100% speculation by the Motor Trend people. The Camaro is NOT coming back. As for the Mach-E, it's an awesome car. Looks good. Room for 4 adults. Big trunk/hatch area. All the features we could want. Brutally fast. Handles great, yet has a comfortable ride. 450km to a charge. 350km to a charge in the Canadian winter. No issues with interior heat or defrost. We loved our GT Performance Edition and would 100% buy another. But we NEVER called it a Mustang.

Ordered up some more paint from Splash Paints. I have at least 4 projects planned with these. And considering that each of the smaller bottles will do two or three kits, I'm in good shape for more.

Nice! I'm halfway through the McLaren Mustang myself. Had to order replacement decals for it. They arrived and look killer. Did some 3d printed upgrades too. Should be able to finish it soon. If the weather and my unheated garage cooperate.

I almost picked up an Emhar kit when I was in England two years ago. But the box was a little larger, and there's only so much room in my suitcases! It was the Bedford OSBT, kit 2402. Now I'm kicking myself.

That can be ordered!

Imagine being a Ford tech. The diesel Superduty has the most packed engine bay I've ever seen. Imagine having to do any work in here. Fun fact, there are at least 7 different "radiators" in the front of one of these trucks depending on how it's optioned and what the cooling requirements are. New Ford Bronco. Regular maintenance should be fun. Replacing components should be even more fun! Why do people want a model kit of the new Bronco with a full engine? I don't want to build or look at this!

How does that saying go about opinions and what they're like? So for everyone that dislikes a colour, there will be someone who loves it. Case in point: the OP posted Chevrolet's new Cacti Green. HE hates it. I love it. Reminds me of my dream Land Rover in Keswick Green. And if someone hates the colour of the CYbertruck, then that must mean they also hate this: And must also hate the colour on this: Myself, I can't understand Toyota's thinking with this. Terra. It's even worse in person.

On the flip side, VW actually made it easy on one vehicle. The early T4 generation Transporter/Eurovan/Caravelle. They put the entire front grille and radiator assemble on a hinge so that it could be easily moved out of the way to access the front of the engine. Not much different than opening the hood.

I normally hate patina and ratty looking cars, but I would drive that think as is. It looks like it just wants to do burnouts all the time. If he wants to drive it up here, I'll give him $1000 for it and will fly him home! Don't tell my wife I said that.

There it is again!

The Volkswagen VR6 engine was fantastic. However... THere is a coolant pipe that runs along the front of the engine. It is of course, made from plastic. Well as you might guess, after a few years of hot coolant, cold temperatures, and hot engines, that plastic gets brittle, and it WILL fail. Luckily, the aftermarket has a fix for VW's "crackpipe." And on a related note, the first generation Porsche Cayenne S. This one came with a 4.5L V8 that is a sweet, sweet engine. People should be swapping this into vehicles instead of the LS. Anyway, it has a flaw. The plastic coolant pipe...that runs in the V of the engine. Of course, it will always fail. And of course, the aftermarket has a bulletproof aluminum replacement. But the labour involved to get to it is ridiculous. Still...I've been eyeballing those first gen Cayenne S models. They're inexpensive to buy, parts are not as ridiculous as people think, and they are fun to drive; on road, off road, and on a track.

Oooh, and the mid-90s GM V6 cars that need to have the entire engine tilted forward to access the rear spark plugs.

Got any more pics of that Volvo 740 wagon? I love me some Volvo wagon.

I don't know why, but this thing is speaking to me. Want.

So if anyone is having any trouble thinking of the perfect birthday gift for me this year, you can just box up and send me that red Capri bubbleback with the t-tops. Thanks in advance!

Of course, one can get carried away things. Well that was disappointing. Time to end this.

A couple of my favourite bits of engineering. C4 Corvette. To access the battery for replacement, you need to remove a body panel. Chevy Lumina, again, to access the battery for replacement, you need to remove an engine brace, the washer fluid tank, and then the airbox gets in the way. One could do it without removing the airbox, but it's probably less frustrating to just take it out. And on vehicles Iactually own: 2006 Volvo XC90 - replacing the front foglights. Driver side is easy, lots of room to get underneath, unbolt the light assembly, and replace. Passenger side requires removal of one computer module and the washer fluid tank, which ultimately means removing the RF wheel and inner fender liner too. Chevrolet/GMC GMT400 trucks/SUVs - inner door handles are made of plastic, so they break. And from factory, the door handle assembly is riveted in to the door. So drill out the rivets, then when putting the new handle in, just use normal screws. Because that door handle WILL break again. Despite that, these are still my favourite truck ever.

I've played with the AI generators like Google Gemini and ChatGPT. Some things it's pretty good at, others...VERY questionable results. Want to see what your car looks like in a different colour? Easy. I've been toying with making our XC90 look like an R model. So I asked Google Gemini to change the colour to Cream Yellow like a T5R, and change the wheels to the dark grey Volvo used. Turned out pretty good. I asked ChatGpt to turn a Ram truck into a RatFink style truck. Interesting results. Make a Ram truck look like it was in Back To The Future. Make this car white with wheels and mirrors painted in Porsche Riviera Blue. Not bad.

I think it turned out really well. It would be an interesting comparison to see you build another, but in your usual style. Adding the extra details and whatnot.

That's coming along really well. Excellent work. 👍

Well, kind of. As a contributing write to Model Cars Magazine, I was paid for my articles. And that was enough to purchase more supplies and paints and whatnot. So yes, I guess I did profit from my hobby. I have a VERY hard time building to a timeframe though, so ultimately had to step back.

Not a sports car per se, but definitely sporting. We loved our '23 GT, and another is on the shortlist to replace wifey's current vehicle. I already have suspension mods picked out. I have the 3d print kit for it, and I figure that if Revell can make a kit of the Audi e-tron GT, then they should knock out one of these too. I would predict many a V8 mod to that kit.

Yeah, there are a lot of engines that can work in the GT4 kit. But then one still needs to fabricate the entire engine bay; including the underside of the hood, strut towers, radiator and supports, all the ancillary things like brake booster, washer fluid tank, abs unit, etc. Some of us don't have the scratchbuilding skills or time to do that. I'd like to see a transkit that gets us partially there. Kind of like this: 🚗 ENGINE BAY for MAZDA MIATA For TAMIYA 1/24・ 3D File for ・Cults