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Motobas over on Cults3D. He has some amazing engine files.

Agreed. I dislike reading digital copies. Would much rather sit and hold a magazine or a book than my laptop or phone. No kidding. A couple of years ago, I sold my copies of Guitar World, Guitar For The Practicing Musician, and other guitar mags. Literally 30 years of subscriptions. I had boxes upon boxes of magazines that I simply never touched. Kept a couple of key issues, but ditched the rest. Made a ridiculous amount of space!

Doesn't surprise me. I bought many parts there in the past, but now that 3d printers are affordable and easily accessible, the Shapeways business model just seemed antiquated. Kind of like Blockbuster video. Maybe if they had become more like Cults 3D or CG Trader, they could have survived.

That's really nice. Excellent work!

Awesome magazine, but pricey.

Mercedes V12

So if you haven't seen, there's an OBS Build off down in the Community Builds section. As there's no deadline to finish, I might actually get this one done! This is one part of the project I have planned. Starting life as the old AMT 454SS kit. I like that this is molded in that grey/white plastic and not black. I started by shaving off all of the moldings from the sides and front bumper. Then I cut out the rear wheel arches, as my tires will be significantly wider than stock. The fronts fit just fine. I little more shaping and cleanup required, but the wheels fit now. And had to mock up a couple of things. Looking good, but a long way to go.

I'll be starting a thread for this one shortly. Managed to start shaving the trim off the body. Did some mocking up too. It's coming along as planned.

Good news! I started printing some of the parts I'll need for this. And I've figured out the engine situation. It's weird for sure.

I've been a long time Porsche fan. And I love the 928, but depending on the year and condition, these can be 6-figure cars...or scrap. If it's an early model (pre-86) and the engine has failed, then it's pretty much junk. Might as well do something interesting with it, to keep it from the junkyard.

Uh oh, you've posted a pic of something. Now people will be getting all judgmental on something that isn't the finished product. Where's my popcorn...

Found this over the weekend at a community garage sale. $10 CDN, factory sealed. And of course, I tore right into it to check it out.

Ride height is looking good.

That's all paint, not a wrap. This Bronco was grey and bone stock a few weeks ago when he picked it up.

No pics?

I've used the Acme one for years, but this one might just be better. Thanks!

Ray is a stand up guy who makes an excellent product. I wouldn't hesitate at all to order from him.

Gearshift for the transmission. Red is low to high range shifter Yellow is to shift from 2WD to 4WD The smaller black one is the overdrive. And of course, the e-brake.

I love old Land Rovers. I have a couple of the passenger versions, but when I was visiting the UK back in October, I saw this in a hobby shop and had to grab it. Hadn't seen this version before, and still haven't seen it locally, although I know it is technically available here. Anyway, here's my review and a bunch of pics. Flaws and all. I knew from the start how I wanted to build this one. As a child of British parents, and as a bit of an Anglophile, I knew this would be built as a UK-spec model with right hand drive. I also know that I wanted something similar to the classic Keswick Green colour, with the off white trim. Plan set, time to build. Being a new tool, the molds in this are perfect. Absolutely no flash, and no sink marks or flaws of any kind. In fact, other than smoothing out the sprue mounting points, there was no cleanup required at all on any of the parts. Even the body was free from mold lines. There are two very extensive decal sheets included. There are a lot of parts (174) in this one, and a lot of detail. In typical RoG fashion, the instruction are clear and well laid out. Just pay attention to the version you’re building, as some steps change depending on whether you’re going LHD or RHD. In fact, this was probably one of the most uneventful builds I’ve ever done. I experienced no issues at all, with no questioning the instructions or second-guessing myself on placement of parts. Which is a rarity! After removing parts from the sprues, everything was primed with Tamiya’s white primer. Larger pieces were sanded smooth and primed again. The roof and wheels were painted with Tamiya TS-7 Racing White. This is a nice off-white that I think is a pretty close match to the creamy colour Land Rover used to use. Tamiya’s AS-29 Gray Green looks really close to Land Rover’s Keswick Green, so the body and interior got a coat of that. The real truck features aluminum trim along the body and throughout the interior. RoG provides decals for most of this, but I felt paint would be better, so most of the trim is Tamiya XF-16 Flat Aluminum. Speaking of decals, Revell provides decals for just about everything. Every underhood sticker or label on a real truck is represented here. On the interior, Revell include decals for the 4WD instructions, as well as the shift pattern on the shift knob. Some of these decals are very small, and I’[m actually quite impressed that I was able to place them right side up! After finishing this one, there are a couple of things I would change. First, I would have left off the headlight covers. These grilles are quite bulky, and once installed, you cannot see the headlights at all. Second, I’d re-position the mirrors. I placed them in the same spot as seen on a reference photo I have, but I think I’d prefer them mounted on the door hinge, which seems to be more common. There are only two things on this kit that I feel R0G could improve on. First, one of the spare tire mounts on the hood. This is 100% accurate, but once mounted, the spare tire prevents the hood from fully opening. Second, I would have made the wheels a multi-part item. I’d rather see the hubs and possibly wheel lugs as separate items. This would make painting easier. Overall, I think this is a fantastic kit. Definitely excited to build my other ones. Tip: do NOT attached the exhaust to the engine before attaching the interior tub. You will have issues.

Very 90s! I dig it!

Wow. Just wow.

There's this as well. I've purchased the files, but haven't gotten around to printing yet. https://cults3d.com/en/3d-model/game/ford-crown-victoria-2010

So good. And to your previous post. A front splitter totally suits the build. I say keep it.

I wouldn't mind attending. That would be fun. Bit of a drive though.