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JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO EVERYONE THAT HAS VEIWED THIS TOPIC !

JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO EVERYONE THAT HAS VEIWED THIS TOPIC !

JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO EVERYONE THAT HAS VEIWED THIS TOPIC !

JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO EVERYONE THAT HAS VEIWED THIS TOPIC !

JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO EVERYONE THAT HAS VEIWED THIS TOPIC !

ITS THE SUPER GLUE THAT CAUSES THE FOG ! IF YOU PREP YOU PLASTIC , WASH IT , PRIMER IT , PAINT IT , AND CLEAR IT YOU SHOULD HAVE ALL FACTORY INJECTED OILS REMOVED FROM THE KIT ! YET ADD SOME SUPER GLUE TO HOLD ON A MIRRIOR OR OR TAIL LIGHT IT WILL FOG ! BUT IF YOU DO IT WITH A KICKER YOU CAN GLUE IN YOUR WINDOWS AND CLEAR PARTS CHORME ITEMS WITH OUT ANY REACTIONS ! 80% OF MY BUILDS ARE COMPLETED WITH SUPER GLUE ! I ALSO LIKE TO USE SUPER GLUE AS A BODY FILLER ! IN MY EYES THE KICKER TO DRY THE SUPER GLUE IS WELL WORTH THE COST OF THE BOTTLE !

AFTER YOU HAVE DONE ALL FOUR WHEEL POST SET THEM UP UNDER THE KIT AND YOU'LL SEE THAT THE WHEELS STAY NICE AND EVEN , AND FIT THE BODY AS THE SHOULD ON A REAL RIDE ! ASLO WHEN WORKING WITH A KIT THAT HAS THIS STYLE OF WHEEL MOUNT SET UP ,DON'T USE TESTORS TUBE OR LIQUID GLUES! TESTORS GLUE ARE A SOLVENT GLUE ! IT WILL EAT AND MELT THE PLASTIC ON ITEMS THAT DO NOT GET A WAY FOR THE SOLVENT TO DRY OUT . ALOT OF KITS AFTER TIME YOU WILL SEE THE WHEELS FOLDING CAUSE OF THE WEIGHT OF THE KIT AND THE GLUE SOFTING THE PLASTIC . I STRONGLY SUGGUEST USING A 5 MIN EPOXY OR SUPER GLUE WITH A KICKER ! IF YOU USE SPUER GLUE YOU MUST ADD A KICKER TO INSTANTLY DRY IT OR IT WILL FOG YOUR CHROME ON THE WHEELS, AND FOG THE AREAS AROUND THE GLUE SPOTS ON THE KIT ! WELL I HOPE THIS PART #2 AND PART#1 HELP IN YOUR UP AND COMING PROJECTS ! AND BEFORE ANYONE ASK . YES I AM WORKING ON A HOW TO WHEEL MOUNT ISSUE FOR THE FOREGIN KITS ,TAMYIA,AROSHIMA,FUJIMI THAT HAVE THE VERY DETAIL SET UPS AND USE THE TINY PUSH IN PLASIC SPACER AND LITTLE METAL PUSH IN STUDS ! SO PLEASE KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR THAT SOON !

]THIS IS PART 2 OF A 2 PART HOW TO TIP THAT WILL COVER ADDING MOST OF THEM PEGASUS AFTERMARKET WHEELS TO SOME OF THE MORE COMMON KITS OFFERED TODAY ! MOUNTING PEGASUS WHEELS #2 ! REVELL,MONOGRAM,LINDBERG,TESTORS,AND THE NEW AMT TOOL ! THESE KIT'S COME WITH THE STYLE OF CHASSIE IN WHICH YOU HAVE TO ADD THE UNDERSIDE DETAIL AND FOR THE MOST COMMON KIT HAVE A STUD MADE TO THE AXLE WHERE THEIR WHEELS OR WHEEL BACKING PLATES ARE TO BE MOUNTED ! HERE IS THE KIT I CHOSE TO USE AND A SET OF PEGASUS 1109 CHROME D'S FOR THIS TIP IT WILL HELP IF YOU USE 1 OF THESE ! IT IS A DRILL BIT SIZER . TO DO THESE NEXT 2 HOW TO'S YOU WILL WANT THE FITTMENT OF THE ITEMD BEING DRILLED AS TIGHT AS POSSIBLE TO HELP WITH THE SAGGING LOOK ! LOOSE FITTING ITEMS LOSE STRENGTH AND ARE HARD TO KEEP EVEN ! IT ALSO HELPS TO HAVE A GOOD SPREAD OF DRILL BITS ON HAND ! I USE THESE AND RUN ABOUT $10.00 SHIPPED OR CAN BE FOUND AT HARBOR FRIGHT FOR $6.00 ! AS YOU CAN SEE 30 BITS FOR UNDER $10.00 ! MOST HABBY SHOPS GET $1.25 PER BIT ! HERE'S ALOOK AT WHAT I AM WORKING WITH RIGHT OUT OF THE BOX ! IF YOU LOOK AT THE KIT SUPPLIED FRONT A-ARM SET UP AND REAR END YOU CAN SEE THAT THEY HAVE 3 LAYERS TO THE MOUNTING STUD . FIRST THING THAT WE WANT TO DO HERE IS VERY CAREFULLY TAKE THE TOP EDGE OFF THE KIT MOUNTING STUD ! DON'T CUT THE TIP OFF , JUST PUT THE BLADE ON THE STUD AND TAKE THE EDGE OFF . YOU DONT WANT TO SHORTEN THE STUD JUST KNOCK OFF THE FRIST LIP ! THE MOUNTING STUD ON THE KIT IS TO LARGE FOR THE PEGASUS 1109 STUB MOUNT SO GRAB YOU DRILL PLATE AND FIND THE CORRECT BIT TO OPEN THE WHEEL THE SIZE IT NEEDS ! NOW ADD IT TO THE KIT AND YOU'LL HAVE THIS . THE SECOND LIP ON THE SHAFT HELPS AS A SPACER FOR THE PEGASUS 1109'S AND THEIR WHEELS THAT HAVE THE SHORTER STUD MOUNTS . IF YOU ARE USING A SET OF WHEELS THAT HAVE THE LONGER STUD POST 1 OF 2 OPITION ! THE STRONGEST WAY IS TO SHAVE DOWN THE 2ND LIP LIKE WE DID THE 1ST ONE ,OR YOU CAN CUT THE WHEEL MOUNTING POST DOWN BUT YOU'LL LOSE THE AREA AND LENGTH NEEDED FOR A STRONG MOUNT TO THE KIT STUD POST !

TAKE THE HANGER AND THE KIT AXLE AND CUT YOUR NEW AXLE THE SAME SIZE AS THE KIT AXLE IS . TO GET THE EXTENDED UPPER LOOK YOU NEED TO LIGHTLY BEND THE ENDS JUST A LITTLE . PUT THE NEW AXLE IN AND ADD THE SPACERS AND WHEELS AND TAKE A LOOK ! THERE YOU GO ! GIVES THAT LACK OF DETAIL ITEMS A NEW LOOK . FOR 3 WHEEL YOU'LL HAVE TO CUT THE UPPER HALF OF THE INNER WHEEL WELL OFF AND DRILL A HOLE FURTHER UP THE SIDE YOU WANT DROPPED AND FEED YOUR AXLE THROW THE KIT OPENING AND ANGLED THROW THE NEW HOLE YOU MADE . FOR THE FRONT TO BE LOWERED AND TO HAVE THE SIDE TO SIDE LOOK JUST COPY THE STEPS FOR THE REAR END I POSTED . IF YOU CUT THE TOPS OFF THE INNER WHEEL WELLS THE CAR CAN LAY FRAME IF YOU WANT THE PANCAKE LOOK . PART # 2 WILL TAKE ON THE REVELL , MONOGRAM, AND THE OTHER PLASTIC STYLE STUD MOUNTS !

SEE HOW THE SPACERS HELP ! DO BOTH AXLES LIKE THIS AND PUT IT BACK INTO THE KIT AND TAKE A LOOK ! NO SLIDING , WHEELS LOOK LIKE THE SHOULD ON A REAL RIDE ! NOT HAPPY WITH THE STANCE ? THIS NEXT INFO WORKS FOR FRONT UP REAR DOWN, FRONT DOWN REAR UP ,SIDE TO SIDE , AND A LITTLE AIRED 3 WHEEL ! I WANT THE REAR DOWN FRONT UP LOOK SO TAKE THE REAR SET UP BACK OUT ! TO GET THE REAR AS LOW AS IT WOULD GO WITH OUT CUTTING THE INNER WELLS OUT I JUST STUCK THEM UNDER THE KIT WITH THE CHASSIE IN PLACE ! NOW GRAB THE KIT , THE WHEEL , AND THE DRILL BIT . HOLD THE WHEEL CENTERED AND DRILL THROW THE WHEEL AND INTO THE CHASSIE . IF DONE RIGHT YOU'LL END UP WITH A NEW MOUNTING HOLE AT THE RIDE HIGTH TO SET THE CAR WHERE NEED FOR YOUR LIKING . PUT THE REAR AXLE SET UP BACK IN AND TAKE A LOOK ! NOT HAPPY WITH FRONT ? WELL GO GET YOU A BRASS HANGER! THIS WORKS BETTER CAUSE THE HANGER BENDS ALOT EASIER THEN THE KIT AXLE WILL . THERE'S NO EXTRA SPACE IN THIS CHASSIE TO LIFT THE FRONT ANY HIGHER SO I AM GOING TO AIM FOR THE EXTENDED UPPER A-ARM LOOK.

DO ALL FOUR LIKE THIS AND ADD THEM TO THE KIT ! OK NOW ON THE KIT AND YOU NOTICE THERE IS ALOT OF SLIDING ROOM DUE TO THE WHEELS HAVE NO REAR STUD SHAFT ! THIS IS AN EASY FIX ! WAIT !!!!!!!!!!!!! DON'T CUT THE AXLE'S DOWN ! WHAT WE DO HERE IS FIND SOME TUBING THAT FITS OVER THE METAL AXLES AND MAKE SOME SPACERS . IF YOU CUT THE AXLE DOWN YOU MOVE THE WHEELS IN TOO MUCH AND IT WON'T LOOK RIGHT ! TO MAKE THE SPACERS PUT THE AXLE AND WHEELS BACK INTO THE CHASSIE AND TRY TO CENTER IT EVEN IN THE KIT ! CUT THE TUBING THE NEEDED SIZE AND THEN PUT IT BACK IN THE CHASSIE !

THIS IS PART 1 OF A 2 PART HOW TO TIP THAT WILL COVER ADDING MOST OF THEM PEGASUS AFTERMARKET WHEELS TO SOME OF THE MORE COMMON KITS OFFERED TODAY ! MOUNTING PEGASUS WHEELS #1 ! PROMO STYLE AND OLDER AMT,MPC,ERTAL,AND JOHAN KIT CHASSIES! THESE CHASSIE'S ARE THE ONES THAT HAVE ALL THE UNDER CAR ITEMS MOLDED INTO THEM AS 1 SOILD ITEM ,OR ONLY HAVE THE MOTOR AREA OPENED ! HERE IS THE KIT I CHOSE TO USE AND A SET OF PEGASUS 1109 CHROME D'S FOR THIS TIP IT WILL HELP IF YOU USE 1 OF THESE ! IT IS A DRILL BIT SIZER . TO DO THESE NEXT 2 HOW TO'S YOU WILL WANT THE FITTMENT OF THE ITEMD BEING DRILLED AS TIGHT AS POSSIBLE TO HELP WITH THE SAGGING LOOK ! LOOSE FITTING ITEMS LOSE STRENGTH AND ARE HARD TO KEEP EVEN ! IT ALSO HELPS TO HAVE A GOOD SPREAD OF DRILL BITS ON HAND ! I USE THESE AND RUN ABOUT $10.00 SHIPPED OR CAN BE FOUND AT HARBOR FRIGHT FOR $6.00 ! AS YOU CAN SEE 30 BITS FOR UNDER $10.00 ! MOST HABBY SHOPS GET $1.25 PER BIT ! HERE'S ALOOK AT WHAT I AM WORKING WITH RIGHT OUT OF THE BOX ! AND SEE THE CHASSIE BING USED IS THE PROMO STYLE . ALMOST ALL THE NEW KITS ARE COMING OUT WITH A THICK METAL AXLE OR PUSH IN PINS THAT ARE LARGER THEN THE PEGASUS WHEEL STUD OPENING IS ! SO I SIZED UP THE AXLE AND FOUND WHICH BIT WAS NEEDED TO OPEN THE STUD ENOUGH TO GET A FIT ON THE METAL AXLE . NOW GRAB THE WHEEL AND GET A FRIM GRIP AND DRILL THE OPENING ! I GO ALL THE WAY OUT THE FRONT CAUSE IT HELPS WHEN ADDING THE KNOCK OFF'S ! YOU CAN NOW SEE THE SIZE DIFFERANCE THAT WAS NEEDED FOR THESE AXLES .

PICS OF A SET UP IN SCALE I HAVE DONE !

HERE I WILL TRY TO EXPLAIN AS EASY AS I CAN THE WAYS TO DETAIL A SCALE HYDRO SET TO LOOK CORRECT AS THEY DO ON THE REAL LOWRIDER HYRO SET-UPS ! TO START OFF I WILL SHOW SOME DIOGRAMS OF THE PUMPS OIL FLOW DIRECTIONS ! TO ME THIS IS THE MOST SEEN PART ON ALL MODELS WHEN SHOWIN OFF THE TRUNCK DETAILS ! 1 PUMP WITH 2 DUMPS ! THIS IS TO RUN EITHER JUST THE FRONT OR JUST THE REAR ! AS YOU CAN SEE THE PUMPS HAVE 2 FLOW SYSTEMS ! NO MATTER HOW YOU SET YOUR PUMP IT WILL ALWAYS HAVE 2 ! 1 OUT AND 1 RETURN ! IF YOU WANT TO DETAIL THEM CORRECTLY YOU MUST ADD THE DUMPS AND THE SLOW DOWN VALVE AND THE T IN BETWEEN THE DUMP ON A 2 PUMP SET UP ! IF YOU CHOSE TO GO WITH A 3 PUMP SET UP OR 4 PUMP SET UP THEN YOU SHOULD HAVE THE PUMPS THAT ARE NOT PUSHING 2 HYDRO RAMS RUN OLNY 1 DUMP BUT ALL THE REST OF THE DETAILS AS STATED ABOVE ! 1 PUMP WITH 2 DUMPS ! THIS IS TO RUN EITHER JUST THE FRONT OR JUST THE REAR !RUNNING ACCUMULATORS ! THIS PUMP IS SET UP WITH A HOLDING CHAMBER TO HELP EVEN OUT AND SMOOTH THE RIDE FOR THE CARS THAT RUN MORE OFTEN ON THE DAY TO DAY ! AS YOU CAN SEE IT RUNS THE SAME AS THE PUMP DIOGRAM ABOVE BUT HAS THE CHAMBERS IN LINE OF THE OIL OUT FLOW AND THEY RUN THEIR OWN SHUT OFF VALVE'S ! DOESN'T CHANGE HOW THE PUMPS WORK'S JUST AN ADDED ON ITEM FOR A SMOOTHER RIDE WHEN WANTED ! AS IN BOTH PIC'S YOU SAW 2 RED LINES ! EACH ONE SHOULD HAVE A HOSE RUN FROM THEM TO A CYLINDER /HYDRO RAM UNLESS YOUR A CHEAP BASTERED AND RUN 1 DUMP JUST TO LEFT AND RASIE AND T IT OFF TO THE PAIR OF RAMS ! ;D I ONLY SAY THAT CAUSE SOME OF THE CRUZIERS WILL ONLY RUN 1 PUMP FOR THE WHOLE CAR ! ITS MAIN JOB IS TO LIFT AND LOWER ! NO HOPPING NO SIDE TO SIDE ! THEY JUST WANT IT TO LAY OUT AND THEN BE ABLE TO CRUZ IT AROUND TOWN ! NOW AFTER YOU GOT YOUR PUMPS DETAILED AND LOOKIN CORRECT YOU NEED TO HOOK UP THE BATTIERS TO GO WITH YOUR SET UP ! IN THESE NEXT PIC'S IT WILL SHOW WHAT IS CALLED BANKS ! BANKS ARE THE TOTALLED AMOUNT OF VOLTS YOU RUN TO A PUMP ! PICS ARE VERY EASY TO FOLLOW SO PLEASE DONT GET CAUGHT UP ON THE WORDS THAT ARE USED TO DISCRIBE THE SET-UP'S ! MOST COMMON SET-UP ! MORE FOR THE SHOW CAR LOOK ! LESS BATTERIES LESS POWER LIFE! TONS OF STREET CLOWIN ! THE MORE BATTIERIES YOU USE HELPS THE PLAY LIFE ! BUT ALSO ADDS WEIGHT , YOU GET YOUR SPEED AND PREFORMANCE FROM THE PUMP HEAD/ MOTORS AND THE DUMP SET-UPS YOU USE ! FOR THE MOST PART YOU HAVE IT HERE TO SEE THE MOST DETAIL YOU CAAAN ADD TO THE TRUNK FOR A REAL LOOKING SET-UP IN SCALE ! IF YOU WANT TO DETAIL THE FRAME ALSO TO LOOK REAL HERE ARE SOME DIOGRAMS FOR THAT AS WELL ! FOR MOST CARS THAT RUN UPPER AND LOWER A-ARM FRONT ENDS ! FOR MOST REAR ENDS THAT HAVE A SOILD AXLE ! ALSO FOR SAFTY REASONS FOR THE HARD SWITCH HITTER AND 3 WHEELERS! CHAIN BRIDGES ARE USED TO KEEP THE REAR END FROM COMING COMPLETELY OUT UNDER TO MUCH WORK ! CHAIN BRIDGE SET UP ! FOR REAR ENDS THAT RUN LEAF SPRINGS INSTEAD OF COIL OVERS ! I HOPE THIS HELPS AND ANSWERS ANYONE'S QUESTIONS THAT WERE NEEDED HELP ON DETAILING A SCALE HYDRO SET UP TO LOOK REAL !

PICS OF THE FINISHED BUILD !

COVERING YOUR WORK ! NOW THAT YOU HAVE ALL THE LINE PATTERNS LAID OUT TOOK YOUR BODY COLOR CHOICE OR BASE IF GOING CANDY TOP COAT AND COVER THE BODY IN FULL ! BEING VERY CAREFUL AND MAKING SURE THE BODY IS COMPLETELY DRY UNTAPE YOUR WORK ! AT THIS POINT YOUR READY TO ADD YOUR TOP CANDY IF YOU CHOOSE ! I DIDN'T ! SO WHAT I DIS IS MY FOIL WORK ! I RECOMMEND DOING THE FOILING BEFORE THE GEL PENS OR DECALS, SO SINCE I DID SET THIS UP FOR DECAL WORK I FOILED UP BOTH SIDES THEN SET UP MY DECALS ! AN OVER VEIW OF THE PAINT WORK TIP ! TRY OUT FELLAS ! ITS EASIER THEN YOU THINK IF YOU HAVE AN EYE FOR THIS TYPE OF PAINT SCHEME'S ! ITS JUST TIME TAKING AND CHALLENGE'S YOUR SKILL OF THINKING !

HERE I STARTED OUT WITH THE LINE CUTTER CAUSE IT GIVES ME A LARGER LINE TO WORK FROM ! THEN I JUST CUT A FEW AREAS AWAY TO TURN A PLAIN TAPE LINE INTO A PATTERN ! WORKING OFF THE MIDDLE PATTERN ADD AS MANY OTHERS AS YOU WISH TO HAVE IN THIS COLOR ! I ADDED MORE STANDERD AND SOME VERY FINE AND CUTTED A FEW AREAS AWAY AGAIN TO MAKE ANOTHER PATTERN ! NOW MAKE SURE ALL YOUR TAPE EDGES ARE LAID DOWN AND STICKING AND THEN ADD YOUR SECOND COLOR ! NOW THAT YOUR SECOND COLOR IS ON US THE AREAS OF THE BODY THAT HAVE BEEN WORKED ON AND FILL THEM IN WITH NEW TAPE LINES! I CHOSE THE VERY FINE LINE FOR THIS COLOR ! TRY WORK IN CONTRAST TO WHAT YOU HAVE ALREADY GOT LAID OUT ! NOW ADD YOUR NEXT COLOR IF YOU CHOSE TO ADD MORE COLORS ! I ADDED A 3RD COLOR ! AND A FEW MORE LINES ! THIS TIME I TRIED TO OVER LAP ALL THE OTHER PATTERN LINES !

GO AHEAD AND MAKE SEVERAL CUTS TO HAVE PLENTY READY WHEN YOU START WORKING OF LAYING THEM DOWM ON THE BODY ! SIZING UP THE JOB ! HERE YOU WANT TO HAVE YOUR BODY SET UP WITH THE MOST SEEN COLOR YOUR WANT IN YOUR PATTEREN WORK ! I CHOSE SLIVER MIST PPG ! EVERY BUILD IS DIFFERNT CAUSE OF BODY LINES , ADDED ITEMS , AND ITEMS THAT WILL BE ADDED LATER ON DURINT THE BUILD UP ! WHAT I LIKE TO DO IS SEE WHAT I CAN SEE WHEN I CLOSE MY EYES ! I GET MY IDEA AND THE SEE HOW IT LAYS OUT IN THE WAYS OF THE BODY LINES ! LOOKING OVER THIS I SEE A LOT OF STRIGHT HARD EDGES AND THAT MAKES FOR AN EASY BODY TO USE ! STRIGHT EDGES HELP KEEP YOUR TAPE WORK MORE EVEN ! I ALSO WANTED TO HAVE SOMETHING TO WORK AROUND TO HELO START A DESIGN TO WORK FROM SO I CHOSE TO ADD A MURAL DECAL TO THE SIDE ! BY DOING THIS I CAN MAKE A PATCH PATTERN AND USE IT TO HELP LAY DOWN MY SIDE PATTERNS ! SO FIRST STEP IS TO MAKE A COPY OF TAPE IN THE STYLE I CUT THE DECALS ! AFTER YOU CUT THE PATTERN OUT ADD IT WHERE YOU WANT THE DECAL TO BE PLACED ! THE RESIZE THE DECAL TO THE TAPE ON THE BODY OK NOW TAKE FINE LINE OR THE VERY FINE LINE THE STRIGHT EDGE OF THE BODY AND THE EDGE FROM THE PATCH TAPE PATTERN AND START LAYING OUT YOUR MAIN LINES ! LEAVE THE ETXRA LENGHT OF TAPE FOR NOW ! YOU WANT THE TAPE TO REST IN PLACE ! YOU DONT WANT TO PULL IT IN PLACE CAUSE IT WILL LEFT AND LOSE THE CRUVES ! AND DO 1 LINE AT A TIME ! NOW ADD ANOTHER LINE TO FINISH OFF WHAT YOU STARTED ! LOOK AT THE OVER LAPS ! NOW TRIM TO THE EDGE OF THE TAPE AND REMOVE THE XTRA TAPE YOUR NOT WANTING ON THE BODY ! YOU CAN AS MANY AS YOU WANT IN THIS COLOR ! THE CHOICE IS YOURS ! NOW THAT I STARTED THE SIDES I WENT TO THE TOP !

HOLD TIGHT , TURN THE DREMEL ON AND GO ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE END OF THE OPENING ! ITS NOT A RACE SO TAKE YOUR TIME ! TOOK A LOOK AND YOU'LL SEE THE DIFFRENCE FROM SROCK TO INHANCED HOBBY KNIFE ! NOW PUT THE KNIFE BACK TOGETHER ! ADD 2 #11 BLADES AND YOUR VERY FINE LINE CUTTER IS READY ! NOW LETS MAKE A FINE LINE CUTTER ! TAKE 2 BOX CUTTER BLADES HOLD THEM TOGETHER AND WRAP THE MIDDLE 5 TIMES WITH TAPE ! BE SURE YOU KEEP THEM EVEN TIP TO TIP ! THERE'S YOUR NEW FINE LINE CUTTER ! NOW LETS MAKE A LINE CUTTER LOL ! THIS METHOD HERE CAN BE REWORKED TO MAKE YOUR CUTTER AS WIDE AS YOU WISH ! TAKE 2 BOX CUTTER BLADES AND A POP CYCLE STICK ! SANDWICH THE POP CYCLE STICK IN BETWEEN THE BLADES . MAKE SURE YOU KEEP YOUR BLADES EVEN TIP TO TIP ! TAPE THEM UP 5 TIMES AND THEN TRIM AWAY THE REST OF THE STICK ! NOW YOU HAVE 3 NEW LINE CUTTERS ! HERE'S A LOOK AT THE SIZE DIFFENACE WE GET FROM THE 3 NEW TOOLS IT ONLY TOOK US 15 MINUTES TO BUILD ! LINING OUT THE BUILD ! TAKE YOUR SHEET OF GLASS AND ROLL OF TAPE AND LAY OUT A LONG PEICE AND STICK IT TO THE GLASS ! TAKE YOUR RULER AND LINE IT UP AS STRIGHT AS YOU CAN ON TOP OF THE TAPE !

MINIDREAMS INC. PAINTING PATTERNS 101 ! OK HERE I WILL TRY TO LAY OUT MY WAY OF DOING THE PATTERN STYLE LINE WORK , THE TECH OF MAKING PATTERN CUTTING TOOLS, AND THE HOW TO PART OF LAYING ALL OUT ON THE BUILD ! AS WITH EVERY HOW TO I TRY TO DO I LIKE TO LAY OUT A TOOL LIST SO LETS START WITH THAT ! ITEM'S NEEDED TO DO THIS LESSON ! A SHEET OF GLASS OR MIRRIOR A RULER 2 MODEL KNIFES THAT YOU CAN SWITCH OUT BLADES A BOX OF REPLACEMENT BLADES, AND BOX CUTTER BLADES CRAFT STICK OR POP CYCLE STICK DREMEL CUT OFF WHEEL LOW TACK STICKING TAPE THATS YOUR SUPPLY LIST ! NOW LETS MAKE SOME CUTTING TOOLS ! MAKE A HOBBY KNIFE INTO A VERY FINE LINE CUTTER ! OK TAKE YOUR 2 HOBBY KNIVES AND SET 1 UP WITH A NEW BLADE ! AND TAKE THE OTHER 1 ALL APART ! NOW TAKE THE DREMEL WITH THE CUT OFF WHEEL ATTACHMENT AND PLACE IN THE OPENING OF THE BLADE HOLD !

WHO HERE ON THE MCM SITE WAS IN THE VERY FIRST ISSUE OF MODEL CARS ? IF YOU WERE PLEASE POST WHAT PAGE AND IF YOU CAN A PIC OF THE MODEL THAT WAS IN THE MAGAZINE ! 10YRS STRONG ! JUST WANTED TO SEE WHO AFTER 10 YRS IS STILL BUILDING AND SHARING WITH US HERE AND IN THE MAGAZINE !

IN ORDER FOR THE ROOF ITEM TO REST BACK INPLACE OR TO ADD IN A WINDOW GLASS YOU NEED TO HAVE A LIP ADDED ON . I USED THIS CUT THE LENGTH I NEED !THEN ADDED IT ON THE ISIDE OF THE BODY AND SET IT UP AS 50 % MOUNTED AND 50 % OVER THE EDGE ! ONCE THIS IS DONE THE ROOF ITEM SHOULD REST FLUSH WHERE IT ONCE WAS ! THATS ABOUT ALL I CAN GRAPS TO PUT OUT IN A HOW TO HOPE THIS WILL HELP YOU GUYS ! THANKS MINIDREAMS !

OK HERE WE ARE GOING TO ADD THE SUN ROOF OPITION ! THERE ARE MANY DIFFERNT WAYS TO DO THIS BUT TODAY WE ARE GOING TO DO THE EASIEST WAY I COULD THINK OF ! MAKE SURE YOU START WITH A GOOD CLEAN BODY . DRAW OUT HOW BIG YOU WISH THE SUN ROOF NEEDS TO BE . INSTEAD OF TRING TO FREE HAND CUT IT OUT LAY DOWN SOME TAPE AS A GUIDE LINE FOR YOUR BLADE TO FOLLOW . THEN WITH THE BACK SIDE OF YOUR MODELING KNIFE , RUN THE BLADE OVER AND OVER THE PLASTIC OR RESIN LITELY UNTIL YOU CUT ALL THE WAY INTO IT ! IF YOU DOWN IT SLOW AND LITELY YOU'LL END UP WITH A NICE CUT LINE ! AND A THIN OPENING AROUND YOUR CUTS ! AFTER THE WHOLE IS CUT RUN SOME 320 GRIT SANDPAPER AROUND THE EDGES TO SMOOTH THEM DOWN A BIT TO MAKE THEM NICE AND SMOOTH ! AFTER YOU DO THAT MAKE SURE EVERYTHING LOOKS EVEN . AFTER ITS CUT AND CLEARNED YOU SHOULD SEE THIS .

HERE I WILL SHOW A SIMPLE HANDY LITTLE TRICK TO MOUNTING SMALL ITEMS AND ADDING STRENGTH AT THE SAME TIME ! TODAY I CHOSE SIDE VEIW MIRRORS. IT IS 1 ITEM I MY SELF HAVE A HARD TIME WITH WHEN ADDING TO A BUILD ,BUT NOT NO MORE! WHAT YOU NEED TO DO IS GET YOUR ITEMS ALL CLEANED UP OF EXTRA FLASH AND MOLD LINES . YOU WANT TO DRILL IN TO THEM WITH A LITTLE DRILL BIT ! ONCE YOU DO THAT ADD IN A SMALL PEICE OF WIRE !I USED 1/32 BRASS WIRE ! THEN YOU DRILL A HOLE THE SAME SIZE AS THE WIRE FOR A SNUG FIT IN THE AREA YOU WANT TO MOUNT THE MIRROR . THEN ADD ON THE ITEM WITH THE POST . NOW YOUR MIRROR IS MOUNTED IN THE SPOT YOU WISH AND HAS A LITTLE MORE SRENGTH THEN JUST GLUED IN PLACED ! TOO MANY TIMES HAVE I TRIED TO WIPE A BUILD OFF TO END UP KNOCKING THE MIRRORS RIGHT OFF . THIS TRICK HERE WE HELP KEEP IT IN PLACE NOW !