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Dare I admit that I have this project, started last century, been sitting waiting for me. I got the Miniatures of Maryland resin copy of the AMT Allison engine a long time ago at a model contest. He combined a few parts, it's a beautiful casting. My stumbling block is knowing which way the engine should go, where the output shaft is, and if I should use a series of Holly type of carbs since it's not intended for high altitude. I'm also using a GM General transmission, because I figured the massive torque would trash anything else, along with the differential. My vision is a Bonneville Salt Flats racer, called Bigatti. I plan to add a ton of cross bracing on the frame, and multiple links for the rear suspension.

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Thank you. Since we have been talking about the Shapeways figures, thought this was a good time to dredge up pictures. My cats are pretty good about not knocking stuff down, it's really their hair that gets on everything.

I'll talk with you.... doing an old classic like this is something we all should do. When I was a teen (last century) did the later Ferrari 1/12 (Niki Lauda's car), loved the fuel lines and wiring, taught me something about details that I have adopted in later models. I find that getting on this forum takes time away from building, so don't sweat that people aren't cheering you on, but it does help with inspiration!

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I ordered an HRM 917 engine from them, they were not responsive until I filed a complaint through PayPal. He just sent out an email to several people explaining HRM is being slow. So stay tuned, and be patient.

If I wanted a bikini girl there are better choices.

Always koodos for finishing a model! One week, that's more impressive.

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This was inspired by an artist Ken Eberts ad in Mobilia magazine July 1993, pg. 17 that I picked up at one of the White Mountain model shows. Soon as I saw it, I knew it would be a killer diorama subject. From the ad: "California Pit Stop" by Ken Eberts was awarded the highest honor at the 1992 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance AFAS Exhibition... Featuring a red 1959 Ferrari California Spyder at a Texaco Station of Rt. 66 in the California desert in 1959, a local character draws his own conclusions as the car's owner makes a "pit stop." ... The main character is the Italeri 250 GT California Spyder, which has some Miniatures of Maryland detail parts for the interior, and several scratch-built things. The old man is a Fujimi mechanics figure that is heavily modified with epoxy putty and wine bottle foil. The Ford pickup is Monogram's great kit, just added some cargo. I added the AMT Chevy pickup for obvious reasons. Most of the gas station parts came from Detail Resources, who went out of business, so lucky I ordered all that when I did (lesson learned, get it now, don't wait!). I scratch-built the oil can rack from cardboard. The building is made from thin construction plywood, and ripped alder for rafters, doors, trim, curb etc. A few posters are copied from the original painting, but signs were found online and Photo Shop used to enhance and scale to size. The background is oil painted to match the painting. I also made a mount for shows, to have his painting above. I figured out the artist took artistic license to force perspective. I need to replicate a gas pump for a base, and make a glass cover, because it's 2 ft. x 3 ft., and the cats would wreck it if in the house.

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David: From what I can tell, I would scribe between arms and body for a start, and clothes edges. Agree with realism, a pet peeve of mine is shiny clothing. Ron: Thanks for your input too. I didn't see many 1/24 scale cars, a couple of Hudsons, but if they are anything like the rendering, looks like lots of block sanding.

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Thank you very much for the detailed response! I have a concept involving two boys who got into trouble, this has been the spark to move forward. The process you explained for modifying a figure, is that why there seems to be repeats when scanning the 90+ pages? Regarding glue, good to know, guess drill and wire pins with epoxy is an alternative? Mike999: I saw those Masterbox female figures on HobbyLink, most of them out-of-stock at the time. Some of the offerings from Shapeways would .... uh ..... spice up a display.

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Appreciate your support!

Ordered and received this kit [1:24 scale Hasegawa Kubelwagen] today!

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I stumbled upon the site for Shapeways, which seems to have hundreds of figures. I was scrolling through the 1/24 scale figurines, see some .... uh ..... figures .... wow .... don't let your wife see them. Otherwise, they also have dogs, and guns. I was looking for children, and some are available are stiff poses, but I could go from there. Anyone have experience with their nylon, flexible, material? How is it to work with, compared to resin? Does the real thing look like the computer illustration?

I searched for Shapeway figures before starting a thread, so would appreciate your input regarding their product. This is a very ambitious project, more power to you sir!