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absmiami

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  1. It fits - sort of - after trimming the tire top and bottom. …. Scale casualty …
  2. Need a spare wheel for the trunk - i knew i would need this set of Herb Deeks wire wheels some day …. Its older than my kids …. The tires are the same as the Umi kit tires - but the photo-etch is just two rings instead of three …
  3. Nope - itals were right until they made imports - but the throttle pedal is glued to the bulkhead in full throttle position - had to fix that -
  4. rare rare rare ... I once visited Mr. Mini Exotics - I think it was in Vancouver ...
  5. Mmmm - I loves my engines … don’t ever ever build a curbside …
  6. What he said - but actually the chain - which was used in pocket watches - is too small for a large scale drive train - oh well …
  7. Ok - So pink Ferraris are a thing now …
  8. Gramps texted me in a panic when he saw the Barchetta body in primer- he thought i was making a Barbie Ferrari …. Maybe i am …
  9. The trunk now wears a coat of Alclad light sheen clear coat - contrast with the bonnet - which sports the Tamiya red uncoated - think I’ll clear coat the underside of the bonnett and the trunk -
  10. Are you familiar with fusee chain ?
  11. I get to be wrong at least once a day …
  12. The trunk and eng dept are both body color - but this paint is hi gloss - mite use a semi gloss clear coat here - like the low sheen Alclad clear …
  13. scale - the Silent Sam builds that you posted appear to be the MPC 20th scale - nicely done ...
  14. So here’s the Tamiya Italian red over the pink primer - very, very, very …. Red …. I think it will work …
  15. Looking forward to the trip … wont get an exact paint match from online photos - or my old pix of .0010 - but ill get close …
  16. Scale - do you have the 12th scale STP Turbine ??
  17. The second coat of primer does the trick -
  18. I could ask my wife if we could make a little side trip to montreal - i dont think she’d mind - Im halucinating …
  19. You must have gotten the first T50 off the boat - how’d you like it ?
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