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  1. absmiami
    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 -
  2. absmiami
    Whats wrong with this picture?
  3. absmiami
    rare rare rare ... I once visited Mr. Mini Exotics - I think it was in Vancouver ...
  4. absmiami
    Mmmm - I loves my engines … don’t ever ever build a curbside …
  5. absmiami
    What he said - but actually the chain - which was used in pocket watches - is too small for a large scale drive train - oh well …
  6. absmiami
    Ok - So pink Ferraris are a thing now …
  7. absmiami
    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 …
  8. absmiami
    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 -
  9. absmiami
    Are you familiar with fusee chain ?
  10. absmiami
    I get to be wrong at least once a day …
  11. absmiami
    Vell done …
  12. absmiami
    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. absmiami
    scale - the Silent Sam builds that you posted appear to be the MPC 20th scale - nicely done ...
  14. absmiami
    So here’s the Tamiya Italian red over the pink primer - very, very, very …. Red …. I think it will work …
  15. absmiami
    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. absmiami
    Scale - do you have the 12th scale STP Turbine ??
  17. absmiami
    The second coat of primer does the trick -
  18. absmiami
    More corrections …. The usual …
  19. absmiami
    I could ask my wife if we could make a little side trip to montreal - i dont think she’d mind - Im halucinating …
  20. absmiami
    You must have gotten the first T50 off the boat - how’d you like it ?
  21. absmiami
    Yes you do…
  22. absmiami
    Well actually - my wife and i ARE going to Canada in 6 weeks - but to Calgary instead - for son II’s wedding -
  23. absmiami
    Nice
  24. absmiami
    Super are the plug wires .016 or .013 ??
  25. absmiami
    Pretty in Pink - but i got to make it red - but which red ? I sampled 4 different reds - the two on the card are - top - Tamiya’s Italian red - the bottom is Model Master enamel Italian red - i think the Model master would be correct for the Lemans winner - but chass .0010 is a lighter red - the Shirley family went to great lengths to do an accurate representation of the Spa winner - so I’m using the Tamiya red …
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