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  1. absmiami
    The Rev’s Collection has the #3 Grand Sport w a good collection of pix on line - if you search their on line photo collections you mite find some more helpful pix for the Penske car …
  2. absmiami
    Removing the slats from the sheet was tricky - i ended up grinding away the metal on the border next to #5 and removing 5 first - then i had room to cut the others off with a small metal clipper - without bending or damage to the other elements …
  3. absmiami
    On to the grill … the photo-etch sheet containing the elements for the grill is very thick - ill measure it - very nearly scale accurate - it appears to have been made by etching top and bottom in two layers - the artwork for the photo-etch was drawn by ATL NNL forum member Jeff Edmonson - given the age of the kit - this was state of the art …
  4. absmiami
    Another trim peice - and the door closes in just the right position now - that was fun - now im starting to think about using these magnets to locate the chassis to the nose of the body - ala Scale Master ‘s Lola …
  5. absmiami
    I drilled corresponding holes in the door and the body and epoxied two magnets ? - sorry couldn’t resist this emoji - my phone made me do it - the paper is in the door jam while the magnets set …
  6. absmiami
    My brass hinge is strong and flexible - but this is how the door closes -
  7. absmiami
    Scale Master has shown us how to use these weeny magnets - i realized that i needed them for the driver’s side door - so i hit up amazon and ordered the smallest size - which is 1 x 2 mm. First time that i had ordered something on my phone - and it actually showed up 5 days later - that can’t end well either ….
  8. absmiami
    Really? i need to get out more often …
  9. absmiami
    2009 ? You were just a pup - those look like Tamiya headers - was this shelved when you started dis-membering Super Sevens ??
  10. absmiami
    It works - the trunk closes - and im learning how to d/load videos fr my Iphone - dragged kicking and screaming into the nu world … this can’t possibly end well ..
  11. absmiami
    Ok - lets try to load this vid again … FullSizeRender.MOV
  12. absmiami
    - the archer rivets are decals - he produced rivets as dry tranfers years ago but found that they were too difficult to produce - ive still got some - they are tricky - these are fr his decal sheets - brush painted lightly with some acrylic lacquer silver …
  13. absmiami
    Ok. - ive got closure … IMG_2293.MOV
  14. absmiami
    Took a little off the bottom of the fuel cap - a little off the bottom of the tank - and then ground a shallow depression in the trunk for the cap …
  15. absmiami
    This is the culprit …
  16. absmiami
    Still too much junk in the trunk …
  17. absmiami
    Dont assume that the 251 isn’t still available - contact Pinto thru hos facebook page and inquire …
  18. absmiami
    Thats what Pinto’s kits are known for …. thing 1 - clean away the visible flash on each part and then prime all the parts - that will then reveal a bunch of flaws and unseen flash - just rinse and repeat …
  19. absmiami
    You will be introducing other forum members to the superb detail in this kit - hope im not spoiling the thread by stating that this is one of the greatest 24th sc kits ever made - running laps around Tamiya’s best …
  20. absmiami
    or https://www.bonhams.com/auction/28011/lot/33/1961-porsche-356b-roadster-chassis-no-89024-engine-no-604575/ ...
  21. absmiami
    https://www.bonhams.com/auction/28011/lot/42/1965-porsche-356c-cabriolet-chassis-no-161416-engine-no-716135/ in case you don't have one in your driveway ...
  22. absmiami
    that was a set up ...
  23. absmiami
    Tank you
  24. absmiami
    Thats because its …. Aluminum … Archer has taken down its on line store - thats a bummer - micro Mark sells similar rivet sheets - but I’m a big fan of Woody’s stuff …
  25. absmiami
    the .080 alu sheet is thin enough to mark a rivet pattern from the back side - using this rivet tool - which is something you never need - until you do …
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