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Steamboat

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  1. Looks like you could hop in and drive it. I love it.
  2. Hi, This is my first post, and also my first build of a 'spaghetti' car. I normally build muscle cars and vintage Mopars, but thought I would vary it a bit and build this one for my son, who is a Lambo fanatic. After doing a lot of test-fitting, I found that the ride height and track width were way off at the front wheels. I lowered the height by shaving about 1/8" off the tops of the front spindles, and bending the lower control arms up a bit to compensate. I also narrowed the track width by narrowing the front brake rotors. This is the stance now. It looks pretty close I think. I put the glass in, and decided it looks way too toy-like where it wraps around the B-pillar. I'll probably keep only the quarter windows and rear cockpit window and chuck the rest in favor of making my own out of clear acetate. The windshield is very flat so it should be fairly easy to do. That's it from the hotel room. More to come on this build after I get it in primer.
  3. Hi, My name is Bill. I'm getting the fever again after 20 years of raising kids. We now have a hobby room, at least while the kids are at college. I've probably built 100 model cars in my lifetime. Strictly cars. I never got a taste for planes or weapons although I see some great work from other people all the time. I still have some of my early ones. The oldest that still has wheels is a 1968 MPC Corvette, in 1:20 scale, rebuilt at least once. My current projects are an AMT 1/25 Lamborghini Diablo and a Moebius Ford pickup.
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