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  1. Flat32
    I bought some of the Czech PE ones,very nice, even though I have no big rig truck model. Just not seeing them on any finished models. Twenty years ago I'd see them on owner operator rigs during my cross country drives, sometimes what looked like near 50 of them on one rig.
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    My company has been producing and shipping these for thirty years now and I've yet to see them used on a scale model truck. Are they not popular???
  3. Flat32
    There were electric cars and trucks in the early 1900's..Grandma Duck drove one if I'm not mistaken. Google Baker electric car. Watch the Jay Leno video. https://www.lowtechmagazine.com/overview-of-early-electric-cars.html
  4. Flat32
    Did he already know your Mom at the time you went to?
  5. Flat32
    Will the doors open?? If so, will they hinge like the original reference photo?
  6. Flat32
    Got a Phrozen Shuffle 4K ordered, $1,299 with free shipping.
  7. Flat32
    The purple front fenders are closer to the Packard shape.
  8. Flat32
    Your mastery of accurately drilled holes in very small parts is quite impressive.
  9. Flat32
    Your use of magnets piqued my curiosity so I went searching and found a website offering a huge variety with many incredibly small ones. Especially fascinated by the extremely small tubular ones that I'm thinking can be used somehow in my effort to make posable steering. Micro magnets Thank you for posting this.
  10. Flat32
    First car I ever noticed with seven wheel lug nuts. This one deserves a slow meticulous build IMHO.
  11. Flat32
    I liked my 61 coupe, got T boned in NYC and got a Corsa convertible 4 spd, 4 carb and loved it for 8 years. Hot rodded the 61 a bit, but the Corsa didn't need it.
  12. Flat32
    My company that I retired from is based in Taiwan and I'm going to have them check out the Phrozen Shuffle 4K with the intent to buy one for company use and one to send to me here. 2K resolution is the only downside of LCD vs DLP projector printers I have now.
  13. Flat32
    I received the one I ordered a couple days ago. Measures .012" wide by .024" high. Too high for a 1:25 bicycle chain, but it is very cute and worth having. There isn't enough space between the link plates for sprocket teeth to actually fit if there's even a 1:25 sprocket with teeth made at all.
  14. Flat32
    I have to wonder how that pewter piece was created. I'm of the opinion painting it would detract from the uniqueness of it. It doesn't have to "fit" in with anything else when it can stand alone as art.
  15. Flat32
    Scratch building 1:25 scale is way above my pay grade. I'll assume you put your resistance soldering setup to use on those headers.
  16. Flat32
    Thanks for the link Pete. I just ordered their SMS009 nutter set tool.
  17. Flat32
    Fascinating subject and while I don't need any I ordered some just to see it first hand. Microscope food.
  18. Flat32
    What did you use for that perfect size hose material?? It looks fantastic. Routing can look good when hoses go to the opposite side of the barrel valve manifold. Hoses would cross, but bends are less sharp. You have them looking pretty darn natural already. Linkage separates the men from the boys in my mind.
  19. Flat32
    Researching traditional 1932 Ford frame modifications I found this reference and thought it might be a good subject car to model. It could be done as it was back in 1954 or as it is today. The story is cool, the pics are cool. https://carpyscaferacers.com/long-lost-32-three-window-found/
  20. Flat32
    Very interesting. The Prusa uses anti-aliasing with it's LCD printer to make smoother surfaces. Turns out the Anycubic Photon now has an anti-aliasing firmware upgrade that should do the same thing. The newest Photon is still under $500. I'll do the free upgrade for mine and see what happens.
  21. Flat32
    Was always partial to the 1940 and 1941 Ford pickups, but now that I see this I like The Chevrolet style better because it is a truck with truck looks. Ford's front end looked like the car pretty much. This looks more like a Webster's definition of pickup.. Your model is a beautiful rendition.
  22. Flat32
    Many thanks Steve. I found and ordered one exactly as shown. Are all your Fury pics with paint as sprayed or are the latest ones sanded?
  23. Flat32
    No mention of how much is needed or final length of the part but theoretically it might be possible to heat and stretch the material. I'm considering giving it a try to slim down some Plastruct hex rod for scale 1/2" hex bolts and nuts. Figure to hang the rod vertical with some weight at the end and pass my mini heat gun nozzle along the length.
  24. Flat32
    Went looking for your airbrush and it seems there are different nozzle sizes and types. Do you know exactly what you have?? I suspect your airbrush hits the sweet spot between a detailing airbrush and a mini spray gun and that's what works best on a body sized part. Rattle cans and me don't get along very well.
  25. Flat32
    Fantastic detailed information. Especially on the type of airbrush. I'm a bit skeptical on your 2 to 3 inch distance guess as it seems a bit close but I probably have been using my brush all wrong due to lack of experience.
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