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    For trucks, I think the best looking ones ever are the ‘55-‘59 Chevys. Particularly the ‘55!
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    Fantastic work Dan! I know what you mean about the never ending nit picking bits when scratch building...and I am not (or ever will be) anywhere close to this level. Kudos to you!? Are those door struts you’re making going to be functional? I’d like to know how to make them.?
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    It is! It doesn’t have to be expensive, a cheapo from HF is fine. I use mine a lot for checking the thicknesses of all my styrene sheet off cuts and the dimensional accuracy of the Evergreen and Plastruct shapes. If you’re going to scratchbuild anything, you need one.?
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    The CA is flammable cause it sure burns when you take a lighter to your applicator to clean it. Maybe not technically solvent, but I don’t even dunk my clean hot applicator back in the bottle till it’s cool.?
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    I agree with the C2 Corvette...I wouldn’t change a thing. The back half of the ‘Cuda is beautiful...but the front could have been better? This is one of my all time favourites.
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    I must say that the roof does somewhat detract from the looks slightly, as that convertible is absolutely gorgeous!
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    They are quite nice! I have recently printed my own also.
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    Wow, some outstanding details in that build! I have some 0.015” guitar string that would work nicely for linkage rods.
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    Something like this? I don’t have one, so I don’t know how well it works. http://www.hyperscale.com/2011/reviews/tools/pickandplacereviewbg_1.htm
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    I’ve got two steel rulers I use a lot. The 6” one is marked in 32nds and 64ths. The bigger one I mostly use as a straight edge. It’s easier to hold down and keeps my fingers farther away from the cut. I will also use the micrometer to transfer measurements.
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    Nice! Thats some tight quarters you’re working with there.?
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    On the left is the original die cast headlight and my latest attempt on the right. And my first attempt with the flat reflector behind the lens on the left.
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    For long straight cuts, maybe this? It likely won’t be a 90 degree cut on both sides.
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    I downsized the pattern a little more and glued it on with epoxy after coating the backside with clear laquer so the glue wouldn’t soak through. Then a coat of flat acrylic.
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    Well I decided to try making some buckets for these lights to get a touch more realism. First I shaped the bezel from some 5/16” O.D. tube. Then, after drilling a shallow pilot hole, I used a sculpting tool to hog out a piece of 1/4” solid rod. I then glued the bezel onto the rod. Shaped the backside. I foiled the bucket using a shaped pencil eraser to carefully seat the foil. My .252” diameter punch made a lens that Can be wedged inside the bezel and may not even need to be glued. That does look a bit better than the flat backing I originally had.
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    I’ve never tried it, but maybe a cuticle trimmer would work?
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    Great Idea.
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    I’ve posted this previously, but this is an easy to make trim scriber. Any stiff wire would work. Chuck it in a drill and sharpen it before bending.You can vary the width by spreading it or rotating it off 90 degrees. Sure beats free-handing it!
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    Does that chopper make a nice 90 degree cut on one or both ends on something like say .100 x .188 ? Or do the ends need to be sanded square?
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    Well how about that!? Running it once in and out of the center of my soldering gun worked...and the thing was sitting in a drawer right beside me all the time. Thanks for the link Bill.?
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    Yeah, fiberglass won’t dent like that.????
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    I have a pair of tweezers that have become horribly magnetic. I dragged them through this thing a number of times and couldn’t get rid of the magnetism. There are units that are 115v powered...but I have this. Eventually, I re-magnetized them first, then de-magnetized them and it worked....but only for a little while.?? Does anyone have another way or do I need a powered one?
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    How do I tag posts? I can’t find it in the “how to use this board” section.
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    Buick GS

    NOBLNG replied to Geno's topic in WIP: Model Cars

    Looking really great so far,?
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    Now that’s a super nice 4x4! Well done. Makes me want to get one of these kits.? How did you do the Upholstery on the seats?
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