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I can just pop the wire out if I need more delicacy....although having twenty pairs would be an advantage, since I am always looking for mine.? I like that “crows foot” pair you have.

I have two favourite tweezers that I use all the time. The longer ones don’t open as far as I would like. I tried spreading them slightly, but I was afraid they would snap before staying put. So I took a short piece of wire and rolled it down in the crotch of the tweezers. It holds them open and the spring of the tweezers holds it in place.?

Nicely done. I like all the scratch built accessories too, very realistic looking!

I have on a few occasions tried to curve thin strip around a curve, eg: .020”x.030” strip as a chrome trim divider for a vinyl roof. If the curve is too sharp, the second I touch the extra thin cement to it, it will snap. I have also recently tried curving a .020”x.125” strip around a 1/4” diameter circle. I managed this after about 10 attempts by wrapping it around a drill bit and carefully heating it with a lighter so it would retain the approximate shape before glueing. Any hints on this? CA may work better than the Tamiya cement since it wouldn’t “melt” the styrene, but I really hate the stuff.

Wow this really looks great. Amazing considering what you Started with! Great job.

I am also giving the rear the same treatment using the resin Center section of the Ford 9” rear. I drilled straight through it and pressed in a brass tube and covered that with styrene tube. A little sanding and some J.B. Weld, and it looks a lot better than the original piece I think.?

Thanks, Guys! I wanted to put some better looking steering gear on this thing. So I started by cutting all that nonsense off the kit piece. However the springs being mounted so far out in front of the axle, would interfere with any semi-accurate steering setup. I figured the best thing to do was swap in a d-44 resin copy of the Mobius F-100 unit. After fumbling about with it for awhile, I came up with what I think is a workable solution. Since I am starting with bare axle tubes, I decided to upgrade the suspension to a long arm setup. I still have to fab the upper links and the new spring pads, but I think I have a handle on it now. I’ll be making new springs also from mechanics wire, since the kit pieces are way too flimsy to support the new engine! ?

Nice and different! Well done.

Looks like a very worthwhile project!

I bought this mainly for the engine, although I do plan to build it stock. I really like the lines of these cars and in my mind they are WAY nicer than any later version. This I think is one of the most under-rated sleepers, with that 454 under the hood!

Ok? Ok? It looks fantastic! That black paint job gleams.

Make sure it doesn’t have catnip in it! These ones I made are about 4” square and I can put a few of them in my dehydrator.

Very nice work. I never noticed the shadow effect until I saw the frontal shot. Now I can’t un-see it. Well done!

This is one I enjoy watching.? Language warning! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y16ObVRvgOE&list=RDCMUCbS8lAzGFBRyHYC8ibwcyyQ&start_radio=1&t=1

I went and picked up the short block at the machine shop for my next project.

I used to just have a rubber band keeping my dedicated brush with the kicker and micro set and micro sol bottles. It was tough to grab the band in order to put the brush back in place. So I took a piece of thick gasket and stuck it to the side of the bottle, put a vertical slit in it and then the rubber band. Now the brushes tuck easily into place and I always know where they are.

I’ll have to try the hot glue. I’ve been using CA. I made a few of these out of corrugated cardboard to hold my alligator clips.

Where did you get the brake rotors and calipers from if you don’t mind me asking? Are the rotors photo etched? Thanks, Greg.

A little butane torch. It doesn’t take much. I had to file a small notch at the tips too so my needle nose pliers wouldn’t slip off.

I bought these clamps at the buck store and they are really useful for clamping glued parts and also for holding chunks of sprue or toothpicks with parts on them for painting. The problem is the plastic “spring” gets weak after a while and they no longer close fully. I have fixed them by heating the spring and holding it closed with pliers while I cool it with an ice cube.? The spring on the left has been “fixed”.

I hope you’re going to do a build thread on these! I will be a subscriber for sure.

Here’s a few I found.

Does that rack actually steer the wheels? I would not be surprised if you said yes.?

Fantastically detailed! I saw the pics the other day, but now the last 3 have disappeared!☹️ It just says “clipper.jpeg”.

Thanks Guys. I am just trying to expand my skills a bit. This is my first real attempt at scratch building or kit-bashing. It won’t be any contest winner for sure, but I’m having fun with it.?