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use an EPS file, and set printer to BEST quality. It will only print as high as resolution that it's able. It just depends on your particular printer.

I am not sure but mags don't tend to be that valuable... espcially if they are defunct. That is usually an indicator of something. My dad had every R&T ever... hard cover & bound with gold lettering on the spine ... and got a hundred and half dollars for them. I think the bindings were more than that. Now some of those single issues are selling for $25 or more a pop. But like anything else. It's worth what someone is willing to pay for them. Couldn't venture a quess even.

I doubt that, but rather your are attempting to lend sway to your argument by personal past. We all have past histories, and that was an unfortunate part of mine. Since you brought it up, let me clear the air as best I can because it's filthy, and becasue everyone’s going to be asking now. I am sorry that it happened the way it did; however, when you are dealing with thickheaded stubborn jerks, myself included, and I apology for that, it was bound to happen. Needless to say, Tom, at HH, was as much an instigator of that event as I was. It always takes at least two to tango. Originally, my initial comment was to let him know from personal experience that what he was doing was technically against the law. I knew that because I did the something but our legal dept shot it down. That’s how I even knew about it. It was NOT the intent of starting trouble. Not only didn’t want to listen to anything I had to say, he refused to even acknowledge the fact that he was intentionally or unintentionally breaking the law, which I even provide him citations of the law, printed in black and white, from a very reliable source, the FTC. I had no interest in doing what he claimed after that. Nevertheless, I really don’t want to get into all of that nonsense again. I was pretty crapped out of the whole hobby business and didn’t even look at a model for over a year, which meant I didn’t spend a dime on it either for more than a year. In fact, I was pretty close to selling off my collection and related tools benches and equipment because I really didn’t want to have anything to do with it, especially with people out there that are just as mean, nasty and vindictive as they come. It was the dozens of threats, notwithstanding a death threat from a US Marine Sniper, and the dares from him and his thugs that lead to the out of control part. Including couple nasty emails from yourself, Darin, who, to be quite honestly was probably the second biggest instigator. (I still have the entire library of emails, which I hope I never have to reread, forward or post. It was: OUT OF CONTROL. All over a stupid comment on a stupid message board over stupid models… no offense intended. So I took him up on his dares, not only did he dare me he suggested it, which I honestly regretted doing. The rest is what you call history. And who really lost in the end? I am not about to air all Tom’s dirty laundry on a message board, but… figure it out for your self. Personally, I don’t think I won anything, and didn’t necessarily feel real good about anything that happened. Nor do I intend on letting it happen again. I am certainly not going to put myself in the position ever again. Trouble is the furthest thing from my mind, it never was. Tom just had a VERY narrow mind and he was god: it was his way or no way… which got him where he is now… which, not that I believe I had anything to do with, but I predicted long before it happened: not for any other reason but that… not open to discussions or opinions that didn’t coincide with his own, period, and we clashed. That's fine. I don't have to deal with it anymore. As for you, Darin, I still have some respect for, but it’s dwindling. It seems to dwindle down a little more every time you write something. Not just to me, but others as well. I still have nothing personal against you. And as always, I speak, and write the honest truth to the best of knowledge even when it’s not popular, regardless of any personal feelings. Too, bad others can’t forgive and forget and move on with life. That’s the history; I am not going to talk about any further because what is done is done. I, you, Tom, or any one else cannot change what happened, and it’s unfortunate that Tom and I will probably never be able to reconcile our differences, but that is not by my choice. I, myself, learned a great deal about a lot of things, notwithstanding, dealing with people on a message board. I have curbed and restrained myself a great deal, and I never hope to have another thread go like that one did. I have learned to just opt out when it starts heading that way. For now the only thing I am interested in is modeling. Let’s keep it at that, and not get into personal histories. I joined this and another board, not to cause anyone trouble but to learn, and perhaps help and teach someone interested in learning something. I do have a lot of experience both building and in the industry itself. I am not interested in wasting time with anyone who isn’t interested in what I write, good or bad – fore whatever it’s worth I did have some of the MOST popular by view treads ever on HH, which wasn’t my observation. Someone else pointed it out (I did receive some supportive emails from board members as well through all of that) and said I did have some to offer the community, in spite of what only a handful of Tom’s thugs thought. In any event, at this point I don’t care about Mustang anymore, and I wish you luck with it. I was only offering honest to goodness observations and help – I wont do it again.

You know what, I am not busting your chops to bust your chops. I hope I never see it again. And I am saying it for the last time that if it doesn't look right it doesn't look right. How much more valuable is there than that. I don't care what measurments you have, and it's not really my job to figure out why it doesn't look right. I am not the master pattern maker. Furthermore, if you are going to post pictures and ask if it looks accurate, you might want to start with an accurate picture... since you seem to think yours are all distorted. The only thing distorted is your model. Quite frankly I have better things to do than make up examples, drawings and examples trying to convience you of the obvious, and I wont discuss it any further. You are going to clearly do what ever you want anyway so why bother to ask any one how it looks. Unless you were just expecting pats on the back and kudos. Peace. Out.

Now that I look at it a little closer... I suspect the sailpanel is off and there is not any curve to the trunk.

I am not quite sure how much more evidence you need.

E.G. it doesn't look right It's your thing, you have to live with it, not me.

If you scale .75mm up to 1:1 18mm is a significant amount. If that is the case then why when you take the straight edge of the belt out to the trunk tip there is a lot of difference from your model the real car and my adjusted photo? I have done this with several photos, including a hatch. Every time from this angle the belt intersects the top of the trunk corner. Your model doesn't. However, I'd agree that the secondary body line is low... I am not sure that is what is visually throwing everything off. I am not saying it to beat you up about anything. I think it's a cool project. I like Mustangs and have owned 3 late model Mustang IIIs, and it doesn't look right.

.75x24= 18mm That is what I am saying... the beltline is too high.

well, there are no perfect models. I believe that it doesn't have to be accurate, it just have to LOOK accurate... it doesn't look accurate for whatever reason.

That is not possible with you sending me your model and letting me measure it. Otherwise that's all we got to go off is your photo.

That is all I have to go by since I neither have a real one or the one you are building at my fingertips, but that doesn't mater: If it doesn't look right it doesn't look right. actually I used the the straight line of the belt molding and where it exited the back of the car. It is no where close, nor does it look accurate. Something about it just doesn't look right and have given some kind of proof. Dimensional measurments are not the only tools we have.

Excuse my crude drawings, but maybe this will help. I dropped the belt and narrowed up the c-pillar. It seems like a little better representation. Yes?

Darin, IMHO there is something that's looks a little off here. It appears that the beltline is too high and the c-pillar is too wide.

FWIW. Kevin Barnes who is considered to be an expert on the subject: Barnes Molding and Casting said... Vacuum vs. Pressure "While both of these processes work well separately for eliminating air bubbles in the part, using both will often produce the best results. Vacuum will generally eliminate 97% of the air and low pressure of 40-60psi can diminish the remaining amount."

Just an observation from an outsider who doesn't know either one of you from Adam or what ever the past problems were, and not to take anyone’s side, but the display that Modelmartin put on was a real turn off from anything he had to say, anything he had to offer, and thing he is doing or done, or any of his products. Trust me, I am not going to police any boards but he might want to think about it the next time he puts on a show. Someone who doesn't know him or what is going on might get the wrong impression of him. If it wasn't for Darin's explanation I would have wrote him and his product off for being a complete egotistical A.H., which is too bad because Modelmartin has something that I would like to get; however, I was left with such a bad taste in my mouth I am not sure I would ever give him a dime. And it has absolutely nothing to do with different opinions, just the way it was presented and came across. Completely unprofessional, sometimes it doesn't mater how good a product is if the one selling it is a turd. I will at least take his apology under advisement.

sorry never rebuilt a built model. I always kind of figured once it was built it was immortalized in stone, or sacrificed to the model gods by means of M80s.

ha, Rhinelander .... I been to the middle of nowhere before... Iron Mt. Minocqua... the middle of the middle of nowhere.

Personally, I always used M80s on my glue bombs....

I guess Modelmartin is the pro then.... who is this guy? BTW 20-30 CFM on a vacuum pump is roughly 22-28 -In. Hg on most pumps.

Yeah, I can't watch TV and model either. I know a lot of guys who do, and can't understand how they do it.

Vacuum is for the rubber not for the resin. I vacuum my rubber, too.

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I think you might be correct; however, the Protar kit I have has a picture of the model on the box.

I was under the impression the Revell boxing had forgone with the engine assy. I do know about the study car and kit. Apparently the study was severely wrecked in the back and was rebuilt to a slightly different shape than Ferrari did. That doesn't bother me so much. I was just trying to get confirmation on the existance of the engine in the Revell AG offering.