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    '55 Chevy "Hot Rod"

    in WIP: Model Cars

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    11 hours ago, MarkJ said:

    You're not doing the car from "2 lane black top" are you ?  That might not be the right name, but James Taylor starred in it . Pretty awesome movie back in the day.

     

    7 hours ago, TransAmMike said:

    Well Mark, I have no clue what that movie is, so no.  

    If you can find a copy, I recommend it. It's been a long time since I've seen it but I remember liking it. 

    Your '55 is coming along nicely.

    While building models ...

    in The Off-Topic Lounge

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    I don't have a tv or radio in the hobby room, but I do have a baby monitor so that I can hear if my 2 year old wakes up. I have to wait until he's in bed before I can even think about doing any building. By then I'm usually wiped out and fall asleep myself.

    *Portable Spray Booth*

    in Model Building Questions and Answers

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    2 hours ago, Bainford said:

    I'm not sure I can subscribe to the wisdom of a paint booth design that pulls all of the air born dust in the room past the model while painting it. It may be effective for fume control, but would seem to exacerbate dust issues. The model is on the wrong side of the filter. The logic is flawed. Has anyone experienced this problem?

    Two things help with this. 1) If at all possible, have the booth set up in a place that isn't very dusty. 2) Turn the booth on and let it run for a little while before painting. Hopefully any dust that is floating around gets sucked into the booth filter. 

    This is how I do it since I bought my booth that is similar to the one from Micro Mark. I haven't had a dust issue, but my painting skills are so bad that dust would be the least of my problems.

    What do you drive?

    in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)

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    3 hours ago, gotnitro? said:

    We decided to sell our classic car and buy something newer.  The cutlass was becoming a huge money pit so after a few calls we landed a 2003 Mach 1 ! Low miles car and Azure blue ..can't be happier 

     

    I have a Dark Shadow Gray Mach 1 that I bought new in October of '03. I'm never selling it.

    In what vehicle did you learn to drive?

    in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)

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    I learned in my grandparent's '68 or '70 (I don't remember which) Impala when I was 14. They let me drive it up and down the dirt road they lived on. Behind the wheel was done in an '82-'83 Cutlass Ciera. I remember that the car had a brake pedal on the passenger side for the instructor to stomp on in case of an impending crash. One day the instructor took us to an empty parking lot and set up cones for us to drive around. There were three of us in the car. A good friend of mine was at the wheel, I was on the passenger side, and the other kid was in the back. My friend got his learners permit the day before we started behind the wheel and had never even sat behind a steering wheel to that point. So the instructor gives us the instructions and tells us to stop when he signals to stop, and go when he signals us to go. My friend takes off and is driving extremely slow, almost comically slow. About the time that he starts picking up speed the instructor raises his arms as the signal to stop. My friend slams on the brakes and almost throws me into the dashboard. Remember, hardly anyone wore seatbelts back then. I was a 15 year old goofball so I thought it was hilarious. After a few second the instructor gives the signal to go. My friend starts to press the gas, but nothing happens. He tries it again, still nothing. He's looking around like there's something wrong with the car. I ask him if the car is in Drive. He says yes. So I tell him that maybe he's being too delicate and needs to give it more gas. He proceeds to really press on that pedal and all of a sudden that thing takes off with squealing/smoking tires and almost jerks the wheel out of his hands. The instructor was none too pleased and let my friend know. To this day my friend has no idea that I had my foot on the brake pedal and pooped it off after he floored the gas. 

     

     

    MCM #208 is HERE!

    in Model Cars Magazine News and Discussions

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    The USPS finally delivered my issue today here in VA. I gave it a quick glance and I like what I see. Someone mentioned, either on this thread or another one, that they would like to see higher quality paper be used. I am fine with the paper within the mag, but would like to see a little better paper for the front and rear covers. That is a very small nit to pick, though. I have nothing but praise for the contents of this issue. Great job to all involved.

    What Irked You Today?

    in The Off-Topic Lounge

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    3 hours ago, TonyK said:

    Still waiting for USPS to do their job and deliver my package. Tracking hasn't updated since last week. April 5th it arrived at the facility in PA and then just says it's in transit to the next facility. No it's not. I'm guessing they lost it.

    I know my package is going to take a while if I see that it's been routed through PA.

    Name that movie quote

    in The Off-Topic Lounge

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    21 hours ago, NOBLNG said:

    An easy one: “And now my friend, the first rule of Italian driving....whatsa behind me isa not important!”

     

    17 hours ago, stinkybritches said:

    The Gumball Rally.

     

    14 hours ago, NOBLNG said:

    Correct!👍

    I happened to be watching that movie recently and remember laughing at that line.

    49 Mercury Joker-Mobile: WIP

    in WIP: Model Cars

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    7 hours ago, David G. said:

    Thanks Ricky. I like Spiderman too but it seems that he never really had to drive anywhere. :D 

    Thank you Tom and thanks for the offer.  I did some searching and found a set of 5 1:24th jerrycans from Shapeways for $8.18 but shipping is $9.99. 😕 I'm going to look and see if they may have something else that I want that I can throw in with the same order to make the shipping charge a little more worth while. Their web site could use a bit of reorganization. They offer 1:24 products but there is no separate browsing category for that scale. It's just lumped in with all the other scales.

    Again, thanks for the offer, I'll let you know.

    David G.

    I find that to be the most frustrating thing about the Shapeways website. That and some of the parts have no description whatsoever. 

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