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On 2/14/2021 at 3:05 PM, NOBLNG said:
I finished mocking up these differentials that I am going to cast. My plan is to make a two piece mold that I can drop a piece of aluminum tube into (plugged with modelling clay) and cast the diff around it. The aluminum tube will be trimmed back to a minimum width after casting. I can then slide a piece of .156 styrene tube inside the aluminum tube to make any width axle housing I need. I can also slide a piece of wire coat hanger inside the the styrene tube for a solid axle shaft. For a front end the knuckles will mount on the outer ends of the .156 tube. Just trying to minimize my efforts on future projects.🤔
That's a great idea.
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Just now, Bullybeef said:
@Kit Karson your step by step write ups are awesome, and I can understand your dilemma of not wanting to hijack.
We the audience can be patient while waiting for the op to either show some progress or allow the hijack 😜
100% agree
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Dominion Energy. Our power has been out for 3 days due to an ice storm. That's not Dominion's fault, so that's not why they irked me. What irked me is that their outage status update showed that our power would be restored today only for them to change it to tomorrow. This happened about an hour before the estimated time of restoration that they gave for today. I know these things happen but it's still a kick in the stomach.
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On 2/14/2021 at 3:57 PM, Snake45 said:
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (Netflix): An anthology of several Western stories. There are a few light moments but all things considered not a "happy" movie. Only one of the stories has what I'd call a "happy ending." Kinda interesting, but I don't think I'd watch it again.
Dunkirk (HBOMax): This is also NOT a happy-fun feel-good movie. Desperation is in every frame. I can't recall a single light moment in the whole thing. A good movie, but not a fun one by any means.
We saw Dunkirk on an IMAX screen. The theater was packed and completely silent from beginning to end.
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This is my niece's cat. I don't remember his name but he is part Maine Coon. He is a big one. Sorry he is slightly out of focus. He didn't seem to like having his picture taken.
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That is sharp. Great paint.
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9 minutes ago, Danno said:
Both of them (C&D and R&T) are huge disappointments in their new 'visionnages.'
But honestly, I don't think they care. They have no interest in the auto-philes that have been their bread and butter. They both seem to be striving to appeal to the nuevo-riche youngsters who grew up on video games and have no real world experience or appreciation for real world . . . anything.
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They seem to be turning into "lifestyle" magazines. I guess there is no money in pursuing enthusiasts anymore.
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Great cats, everyone.
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This is Jasper. He is supervising me as I work on my wife's car.
This is Fuzzy. She is our oldest at about 8 years old.
This is Sonny with my son that was 5 months old at the time. Sonny is protective of my son.
Here we have Daisy and Kitty along with Fuzzy and Sonny. Kitty is Sonny's mother.
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11 minutes ago, Dragonhawk1066 said:
I wanted to go to my HL to check out their Createx prices compared to spraygunner.com, and my wife wanted to go too, since we needed to drop something off at the UPS store close by. I ended up grabbing the Foose Impala for a project down the road, lucked into a can of Model Master Sublime Green Lacquer for a different project, and the wife picked out the Pearlized Purple and Transparent Deep Red. I ended up ordering my Reducer, Retarder, Balancing Clear, Gloss Clear and a couple of other Pearlized colors from spraygunner.com.
Nice buys. I use spraygunner for all of my Createx paints. They have great prices and great service.
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I would just buy a Factory 5 kit for that kind of money.
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On 1/29/2021 at 4:15 PM, Snake45 said:
Just watched The Little Things, brand new movie in theaters today and also streaming on HBO MAX for the next month or so. Pretty good, very entertaining with a couple twists at the end, which are almost always a good thing. It's set in the early '90s so there are quite a few interesting old cars. One of the "star cars" is a minty '68-'72 Nova, possibly a '69 in Frost Green. Very cool.
The wife and I watched that today. We enjoyed it very much.
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Let's not forget Gam Gam from Beerfest.
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That's a nice clean cut. Looking forward to the rest of the build.
I feel you on the little ones. My first was born at the end of 2018 and I'm lucky to get 2 hours a week to do anything.
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Very, very, very nice. I like everything about it.
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This thread keeps getting better and better.
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Looks great. I like what you did with the windshield.
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I had a '90 Tbird Super Coupe. I loved that car. Unfortunately, just about everything went bad within a 3 month period and I got rid of it.
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That's a great idea.
These spatulas are great for mixing silicone: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Screen-Printing-Stainless-Steel-Ink-Spatula-/272721367567
I work for a silicone manufacturer and we use spatulas similar to these to hand mix in the lab.
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10 hours ago, 89AKurt said:
Using a trick that Mark D. Jones does, magnets for sub assemblies, for the engine to transaxle. The Hobby Design engine is very detailed, but it's a bit rough because of early 3D printing resolution. It came with a photo-etch clutch assembly which I'm not using on this project, might have a diorama that could work. Seeing what others are going to race with, I'm hoping the weather will really suck. ?
That engine looks great.
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59 minutes ago, Jhedir6 said:
If you aren't already using, I highly recommend this for straight up plastic to plastic. Best stuff there is.
That's what I will be using for my final assembly of bare plastic. I was trying tacky glue because I haven't had good luck using tape to temporarily hold parts together. It tends to stick to my fingers better than plastic. Of course, I haven't tried my Tamiya tape yet.
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Man, some of you are really getting things done. I've only had about 1.5 hours of time to do anything, and most of that time was taken up waiting for the tacky glue to dry.
Keep up the great work, guys. ?
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Well, the USPS finally released my package from Model Builder's Warehouse after holding it for 3 weeks. I know, first world problems.
Anyway, on the left and right we have a Ford coyote 5.0 and Recaro seats from Clearly Scale. In the middle is a set of 15" Minilites with tires from Fireball Model Works. It all looks like quality parts. This was my first order from Model Builder's Warehouse and I am highly satisfied.
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Man, I would love to have some of that snow instead of the ice that we've been getting. We are on our third ice storm over the last 8 days.