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Perfect, thanks! Something else that occurs to me: the body is split in halves vertically (a left and right side) which means there will be a seam right down the center of the body. I'd assume the best way to minimize that would be to sand/fill/prime/paint the body as a unit. Unfortunately, the body halves are used to capture all of the interior parts so that won't be possible. Unless someone has a better suggestion, I guess all I can do is dry fit them and do what I can before assembly and hope for the best.

Thanks, Mike! I'll look a little harder at their stuff then. I've about half decided to build it as a stocker due to the oddity of the 1/20 scale. Don't really want to spend a lot of time and money chasing down appropriate parts for a $10 model. That being said, I do plan detail it, add a few custom touches and paint it as nicely as I can within the limits of my skills and equipment. Which leads me to a couple of questions: 1. Will BMF work with diecast metal? 2. Did Ford paint the engines from the factory anything other than basic black?

I've been out of car modeling for 50 years, so most of this stuff is new to me. The Shapeways stuff...is this a complete, ready to detail and paint engine or just the software to print one one a 3D printer?

Cool, thanks. I paid $10 plus shipping for it, so that's right in the ballpark. 1/20 is sort of an odd scale, I want to put a parts pack motor in it. ideally a Chrysler Firedome. Would that look grotesquely out of scale?

I picked this kit up off Craigslist. Model A coupe produced by Hubley Division of Gabriel Industries. Date on box art is 1975 if I remember my roman numerals correctly. (MCMLXXV) I can't find any mention of scale anywhere on the box or instructions, but it appears to be 1/24 or 1/25. Decent metal castings but a LOT of flash. Seems pretty straight, may be missing some of the plastic parts as the sprues have been separated. If it's not especially valuable as a stock model, I'm thinking of building a rod out of it.

I print 1/64th scale decals without problems. As long as your printer's resolution (DPI, dots per inch) is fine enough they'll be readable. I print 1/64th stuff at 300DPI and it's fine. Waste a lot of decal paper tho.

Well, you nailed it! "8^) I'll try your method on the paint, appreciate the input.

The block work looks amazing! I've done a bit with cast plaster of paris, but I'm going to have to try the sheetrock trick. What did you use to color it? I've never been completely happy with my attempts to come up with a cured concrete color. The bathroom looks VERY realistic for a garage john. That is to say...disgusting...?

Welcome from another modeler that's here to learn!

Been happening to me randomly on Brave. Wait a few and try again and it usually comes up.

I need a moment...and a cigarette...? When I hit the Megabucks, I'm going to have a 1:1 version of one of those!

I'm working on my 1/64th scale farm diorama and needed a milk hauler to pose next to the barn. I started with this Ertl tractor: After removing the 5th wheel, I cut a tank out of some 1/2" PVC pipe. Then added some domes from my junk box and some skirting from sheet plastic, blended with a bit of glazing putty and hit it with some metallic silver. The final touch was some MMPA (Michigan Milk Producer's Association) decals on the tank. I see I need to put another coat of paint over the original IH decals on the doors.

While waiting on a reply, I reset my printer for the smallest paper size it can handle and cut a piece of decal paper to that size. (A6) Printed out and applied the MMPA (Michigan Milk Producer's Association) decal for my scratch-bashed 1/64th milk truck. I've wanted to be able to print custom decals for years, now the technology (and my budget) have caught up with my dreams!

Genius! Makes perfect sense and avoids dicking around resetting paper size all the time. Thanks!

I recently bought a Brother color LED (vs. laser) printer and want to print some small decals. I also got some clear waterslide decal paper. It comes in 8.5 x 11 sheets. After printing decals can I trim the paper back square after cutting out the decals and reuse a partial sheet? I'd hate to burn up a whole sheet for 1 or 2 small decals.

Can't believe it took me this long to think of this little detail...

Looks good! As you add more details it'll really come to life. I like the rod under construction on the left side.

Very nice work, Sanya! The shop press and engine hoist are really excellent. And don't worry, your English is much better than my Russian! ?

Thanks. The amazing work I see here is a little daunting, but I see it as a challenge to take my work up a notch. I'm at the point where the overall theme of the diorama is done and now I'm adding little details and scenes to try to bring it to life. Little things like the lawn mower and little red wagon in the yard and (as I can afford it...) figures like the dogs and cats, some birds, etc. Preiser makes really nice stuff but it gets expensive quickly on my budget.

I don't know if this is old news, but it's something that just occurred to me to try. I was yakking over the fence with a visitor when I got to looking at the moss growing out of the cedar boards. This time of year, the stuff is everywhere and comes in a wide variety of forms and colors. Very detailed and visually interesting. I grabbed a putty knife and scraped a couple of samples off and set them on top of the furnace to dry. After a little trimming for size and structure, I glued them to my 1/64th scale diorama as Hosta plants around the house. I really like the look. Not sure how durable they're going to be, they might dry out completely and turn to dust. If so, I'll try some different ways to preserve them.

Night shot. Lights in house and barn are white LEDs running on 3v. Yard light is a modified HO scale street light.

Not a hard sell, I'm a confirmed tool junkie...?

My other hobby is building 1/16th scale agricultural models out of brass. I'm forever wracking my brain to come up with ways to hold things while soldering. This is going to make my life MUCH simpler. Thanks!

I built my own variable speed microdrill using a computer power supply and the motor and speed control listed below. DC Variable Speed Control Mini Drill Motor and Chuck

Small world. I went to HIgh School in St. Johns and have a brother living there.