The Creative Explorer

Hard to see, but this idea a bit.

If it were only that simple haha. I know exactly what you mean, and I agree that the graphics are basic. I have the material to make my own decals, but the problem is simple: Most of the letters used in those days were gold. And I can't print that. And therefore unfortunately dependent on a decalmaker that has them. But thanks for the help though

I am looking for a few simple ambulance decals used around 1960. But can't find anything anywhere. Scale should be 1/24 or 1/25.

I've seen a lot of places in the USA and of all the places I've seen, the Portland/Vancouver area is the nicest areas. I even like the people's general attitude there best. So for living there, I can not think of a better place in the USA. Working is a different one, and since I have no experience in that one, I can't say anything about it.

I was thinking something like that too, so I changed the mold, cut new filler and airing tubes. The mold is now turned 90 degrees and so it fills from one end of the engine, while the other end is the bottom. I hope this might do something. I also got measuring cups, but the resin still does not cure after an hour. it got a bit better, but not enough I think.

I opened it yesterday for the very first time, according to the vendor it should be o.k. for a while. Since I have no experience with resin, I don't know whether it is good or bad. Looking at it in the can's, it doesn't seem to be looking bad.

Thanks, Since I don't know which type of resin I have, I can't tell you whether it is 90 or 180 second. What I do know is that I have 20 pounds of it, so I am stuck with what I have and need to learn how to deal with this stuff. I will try another go, but with the addition of baby-powder and use the airing tube as a filler tube and the other way around, bot the airing and filler tube are on the highest point of the engine. Some pictures:

so, I am new to this. First I made a mold, which was surprisingly easy and looks pretty good to me. But then the problems start as I wanted to make resin copy's. My first attempt went not so good because, after filling the filler hole, when curing the resin pulled back and I don't have a left valvecover, plus a lot of airbubbles. My second atttempt isn't much better, still missing my valvecover and even though it has some more detail, it still doesn't look good. Both times, the resin looks like honey (color wise) and stays stickey, even after 8 hours in the mold. I tried to make a 1:1 mixing ratio based on weight and 1:1 mixing ratio on volume, but both with the same result. I inject my resin via a spout(?) and have 2 shafts in the top of the mold, one to release air or so I thought and one to fill. I will add pictures later. Please help me to understand resin and how I can make a decent copy.

Thanks! and yes it is. It is a very fun kit to build.

Thanks guys! @Jim: I know you do hehe, but once you go flat, you never go back Although I do prefer shiny myself too.

I started this project 2 days ago and what I wanted to do is to prep a couple of body's, so I don't have to paint body's throughout the winter. But this project went along so nicely, that I decided to work on it and I actually finished it in 3 days, a record for me really. I had no intention to make it with a satin finish, but as I went along, I decided it would look incredibly cool on this car, so I tried and it did look very nice. I am no fan of matte, satin or flat finishes, I need glossy! But this does look very nice. For the rest, the car is boxstock.

thank you all, I appreciate that you like the choice of color. it is, dare i say it, a Lamborghini color. I've seen a lot of red, yellow andblue Dinos, so I wanted something different, but would suit the gracious lines of the car. there are detailled pictures of the engine and interior to be found on my website, www.firerods.com. go to the in progress gallery and click the Dino. @meanyme: i think the tires are beautifully scaled and par on with the width. They just didnt had big fat tires as web have them today. and is the Dino a Ferrari? ofcourse it is, and one of the most beautiful. it has a reason the car is named after his first born son. @simonr: i'm sorry to hear that you are suffering, I actually build it in 2 weeks and that is very fast for me, especially if you take it in mind it is a enthusiast.

thanks everybody for the kind words. it was a fun project and i think it shows in it. definately not a project when one wants to count rivets haha. I didnt go for realism, but just fun. @Skip: the 540k is the car that I posted recently. I finished this car somewhere in march, but never got to make good photos. I have another Rommels rod, of which i have some ideas as posted herer, so with bling wheels and colourful paintjob. I do like what it is mentioned here

I've finished this a while back, but never got to the point of making good photo's. It is something I never have build before and enjoyed a lot. A fantasy build, far away from perfect polished paint and nice wired engines. None of that! I had to learn a lot of new techniques, but for a first run I don't think I did a bad job. I love how the little details came out and I like how my cobwebs turned out.

My latest project is this Ferrari, which isn't a Ferrari. The Dino 246 GT, it is from the Fujimi Enthusiast series and so far I think one of the better ones in that series, the general fit is better and still has lots of detail. I only added a few little things, like wiring, seatbelts and flocking, most other stuff came right out of the box.

Thanks guys! I don't know, I do agree it does add to realism on some cars, but I'd rather have it a little bit better. But hey, I am just trying and for a first time, not that bad @Johann, I used Zero Paints

Thank you all for the kind words I just like from time to time, to build something in a more simple, rudimentary way. No fancy PE, seatbelts or whatsoever, but back to the basics. It keeps me sane and helps me practise other techniques. And for a change it is also nice to have something new on the shelf! haha. @Skip: thank you and you are completely right. Even though I had no manual, I completely missed that. It seems logical at the moment, but after your pictures it doesn't no more. I will get the model tomorrow and redo those hinges, it needs to look somewhat right, right? @Robert Carpenter: Yes, it is a Burgundy, it is a color from a Skoda Favorit (east-european car). And the other color is a mixture between gray and beige. Both are non-metallics, which I think look just par on these cars.

This is a often reissued Italeri kit, it is very simple and is old. The tires come in 2 plastic parts and the model is lacking detail, but on the other hand, all the detail that has been put in the model, is mostly in the visible part. The missing details are under the hood and chassis, therefore it is not a big deal and I wanted to build a good looking model out of a very simple kit. To proof that it doesn't has to be a Tamiya to look nice.