Big John
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Hi Tech the wonder of our modern age. What would we do without it? We may find out sooner than we expect. It doesn't work so well when the power grid goes down or someone hacks it. Threaten the invoice billing system and they shut down the pipeline.
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Or perhaps just add duel cams and supercharge the the Royale engine. I came up with this for my LSR Bug.
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On 4/18/2018 at 10:02 PM, Repstock said:
Truck must not have a sleeper.
Sure it does, he's right there in the hammock!
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It isn't that apparent from this angle but the front/door end is rounded too. I thought that maybe the Bowuls Papoose was just a nickname for the trailer. It was at the LGS historic races some years ago. Thanks for the info Tom.
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It does have a hitch but that would you tow it with? Certainly not your average IH pickup, maybe a Chrysler Town and Country?
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Certainly possible. I wonder if Tory has the original artwork files for the decals?
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Sweeet that is Wonderful it would be so much fun to travel in! Just hope it is under 14'. The presentation box itself is just treasure too.
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Very Cool! Even if the casting is a bit rough it is a great starting point. It is a monster though. I have one of Fernando's Bluebird Proteus and it is pretty darn big. The Etzel Stutz Black Hawk is a gem and mine is a valued part of my collection.
Thanks for the share.
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On 4/30/2021 at 4:06 AM, Gramps46 said:
QR = Quattroroute
Ah Ha.. an Italian equivalent of R&T. Thanks!
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Coming to this discussion Way Late but thanks for sharing. Even a ragged mold would be good to have in hand... Hint hint. I am toying with an old Wen Mac Spirit, the worse part is the jet intakes need severe make overs. And of course need a source for decals. Thanks again for sharing!
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In my experience the Tamiya will crackle over time even on their own paint base.
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This second I just chanced upon while surfing the net. This guy found the original and is or was restoring it. What I want to know is what is involved in the Puppet Rodeo!
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What Fun! I've always had a fascination with metal trailers, and Deco Liners though they aren't in my line of builds. Thanks for all the shares. Here are a couple of inspirational subjects that have caught my fancy. First is a trailer I saw at the LGS Historic races. I don't really think it is a Bugatti buy who knows?
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Thanks for sharing your fantastic collection CL. Some real gems. I love the little blue Alpha coupe by QR and the Spirit of America! I am attempting to repurpose an old Wen Mac Spirit that come close to 1/24th but would really wish there were one available done properly. Your photo has some good reference potential.
Pardon my silly question but for us uninitiated what is the QR brand? Thanks again.
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From where I sit the engine turned decals look pretty good. This is one of those things that I wish BMF (Bare Metal Foil) would put out is a good 1/25/25th da machine finish. The movie is definitely worth watching.
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I have found that using the arch typical Exacto #11 blade will often wander off line because of the thin blade tip, especially if too much pressure is applied. They are great for curves and inside radius clean up however for straight lines I prefer a # 16 which gives you much more control.
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You's all to much! If the earth were falt we wouldn't have to worry about rising sea levels because the water would all just run off the edge. Dam!
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On 2/12/2018 at 3:13 PM, alan barton said:
Every time someone does a post on bellytankers I feel guilty because my vacforms have been a W.I.P. for WAYYYY too long.
The tanker was scaled up from the dimensions quoted in the 1962(?) Hot Rod magazine article on the 360D car shown above. I also have a version with a flat bottom. Some cars seem to have done this to get the whole show a little closer to the ground.
The Vesco - Nish streamliner was commissioned by a guy in the States who bought twenty off me. He was somehow associated with the team and provided me with a calendar that had enough photos and dimensions to work from. Kicking myself now that I never copied the calendar before returning it to him! Did anyone here ever buy one of these off him?
Probably the thing that put this on the backburner was doing the clear parts. Anyone who has ever done any vacforming will know that the tiniest spec of dust on a clear vacform will look like a tennis ball in scale! Still, I know more now than I did then - it's at least 25 years since I made these moulds, so maybe it's time to drag them out and try again.
Cheers
Alan
Really nice job on the Vesco - Nish streamliner, beautiful lines.
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Today I saw a 1:1 one of these Weber intakes for a small block Chevy up for sale on ebay. Coming along nicely, Webers are looking good.
Thanks for the notice!
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The Ultimate crate motor...
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6 hours ago, absmiami said:
Gracias.
found another good sourcE for contemporary pix of the 29 - this issue of Hot Rod - includes a great picture of the manifold -
Cool! At first glance the intake looked like a cross ram plemun job like the old Edelbrock Smokey cross ram intake but it really does have individual runners.
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you would have to ask the Mad Man that. I would guess because there are many existing Ferrari's available in many scales and types, resin and production kits.
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How do various scales compare to each other? I, like many others never really considered what that one little extra point between 1/24th and 1/25th scale really meant to my customizing project. Heck they are almost the same... I can just swap that Monogram Sizzler Dragster mill into my Revel Tony Nancy rail! ? One year I did a model making display for a VFW car show and decided that I would like to show the difference in most all the popular model car scales. Below is the results using one of my favorite cars as reference. I took the overall size from the 1/20 Turbine and used a drawing from the Bill Jorgensen kit plans, thank you Bill. Then did some math and this is the results. I was surprised by how much as difference there really was between the 1/24 and 1/25.
SELF-DRIVING CARS: THE HYPE VERSUS REALITY
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Self Driving Dragsters! It would be kind of like the old COX thimbledrome days but without the string.