Big John

Ren Shape or at least the slab I have, and guard with my life, is basically polyester filler, AKA bondo, that is cast in a slab. No grain no bubbles. You may find smaller pieces but the one I lucked into is 2" thick X 24"X48". I was able to get mine when the company I worked for went out of business and auctioned off their materials. Sands beautifully and in thinner strips it bends well. You can do laminated curves with it like bent-wood.

A problem I've run into, especially if I am using a rattle can or the paint isn't thin enough, is that it doesn't run into the panel lines just kind of pulls back an forms a bead along the edge. If the plastic is light and I am shooting a dark color I get light or unwanted color in the panel lines. I got some lines to scribe on my scratch build and will definitely try this out. Thanks,

Great Idea when you need to use a circle template! Oooooo a push drill I like that!!!!

Does this include all the kits I haven't even started? As long as there"s glue and paint there's hope. What an amazing variety of design concepts it makes one humble! Great work Guys and Gals. Now back to the bench!

You Got Me! I was skimming through and thought Ah, A Dodge Superbird, with a really nice paint job it was only later that you mentioned that it was a Camaro and I had to look again. Should be a looker when it's done.

Now there's something you don't see every day Chumley! an Allison Powered Royale!!!

The grill is definitely a 70.

And if your drain lines in the diorama get plugged you can use it as a snake! I haven't tried yet but has anyone tried annealing some with a torch to make them more user friendly?

Not long ago I saw a 1/8 fiberglass body of the Moon eyes car for sale on the-bay.

Fernando at FPP has put out seveeral LSR cars in 1/24th. Thrust 2 (not the SSC) and two Blubirds. I have an old Wenmack that I am repurposing that is also a close 1/24th. And Profile 24 has had the 1929 golden Arrow in 1/24 also. Big Kits, Lots of resin.

I take it that this primer doesn't make very good nail polish either...

I am looking forward to trying the thread for my Bugatti tp35 brake cables it looks about right. Here is one use by 89AKurt on his Auto Union build. The neat thing about the guitar strings is that they come in many different sizes.

Love the 1970/71 Challengers. I got to help my friend build his 383 back in 74/5. He asked "what can I do to make it go faster?" I made some suggestions and it evolved from tarantula manifold with 750 Holley to the tunnel ram set up below. He liked the green and gold block with red headers. Too christmasy for me but hay it was his car. I always liked the Challenger front pan better than the Cuda.

ENGINES YEAH!!!! They are the heart of any machine and are really an entire kit unto themselves! Of course if you have an entire engine shop diorama it must have a great collection of motors. Thanks landman, even the engines in the background look interesting. I like the Chrysler turbine, GMC 6-71diesel, and the old Hit-n-Miss, even a Lincoln V12! Snow Shoes? For when it is too icy to drive?

Wonderful work Kurt, I will definitely have to go look for your WIP! I got to see this C type at the Laguna Seca historics a few years ago. Quite a sound from that v16!

Yes, Fernando does have a Bugatti 251. I contacted him about wheels for a scratch built I was planning which he was glad to supply (also sold me a set of correct wheels and tiers for a type 32 tank) the next thing I know he reissued the Bug 251on e-bay. One of the things I like about the FPP kits is how he imbeds wire into his castings for axles or tie rods rather than trying to do them as cast them in resin. He doesn't have one listed at this time but does have another Auto Union C and D types for sale. Find him at crazycar19.

I have been toying with a similar concept but a streamliner.

I would suspect that the enamels have a much longer flash or cure time than lacquers so they are drying and shrinking long after they appear to be set.

Thanks guys, great cable look. I have also found that guitar strings, the wrapped metal ones make great throttle cable lines like the cable release lines for emergency breaks and trunk/hood, and parachute releases.

Generally as with using color as a guide in heat treating metals, as the temperature rises the colors start running from pale yellow through straw, orange, red, purple to dark blue at the hottest point before the metal starts to glow. G&H show where the hottest point is right at the entrance to the pipes and the color fades as the gasses cool somwhat. Also any bend or kink in the pipe will be a location where the heat will build as the gasses hit the outside wall of the tube as in A& E. In F there are restrictions where the flex pipes connect to the headers and this captures more heat but not enough to blue.

What a vast cornucopia of uses and techniques... You guys have me sold! H have been heart broken to find my 68 indy STP car has a crackle finish after being finished with tamiya clear coat only to hear later that this was a problem with that product. Has anyone tried the Future over a crackle surface with good results? Thanks Guys!

I've not used the Future finish but now that I've seen your reviews I am looking forward to trying it on one of my projects. I have used Varathane brand waterborn clear gloss on my 1/43 car and it gave a very high gloss however it looks almost too plasticy, the semi gloss finish might be a better choice. I do like to use the clear gloss for vacuum form windows, Future would probably be a good choice too.

22 is ok by me, maybe I'll get something finished by then. We kinda have a virtual show going on here anyway, and we even get to see the WP. Still there is nothing like seeing the real thing. I will be the 90th anniversary of the 32 Fords! You think anyone out there has one?

Hi Vince, I am just an occasional shower and haven''t really gotten to know any of the local guys or the organization. Missed it last year when the show was just before the covid. I did win Best of Theme back in 2015 with my LSR cars and the V12 Beasts. Reminds me I haven't checked the NNL site to see how they are handling the covid though I expect this year is canceled this year. Great to hear from you Vince it is nice having the show in my own back yard... So to speak.