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Jon Cole

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  1. Sounds like you are overdue to give it another shot. It is, after all, just another color paint. No magic involved.
  2. Maybe it's a demon car? Right now it appears to be going off a cliff.
  3. I suggest you avoid anything that is in a clear plastic one-piece syringe style container with two barrels. When you squeeze down on the plunger, it is supposed to come out in equal parts. It rarely did for me. But then again, Lady Luck hates me. I prefer to buy the small Devcon 2-part squeeze tubes. Just stir it up real good... you should have about 4 minutes working time before it starts to set. That is true about not touching unwanted glue excess. If any were to ooze out of the edges of a windshield after positioning, just let it sit until it is about 50% cured... then use a toothpick to peel it up and out.
  4. Back in the day, when dinosaurs roamed the earth, men were men and sheep were nervous, we knuckleheads in the auto body trade frequently used acrylic lacquer to do partial repaints, blends, and panel spraying. We used the Dupont System, and would often mix in-house, or buy pint cans of lacquer. We would mix it with thinner right in the spray gun cup and shoot it. Clear lacquer available, but we rarely used it. Most of my time was in domestic automobile dealer body shops. Fix it, paint it, buff it, get it out the door. Ahh, those were th *>~cough! cough!~<" ...days.
  5. YES!
  6. I think the playing field is level… so if someone wants to make a display, more power to ‘em! As long as the display doesn’t cross the line into ‘Dioramas’. Classic Plastic uses a points system for judging their contest. Chassis is one of the… five (iirc) judged categories. If they cannot see it, nor allowed to pick up the model to look under it, than you; the builder, are out of luck! Even in points judging, a tie still happens. That means they go back for a second look. If the judges have not read your description before, they sure will the second time! While I don’t like a tall sign that blocks a view of another model, I think that is less likely to happen than running into “table hogsâ€. It seems that the first people to park their builds think they can claim the entire table! Once the space gets crowded, I can still see who the “table hog†was. Man I hate that!
  7. The heck with a walker... I'll get a Segway with Minilite wheels .
  8. An acrylic display holding a typeset description is always a good idea. I don’t care to decipher the chicken scratchings of poorly hand wrote displays. I would suspect that the judges are not too thrilled about them either, but that’s just an assumption on my part. Even without acrylic, a good typeset description is a must. I also use a disk that I decorated to display the model on; many will use mirrors which look great. I did this one maybe fifteen years ago. That was before I knew what a “kompootur†was, so I had someone do the typeset quotations for me. I never really did advance beyond the ‘colored pencils’ stage of artwork. EDIT: I just realized that one roll of checkerboard contact paper really goes a long ways!
  9. It is most likely real. And tacky.
  10. Usually when I go to the basement, I'll get halfway to my workshop... and stop to think about "What did I come down here for?" Most times, I won't recall why until I go back upstairs!
  11. Taiwan, Hong Kong, et al... where "shipping & handling" has nothing to do with a corrugated cardboard boxes!
  12. I'm somewhat taken aback by the total lack of amusement of this fun activity! Everyone is allowed their own opinion, of course, but we are talking plastic models here, people! Not a Rembrandt! Most of the builds entered reflect that. I never bothered to enter this category myself, but it's not because my little models are so precious that I just cannot bear to harm one! Sorry for the sarc; but if I saw a model kit collection, even a very modest collection, I would bet my bottom dollar there are at least one... umm, "less than desirable" kit in there. As for most of us here, I bet we could call our stash of kits... "more than modest". Back when many voiced concern that the hobby was dying faster than they liked, several said, and I paraphrase: "I have more models that I will ever build". Having been involved with the club, I can tell you.... when there is a trophy involved, some builders would, if it was possible to win a trophy, they would... glue each individual part of that kit to their face... fastest fool wins! And I guarantee you there would be a good turnout for this! Now that I think of it.... And yet, you wouldn't spare... one? Kit? Hmmmm....
  13. Aw, c'mon! You don't have any glue bombs stashed away? No too-far gone old builds? Most models entered were built specifically for this category... which, btw, fwiw, offers a 1st thru 3dr place trophy. BTW, monster trucks... those tire/wheels will really fly away!
  14. The two most recent issues of each, afaik:
  15. The French have made some funky stuff! Besides, beauty is in the eye of the beer holder.
  16. I wuz going through some old pics, found these from our 2003 Classic Plastic meet. IIRC, the MassCar club was already doing this before we ever had a contest. Build the model for the Slammer class. Set it on the ground, climb the ladder, and send the hammer south! He (or she) who has a part fly away the farthest away from the target... wins. Simple, and fun!
  17. Some are from the aftermarket, others are images found on the internet... ’40 Ford... ’64 Impala dash, so I am told… Late model GTO… Just some examples. Others may explain the "paint with toothpicks" trick
  18. Between Mark, and Jeff's comments... just too funny! Should there be any mention of the long rumored "initiation ritual" they go through?
  19. I recall that someone drew a diagram of this "paint buildup" years ago in one of the two hobby magazines. It showed real well how the paint edge would look, if you could see a cross section; only magnafied. By chance would anyone remember what mag & issue # that would be?
  20. Well, when I glue any of these materials in place, there is not a lot of 'contact area'. Those tiny pins I glued at each end of the flare are a good example. Using tweezers, I held the pin in place, and added a drop of medium viscosity super glue. Then I dump a pinch of baking powder to the liquid glue. That will "kick" it, or in other words, cause the glue to instantly turn solid. Same thing with the wire bead around the outer edge of the flare... clamp; add a drop of super glue; "kick" with baking soda; unclamp; tap off excess powder, and continue glue/kick until the entire piece is attached. Using the medium, or thick viscosity super glues work great for this.
  21. dominates racing, and your build looks great!
  22. Impressive build, Keke! The 300SL is a true classic.
  23. Great idea! It's like a Ranchero, or a Ute!
  24. Did you try Google's "Image" search feature? I have some saved in my Lotus file http://public.fotki.com/JCole/cars--british/lotus/ Not a lot of engine pics, just use Google as mentioned above, or look in eBay Motors.
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