Spooker

Very confusing on all levels, it seems. I just purchased a rare old slot car on e-Bay, paid for 08/21, shipped from Portugal 08/22, e-Bay tracking began giving me notices that $$ would be due at my P.O. on arrival, arrived today 09/02 in my P.O. box, no additional charges assessed. I think I got in just under the deadline, but was afraid e-Bay was trying to pro-actively add some $$. I do believe my overseas purchasing, as far as possible, will be on hold for a while.

Great, look forward to seeing pics soon!

Just completed a very smooth & easy trade with JollySipper, thanks Tim!

30 plus years ago I lucked into an old, blonde wood, glass topped jewelry store display case, about 5-1/2 feet long, with mirrored sliding doors to access the display area and storage underneath, for $50. Adjustable glass shelves inside, haven't filled it yet! Need to get building more. I'll take some pics when i get it cleared off, that flat top is just too tempting a surface! Also started a photo diorama garage using 3 Fujimi garage kits, a long term WIP.

I haven't chimed in to this thread yet, any changes will become old hat soon enough, but I would like to add my vote to having some sort of buy/sell section. E-Bay's fees have gotten out of hand, IMO, and I would rather sell to people that might actually build an old, cherished kit of mine. My buying and selling has historically just generated funds to further my hobby interests, not to add to household income. Modeling, slot cars, model railroading, none of these have ever been a business to me.

Holy Foreign Additions, Rich! Never seen either of those before, awesome score for you.

I agree that is impressive, timing the bounce of forklift tines at high speed is an art!

Those wildly offset rims put a lot more strain on suspensions and hubs. Way too much leverage there. Just plain unsafe.

Thanks, LOBBS, right back at you!

Sorry, didn't see that!

Does anyone know what will clean a brush? Just ordered some of this and I'll need to apply it with a very small brush to detail HO slot cars. Brush in cap is WAY too big.

Back in the day, when IMC tires were eating the styrene wheels, we used shellac to coat any plastic surfaces that would come in contact with the tires. A couple thin coats brushed on seemed to work well. Those of us that dabble in slot cars have run into the same problems in that hobby as well. Clear nail polish as a barrier AND a glue works well for me on HO cars.

Me, too, as I have a real '68 in my garage! Unrestored, from Washington state, waiting for an ambition increase and an automatic trans crossmember.

I resemble these remarks!

I did the same with a Dremel drill press. Seemed like a great idea to drill lots of small holes in either models or slot car chassis. Pretty sure I've never used it for either of those things. I HAVE used it as a micro arbor press once or twice, otherwise I just hang things on the handle, like my grandfather's leather punch which I DO use often!

I thought this was just me, or a new setting that I missed. Yeah, e-Bay's constant tinkering is annoying, very little of it seems to be an improvement. My wife and I have a running joke about "new & improved" in advertising. Whenever we see or hear those words, we look at each other and say "Well, guess we gotta buy something else now!"

It might already be there!

I heard an interview with an AI "expert" (forget his name) who said the "learning" that AI does is it basically gathers all available info about a subject and then averages it. Doesn't sound like something we should rely on for anything important. Just a fancy algorithm bot.

I have the Trickle Mustang, it's the worst one in that series. Body doesn't fit the chassis, sits really high unless you do a TON of modifications to cage, suspension, exhaust and interior tin work. All the others look good OOB. It fills out my collection but will probably never get built.

This one: Bandai/AHM 1/12 scale STP Turbine I have owned two of them, mint in the box, over the years. Sold them because I didn't have the confidence in my skills to dare to build them. Now that I am "ready" they are stupid expensive (like $1000 or so) so I may never get another. Indycals decals are available now, too!

Also over confidence and ego.

Very nice set-up there, Mothersworry! Some gorgeous cars. I only dabble in 1/32 scale, don't really have room for a decent-sized layout. HO with the grandkids and a few friends in the area, nothing organized. We all use some form of large tackle box as our pit boxes, the work well in our scale. Hey Old Buckaroo, suggest a table-topper to set on the pool table with a permanent or semi-permanent layout on it. If there's nothing too high on the layout, it can just lean against a wall when not in use. Best of both worlds. I have a 6x12 foot flat top that goes over my permanent, soon to be scenicked layout for when I want to set up something different, usually for the grandkids. It's in 2 pieces that lock together for easier handling.

I've successfully used Micro-Scale Liquid Decal Film to "glue down" thick stubborn decals. Not its intended purpose, and you need to monitor things during its drying time, but it does work. I did some 1/43 scale Heller decals, like cereal box cardboard, and they look pretty good and have stayed put. Edit: Oh yeah, almost forgot, Future can be used as well, same criteria, keep an eye on things while drying.

Classic Racing Resins sells an upgrade kit for this: https://classicracingresins.com/collections/indycar/products/1-24-1955-john-zink-special-kurtis-kraft-upgrade-conversion-kit-for-the-monogram-plastic-kit Makes a huge difference in the finished model. As mentioned above, Indycals has several decal sheets for this also.

Hey Rich, I have no idea who made it. A lucky e-Bay purchase probably 20 years ago. On a Slimline T-Jet chassis. As you can see by the fin, the black resin is pretty translucent. Is there any aspect of our hobbies that you DON'T have a huge collection of?