Junkman

To my knowledge, there is no I pay .co.jp One thing is for sure. The first one who cracks the .jp market is rich.

Gosh, and you aren't even Canadian... I can relate to it, but I like the smell that comes out of a box which hasn't been opened for 20 odd years even more. This slightly moldy fragrance, which is reminiscent of the aromatic ambiance of a real old car. I think they should sell it in spray cans. And nothing beats fondling plastic which has embrittled in dignity for half a century.

Well, getting them is the challenge.

How do you make these white stripe tyres, Mike?

Eh?

I wonder if anyone of you speaks Japanese and is willing to help me hunting down a few of these auctions: http://page6.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/f87644939 http://page2.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/b104681725 http://page18.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/w47433165 http://page2.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/b107779407 http://page6.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/f83761642 http://page7.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/g72304592 http://page4.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/d101248584 http://page8.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/h138773277 http://page6.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/f88254967 http://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/132580227 http://page18.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/w47199415 http://page2.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/b104382188 http://page13.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/r41785402 http://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/58095023 http://page8.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/h138500768 http://page7.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/g69107180 http://page8.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/h126420308 http://page11.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/n75164805 http://page7.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/g87917045 http://page9.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/k125263989 http://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/132770609 I can't even figure out where to click to contact the sellers.

Don't really want to distract from this stunning project, or at least. let's presume I don't. But entirely btw, I have seen the Hagan/McGriff/Brooks Camaro you use as your Avatar race at Le Mans in 1982 with my very eyes. I still have photos somewhere. If I find them, I'll send you copies. Oh, and if you ever decide to model it, please make two.

Sure, it's http://www.kingkit.co.uk/kingkit/ He also sells a lot of stuff for all these people who think the war didn't last long enough.

I once had a '57 Dodge with the Red Ram in it. I was amazed how compact the engine was compared with the 392 Chrysler. And this teensy wee little 1bbl carb on top of it! But it went like ###### off a shovel and the mileage would put many a modern car to shame.

This really looks amazing. Also the black paint on your Mini. Fantastic!

How brittle or sturdy are these bodies? How do they compare to plastic/resin?

Oy, thanks for the hint! I want to use it on a set of bumpers and a grille for a 1/20 Nissan Cedric. Or is it a Gloria? Always wondered who came up with these names - for a car! Btw, the parts are molded in black. Does one still have to coat them black before applying the alclad?

It has been a while the car industry gave us something we hadn't seen before.

Hi all, Since I am as good with an airbrush as I am with a computer, or a relationship, I was wondering if anyone in England would be so kind and alclad a few parts for me? I will, of course, compensate for all costs as well as make a healthy contribution to the pub budget. I say England, because I think sending these abroad would just add hefty postage costs. Any help is appreciated! Cheers, Christian

Brakes? Way overrated. A bit like life itsself...

Happy sink mark filling. What are you going to do about the engine?

I have seen one in some kind of turqoise metallic and found this very attractive.

One really has to use a fine comb nowadays, but this is what I got from an English mailorder kit dealer today:

The easiest way to tell whether a Corvette is a 59 or a 60 is to look at the seats. The 59 seats are pleated side to side, the 60 ones front to back and the pleating is much finer, i.e they have a lot more pleats per seat. The wheelcovers were a running change during model year 1959, so some 59s have the 58 style wheelcovers, whereas no 60 would have them. All other changes are under the skin and can be neglected when modelling models of this vintage.

Pink? For a man? I'm getting too old for this world...

I do a lot of detailing with a paint brush myself. And the golden rule is that you must stir the paints thoroughly. I stir my paints for at least a cigarette length before I use them. That's around 7 minutes for a non smoker. Stir, stir, stir, stir. That's more important, than the best brush or a special technique, which probably doesn't exist anyway.

Actually, the MPC kit is a total dog. I hope they stop reissuing it before the end of the space-time continuum collapses. I just measured this styrene atrocity and it is 182mm long. The real car is 4710mm, so the model is 1/25.88 or 1/26.

Which engine comes with the kit?

I only get the member not found error too.

What is in the Gator's Grime tins?