mcs1056

I don't build kits for contests, just as I don't take my 1:1 Galaxie to car shows (OK...I take it, but I park in the lot and go look at the other cars). In fact, I doubt that I'll ever even go to a model car show. I don't build kits to impress my friends or neighbors, who wouldn't know (or care) that the doors didn't open out of the box. I certainly don't build kits to grease the pockets of those 3D printers who make a slightly better window crank handle than I can scratch build, or to invest in bags of "plug wires" or pre-fabbed distributors. I built my XL for me to enjoy driving. I build kits to enjoy the time spent...to relax...and for them to sit on a shelf. I LIKE making crank handles, just as I LIKED almost breaking my back taking the intake manifold off of the 390. If someone came to my house and pointed out that my fittings weren't faceted, I likely wouldn't show them the door, but I would have a revised opinion of them.

"Dude!!! They're disc brakes. Why are you telling me it took four hours and five cutting wheels to get the drum off? Then, you added the cost of some drum brake pads to the bill!!!. I aint paying you!" - Screamed at me by a guy whose rear disc brake parking/emergency brake shoes were worn to the rivets and seized after 250,000 miles and 18 years.

Paint a tube with a red Sharpie. Paint a bead with a blue Sharpie. Using the metallic Sharpies is even better, but not necessary. Slide a tube over your "hose," followed by a bead, gluing both. You now have an AN hose end, and can make a hundred more. I got these through Amazon, but they are available at Michael's and Hobby Lobby.

I'm with Pete on this. If I don't HAVE TO use a primer, I don't. I've had pretty good luck prepping bare plastic for paint only. I agree with him in that; Every layer of anything diminishes detail. Emblems on these things are small enough before we start. Having said that...sure looks like many here who do spray primer get better results than mine. I realize that this is, in no small part, due to my "newbieness." I defer to the experts.

By George...I think he's got it! Though my recollection is a boxier piece, perhaps it was 40 years of wear 'n tear that made it appear so.

Nope. I saw a box.

Nope. I saw a box.

Maybe someone here can help me. I was driving home from Chicago this past Sunday, enjoying the misery that was the Bears post game radio show. On the freeway, I passed some sort of mini campervan. It was a box...vertical front, sides and back, and no taller than my standard pickup truck. It may have been longer than my truck. The driver sat low in the very front, as if the engine was between the seats, or somewhere in the back. The thing looked like what a chopped Winnebago could be, though it did not appear to be a home-built. The only marking I could make out as I passed it was an emblem that had one word (ten letters?), followed by "-21" Searching the googlenet, I found no images with a resemblance. I couldn't get a picture of it, as I was doing 80 MPH at the time. Any thoughts?

In Hobby Lobby for other stuff, I saw this. Might it work? Might be wrong size. Thumb intentionally there for scale.

A supply of tiny wire can be found inside those super-reliable iPhone charger cables. When it stops working about a week after purchase, just cut the ends off and strip the rubber outer sheath. The attached pic shows what's inside: A- The first thing you'll see after removing the rubber; Put shrink wrap on it for a radiator hose? Put ends on it for a hot rod hose? B- A bit of fiberglass(?) for cable strength or something. C, D, and E- Some braided stainless. F and G- Itsy-bitsy wires. One green and one white. H- One larger red wire. I- The braided stainless shielding seen in A-, but with all of the guts removed. I scrunched (sorry about using technical terms) it together to show how big one could make it. J- A thin aluminum (NOT aluminium...USA! USA! USA!) wrap that is dull on one side and shinier on the other. Now, I don't have access to my Vernier clamp. Thus, the best I could do is the ruler for size comparison. I will not pay Detail Master, or anyone else, for their little bits of wire.

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You must have gotten a Monday morning caliper. Seems like mine was made on a Wednesday, right after lunch. The one I just bought gradually gets worse, being a 16th off by three inches. Definitely clamp material.

To get good images of individual parts for car kits I'm building or planning, I've recently begun to search Facebook Marketplace. The pic below is one example. Along with the four-in-one pic, the seller had individual shots of each. Want detail for the inside structure of your kit hood? Someone is selling one, and there are likely good pics. Another thing about this is that many sellers also have related items for sale. Clicking on their "Seller Details" will get you to a list of items currently open or sold. Though I'm not as good as most of you, I hope to use images like these to scratch build or modify kit parts to add more authenticity to my builds. You can be a general or specific as you want in your search. EDIT: Looks like I should have put this in "1:1 Reference Photos." If moderator could move it...

How are you adding the member links to these posts?

Got this from the internet. Perhaps (Likely) your source is better.