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i don't know Cadillacs, but you might want to expand the search to photo-etch supplier. The Model Car Garage - The Model Car Garage Products – J&J Scale Designs

Q: is there an advantage to using these three products in one mixture: #71.262, #70.524, & #70.597 ? seems they all have some of the same properties. thanks

looks 100% better than stock kit frame.

duly noted!

room service?

the rabbit hole is getting deeper:

DISCLAIMER _ THIS IS NOT MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL!!!! after posting i reread it, and don't want anyone to think i'm sleazing in on this fellow's action. i am not intimidated with the work or tools involved in such an endeavor, but rather my naïveté of mechanical things in general.

i've tied myself up with this arithmetic stuff on a regular basis for seven decades, so hopefully someone will say if this proportion is accurate. 1" in 1:25 scale = .04000" 1" in 1:35 scale = .02857" (i understand the suggestion was for 1:32 scale; only looking for a starting point here) difference between .04000 - .02857 = .01143 per cent of difference (using online conversion) = 33.3% difference Percentage Difference Calculator so could i conclude 1:35 scale is one third smaller than 1:25? and then if i could get some real world dimensions of similar components, i would be able to determine their suitability? NOTE: perhaps the long way round, but this information would help with any component comparison, not just an engine. some learned from playing with scales: a 1:24 scale vehicle is 8x the volume of a 1:48 scale vehicle of like type. (2x wide/ 2x long/ 2x high)

the military guys seem to pull this stuff off: GAZ-51 engine 1/35 not sure if pilfering an engine from one of these would work: FORD civil car SERIES 1/35

you're not getting cut any slack here, young lady. we're all still trying to burn a candle to Dave Shuklis; and he was building better than us 60 years ago. for the historian in you: i think 5 out of the first 6 issues of Car Model Magazine covers featured Dave's creations, too. Car Model (Home)

i thought it came into being with the '36 Ford. perhaps only an option & not its prime mover. this is a good video (channel actually) which identifies some of the unique (at least to me) features:

one of my favorite YT channels

i'm going with #3 for now. thanks for the additional considerations (seriously). will let youse know how i make on with the project.

Q2: would a model A transmission be a passible substitute ? i have seen a couple of those kits on the 'bay for around retail and they do have that dickensonian cutie trailer . . .

on my journey turning a Heller Renault 4cv into a ute, it became apparent the bed would not hold much more than a frog's hernia if the engine under remained. so the Muse decided it should be front engined & drived. what to use? the Hasegawa 1977 mini-cooper was available, and the wheelbase is only a scale few inches short. Q: [1:1 theory] since the mechanicals are up front, and only exhaust and brake lines continue to the rear, is there any reason the body pan cannot be cut and stretched? i'm sure the 1:1 vehicle would have sensors & wiring, too, but i am hoping not to have overlooked anything obvious in my enthusiasm. since the Renault is a '55 (from the instruction sheet) and the Mini a '97 (from the box art) i will attempt to backdate the Mini components with paint color & steampunkery. at least camouflaged so it doesn't look too contemporary. if this sort of works, i'm going to try a AMT '49 Ford club coupe next.* *next year, that is. stuff is piling up faster than i can cut + glue. thx