sidcharles

yeah; there's that. but like me going to the local hardware store i never trade with, to buy (1) a bolt, washer, nut, to repair the painter's trailer door: i like the painter more than i dislike the hardware guy. Richard Carroll was one of those names that seemed to be in every issue of model car magazines for quite some time. not to mention whatever physical challenges age has wrought upon him, his spirit is still there and he intends to straighten out all the damage time has done to his creations of, well, 40-45 years ago. he won a Corvair, sold it, and then unloaded the T-Bird he bought with the money! that snippet alone does my heart more good than all the negativity the other guy could inflict. remember: NO ON CAN MAKE YOU FEEL ANYTHING. YOU HAVE THE POWER TO FEEL WHAT YOU WANT. and just because someone says something, that does not make it so. to leave on a positive note, apparently this interview is only the first of many. i'll let someone else post the next one.

like we like

another great idea down the tubes. i wanted to mount the Fiat body on a Revell model A chassis, so that would have established wheelbase & track = footprint. the track would work with the right (small 'n' narrow) tyres, but the wheelbase would require shortening and that put the kibosh on the whole idea. for now it can languish in the box on the shelf until a rainy day. man, i had plans for that car, too. i'll probably cobble some sort of "race car" from the kit & some of the parts i have around at some point. it will be a forcing function just to try new techniques and stay in shape. as we know, every model is simply practice for the following one.

i'm glad the seedless was developed. we used to have seed-spitting fights as kids. moms said don't, so we did. "applecore, baltimore, who's you friend?" Jimmy! splat!!!

Atlantis Keelers Fiat Dragster. i have always wanted a street version. [see that thread i resurrected] i have built the Tamiya & Bronco (?) small scale - it may have been a Simca, bit i want a 1:25 scale for my model railroad. kind of give it some panache, eh? the fenders i thought i could use (Tamiya Toyoda) are too big, but today i think i can cut down the Revell '37 Ford pickup fronts to be okay. i really am only using the compound curve, so time will tell. thanx for the glue-tip, too. sid

Q: what type of adhesive did you use? would micro-clear or white glue be strong enough? or go full monte and use styrene adhesive? i'm working on a plan . . . . i want to align (4) fenders so i can drop a body over them for marking & fitting [two step process]. a styrene base plate with shims to hold the body level, and sides to hold it in lateral alignment. something like a roll cage inside & styrene strips to adjust. but all should be removeable after the fenders & body are fitted to each other. the body styrene is great but flexible [thin] so i would like to have a consistent shape once the marking, cutting, & filing starts. i want the fenders fit to the body, not the body being deformed/ asymmetrical to the fenders. thanks sid

when 1:1 guys start body modifications, especially on older cars with questionable structural integrity, there's temporary bracing which gets bolted or welded inside to maintain symmetry & strength through the process. at some point the modified structure become stable enough to hold itself, the bracing is removed, and the construction process is completed. Q: when modeling, is there a similar step which takes place? or is the determined final outcome so confident there's no need and it's process is more "wing & a prayer". Q: do you make a temporary external structure to hold the body so that cuts & other modifications will be consistently uniform, or use the "putty is sold by the bucket for a reason" school of thought. workmanship of risk or workmanship of certainty? please discuss

maybe so snippets of interest & inspiration. https://youtu.be/paEWh0Agcqw?si=evCp0fS_DzJIg3vq

there's no deadlines; it's a journey.

i devoured every issue. i would carry all of the issues as i accumulated wherever i would go. in the family car, to visit relatives, to school, all over. even subscribed for a few years (along with Rod & Customs Models) when relatives would ask what i wanted for Christmas or birthday gifts. CM showed what could be done with some parts, around the house hardware (no aftermarket cottage industries to speak of - everyone bought from their parent company Auto World) and some learned skills. i guess it would be considered a "gateway drug" to a lifelong hobby. we all drift in and out as life pushes us here & there, but hobbies will wait until we're read and then embrace us like a long lost friend.

it came today and lunch time was spent oogling the parts. youse guys were right; the Toyoda fenders (front) aren't going to make it. the back ones are still a possibility. alas - the saving grace is all the parts trees. i can't remember too many of the Revell parts packs which weren't chrome, and in 1964ish it was certainly de rigueur, but my wonderment is how fine & detailed the parts actually are. i built two Triumph 'cycles and switched parts between the $.49 black plastic & the $.69 chrome one, not realizing how actually cool these kits were. so i would certainly suggest the kit for the engines & running gear parts alone. now i'm off on the Fiat street version tire hunt.

So Ute!

stash too large for your lifetime?

"it takes a village" good onya!

sort of off topic: the Gunze Sangyo kits were the ones with the rubber pieces. if Kenji is struggling, think of what us mere mortals would be subjected.

thanks. every time i click his site i am reminded "i have to buy wheels"

you're gonna need a bigger garage

Q: could you glue it together well enough to vacuum form a new one from clear? the model plane guys do this for canopies [they're farkin' obsessed with canopies] you would always have the tool, so it's the initial expense. but some YT guys are quite resourceful making them from tupperware or rubbermaid boxes & a vacuum cleaner.

camera is a brutal mistress, eh? i think it might squat enough comin' off the line so it'll be dead level upon arrival.

Q: do we know what model year it depicts? or does LR just renew the design when the market clamors? thanks s.e.

that came out, well, really crappy looking. one of those "ran when parked" under the old oak tree cars. good job.

lost the ozone

never a bad idea to research the particular kit; guys love to produce "unboxing" videos. one of my most enjoyable channels, i picked one at random: