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i have snippers dedicated for p.e. [9180ET] Photo Etch Tools for Modelers - The Xuron® Tool Blog for the bigly cutting. to get rid of the nubs, Opti-visor magnifier, deep breath, and good light, coupled with the above mentioned Xacto #10 blade X-Acto #10 General Purpose Blade, 5/Pack (X210) - One Shot Supplies, Inc. - Where Hawaii Gets Its Color cut on a piece of glass. any hard surface [tile, et cetera] will do, but a cutting mat deflects enough to distort the piece you are cutting. sometimes no problem, sometimes it can be an added step to correct. any irregular edge can be smoothed with a foam sanding stick [240 grit or finer is good for me] stedi Sanding Sticks, Model Hobby Making Tools, Polishing Sanding Sticks Tools for Gundam Repairing Plastic Model and Miniature Model 6PCS(#400+#600+#800+#1000+#1200+#1500): Amazon.com: Industrial & Scientific before doing any cutting, i rub down the p.e. with a piece of foam abrasive [320 grit or finer] Amazon.com: KACNON 20Pcs 180-3000 Grit Sanding Sponge Set (180/320/400/600/800/1000/1200/1500/2000/2500/3000) - Ultra Fine Sanding Sponges Pads with Brush - Soft Foam Sanding Block Dry Wet Sandpaper Assortment : Industrial & Scientific amazing how it removes the sharp edges of the individual pieces, which in turn, allows the p.e. to hold paint more better.

Q: do you use a spray fixative to hold/ protect the dry colors? thx sid

yet you neglected to mention that in your initial inquiry. "I was wondering what was the best way to do tuck and roll. I've heard evergreen half round works well but what size do I need for the smaller pleats they would use on seats? 1 mm, 2mm, I have no clue? Any advice you may have would be helpful and appreciated." i'll endeavor to read between the lines before i off any other suggestions. although it may spark an idea for someone else reading the thread; who knows?

not really applicable here, but i am so i'll make the best of it..... every JC Whitney ad i have ever seen had a paint pin stripe tool for $2.98. it was a glass vial mounted with a wheel & guide on the business end. to read the advertisement, you could practically quit your day job and become Steve the Striper with this meager investment. "... make plenty of money, impress your friends, get girls . . . . "

i remember Auto World selling "pinstripe tape"

if you search on YouTube videos, there's a bunch of modelers who use cosplay 2mm foam sheeting and scribe the tuck 'n' rolls in. it looks 'okay' @ 40 mph, but close ups leave a bit to be desired. at the least, i would want to use something as a hardener and then paint it. if i used it. which i probably never will. but it doesn't mean there aren't those who do. "eye of the beholder" and all that, old chap.

nice tie-in with the headlight supports. makes them look like they belong to the same car.

i've not had problems in over 25 years. look for seller satisfaction and if it's less than 90%, don't buy. more BLAH_BLAH_BLAH_BLAH comes along every day. if you have the luxury (desire/ time) make an offer. if it's accepted, good. if not, you need to decide what its value is to you. ebay uses credit cards, so check with your cc company and ask them what their "insurance" policy is regarding purchases. i've had good luck with Bank of America Visa, but maybe all cc companies have to abide by the same rules. final advice? caveat emptor!

wonder how many sponsors ol' Buck went through before he found two with proper color logos. the "go fast" number font sets the pace.

this fellow has a 3 part series on undercarriage treatments. unfortunately, he threw in the towel on making videos.

i've seen that truck before. it was in the parking lot of the Old Home FIll'er Up & Keep on Truckin' Cafe.

either Bob Smith Industries ic 2000 black cyanoacrylate adhesive or Mr Surfacer (Mr Hobby) 1000 have worked for me under like conditions. IC-2000 | Rubber-toughened CA cleans up with debonder or sanding sponge CA Debonder | Un-Cure Mr. Surfacer 1000 - Mr. Hobby sanding sponge both take a bit of time to dry apply with toothpick i've had some success with both if you search through some of Night Shift videos, he uses it extensively (6) Night Shift - YouTube

thanks for the offer. i'mma gonna hold you to it. sid

this is an awful story, but what the heck, i'll share it anyway . .. . so i had this first date. now this was about 18 years ago at the height of the time in my bachelorhood which i will refer to as the "tri-state reign of terror." i'd have a meeting with a lady for coffee in the morning, another for lunch, and then if it was a good saturday, i'd have a dinner engagement with a third. so after dinner we went back to my pad. a little chit chat and then time for, well, an interlude, would be delicately put. of course being the suave and debonair man about town i fancied myself, i popped in a new cd of, yes, Lalo Schifrin themes. (regretfully i don't remember the orchestra, but it may have been various) so one thing leads to another, i'm doing what makes me, me, and then the song changes. i cannot remember the name, or at exactly what point things changed, but the next thing i know the music was blaring whatever song that the gladiators marched to when entering the colosseum. it didn't put a halt to the festivities, but i sort of broke the mood, if you catch my drift.

looks minimum 4" (1:1 = actual) diameter / maybe 5" or 6". the evergreen catalog takes a little getting used to: EVERGREEN SCALE MODELS and doesn't have everything, but between it and Plastruct, you should be able to get what you need: Catalog – Plastruct the only caution i would offer is to stay away from ABS plastic. just a personal choice; guys that use it may find it fine. don't forget the protective screen so Bear don't get burnt. this is too good not to post edit: skip the 45 degree doglegs and put some proper "flipper" tops on the pipes. nothing prettier than seeing them straight up with rolling coal in the wind.

over the tears i have seen, but never participated, in group buys. y'know when one guy only needs a couple of something but the smallest quantity is 100 or 1,000 and he cannot figure out what to do with the surplus, so he harangues the rest of the inmates to buy into the whole and then somehow, someone, manages to distribute the booty to everyone? Q: has this ever been done with 3D file & subsequently printed, parts? packaging & postage would obviously be a factor. well, the logistics in general would be a horror show, but is it a practicality? i guess it would sort of be a business at some point? and there are people who do that. nevermind . . . . . .

you just keep the links a-comin'; m'kay?

anyone use these:

unless you want to get a dedicated kit, the struggle might be a long one. a quick search showed me diecast 1:9 is about half-price of a kit. my vicarious experience has shown that guys working in a large scale like this are prone to make their own components. in all honesty, it looked like a metric tonne of work to make a mold and then rtv silicone a tire or two. maybe with all the 3d printing these kids are doing now, you could buy a file and have some whip up a tire. no; two. Sport Motorcycle Tires - Download Free 3D model by Jamie Hamel-Smith (@jamie3d) [f089def]

you just know the owner couldn't have that panel stop 3 inches shorter..

that's how they did 'em. and somewhere there's thread about not having patience to clean flash.

SGD has a pretty extensive line: Products – smallgreatdetails anyone know of a US dealer?

i believe somewhere there is a school of thought which subscribes to the practice of getting overspray body color around the perimeter for probably not the frame but the underneath of the cars' metalwork. probably translates better to late model cars rather than pre-war. this is a nice color combination and would perhaps lend itself to that belief.

i believe it's a variation on my favorite "wicker body" paint. Wicker door panel - General Discussion - Antique Automobile Club of America - Discussion Forums Crosley Garage Corgi Toys Mini Cooper De-Luxe Wicker work No. 249. Boxed Gorgeous example 1/43 | eBay you might end up using a kevlar or carbon fiber pattern decal over a painted panel (not the same color as the body) but i will be glued (!) to this thread hoping someone else has a more better idea how to duplicate. i think for scale, this might be a pass : Kevlar Weave Decal Series 1300 – Scale Motorsport

really nicely done. any chance of sharing how you did the window cranks & door handles? they actually look set away from the door card enough to get a hand in. thx