sidcharles

that's one of the videos i watched. to me it needs some innards to be convincing, but i like the frame work.

i'll betcha a 3D print guru could come up with something x the sheet which could be scored & snapped to size.

search gave a great cap & lots of hose possibilities [and some secrets who doesn't install lowers], but . . . what's a good way to construct a see-through, somewhat convincing, radiator core? i've tried YT, but most options appear to be just layers of screen with no vertical tubes, which seems less than ideal. thx

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an area out front well worth the effort. Q: is there a year when this style cap would become common?

and who eats the sins of the sin-eater . . .

those blower belts look a bit out of scale. and i think they're supposed to wrap around the pulleys. other than that, the car is coming along nicely. _ _ _ _ _ btw: for a slight of hand with the wheel wells - sometimes to give a small room depth, interior designers will use a bit darker shade of paint on its far wall. i know it's a bodge, but could painting the inside of the wheel well a bit off from the body make the "too tall" space less glaring?

it all starts with a good breakfast. groat cakes with some 30 weight does it for me.

the minimum amount of different colors tie everything together

there was a time when i would buy comic books after all, he was the King of the Road Knights Clint Curtis (Character) - Comic Vine

"Hubley Shudders" i'm out

you read instructions? i thought they were simply suggested sequences.

you transport me back and i'll build that puppy; let's go. Revell kits were way to hard for me as a kid. my list of failures include the original Mickey Thompson Challenger and the 1956 Ford pickup oh, wait; you mentioned '70s & '80s. nope sorry; those were model train decades.

Revell as a pat, one word, answer. but there are satellite companies already mentioned which have a fairly short list but they are exquisite kits. i think the current lingo is "artisanal" - at least that's what the local bakery calls their $10 a loaf bread. the lady who makes it doesn't shave her legs, but that's another thread unto itself.

as bobss396 mentioned, 3D printers are all the rage. a lot of libraries have a MakerSpace which will guide you along the path of using one of these gizmos.

labor ............... $25 @ hour if you watch ... $35 if you help ...... $75

it's a well known fact that my time is worth what i charge. yours? perhaps not as much

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i never know where a video goes, but if i wanted information along the construction process, i would look in this section.

i'll bet that was a project

i had some Amazon money in the till, so i ordered a bunch of Vern Tardel's repair books. #2 is "transmissions" and at first blush, [delivered yesterday afternoon] they will prove of value in a number of areas.

the other point to emphasize is that it's not an either 'this or that proposition.' combine and use a couple of each idea on the same model and see what suits you or works best in a given situation. dry brushing and Tamiya panel line accent paints can go a long way towards improving a cast firewall (or anything) without getting too deep down the rabbit hole.

probably not much help to your question, but you know what you're looking for so it might jump out at you if you see it: Model Car Science i would start at least a month after the deadline of the contest entries. but if it's inspiration you want: Popular Mechanics - Google Books Cover - April 1938

those rascals @ scalemates pulled a good one on me. it's listed under Fleetmaster (if that's the one you meant) '47 Chevy Fleetmaster , Moebius Models 2302 (2025) the instruction sheet (from another version) has a good picture of the steering column & shift shaft (?) to help with proportion. thanks sid

holy-smoley guys. you don't know how many responses the Ford Barn & HAMB have sent me today and most of them have left me scratching my head. both diagram & pictures [above] have all but eliminated and doubts in my mind how the seemingly contradictory motions of lever & crank thingie interact to make it work. much appreciate the helps, sid