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Cheers Jim. I just emailed them myself, as I too am interested. Hopefully these become available again before too long. I'd like to get a couple of the Lotus 29 upgrade kits and a couple additional sets of tires when they are in stock again.

Hello Thomas, and welcome to the forum. Try posting your parts request in the WANTED section, near the bottom of the main forum page. You might have better luck there. Cheers

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Have you contacted them to confirm? I see the site says oos, but some of these shops produce product to order.

Cool Lotus builds, Gustavo. I love them both. Really nicely done models. I'm guessing the submarine is a Fujimi kit, but I can see the other one is not. Is it the Nichimo kit?

Nice re-build, and a good looking wagon. I've been intrigued by these Hubley Ford wagons for some time, and keep my eye out for one. I see lots or promos on the bay, but usually warped badly. The kits seem less common.

Nice lines.

If you apply it directly over yellow plastic, you will have a semi-translucent finish that will retain a very plastic look. I would prime with white, then apply a yellow base coat before laying down the turn signal amber. This will create a much more solid and realistic finish.

I would coat the decals in question with gloss clear while still on the paper. Once cured, cut the decal from the sheet, right up to the image. When applied, it should be a shiny decal.

Very nice looking paint, but there is a slight texture, probably inherent in the paint. I don't clear everything, but I think a clear would finish off that paint job very nicely. A couple coats of clear and some light, fine colour sanding or an application of cream polish and that paint will look like a million bucks.

Great little Henry J. Very cool so see one in more sedate trim than the usual gasser. I like it.

Beautiful McLaren. Nice, clean work, and the paint looks fantastic. Overall very nicely done.

I would try thinner paint, dialing the pressure way back, and getting in close. Making the paint thinner will help it flow at low air pressure. Low pressure helps to reduce paint output volume, allowing you to get in close and lay down small amounts of paint where you want it without air pushing around a puddle of paint. Focus on the deep parts of the wheel first until you have satisfactory coverage, then pull back and focus more on the rim portion of the wheel. I recommend a couple practice runs on scrap wheels to get the technique down. Some airbrushes won't do this very well. One of my airbrushes is a Badger Patriot 105 that is miserable for stuff like this.

Brilliant. That paint looks great, and the effect is perfect in the sunlight. One of the nicest examples of black cherry I've seen on a model.

Assuming you are referring to electrical wire with an insulation on it, it is difficult to day. The gauge refers to the cross sectional area of the conducting material (the copper) in the wire, but we are interested in the overall diameter including insulation, and insulation can come in various thicknesses. For most applications you will probably want an overall thickness of .012" - .014". In many instances this will mean using 30-34 gauge insulated wire, depending on the size you need for your application (are you replicating 7 mm wire for a stock engine, 8 mm for a modified street engine, or 10 mm or larger for a race engine) and the insulation thickness. For insulated wire, the sizes you mention would be a bit large. For uninsulated wire, 26 ga = .0160", and 28 ga = .0126". In this case, 26 ga. is a bit large but might be usable for a modern drag engine, and 28 ga. would be suitable for a street engine.

Cool concept and great execution. That is one of the best integrations of the Allison mill into a road car I've seen. The two go together very well, and the mods to accommodate the engine flow well with the rest of the car. Very cool, and nicely done.

Nice attention to detail. Looking forward to seeing more.

Cool project. The body mods are really looking the part. Nicely done.

The Cuda is coming along great. Very nice work on the paint.

Looking good, Joe. Very nice clean work on the interior.

Beautiful Jag, Rich. The coupe and roadster look great as a matched set. Very nice work.

The Charger looks great in black. Love the redlines. The display backdrop is cool, too.

Every time this thread comes back around, I spend an hour or so reviewing the whole thing from the beginning. And each time, my mind boggles. Simply sublime craftsmanship. I appreciate your taking the time to illustrate your build. Cheers.

Digging everything about this build, Roger. I love your methodical approach, and the style is perfect. If this one finds its way back to the bench, I’m watching.

Looking great! I like the direction of this build. Digging that it’s not rolling on 19s or whatever.