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diymirage

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  1. tried wiring up the engine today and im not sure about it i used the wires from a LAN cable they look nice but are a little bit hard to form ill post some pics when i can snatch the wifeys phone
  2. well, have fun surfing the internet with it, or making a phone call it was a very well thought out plan my friend i understood at a young age no doctor would ever marry me so i started dating a highschool girl who wanted to become a doctor now, 9 years later we're both 26, shes one year away from graduating and i am maybe 5 years away from retirement
  3. i used a old general lee decal on my death racer to make it look raggedy and war torn this kinda reminds me of it
  4. i think if you were to get these rims in chrome they might look halfway decent http://cgi.ebay.com/Model-Car-Wire-Rims-Co...%3A1%7C294%3A50
  5. gotta tell you, when i first read you cut down the spoiler i was lile WTF but now that it is on there it looks pretty good reminds me of the 3000GTs are you gonna be adding more white accents to the body ?
  6. thanks guys i was really going for the fishy/reptilian look i tried polishing it up but im not yet fully satisfied with those results at least now i know how to go about it (thanks RJWood) im thinking i might be able to get a nice carbon fibre look by painting this same pattern in different shades several times im gonna have to try that some time. the foiling actually looks better in the pics then in real life i think i may have polished through it on a few places but all toghether im not dissatisfied with that result im thinking of foiling the front bumper aswell since i had to remove all the chrome to fill the licensplate section
  7. in my honosut opinion, that car just wouldnt look right without a set of turbines doest have to be the exact same ones as the first general lee but maybe an wheel that looks like it ws inspired by them ?
  8. yeah, you're right, i picked that one because it was the first car i added wires to and i wanted to show it of try this one , same series
  9. hey guys i kinda stole the idea for the paintjob from a camaro i've seen on here i used a peice of old screen door to get the scales on the side of the car this will be my first polished model, my first time using putty (i removed and filled in the front license plate from the bumper) and my first time foiling (what a PITA) hope you like it so far and as always, suggestions/comments are welcome
  10. thats a great idea i like it dont forget to ad some welds to the doors and a CB to the interior
  11. get a backberry storm i bought the wife one because she needs it for medschool check out this pic, i took it with her phone
  12. very nice from what i can tell (not the very best pics) i really like the shaker scoop matched to the body nice touch
  13. loving the progress man looks like a very "hands on" model im sure that this will be a peice youll be most proud of once it sits on the shelf keep it up hey, i know im getting ahead of things here, but how will the paint job be ?
  14. no reason ya both cant be right maybe its a mudstank with a chebby engine in it though i cant imagine why anyone would want to do that
  15. provided i havent lost it in the move, what would you be willing to trade for it ?
  16. this is a great support group aswell http://mopars.proboards.com/index.cgi? that is a very nice looking challenger it is one of my favorite models i have build 2 , and am building a 3rd one as we speak this was my number 2, i build that as a Christmass present for my father inlaw i have it posted here http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.p...c=16644&hl= it one of my best builds if i say so myself
  17. does my opel kadett (pontiac lemans) count ?
  18. i always like adding some metal wire to the inside of the tube i want to bend that prevents a total flattening of the tube because the wire is in the way depending on how many bends i make in one peice i take it out when im done or just leave it in
  19. you know i have seen a cuda molded in purple on here and the only finish on that one was a awesome polish job maybe thats an idea for you just polish it really well ill try it with a body i have laying around and take some pics for ya if you want
  20. thanks alot ron im sure this will help me greatly
  21. hey guys i just bought modelmasters micromesh polishing kit and im very impressed with the results but here is my question after the first body i did i noticed the dust from "sanding" staynig in the mesh is there any way to prevent or remove this ? i was thinking of using them wet, would that be ok ? thanks alot guys
  22. read this post and see what you think http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.p...c=13906&hl= you'll find mine in there too and i believe it works like a charm (though i really should ad a filter to mine)
  23. i think what he meant to say is : good job on building an egine that is so detailed the trained eye can spot the subtle differences that show the year of it. good job
  24. i am trying to steal the paint job of a camaro i saw in the "how to" section only im using a challenger
  25. i always paint it aluminum then dry brush on black and (if needed) rust
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