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Model Cars Magazine Issue 163
my66s55 replied to Tom Setzer's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
I was in my local Hobby Town yesterday, but it wasn't. -
I,m going with real on this one.
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I do this all the time. You need a program called Gimp Image Editor. It's open source so its free. Open the file you want to make a certain print size, go to tools, then transform tools and crop it so that it is either the height or width of what you want, save it as a new file, re-open it. go to image than print size and re-size it and save it again. Reopen it and print it out.
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Engine color for 429 Cobra Jet
my66s55 replied to W-409's topic in Model Building Questions and Answers
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What magazines do you get?
my66s55 replied to bbowser's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
I also have been getting Hemmings Classic Car and Muscle Machine since day one. My renewals that I did in June and November are digital though. I get an email and a link when a new issue come out, download it as a pdf and read it at my leisure. No more piles of mags. Can't beat the price-$7.00 a year. I mcm would go digital, I'd buy it. -
Testor's Acrylics Airbrushing Question
my66s55 replied to regular guy's topic in Model Building Questions and Answers
99% of what I airbrush is acrylic paint spayed with a paasche H. I use Liquitex Airbrush medium and water for thinning and 91% alcohol for cleaning. When I am done painting, I take the needle and tip off the airbrush and soak them in a small glass of the alcohol. After a short while, I clean the needle with a thin tooth pick and rinse it under running water. If I am painting more than one color, I fill a spare paint bottle half full of alcohol and spray it through the airbrush until the spray if clean and then change color. I haven't had to clean the tip while painting. -
I've been using these for a couple years now. The silver is much better than the sharpie and I find it works well for interior and dash detail. The silver sharpie is good for exhaust and things of that nature.
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Build count for 2011
my66s55 replied to martinfan5's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
I finished 10 64 Plymouth 37 Ford pu 40 Ford sedan delivery 25 T Ford coupe 34 Ford pu 30's Rolls Royce roadster 1929 Mercedes SSK 1950's Austin Healy 100 1941 Chevy coupe 1930 Ford Cabriolet Less than one day to finish 1934 Mercedes 1936 Mercedes - Entex A few days to finish 1965 Dodge Coronet Plus good progress on a scratch built project -
Looks real to me.
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best type of resin & rtv rubber
my66s55 replied to Sixx's topic in Car Aftermarket / Resin / 3D Printed
I have been casting for about 6 + years and after trying some different products, settled on Smooth-On. Dragon skin always gives me a good mold and smoothcast 305 resin a good cast. I have not needed to use any pressure pot as I have never gotten bubbles on any cast. I cast anything from carbs to full size model car bodies bodies. It also helps having a distributor in the area. -
So much for Jacksonville or Orlando.
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to many people cant load pics
my66s55 replied to mr cheap's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
Virg, Check my avatar. I'm even further along than it shows. I foresee a full series of a gm A bodies in the near future. I have taken photos during the process and will do a w.i.p. sometime in the furure. That's a 1935 Lasalle rumble seat coupe. -
to many people cant load pics
my66s55 replied to mr cheap's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
What is so difficult? I don't understand. Done in a matter of a few minutes with Photobucket. -
Our very own Ed Shavers Birfday!
my66s55 replied to george 53's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
Happy birthday Ed. May the gods be with you and you have many more b-day past my age. . -
Donn has hit the nail on the head and said exactly what I was going to post. It's the 5 P's that make the grade. Terry, I have a 25 T that has the same shine on it's roof as your model in your post has. It was painted with cheap Apple Barrel gloss black acrylic and finished with Future. The difference in mine and yours is was I didn't expose myself to harmful chemicals that can harm my health or kill me. It was Donn's DVD that made the difference for me.
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Nicely done. Stock right down to the color. Just the way I like them.
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A very nicely done build. I really enjoy seeing a nice build like this.
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How's your Thanksgiving weather looking ?
my66s55 replied to Greg Myers's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
I only care about Friday's weather In Daytona as I'll be spending most of the day for my yearly trek to http://www.daytonabeachcarshows.com/ I take lots of pic's. -
It is............REAL
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securing the shell to the body?
my66s55 replied to foxbat426's topic in Model Building Questions and Answers
You don't mention which model you are working on. Many of the pre wwII bodies are difficult to attach to their chassis. I have found that silicone works well. It's no problem if you need to take it apart latter and easy to clean up any that seeps to the outside of the body.