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Very interesting! Can I ask how you cut the rounded corners of the tape when masking off the big panels? Cut right on the body?

Just a little trick to add to Harry's instructions .. the linking on the forum works fantastic and has more smarts than you realize. I usually type out how I want the link to appear, like Click Here, and then highlight the text. When you go to the "Insert Link" icon, it will ask for the link as usual, but it will assume you want it attached to the text you have highlighted and not ask. You only have to type it once! Yeah, I'm typing challenged and find any way I can to avoid it!

.. as well you should be. Those are some good lookers there .. would like to see them closer.

Breathtaking paint job!

Sorry, but there HAS to be some idea here ... somewhere ... maybe the Volvo Woody Pickup? So you want to fix your car

so, Harry's the guy with clean plate and two beers? ... that explains everything!

I have to agree 100% with you, Peter. And the points on those MGB bumpers is one good example of this at it's worst. There ARE decisions to be made designing the molds and sometimes there's nothing you can do to have the plastic flow work, but still. About all you can do is say "at least they didn't put the seam down the middle of the bumper".

Some nice looking hearses there!

Welcome and some great engine work there!

Very nice! Just the added flanges add so much to the realism and the weathering is superb.

A great looking collection of builds .. the paint selections are especially classic! I want those cruiser skirts on the '60 Chevy for my Merc!!

Simply beautiful detailing .. wait, just plain SIMPLY BEAUTIFUL period!

Welcome, Brad. I like that pickup pic with the dragster wheels up in the air behind it.

oh my! are YOU in trouble now!!

I'm curious how these do on rounded corners. Are the tips on some small enough to go right around the curve?

That is an incredible job with the dirt. This is one of those weathering jobs that seem simple, yet are very difficult to make believable. Are you sure you're not 3" tall and took this for a drive behind your house??? Great job!

Not bad looking at all. I'm still hammering the glue off an old Valiant. These old bombs are a blast to recycle.

What can I add.. that car is ON FIRE!

Must be REAL gold in there!!!

ah yeah .. burn those tires down to the whitewalls!

That roof really fits!

Looking really spiffy!! I have a love for these old British cars ..had a 67 TR4A. I see you have the "in the garage detail EVERYTHING I can see" builditus. ehhe . I also love that sickness.

some 53 plates on this page.... Indiana plates scroll down to Indiana on left column and then 1950's Complete ... has a blowup image of the year strip even! kind of interesting. Never saw this done before.

Wire gages are a tough proposition. Gramps is correct that insulation has no bearing on the gage. Gage is actually a measurement of the weight in oz per sq foot. For wire, there are also various "standards" mostly depending on the material the wire is made of. There is the United States Steel Wire Gage (steel wire), American or Brown & Shart Wire Gage (non-ferrous steel wire, except music wire), British Imperial or English Legal Standard Wire Gage. All have different wire diameters listed gor any particular "gage". I usually use the American gages for non-ferrous gage for copper wire. For .016" diameter 26 gage would be the correct assumption. The chart you are using looks like the correct one to use. The diameter with insulation should be somewhat larger and would be the dimension you need to use to convert to the scale ignition wire size. This can vary with different brands of wire. The stranded wire gage reflects the overall diameter of the stranded bundle and the diameter of the individual wires (44 gage) is considerably smaller than the 26 gage detail master wire. There is really no equivalent diameter comparing stranded to single strand wire. The outside diameter listed as .016" should be the same overall as the detail master since both list the diameter, but remember that the stranded wire is the diameter of the whole package, not the individual wires. Hope I didn't confuse you too much. Your basic assumptions are correct but the wires from the stranded wire would be more suitable for "dashboard" wiring than ignition wire .. unless the OD of the insulation matches, which I would doubt. Now I'M confused.. eheh. The only real way to tell is to have it in your hands under your micrometer!

What I wonder.. has he actually ever BUILT a model car??