SSNJim

Why convert a MK II Capri to a MK I widebody? It isn't an AMT kit, but it is out there. Typical motorized kit, very shallow interior, not much detail. It's been around forever - I bought one in the early 80's. This one is kit 1537. I am a huge fan of Capris - I had a 73 4 cylinder in the early 80s, also. Loved the car.

I don't know, but the transkit will need a new body and rear window. The rear window changed in 1975 from a regular rear window to a wraparound one, so they're quite different between a 70 and 79.

I don't know what it is about sidecars. I had a buddy with a sidecar equipped Goldwing. Woe be the passenger who was gullible enough to get in it. He'd "fly" the sidecar (what you were describing), spin the bike out, lock the brakes, and all sorts of crazy stuff. He called it the E-ticket ride.I knew better than to get in it.

I never knew that. I've heard both versions, but didn't pay attention to the differences. I assumed they were the same.

The only description of the car in the song is "a brand new, shiny red Super Stock Dodge". According to Wikipedia, the song was written in 1964 so it's possible the car is the right year. All the rest is conjecture. No mention of six tail lights, the 413 really digging in, ram induction, or any details other than that line.

I'm a little late to the game, but you could cut the large piece of styrene into smaller pieces. You could individually bend each piece to fit as necessary and glue it down for full contact. When you're done, it will look something like a mosaic, but it will be very solid. Whip out your favorite putty, sand it to the proper shape, and voila. I'm a little leery of using only paint/filler to do major bodywork. I've had it crack/fail too many times. I much prefer to use the original material as much as possible.

It says 1/25 SCALE MODEL KIT in the lower left hand corner.

Thanks for the suggestion. I do have a set of photoetched saw blades with similar saws. I'll give it a go.

Not quite a year later, and the ice treatment failed miserably. I've never had much luck with that. I'm working to scribe through the glass to get the visible parts out. They'll be replaced with clear plastic, but maybe a Deora will sacrifice its windshield.

Here's a pretty good thread on the Hubley wagons: Lots of stuff I never knew, and it seems they're fairly common kits for being 60 years old.

The local commuter train system in DC (Washingon Metropolitan Area Transit Authority [WMATA], mostly known as Metro) was fully automated for years. The drivers were just along for the ride and customer comfort. People liked seeing someone "in control" of the train, even if the driver was only a figure head. After a couple of accidents, they changed all the trains to manual control so the drivers have to drive. Now, there's incessant delays, jerky rides, and all sort of issues with service. Metro claims the trains will be fully automated again real soon now. There are incompatibilies with old cars and new among other issues. It's a difficult problem, and that's just a relatively few trains in a limited arena. The Metro tracks are completely inaccessible outside of a few points, mainly stations. Nonetheless, it's not unusual (maybe once or twice a month) for a train to strike a person. A few are what are termed "Metrocides", where a person intentionally jumps in front of a train, but there are people who just fall off the platform for whatever reason.

For sure. I had to turn off my 5GHz network just to install it, then I could turn it back on.

I've got a smart bulb now. Love it. Used it to replace a timer on a lamp in a difficult to reach place. I've got it scheduled to turn on and off at a certain time, and I can turn it off from my cell phone whenever I wish so I can watch movies without reflections. If you had told me even three months ago that I would ever connect a light bulb to a network, I'd have laughed in your face. Turned out to be a pretty good idea.

I would think a dark shade of just about any color in a high gloss would do it. I don't think of smooth as a color as much as I do an effect, including body lines, color, trim/badging (or lack thereof). Dark colors and high gloss tend to show the contours of the body better than light colors.

Interesting that gas turbines never really caught on for land-based use because they are heavily used in ships. Most non-nuclear powered warships built since the early 70's have them. The range of the ships seem to be comparable to their oil/coal-fired steamship predecessors. Gas turbines are also used as portable and fixed generators on land and sea. General Electric is still one of the major suppliers.

I'm with you. One of my modeling goals has always been to build a 1/25 scale K-Mart (I guess Walmart nowadays) parking lot full of daily drivers. I'm not quite there, but I'm working towards it.

Very cool. I'll be following along. It might be a good candidate for Lamborghini-style doors. Looking forward to seeing how this develops.

That is for a medium-size rear-facing TV that has a feed from a rear-view camera. Following drivers would be self-conscious seeing themselves on the TV, which should minimize tailgating and other aggressive behavior. At the least, they'll move away from the camera.

Yeah, I've never heard of it either, but it was on the news feed of my TV's screensaver. https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/hershey-kissmobile-goodbye-new-year

Very nice!

Ahhh, you're that Jonelle. I remember visiting your site years ago when I had my '97 P71. I always found it very interesting, and I visited often. It's nice to find it again. I'll be back to it. Nice job on the Corvette.

That's a pretty nice safety wire ornament hanger. I like it - it fits with the racing markings.

Mine is very similar, but much simpler. I drilled 4 holes (two at each end) in the 1X4 just big enough for the coat hanger wire. I then bent the coat hanger wire in to a flat bottom U shape to fit through the holes and inserted them. Once the wires were fully inserted, I made sure the lengths were equal then I bent the top 1/4" or so of the wires to a 90 deg angle. There's about 5" from the 1X4 to the 90 deg bend. It is very useful and can be adapted to many different models of different sizes, and very stable. I've used it by bending the wires for everything from Lego block sized items to 1/25 semi-trailer sized items and larger. If it is tall enough, I will often put the body on the top, and use masking tape to attach hoods, bumpers and splash pans to the legs. Every decade or two, I'll take a pair of pliers and remove the paint build up.

It looks very 60-63 Falcon-ish to me. I think I see the left rear fender, tail light and bumper.

Very nice build. Is it powered? I haven't seen Reddy Kilowatt in years.