SSNJim

This is all I could find on anything similar so far. Sorry for the long URL, but that's the way Walmart created it. https://www.walmart.com/ip/Asewin-Hobby-Wooden-Ship-Models-Boat-Ships-Kits-Sail-Boat-Wooden-Model-Kit-Toy-White-Apricot/804849646?wmlspartner=wlpa&selectedSellerId=7215&adid=22222222227138444423&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=c&wl3=247874718609&wl4=pla-408281065641&wl5=9007722&wl6=&wl7=&wl8=&wl9=pla&wl10=115056135&wl11=online&wl12=804849646&wl13=&veh=sem There are some pictures of it assembled; not very large, but pictures. Just so you know, that ship isn't a ship. It's a schooner. There are many different types of sailing vessels, but the only one called a ship has three masts and is square rigged. Narrowing the Google searches to schooners may help.

What vessel is it? It is coming along nicely.

You know, you could probably get a good start on that with a Karmann Ghia. Look between the hood and trunk lines, and above the tops of the wheel wells. Lengthen the roof a bit, rework the c-pillar/rear window some, and there's the basic structure.

Valspar has a color called Gloss Cobalt Cannon which might be about perfect. It is an enamel, but it is not metallic. it might be a little darker than Gunship Gray. I got mine at Lowe's.

Thanks, that's good to know. The rocker panels were the largest part of the reason my SSR project stalled. I'll have to dig it out and get it going again. Weird. The response I thought I posted 5 hours ago never showed up. Let's try again....

Nice looking SSR. One question, though - how did you get the interior in? It's been a while since I looked at mine, but I seem to remember that if the rocker panels were attached before the interior was placed, there wouldn't be enough room to get the interior in. Your rocker panels do seem to have some custom work, and I imagine that was part of the trick.

And motorcycles. Honda built the CX500 Turbo and CX650 Turbo motorcycles in 1982/1983.

Originally this car in particular was a Tamtech car. Tamtech was a line of 1/24 scale hobby-grade radio control car kits using pretty detailed bodies issued by Tamiya in the 90s. You'd assemble the chassis, charge the battery, apply the decals (no paint), and go racing. I had this one as a Tamtech but it disappeared over the years. They were fun, but designed to take a fair amount of abuse and absorb some crash damage. There's a bunch of weird things about this kit due to its heritage - the fixed windows, molded in headlights, and odd way it attaches to the chassis. IIRC, even the rear spoiler was molded to the body. The windows are smooth and flush to the body - the window trim/frames are decals applied to the outside. Without them, the car would be a hardtop. I too recently picked up a built copy of this kit, and was also looking for tips to get the window unit out. It is pretty solidly mounted.

I prefer and really try to buy at my LHS, but they make it difficult. Limited stock, slow reordering of out-of-stock items and receipt of new items, and limited aftermarket items. I was looking for a sheet of chrome Bare Metal foil, and not one of the 4 or 5 within an hour's drive had it. In general for retail, I do shop locally. I like going in and browsing, picking things up and looking at them, and the chances of finding something else, which may be related or not. For example, when I go in to the LHS, if there's a new issue of MCM, I'll buy it. If I ask for something and the sales clerk says they can order it, I'll tell them so can I - quicker, cheaper and delivered to my door. I don't know if the clerks have ever heard of the internet, but if I do buy the item I'm looking for, it won't be from the store's website.

Easy - make a trailer out of it.:

Some promos were AM radios, too, The stock chassis and interior were replaced by the radio. The speaker was in the passenger compartment, and the battery/dials were on the bottom. The radio is hidden fairly well so it is not very obvious. I have two 1968 Thunderbirds that are radios, but there are many others.

Interesting. The Laurel, Rockville and Bel Air stores are still open. Seemed like Fairfax was a pretty decent store with quite a few customers - I haven't been there in a long time. The Laurel store has some stock from Piper Hobby, mostly military stuff.

My guess is Z scale (1/220) or thereabouts, much smaller than N. A 20ft car in Z scale would be about an inch long, and an adult male (in other words, my) index finger is about 3 inches. I think Z scale is pretty popular in Europe. Wikipedia says Z scale was created in 1972, which is much later than the article. I'm sure 1/220 was around then, though.

The motorcycle club I rode with in San Diego had an annual ride called the "Three Climate Tour". It started at the beach, went up into the mountains, then out into the desert and back - all in a few hours. What a blast that was.

Maybe because it was the wurst vehicle they made?

Here's a link to the model test:

Looks like a dead project to me. The last update on the website in the first post was September 2013, where they did some hull model testing . Interesting reading here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titanic_II

Very clever and original. I like it a lot. Good job!

The wheels are what makes it for me. Very nice.

Like espo, Model Master is my choice. It has a thin metal "needle point". Be careful - Testor's liquid cement is packaged similarly, but it has a plastic "needle point". I've found it more difficult to use and less precise from a packaging standpoint. I think the cement's the same.

Thanks, Casey!

Love the stuff - it's all I use for plastic. I prefer the Model Master version - it has a thin metal applicator tube, and it is easier for me to be a little more precise. The Testors branded one has a thick tapered plastic tube. The cement is pretty thin, not thick like the tube glues.

I think you ought to set up a table in front of the store with a huge banner saying "THIS STORE FOLLOWS CORPORATE PROCEDURES! DON'T SHOP HERE!". Face it, you missed out,. Tough luck, try again next time.

Instead of those wheels and tires, imagine some 44" off-roaders and a Hayabusa engine.... Oh, boy.

I just bought a 2017 Ford Escape - the base model. When you see "starting at $....", this is what you get. The only (no cost) options are the front license plate holder and CA emissions. It is definitely not manual steering, brakes, windows, transmission, heater and no radio. It is pretty well equipped with 6-speed automatic, traction control, Sync, rear view camera, electronic power steering, power windows, power 4 wheel ABS disks, cupholders galore, and the list goes on. It's what my parents, and until very recently I, would have considered a luxury car. The options go up from there, with park assist, lane control, adaptive cruise control, a no-touch rear door, keyless entry and many, many more. I'm a fairly competent shade-tree mechanic; I've replaced clutches, timing belts, alternators, brakes/rotors, valves, brake lines, points, condensers, coil packs, and adjusted valves, carburetors engine timing and drum brakes on many cars and bikes since the mid 70s. I can diagnose most problems without too much difficulty - I was trained as an electronic technician in the Navy, and have been a computer system administrator since then. This Escape scares the bejeezus out of me. I just know I'm going to take the car in one day because it won't shift right, and the dealership will tell me the Bluetooth module will need to be replaced to fix the transmission, and they'll be right. I, for the first time ever for ANY purchase automotive or not, ended up buying the extended maintenance warranty. When that expires, the car will be traded in on the next technological wonder. No more shade tree mechanic for me with this car or very likely any in the future. Shoot, I'm not sure I can have the tires replaced without a visit to the dealership to have the TPMS reset.