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Yep!The cordless worked well.

I tried to drill out the dizzy on the 426 Hemi of my MPC '69 Daytona project.no dice!Arggh!What to do?So I found a cylindrical sprue of the correct diameter and put the micro drill in my 18 Volt cordless drill.(could not use the Dremel ,because even at its lowest speed it still melted the plastic and messed it up)I used an ultra fine Sharpie to mark the locations of the plug and coil holes and used my finest scriber to indent the plastic so that drill would not walk. Drilled the holes just fine but the cylinder had to be tapered down to fit the pin on the water pump/intake manifold .i decided to drill a whole in the bottom to accept a screw type mandrel and placed the mandrel and dizzy into the Dremel.I held a flat needle file against the dizzy blank and was able to turn it down to a usable diameter.It does not resemble a factory dizzy but does resemble the type used on modern street rods and dragsters.A cool solution to a thorny problem and I did not have to order a pre wired dizzy and have to wait!

Sure!i like the fact it was actually flown and the test pilots gave it favorable marks for flying nicely despite the radically forward raked wings.

Thanks!

Masked and painted the White R/T stripe.Unfortunately,it is not perfect.I will get my fine liner brush and get as close as I can.

yes it is esoteric but real nevertheless.The Russians flew it in '46.

Thanks!The real plane was captured on USAAF Gun camera footage.

Coming out pretty well.

And to think that people were getting rid of muscle cars in droves after the '73 oil crisis.

I recently traded for a MPC Dukes of Hazzard Charger and wondered if its chassis would fit an old MPC '69 Daytona gluebomb body I had.Low and behold it fit perfectly and the charger hood fit as well.I had used the body as a paint test mule and decided to strip it down.Westly's Bleech White did not work as it does on my enamel glue bombs so i decided to try the alcohol I use to thin the Tamiya paint with. I applied it to a coarse terry rag and rubbed it onto the body.Removed the paint with a little elbow grease and did not damage the plastic.I used clear pack tape to remove the K&K Insurance decals and with a little body work should be ready for primer and paint soon.An effective ,inexpensive Tamiya Acrylic paint stripper!

Where did you find that scale Gretsch with the Bigsby?

Looks like it has cherry bombs on it!

That HMS Belfast is a pricey kit!

Chis,I think I can help with the Impala.PM sent.

Thanks!it sustains like few guitars i have ever owned`!

I like it!I put the front clip of the Revell Olds on the AMT fastback body.very cool!

Clic the pic to view the clip.

What type/brand of airbrush did you buy?

Nice!

Cool!Reminds me from the one from FAST tIMES AT RIDGEMoNT HIGH except that that car was ice blue.!