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Ditto. I can send you English instructions for the Fuman Bandai, though Harry may have a better set. The Entex version is much more expensive, probably because of its beautiful box art, which is copied from a 2-page photo in the book, "The Great Cars," by Ralph Stein. This old book should be owned by anyone who's into classic cars..

I would pay if it were necessary to keep the site running, but I think that would turn off many of our members, who would no longer participate on the forum.

Excellent. This question comes up often enough that I think it should be a pinned topic.

Here's a newly listed Fuman Bandai on eBay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/1913-MERCER-RACEABOUT-1-16-SCALE-MODEL-KIT-FUMAN-BANDAI-/380692638032?pt=Model_Kit_US&hash=item58a30ca950 Here's a newly listed Aurora kit, displaying all the parts, for a ridiculous price: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Aurora-MERCER-Raceabout-1-16-Scale-HTF-Vintage-1961-O-Model-Car-Swap-Meet-/321179344703?pt=Model_Kit_US&hash=item4ac7c7df3f

Judging by the seats and the fact that it's a curbside, I'd say it's the Aurora 1/16 1911 Mercer Raceabout. My Aurora Stutz is molded in red and has a similar lack of detail. You can often find the highly detailed 1/16 Fuman Bandai Mercer kit (same as the Entex kit that Harry built) on eBay for around $15. Chinese instructions. Here's what a built Aurora Mercer kit looks like: http://www.modelersite.net/viewShowRoom.php?id_contenido=1861

Personally, I think you need to understand techniques of building before you create a stash of tools. Here's a good place to start. Harry's list gives you the basics and beyond, and you should save it. But as hinted at above, get your tools on an as-needed basis. At the very least, an X-Acto set of blades and a variety of sandpaper grits are the most basic. As for painting, especially when starting out, most modelers will tell you to stick with the same brand of primer and paint in the same type (mostly lacquer OR enamel, but not combining both). To answer your question directly, you don't need big outlay of investment up front. http://italianhorses.net/Tutorials/tutorials.htm

Going back to the original question, I wish Gregg would chime in with the answer, because he's the only one who really knows. Everything so far on this thread is just speculation.

I miss the days when I could sit on the floor of my Grandmother's house and thumb through the pages of The Book of Knowledge or The Encyclopedia Britannica, and discover things I never heard of or imagined. Now you have to know what you're looking for and go to Google, without anything in between. Serendipity ain't what it used to be.

I thought that's what I said, but hey, I could be wrong.

So the problem is...missing links?

Here's an article today at CNN.com offering a cost analysis of using a home 3D printer...They don't seem to have factored in the capital investment as applied to each piece, which is unknowable, really, but still... http://whatsnext.blogs.cnn.com/2013/07/31/study-at-home-3-d-printing-could-save-consumers-thousands/?hpt=hp_bn5

Excellent work. Worth your wait.

The most well-known use of that name was the 20s Jordan Playboy, with the famous ad, "Somewhere west of Laramie..." This is from Hemmings:

Interesting background on the real car, a 1903 Ford Model A... http://blog.caranddriver.com/worlds-oldest-surviving-production-ford-comes-home-bill-fords-new-1903-model-a/ Franklin Mint did a very nice 1/16 diecast for the company's 100th anniversary. http://www.diecast.org/diecast98/html/asp/list_reviews/xq/ASP/id.UK19/qx/reviewpix.htm

I was surprised to notice that we don't really have a pinned section in Tips, Tricks and Tutorials about painting. A new thread like this will return a zillion different opinions, but here's a good place to start: http://www.italianhorses.net/Tutorials/Primer/primer.htm http://italianhorses.net/Tutorials/PerfectPaint/paint.htm Many other excellent tips here: http://www.italianhorses.net/Tutorials/tutorials.htm

Don't quite understand anyone's problems with the ads. Don't these critics go to other websites? Gregg has been paying for this site out of his own pocket for years, and there's nothing wrong with doing what all other media have been doing for generations. I pay for cable channels that are supported by ads. I pay for all kinds of Internet services that are supported by ads. I buy magazines and newspapers that are supported by ads. Who's paying for access to this site?

Extra slick. Where's the armor plating???

It gets really weird when the scale kit is a replica of a 1:1 kit car replica, like the Miami Vice Ferrari spider (replica body on a Corvette, as most everyone knows) and the Hardcastle & McCormick McLaren, or the larger scale models like the 1966 Alfa Romeo Zagato replica and Brooks Stevens Excalibur SS cars. Most of them lack truly authentic lines, and most replicars aren't worth talking about. I don't have the energy to start a new subject with illustrations about some really nicely done modern replicars that have been available over recent years on a production basis, most of them with fiberglass bodies, providing all the style with contemporary underpinnings, but they would include: • Beck Porsche 550 Spyder (and others) • Beck Porsche 356 C cabriolet (and others) • 8/10 scale Auburn Speedster • 8/10 scale Glenn Pray Cord 810 Sportsman • Ferrari California Spider roadster (Ferris Bueller) • Ostermeier Mercedes 300 SL Gullwing • Talbot-Lago teardrop coupe • Koux Bugatti Atlantics • Mercedes 540K Marlene roadster ...and the most accurate of all: • Suffolk Jaguar SS 100 Not to mention the endless Cobras.

Superb work. Super clean and beautifully finished. A bit too much metal flake for me, but photography can make that look more extreme than it is.

PS: I didn't start this thread - it was a response to another thread by Gregg, and it got moved here. I would never put 2 Ds in "Ads." [Never mind. I fixed it. I would delete this post if I could.]

Big wow factor on that one. Very nicely done.

For 1/8 kits and parts, your friend might check this link every now and then. http://www.ebay.com/sch/Automotive-/2580/i.html?_nkw=1%2F8&_armrs=1&_from=R10&_ipg=&_pcats=1188%2C220&_sop=10

Look into something called a Fracture V8 for 1/10 RC cars. Manufactured by RC4WD. No idea about the price. http://www.networkhobbies.com/showthread.php/5143-RC4wd-1-10-Fracture-V8-Engine-with-build-in-Transfer-Case&usg=__UJNVCJzSDlG52QuF0WCu5jAuI6Y=&h=450&w=600&sz=111&hl=en&start=9&zoom=1&tbnid=syGJhc2YiaJ_nM:&tbnh=101&tbnw=135&ei=dH76UaDVMuTh4AP6soE4&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dfracture%2B1/10%2Bv8%2Bengine%26safe%3Doff%26hl%3Den%26gbv%3D2%26tbm%3Disch&itbs=1&sa=X&ved=0CDwQrQMwCA EDIT: Well, it's $269. http://store.rc4wd.com/Fracture-V8-Engine-with-T-Case_p_827.html Here's a 1/10 funny car Hemi kit on eBay that so far is very cheap. Looks like it could be modified without using the blower assembly. http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-MPC-SHIRLEY-CHA-CHA-MULDOWNEY-AND-HER-FUNNY-CAR-PLYMOUTH-HEMI-1-10-/111131135745?pt=Model_Kit_US&hash=item19dfee8f01

And suddenly, at 7:35, the ads are back. This is the sort of thing I'm getting here.