Bill Eh?

I have had this Tamiya "Electric Handy Drill" kit for ages. I'm not sure why I haven't assembled it before. The fit of the pieces was mostly good. They provide a plastic bushing for cost reasons as opposed to a metal bearing. The two halves of the drill body to not come together tightly using the self tapping screws. This I believe contributes to the noticeable wobble that you see at the tip of a drill bit when rotating. This can probably be remedied by taking out the top two self tapping screws and reinstalling with appropriate sized washers as spacers. As it stands, the drill will come in handy for repetitive drilling. But not so much for accurate drilling until the fix is done. One thing Tamiya does not tell you is that you need three or more hands for some of the assembly! LOL Installing a snap ring at one stage, had me ready to test and see if the kit contacting the wall would improve my my building experience or at least my mood.

That should work. The eBay link that Brian provided, is to a seller who has parted out that same Revell '76 Gran Torino kit.

LOL, I know what you mean about "so many kits". I lucked out with my purchase as there was almost no warpage in the the usual suspect parts.

I can certainly understand leaning that way in a purchase decision. One other factor to consider is that this kit was a joint project of Model King ( Dave Burket ). It may or may not see another production run.

That looks absolutely perfect. Well done.

Last Wednesday I purchased an Iwata/NEO airbrush starter set through KiJiJi. It wasn't until I got home that I realized the filter cover on the spray out pot was missing. I didn't think much of it, as I was sure there would be an available part number for my missing part. Well, no such luck. These spray out pots now retail for close to $40. I did want to use it, but I didn't want to buy another one just for the missing part, so my solution was to make my own.

KIJIJI strikes two days in a row! LOL Iwata/NEO CN, sprayout pot and Iwata Ninja compressor all for $125 ($93 US). The prior owner had left paint in the bowl for ???? long. Most parts came clean after many ultrasonic cleaner cycles. The paint in the airbrush body was too stubborn. So the removed nozzle and airbrush body are in the prescription bottle which is filled with Medea airbrush cleaner.

Curious to understand the reasoning behind posting in a thread to state the fact that it doesn't interest them.

Kijiji today.

I really like this idea. Something that occurred to me, would be to make a variation of the same. If you glued a piece of half-round to the edge of the I-beam, it would be great for sanding tight curved surfaces.

Thanks for posting Matt. This clears up the speculation as to the kit's origins. When you start this kit, it will be interesting to hear your thoughts on fit, finish and ease of assembly.

Both BBS and Watanabe are good choices.

I'm a self-professed Kijiji addict. I found this for a bargain price and it is brand new. This was the first AB that I started spraying with.

You do realize that the link is included in a post that is over thirteen years old.

These are my Kijiji purchases made yesterday. The first two pics are kits that are new in shrink wrap, except the Predicta. It is open but complete. The next four pictures were sold as parts kits. I did not respond when the ad originally went up and missed out on quite a few other great kits.

Late reply to your question. The two brands that I use are Tamiya and Mr Hobby. I have not used Vallejo and was unaware of the gumming up problem.

You mention not using lacquer to thin acrylics. I use Mr Hobby Self Levelling Thinner to thin acrylics all of the time.

That's a good idea Brian. It seems like preventative maintenance can go a long way, even with a Molotow Pen.

Here are my eBay purchases from a seller over the past couple of days. They should arrive by the end of the week. The Pro Street T-Bird has some scuffing on the windshield that will polish out. The Garbage Truck is missing the figures, which is no loss to me. The other two are still in the bags. All for great prices and free shipping.

Pat, are the Airfix Quick Build kits, the LEGO style of assembly?

The numeric portion of the LP paint name, does not transfer over from the acrylic line. One of my most used colours, Semi-Gloss Black is X-18 as acrylic. In the LP line it is LP-5. The TS version is TS29. Go figure! LOL

Sadly, Metallic Brown is only available as the acrylic paint X-34. It is not included in the TS line, nor up to this point in the LP line. When I taught model kit building as an after school program, we built, the then new Tamiya 350Z kit. We painted it Metallic Brown directly on unprimed plastic. It looked surprisingly like the factory colour LeMans Sunset.

When I see Dave Burket vending at the NNL East, it brings a smile to my face (and many adds to the stash! LOL)

Since enamel paints can be thinned with lacquer thinner, the lacquer retarder might still be an option for your enamel brush painting.

I know the smell of lacquer is pretty powerful, but the finish is outstanding! It shouldn't be as bad as using a spray can indoors. LOL Let me know how it goes, and good luck with fall/winter modelling here in the GWN!