
Don Sikora II
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Fujimi NEW 1/20 Historic Fomula I Series
Don Sikora II replied to larrygre's topic in Car Kit News & Reviews
I'd like to see a Matra V-12! -
'32 Fords! These're for you "Dr. Epstein" & U
Don Sikora II replied to John Goschke's topic in Model Cars
Great builds of two classic kits! -
Great job, that's one of my favorite old kits.
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What do you drive?
Don Sikora II replied to gasman's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
No pics but my daily driver is a 2005 Chevy Cobalt LT sedan that is black with neutral leather and my toy is a 1996 Chevy Impala SS that is black with gray leather. I've had the SS since 1998. -
Looks great!
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The Drag-On-Lady AMX has a shortened chassis from the Javelin and Javelin/AMX Trans Am racer kits that Jo-Han did....no molded in exhaust like the stock kit, but the front suspension and rear axle are molded in. It also has a separate stock style gas tank. The engine is a mismatch of early/late AMC V-8 parts...Jo-Han never did a totally correct late AMC V-8, they all share at least some parts with the 327 originally tooled for the 66 Marlin annual. Like all re-issue AMX kits the interior bucket is from the 1970 with the 1968 style dash. The body is typically Jo-Han nicely done though.
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32 Ford... Do you think this is too subtle? Update 3/15/07
Don Sikora II replied to Steve H.'s topic in WIP: Model Cars
Man is that sweet! -
Where can I find flocking
Don Sikora II replied to sno_man80's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
Think it is 71st and Greenfield....a couple blocks west of the K-Mart built where Allis-Chalmers was. -
Where can I find flocking
Don Sikora II replied to sno_man80's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
I see you are in Madison, next time you're in Milwaukee stop in at Pastimes Hobby Shop on Watertown Plank Road in Elm Grove or Model Empire on Greenfield Ave, in West Allis, both carry flocking in many colors. -
Saw an 07 Charger Daytona Rt today.....
Don Sikora II replied to a topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
I saw a Sublime one yesterday at the local dealer, I'm not much of a fan of the Charger, but that color on that big of a car gets your attention. -
Goin' Uptown in Revell's Caddy STS-V and Charger SRT-8
Don Sikora II replied to Zoom Zoom's topic in Model Cars
Wow, they look great! -
Tamiya 2 part polyester putty
Don Sikora II replied to Ray's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
I like it, I'm on my second tube......the big tube has developed a leak down by the folded crimp on the end opposite the cap though so be careful with yours. It sands nice and doesn't seem to shrink....the way I've mixed it at least, it seems to set up slower compared to 1:1 car 2 part putties I've used in the past so I tend to let it sit overnight before sanding or filing on it. -
I haven't tried it yet, thought I'd ask first. Working on an Aoshima R34 Skyline, want to tint the windows some with Tamiya smoke spray. I'm thinking of spraying the inside of the glass. Any tips on avoiding darker edges? Would it be a good idea to lightly sand (wet sand????) the windows with a very fine sand paper to give a little "bite", was thinking that might help avoid the paint pooling on edges and being darker there.
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Aircraft forum?
Don Sikora II replied to ismaelg's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
There is a discussion forum at Heli-Kit News that is pretty active. Hopefully this link will work.... http://www.network54.com/forum/163130/ -
Bob, what are the shipping options when ordering spray paints from HLJ? Probably close to 15 years ago now you could buy the Gunze spray clears in some local hobby shops around Chicago, it was good stuff especially in the pre-Tamiya spray days. I used to use the satin (or was it semi-gloss??) clear quite a bit....used up what I had probably 5 years ago, think I might still have a can of gloss that's maybe 1/4 full.
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That might be the Imai kit, pretty sure Aoshima has been releasing old Imai kits. The picture shows a built up from the side of my Imai Nissan Pulsar kit box. It looks pretty good in the picture. I've been keeping my eyes open for one, by time I bought the Pulsar Imai was already out of business. I was looking at HLJ a few days ago, but missed this one. The Pulsar kit isn't bad at all, kind of like an 80s Tamiya motorized kit.
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I have a Testors Ferrari 308 GTB (kit #384), it is the Gunze kit reboxed.
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Question about Billy Gooche decals
Don Sikora II replied to Len Woodruff's topic in Car Aftermarket / Resin / 3D Printed
I used the Testors Decal Bonder spray with good results on a set of Billy Gooche decals. -
Have any of you guys tried Tamiya's Light-Curing Putty (Item 87076)? Any insights or tips? I bought a tube of this last week from Tower Hobbies, it isn't cheap at $12+ for a 34g tube which is about the same size as Tamiya's Basic Putty. The description is very interesting, there is no mixing and it cures after 1 minute in direct sunlight or two minutes under flourescent light and supposedly has minimal shrinkage. The directions are pretty detailed (and in Engish!) you have to be careful about the light you use in in though and they give you a heavy black plastic bag to store the tube in.