Jamez

There it is, tucked up in the right hand corner of the instruction sheet... right where I didn't bother to look. How do I like the kit.....well, If I could get paint to stick to it I think it would be a good little kit. I think I made a mistake grabbing it as a first kit after not building anything for 2 years, it is not a bigginer kit by anymeans and I have lost my patience with it multiple times, strangly though, I find myself wanting to build another one now that I'm getting back into the swing of it. Thanks Randy

I seem to be having trouble deciding what it is for. Bonnet prop??? Somebody help me out here, I'm starting to smell something burning....

I don't post much, but this is the ONLY place I go for my scale fix.

For all you people using mainly CA, what type and how are you applying it?

Looks excellent Matt. If I could ask, where did you get your mesh for the carbon fiber effect? I've been looking off and on for a month or so and not really found anything the right size.

USA : 49th. I think you lost

Skill level??? I can't even sart to keep up with you and the rest of the guys! yeah it sucks, but its worth it! Thankss everyone for thee thoughts. I have one set of rotors spun down, bu they came in at 11 scale inches, I am currently building a second set that'l be closer to 13"

I assumed it was Finnish....

I was just couriouse more than anything. I seem to average 1 sub assembly every 3-4 months this year

I'm sure that this question has been posed before, but how long does everyone generally spend on there builds?

Finaly got some time to pick away at this thing. Since my son arrived my time has been directed elswhere, and my work space has been downgraded to this...... The front suspension has been worked out. upper and lower A-arms, mounting points, and a rack havbe been built and fitted. The suspension is funcitonal and the steering is posable. Steering rack - some 3/32 tube with sprue on either end that was spun down in a dremel to hopefully look like bellows, The A-arms were made from 1/16 rod, mounts were made from 1/8 squar tube with one side filed open. Shimmed into place with .015 sheet. Tje springs were stolen from the same X mod that the rear springs came from and the tires for Project Yardsale. Some cleanup still needed. [ I have also decided that the big block is out. Instead a small block of some kind will be going in. I did have to widen the upper frame railed by 4 scale inches - 2 on each side to make it fit properly. Next up is to modifythe springs to drop the stance just a bit, build brakes. and do something with seats.... Does anybody know where I may find a guide of some kind for building some kirkey seats? Thanks for looking, hopefully it wont be 4 months before I get back at it.

Thanks everyone, for the feedback. and sorry I did not get back to those of you who had questions.... To 93z34.... The colour was Tamiya Orange TS-12 shot over a base of Tamiya Matt White TS-27 and cleared with Tamiya Pearl Clear TS-65. All from the rattle can, with zero polishing after application. To MicroNiro..... Hinge construction can be found here : http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=31793&hl=%2Bcorrect+%2Bdoor&fromsearch=1 This is the guide I used to build them.. many many thanks to romell To everyone else..... Regarding tires.... I agree with every one of you...... I was very happy with the look of the wheels, but the profile of the tires is way to small. At the time of finishing this guy up, I had nothin else on hand. Personally I would like to see double the profile on the front and tripple on the rear..... but I would say I am still happy with the result.

It was a 2 door aries/caravell.. about 1984ish... spanked a mkiv supra. In the supras defence, I'm pretty sure he fubared the launch and blew a shift big time.

I'm building, Just reeeaaaallllll slow. Going to try and finish the front suspension for my locost this weekend. That is, if my 7 month old son EVER decides to nap.. really, what 7 month old can go all day without a nap!

nothing this saturday, or the last 3 for that matter.... my work bench.. currently a baby change station.

I was just skimming through this until I got to the taillights.... those look excellent..... Gonna watch the rest of this one.. Good work

No idea yet for the sheet metal, at this point, I'm just focusing on running gear. I'll worry about sheet metal last I think. Get the front suspension doen then the engine/drive line in, then interior, then sheet metal. Sheet styrene is easy enough to manipulate if bought thin, I am just unsure of what direction to go with it. Thanks Scale-master, I've wanted to build one for years, both in scale for and the drivable form, but funds for the drivable form are not available, and mu skills never really allowed for building the scale kind. As mentioned, it'll be slow going, my 4 month old is taking most my time... but that's a good thing. Thanks for the comments guys

Back from holidays with some updates. The rear suspension is done, and so are the rims. Have a gander.... Rear Suspension... As for the tires, I had the chrome outside peice and the rubber, but not the backing piece or the bit the spindle goes in.... so they were built.. Started with this Traced the pattern through, drilled and crudely filed the shape to this. Sheet styrene makes the body and the rear lip And ended up with this. As it stands, the rear axle has been re-sized for width and a rear cover has been installed... now my 4 month old is dictating when I get to play. Feedback, criticism, and ideas are welcome.

Define "American" Please....... Mexico is in North America, so therefore "American"....

yeah, I've seen photos of the Toyota Cavalier..... The whole argument of import or domestic is pointless, as people will always like what they like at the moment.... As far as the Op's original question, your comparing apples to kidney beans.... there is no comparison to be made between those two cars What I can tell you, from personal experience... I bought 97 civic 6 years ago.... It has been an excellent car. No issues with it in the entire time. It is nimble, but utterly gutless... so I did something about it. And this is where my opinion on the subject comes from. I bought an engine, tore it down, installed a forged rotating assembly, threw in a stage 2 cam, over sized valves, springs retainers, full port polish, a 57 trim t3/t4 and a whole pile of other parts.. all to the tune of about $5000 with tuning and driving, that does not include the original purchase price. It made 305hp... it was stupid fast when the turbo kicked... but was completely useless on the street. Downsized the turbo, made 240hp, now It was fun on the street, but you couldn't steer it in the corners... it just wasn't build for that. While I was doing that, my boss purchased his own project.. a 67 Chev c10. built a stout little 350 and a 700r4, converted to disc front brakes, installed new springs, heavy shocks, and heavier sway bars and drove away... for under $3000 it made close to 400hp including price of the vehicle with the 305hp tune... he didn't stand a chance in the straight line, but on the road course, he could drive circles around me, the little car just couldn't handle the power through the corners. with the 240hp tune, he walked away from me on the straight, but I could no keep up on the road, but he still had a torque advantage coming out the corners. While all this was going on, a good friend bought a brand new STI.. it drove circles around both of us, but for $35,000 more than either4 of us had spent. If I was to do it again, I would never recommend tuning the civic... better, more reliable performance is available and a better price.... BUT..... People will always like what they like. To each there own

Well..... My civic AND my Caliber were both built in CANADA, not the USA. Not caring what they do in japan has nothing to do with it, i am supporting my local economy either way. My Cavaleir was built in MEXICO.... guess what, bought it in Canada, still supporting my local economy buy buying and driving it. but then again, as a Canadian, maybe I am not free nor free of thought, seeing as USA is "THE ONLY PLACE FOR FREEDOM AND FREE OF THOUGHT".... I bet you're one of those people that try to sell the "My pipes are loud for other peoples safety" BS.... seriously....

How did you "texture" that? It looks good

I got the basic shape from the Locost frame. Good reference material is very easy to find. The v8 will fit, I'm just going to have move the upper front frame rails outward about 2 scale inches. Found some rims and tires today.... Just the chrome and the rubber though for the fronts, no rear hub.... I guess I'll be building the rear half of the rims for them..... Hopefully have the wheels and rear suspension finished by this weekend... then I'll be gone for a few weeks

A few months ago I started This kit... http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=40833&st=0&p=424113&fromsearch=1&#entry424113 After realizing how awful of a kit that is, I went looking for something new..... But the local shop had nothing that really intrigued me, except that is, for the racks of styrene. While staring at the Engine for that Challenger, and seeing a couple of styrene strips floating around, an idea was born. The following is what I have accomplished in the last 2 months... slow I know, but my 3 month old son has been keeping me busy, besides, I like to build slow anyway. It is based off of plans I found on Locostusa.com 1" square tube is what most of them are building out of... so I followed suit. Some of the joint need to be cleaned up, but I plan to do that after the entire chassis/ suspension is set up. Just like if I was building an actual car. Currently working on the rear suspension. Will update as I can. As always suggestions/comments are welcome