Jairus

Baxter Auto Parts is a pretty large nationwide chain..... they carry it in the paint section.

Don't confuse them with Japanese now....

That is a 1/4 elliptical spring set up. The lower connection to the axle is a set of leaf springs cut in half (A normal leaf spring set up on a car is a 1/2 elliptical) Anyway, the upper connection is nothing but a connecting rod. But used in conjunction with the leaf spring on the bottom, creates a set of parallel arms which allow the axle to bounce up and down but not twist. Good set up but requires the removal of the forward section of the frame in front of the axle to accomplish. Neat thing about this set up is you can get it as low as you want!!! Model directions: Cut off the front frame horns. Glue two square evergreen plates just behind the front cross-member. Cut two springs down, each just behind the "U" bolt clamp. Mount the front wheels to the axle. Jig up the frame at the correct height. Block up the front wheels/axle where you want it and using the lower springs... attach the "U" bolt clamp portion to the square evergreen plates and the shackle to the underside of the axle. Then glue a ti-rod to the upper portion of the axle and the back to the square plate at the top edge. Let it dry and you should have a fairly sturdy front axle mount. (Of course, care should be taken to ensure that it all looks realistic..... but that is the basics )

Excellent work Mike! Good to see you still plugging away at this masterpiece!

Curt answered this question pretty well in a real 1:1 sense. Now I will try to suggest something in the model car world that might help. Sense we are discussing plastic instead of steel replicated in a twenty-five to one scale.... some completed models might LOOK like the frame is actually sitting on the front axle. In reality and in a 1:1 scale the suspension travel has been reduced to very small proportions. 2 inches of real suspension travel is reduced in 1/25th scale to roughly 1/16th of an inch. About as low as you should go! A truly lowered car would not only lower the physical shape but reduce actual suspension travel. This is why "Z"ing the frame was such a good idea in reality as it preserved as much suspension travel as possible so as to make the actual driving of the car a pleasurable experience. A compacted spine is not a happy thing to live with! Some suggestions for lowering a Revell 1932 Roadster kit: 1. Slice off the top half of the transverse leaf spring in the front. 2. Seek out a different front axle with a deeper drop... and then slice off the top half of the transverse leaf spring in the front. (The front axle of the Tom Daniel Pie Wagon for instance) 3. "Z" cut the frame somewhere between the front axle cross member and the firewall. Suicide front ends were generally reserved for "T" roadsters and not suggested for any rod above 1929.

To heck with you all complainers. My thermostat is set for 54, it is hovering around the low 40's... I wear a sweatshirt, jeans and warm socks ALL THE TIME. I love it!!!

Did I hear the sound of ice against a glass?

Haole, call him a Haole! (he hates that....)

WHAT! Work for wages.... ???

Quite impressive I must say! You should take some outdoor pictures, do a short writeup and submitt them to Gregg.... get'it in print man!

Happy New Year Ismael!!!! We got a couple of hours to wait.... big round ball you remember? Bet the temp is about 72 there.... freaking freezing here, brrrrrrr.

One more thing..... you still need a water trap! Water comes from compressed air no matter if it has a tank or not. The water is IN the air and when it is compressed the air heats up while the hose remains cool so moisture condenses on the inside of the hose, flows down stream with the air and eventually out the brush unless you have a moisture trap. I have a big tank so most of the moisture in my system runs down the inside of the tank to the bottom where I have to open a petcock to let it out now and then. Even so, I still have a moisture trap!

Jon, Sorry I was not clear enough.... I would keep it if all you want it for is painting model cars!

Should work just fine especially if you live in an apartment as the quiet compressor will not bother the neighbors. As for the fittings... the Badger airbrush hose should connect as that fitting is a standard fitting. If not, hit your hardware store for a threaded fitting that will allow the two to connect. ME, I like quick disconnect fittings..... Nice gift dude!

Good morning! Its Christmas EVE! Whoo Hoo! This last cover comes from January 1964 and the image is set at Midnight on the eve of December 24th! Cover Drawn and painted by Roark Ed Roth was a big contributor to this issue and had his image on the inside cover. Carl Kohler penned a 7 page “A Very Hairy Christmas†where I believe we get to see the Varmints for the first time listening to a Christmas yarn told by Ed Roth. Merry Christmas!

Hey Dave, thanks for posting those links. I read all about it and brought tears to my eyes.... (sniff) I talked to Pete on the phone about 6 months before he passed. Tried to get him to do some cartoons for MCM. He declined saying the publishing of the last issue of Dragtoons was just about enough work for him. He also told me a bit about some of the other artists who contributed in the 60's. It was a conversation that I wish I had thought ahead to record... oh well.

No that's the other one... this guy's much cooler! Yes, of course it is the same Terry Jessee. Wow, you really dredged up an old thread here....

Good morning! Only 2 more shopping days until Christmas… you got plenty of time! Today’s cover is from December 1971 CARtoons. Cover by Bruce Steffenhagen Once again the Varmints have converted Unk’s T into a snow-go’er, but not sure where the big snowball came from. Notice the tiny detail where the snowball covers part of the header? This was a fairly new layout technique back in ’71, first used in “Glamour†magazines. Hot Rod and many others have done it since with varying degrees of success. Next time you are in the checkout line at the Grocery store… look at the women’s magazines and see just how many are now overusing this technique! Merry Christmas!

Personally, I'd go with the Frost Green with white stripes for the Chevelle but that is just me. My first Mustang was Metallic light Green and I have loved it ever since!

Canadian show and pretty much produced in Canada. Doubt that they would travel to China just for a few hobbyists... Good thought tho!

Agreed, maybe we should take a poll....

Good morning! Only 3 more shopping days until Christmas… (Most men start shopping about now!) Today’s cover is from February 1969 CARtoons. Cover drawn by Mike Arens and painted by Bill Hughes. Looks like a game of crack the whip has gone bad for poor Unk! Merry Christmas!

Good morning! Only 4 more shopping days until Christmas… Today’s cover is from December 1967 CARtoons. Cover drawn by Jim Willoughby and painted by Bill Hughes. In this illustration, The Varmints have once again wrecked Unk’s “T†by building a high-powered snowmobile with the engine, while Santa looks on! Personally, I believe that 1967 marked a high-water mark in the Petersen Empire. There were no less than 5 comic magazines being produced at one point. Also, the artwork inside was nothing short of fantastic in my opinion. This was a big influence on my life and taught me how to draw, basic perspective, foreshortening and more importantly…. Pen and ink techniques! A talent that seems to have disappeared in this new computerized world. Merry Christmas!

Good morning! Only 5 more shopping days until Christmas… (shock) Today’s cover is from 1967 and was drawn by Nelson Dewey and painted by Bill Hughes SKItoons magazine was a one off thing that never made it into regular production. It’s quite rare and if you can find one, the purchase price will usually shock you. I got this one pretty cheap because the colors are slightly out of registration but the magazine itself is in excellent shape! The artists and writers in SKItoons are the same as all the other Petersen Cartoon publications and the humor is the same. Some of the comics were nothing more than substituting skis and poles for surfboards or tools found in SURFtoons or CARtoons. It is funny but Slotcars and Model cars were fairly popular in the 60’s and the subject of many a comic back in the day. I am surprised they didn’t try MODELCARtoons? Merry Christmas!

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