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I keep my loose bits in a mini Altoid's tin, got a nice little hinged top that clicks shut. I keep the Harbor Freight bits in there, the good ones go in their index.
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Bill, couldn't agree with you more on spoons Vs. body, not only will it help you with the finishing and polishing process what works and what doesn't. My Revell '57 Nomad has spent nearly as much time in the purple pond as it has in the paint booth. It was a garage sale find that came with the doors and tailgate glued tightly shut, whatever glue it was has stood up to the pond for some time!
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Nice, GM had a great Class of '56.
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Easily adjusted ride height, just slice offa little more off the top! This one has been worth the wait!!!
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What's been your big bargain purchase?
Skip replied to Shelby 427 1965's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
Fifteen years ago, picked up a unopened Monogram Big Deuce, (black edition) at a garage sale for $12.50. Couldn't bring myself to haggle on the price! I knew my uncle was looking for one. I was going to give it to him at that price, he wouldn't hear any thing of the sort and stuffed $50 in my hand. That was the last model he built too, both of thought we got screaming deals. -
Picked up an opened AMT '62 Bel Air 409 off of evilbay it's missing both intake manifolds and nothing else. It came with photo etch wipers and full detail kit so the two intakes missing is a nuisance that I'll live with I guess. Question - who makes a resin intake manifold for the 409? Dual four barrels would be nice but, Webers would be so fine!
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: How To Build Homicide Doors For Your Scale Model
Skip replied to lonewolf01's topic in Tips, Tricks, and Tutorials
Wonder why they aren't using a pocket door? The Harold LeMay Family Collection in Tacoma, Wa has a Muntz Jet or Playboy that has pocketed doors that slide forward into the area behind the front wheel well. Now something like that would take some real talent and make for a cool door opening versus a van type hinge system. I agree with the comment that the term "homicide doors" isn't too good for the hobby much less anything in general, just a bit too gangsta for my taste! -
Pat, the ripping at an uneven overlap is an old Gilder's trick used with gold leaf, can't see why it wouldn't transfer it's use to BMF. I burnish BMF with a Q-tip, cotton makeup applicator/remover pads and or just plain old cotton balls. Don't be afraid to really work the edges with a heavy hand, seems to get the foil down into the crevices. It is nearly impossible to burn through BMF like you can with leafing foils, BMF is thick compared to that stuff!
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Medicine cups or glass beaker for larger mixes.
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Not too far from what some of the "Metal Butchers" 'er "Customizers" of the late 50's, early 60's were trying. They saw the Edsel grill/surround for what it was, just didn't apply it brilliantly at times. Go back and look through some of the "Little" mostly East Coast Customs magazines we're featuring in show coverage and feature cars. Funny thing too, many feel that the unmolested front end of the Forty Ford Standard and DeLuxe were Ford's best executed fat fendered car, it's also seen some pretty bizarre things done to it as well! Hard to improve on an icon, tongue in cheek or not!
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Nice, always liked the Rotar, you did a great job don't sell your efforts short.
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Correction fluid as filler?
Skip replied to Blown03SVT's topic in Model Building Questions and Answers
I wonder if there is some formula differences with some of the CA glues that is causing this shrinkage? All I have ever used is the Zap A Gap CA glue both the thickened and thin with *tinted baking soda or thick CA and accelerator. No shrink. Could the formulas between brands be different enough that it works differently from brand to brand? There is definitely something going on, finding out what it is might be helped by seeing what is and isn't common to some having issues with the method and others not. Bill I believe you when you are referring to shrinkage you are experienced enough to recognize what the defect is and its underlying cause. What I was wondering was, is this what others describe as shrink when it could be overwork. FYI *tinted baking soda is baking soda with a couple of drops of food coloring to a tablespoon of baking soda, (sodium bicarbonate), the tint helps contrast with the styrene being filled.- 25 replies
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Ok, when I see pictures posted on here of plug wires they look like most people are using larger diameter wire than the Detail Master wires I've used for years. So what diameter wire are you guys using? Are you going for scale diameter or what looks good? Both are ok because part of scale realism is fooling the eye to make you think what you are seeing is correct. To me the Detail Master plug wires look too skinny especially on performance engines, they're way too thin looking on a Hemi or any other racing engine. Is there another commercially available plug wire out there for race engines?
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Cool, way finicky kit that's part of its charm though. Built both the Thames and Anglia once or twice, I'm amazed how well the tooling has held up on both kits. They got a whole generation of young builders interested in gassers in their true form. (Not like the faux gassers people are trying to pass off lately. A lot of the cars being passed off as a gasser would have been passed right over back in the day.)
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Correction fluid as filler?
Skip replied to Blown03SVT's topic in Model Building Questions and Answers
Art I think you hit the nail on the head. While reading through your explanation of CA glue and accelerator it hit me that what is happening is not that the CA glue is shrinking but overworking with sandpaper is taking away more styrene, giving the appearance of shrinking. I know that when I first started using the gap filling CA glue I had issues with overworkingthe area being filled. Don't get me wrong, I use catylized spot putties all the time, both have their uses. I like the CA glues for both gluing and filling seams, I think that's what I first started using it for, probably around the time Testers reissued the Hawk Weird Ohs. The seams were horrible on those things!- 25 replies
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Skip replied to Blown03SVT's topic in Model Building Questions and Answers
Bill, I've used CA glue and tinted baking soda for years doing figure and monster models. I also use some pretty hot lacquer primers right over it and have never experienced any shrinkage, either I'm doing something right or its just a fluke. I've never used microbaloons with anything other than epoxy. Never occurred to me to try balloons with CA, sounds like I'm glad I haven't. From my experience I would say that CA glue and baking soda is about the same as CA glue and accelerator for filler. The majority of complaints I have heard are that the CA glue once dry is somewhat harder than the underlying styrene. So shrinkage is a new one. Edited for spelling error, iPad corrects spelling but not usage, go figure.- 25 replies
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How long. Does purple power last for?
Skip replied to ERIK88's topic in Model Building Questions and Answers
Don't know but be careful with the jugs, I pour mine back into the jug after stripping a body. I have had two one gallon jugs of Purple Power develope leaks. One brand new jug and another that had stripped four or five bodies, neither was ever dropped while in my possession, both drained dry. Has any one else had this happen? I now store the stuff in the jug in a five gallon bucket, secondary containment system. -
Love those colors Rich, like most '56 model cars are. Saw a hot rod black '56 running around today. Cool cars, but make my class of '56 either Chev or Ford in that order. I'm a '56 model as well, not quite a barn find but unrestored and not quite stock running gear. I have a couple of light weight titanium parts so can't compete in box stock anymore! You need to print up a little bumper sticker for it "Yes It's Got a HEMI!" those had the "little" Red Ram Hemi didn't they, like I said I'm not all that Mopar knowledgeable. Hemi's are cool in any shape of size.
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I've bought stuff from them off the website and eBay, they always ship quickly on the eBay stuff, the stuff of their regular sales site is as quick if not quicker than some of the resin houses here in the States. Quality is always great, I'm getting ready to place another order soon.
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Design "B" please, pristine but used. Pumped gas in a design B style Texaco station in high school, supported my GTO's drinking habit!
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FUTURAY! 1950's Flying Concept Car! WIP Photos, Finished!
Skip replied to Ira's topic in WIP: Model Cars
I see the female figure is into "Extreme Body Modifcation", cutting off the toes to get into such a cool ride must have been a fair trade off in her book! Like this one a lot. -
You need to act on your Mom's behalf. What the neighbor has done has in fact damage her property that she and your Dad built up. In most states if this continues beyond 7 years (fewer in some states) constitutes acceptance on your (mom's) behalf. You must approach this from an estate protection point of view, at some point hopefully not, this may be the assets that get used for her health care. It is illeagle in all states to damage another's property, don't allow the neighbor to get away with it. First you need to make the neighbor aware that the runoff from their property is causing damage to your Mom's property, they may not be aware that there is an issue. There are lots of remedies to water runoff, French drain being one to alleviate the runoff. Almost all communities have set back ordinances, they are in place for fire protection in the first place, then runoff and privacy. The fact that the individual in question is an inspector (are they a building inspector or civil construction inspector, big difference) makes this an abuse of power situation. No matter how you approach this do it carefully, you don't want to create any more hostility than absolutely necessary. If you can't get anywhere face to face with the neighbor then go to the city/county building department for their investigation into possible zoning or setback violation and illeagle discharge of surface water onto your mom's property. If all else fails consult an attorney, if it goes to court it won't look very good for the neighbor causing a water mess on a poor little old widow's property. (Not an attorney, engineer who deals with this type of stuff on a larger scale every day.) My mom is in the same situation, she wouldn't want to make waves with the neighbor either; I wouldn't hesitate to step in to protect mom!
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Already looks ready to go Auto-X'ing! I'll be watching this one to see what you come up with.
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Dumbest Questions Ever Asked On This Forum....
Skip replied to clovis's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
Yes, that's why I didn't use the word outright. Some people get a little bent out of shape when sniping is brought up. Oh we'll it works for me, I don't use a sniping program, just nerves of steel! -
I followed a friend to a car show in his Trabant, it's a two stroke, so the whole front of our Mini was covered in unburnt Castrol "R". Two stroke oil! We spent quite a bit of the morning degreasing. He wanted us to go to another show with him and his buddy who has a two-stroke Saab 96, I told hi only if you guys follow me. Nice looking Trabant by the way.