bobthehobbyguy

Came out to the kitchen and saw 3 deer in my backyard. Just lounging around. One gave me the look who the hell are you. Fun living in the country..

Thanks for showing your techniques for doing the rear spring. Never seems to be done very well.

Very nice work. Nice fab work. Those springs look great.

This subject has been discussed many times. Gregg has said no to selling. As said trading allowed.

Thanks. Nice work.

Why does the third box it says 24th scale however the first two are 25th?

I was wondering how practical would it be to connect several small parts together with a sprue so that it would be considered a single piece.

Question on head and oil pan. Are they layered styrene? How did you get the fins on the head to line up?

Ok. I'm officially in. Project is a Monogram Tarantula. Painted body 15 years ago and put back in box. Sorry for poor quality photo but wanted to get this posted. Using a my tablet for photos and need to get a better camera.

If you look at it as a learning experience then it makes sense, as said as far as making money it doesn't make sense. What ever you spend can be considered as tutition. You definitely want to pick a project car that you like.

One thing is how long have the cars been sitting. If its been for quite a while the tires are probably shot. What are those going to cost. In addition you're going to need a battery. If a car is not running you don't know if the transmission is any good or even the brakes or the starter or a variety of other things.. All these things can be pricey. If they are that cheap its for a good reason. If the goal is to make some money I'd suggest doing something else. Other wise you run the risk of the venture turning into a money pit.

Alsa chrome paint would be better. Its designed for outdoor use. Can also brush it on.

Thanks for the update. Having had sciatic issues 20 years ago I can relate to his pain issues. My prayers that this procedure works and Gregg has a speedy recovery.

That's great info. I was to far along to figure out the issue. Now know for the future. Great looking paint.

I'm in. Need to pick the best candidate.

I'd like to see this be quarterly. 2019 is the year to finish a bunch of my stalled projects. Been organizing my stalled projects will I think around 100. They range from box stock to major kit bash. Want to get some completed before more are added.

Very cool project.

Amazing work. The head and oil pan are great.

The original point of this thread was a way to provide a means for the magazine and forum to survive. Both would be a big loss. For all who say this is not the way to run a business you are right. But because Gregg is making an effort to right the ship he is getting criticized because he is doing that. I'm sure he is frustrated by the situation as we are. However many would have walked away from the magazine and left all the subscribers with nothing. Gregg has chosen to take a very hard road.

Ace I totally agree. Going to electronic format would help get the magazine back on track. A while back Gregg said it cost $10k to print and mail the magazine(with recent costs going up no doubt more). With the new subscription rate that means there has to be 333 new subscribers to print 1 issue(not the way to run a magazine.). I doubt that there are many advertisers with the current status so there is little support from that. Even without printing the magazine cutting the number of issues to 3 or 4 a year would be less of a burden on Gregg and help get things back on track. As far as paying for the site it has to be something more than what we get now. Most are not going to pay for something that's always been free.

I am curious what changes you are making to the engine. I have a couple in my stash for someday projects.

I understand the issues that Gregg has faced. The increase rates is understandable but I see it as a moot point. Sorry just don't see that many new subscriptions happening. What needs to happen is to reduce the number of issues to say four a year. It would take some stress off of Gregg and also be a more realistic expectation at this point. If that goal can be reached in this year then people will be more willing to subscribe. Charging for access to forum is a good idea however something has to be done for those who contribute. Those that contribute meaningful information are what is going to get users to subscribe.

Cool project. Love it.

Actually there were 2 issues in 2017 and one in 2018.

Cool glad to see continued progress. Nice work at getting the dash pad done.