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I went with three gallons of Simple Green. That barely covered the parts in a tote I bought just for the job. I don't know what type of paint was used on this tank. I can only imagine it was Testors enamel. It's getting slowly lifted off, rather than dissolved. Now that I'm into this project, I think it was false economy to buy the glue bomb Tamiya rather than a new Trumpeter kit. I spent 40 bucks on paint stripper and a container for. Now I'm investing time and labor in paint removal and replacing missing/broken parts. Eh...live and learn.
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No place to get it in Austin. I mentioned it once here. Someone informed me that it's available at Village Hobbies. That info came from a list in the magazine. Unfortunately, the shop had closed about 5 years earlier. King's Hobby almost went under in 2008. They quit carrying the magazine then. I've asked about it, but they say it didn't sell well enough to justify carrying it again. :-(
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Is there any way to fix old rattle cans?
LDO replied to clovis's topic in Model Building Questions and Answers
Drill a hole in the can??!! Holy cow, that's horrible advice. Throw that stuff away and go buy a new can. Even if you don't get the WORST case scenario, anything other than a perfect scenario involves cleaning up a lot of paint. Is that worthe the price of a can of paint? Hell no! -
Newbie in need of some help
LDO replied to Zeekodadi's topic in Model Building Questions and Answers
Another tip: Punctuation and spelling are your friends. Ugh, that last post hurt my head. -
Newbie in need of some help
LDO replied to Zeekodadi's topic in Model Building Questions and Answers
Knowing the scale would help. Detail parts for a 1/12 scale model might not look so good in 1/43. Having said that, solder can be bent to pretty much any shape you need. Wire can be had by taking apart junk electronics. Lead foil makes great seatbelts. I've read that you can get it at places like Golfsmith. Golfers use it to balance their clubs. Don't use the stuff from a wine bottle, That is no longer lead. It's now aluminum foil with a plastic coating. Oh yeah- descriptive thread titles do wonders. "Newbie needs help" is pretty vague. -
Dumbest Questions Ever Asked On This Forum....
LDO replied to clovis's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
Awww, man. I thought this was going to be a thread about listing the dumbest questions we've ever seen on this forum. Leaving disappointed. -
Simulating the texture of cast parts.
LDO replied to Ognib's topic in Model Building Questions and Answers
Something done by armor modelers is to brush on some liquid cement, to soften up the surface of the plastic, then use a large, stiff paint brush to push into the softened plastic. MEK is great for this. It's really hot, so it will really soften up the plastic, plus it dries (evaporates?) quickly. The surface may get some tiny "strings" that look like cotton candy. Get rid of that with a couple of swipes with steel wool. -
Ugh. Yeah, 3 feet. Posting from my cell phone.
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I think I will. It's expensive, but that's a whole lot of model plane. Plenty of room for superdetailing. If I do get it, it will have to be diplayed hanging from a ceiling. The wingspan is over e feet. Sounds like an awesome model. I've heard that the same company will also make a 1/32 Lancaster. Four Merlins and a grand slam or dambuster bomb...nice.
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Stepping On Toes (not your feet either)
LDO replied to MoparWoman Jamie's topic in The Off-Topic Lounge
What the bleep are you talking about? -
What's the outside diameter of a 1500ml wine bottle?
LDO replied to LDO's topic in The Off-Topic Lounge
OK, I just got home to check. A tapered St. Genevieve bottle will not fit, but a straight-sided Frontera bottle will. I think a DIY wine rack made of PVC will look cool. -
What's the outside diameter of a 1500ml wine bottle?
LDO replied to LDO's topic in The Off-Topic Lounge
Yeah I have a couple of them at home, but I'm in my work van and curious. I finally got some pipe for free, left over from a job. -
What's the outside diameter of a 1500ml wine bottle?
LDO replied to LDO's topic in The Off-Topic Lounge
I know the 750s will fit. I'm wondering about the bigger 1500ml bottles. I get one of those every once in a while. -
(Typical bottle, max dia) I was thinking of making a wine rack from 4" PVC pipe. Wondering if it will fit. Thanks.
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Wow. I'm glad I don't have a dog in the '90 Mustang LX fight.
LDO replied to LDO's topic in The Off-Topic Lounge
No bias there, huh? -
Cobra Daytona Coupe in plastic.
LDO replied to Steve D.'s topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
Man. Someone looks at the world through poop-colored glasses. -
I was completely serious when I said sign me up for a copy, BTW. I think it's an awesome car and a heck of story of what could have been. Imagine an American car with McLaren F1 performance in the early '80s.
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Wow. I'm glad I don't have a dog in the '90 Mustang LX fight.
LDO replied to LDO's topic in The Off-Topic Lounge
One bad apple. Also- please don't take this thread to Cuba. -
Wow. I'm glad I don't have a dog in the '90 Mustang LX fight.
LDO replied to LDO's topic in The Off-Topic Lounge
This reminds me of something I heard in the Army: "We can "what if?" This thing all day long". Revell either will or won't fix the kit. I'd like to think they will. They've hit a lot of home runs since the '59 Cadillac. I don't think they like having their reputation tarnished. It represents lost sales for a subject that people have been requesting for a long time. I don't buy any arguments about the Charger have more appeal, either. A whole different generation remembers Fox Mustangs as the muscle car to have when they were in high school. It's also the car they can afford to buy and customize now, unlike early muscle cars. I believe it has just as much appeal sitting as the Charger on the hobby shop shelf, just to a different demographic.