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It's a good idea to test your custom color on a scrap body, plastic spoon, etc, before spraying it on to your project. I have a hideous Aston Martin DBS as evidence. I was shooting for candy burgundy but it looks kind of orange-red.

Another vote for "can't wait to see the body". It's going to be pearl white, right??? :-)

His description says he will ship to the USA.

It's worth whatever you're willing to pay.

Art- No one offers a wide selection of model driveshafts, therefore your market data is irrelevant. Just think of the possibilities; every RWD car made uses a driveshaft. They could even be cargo in a flatbed. It could be the subject of a diorama: a guy opens a box from Summit Racing and inside is a new driveshaft for his Mustang. Modelers need to expand their horizons. :-D

So it wouldn't look like a rolling junk pile. Oh, wait...

Is that a joke? The "box" says 1/1 scale. It's based on a real truck built by Jimmy Shine back around 2005, IIRC. It was on the cover of one of the lesser-known rod mags. The artillery-type wheels are custom and it has engine-turned panels covering the frame rails in the engine compartment. Nice work, but needs paint.

I once pulled over in my work van to call dispatch and wait for my next call. I was reading a book about railway guns when some guy walked up and wanted to know what I was doing. I told him I was waiting for my next call and reading a book. I showed him the book about German railway guns that I was reading. He called my employer to say I was gawking at neighborhood kids. Thankfully, my boss didn't believe him, but that kind of thing could cost someone their job/ruin their reputation. Not worth the risk. Thankfully for him I didn't see what house he came out of or remember his face.

Art- This discussion is not about facts and rationality. It's about how we need to buy bulldozers as cargo for big rigs that we have no interest in.

Wow. I had no idea. I'd be willing to bet that most modelers also had no idea. Wanna know why? It's because dump trucks are boring. WRT to the Meng bulldozer; we don't know yet how well it will do. I'd say it's a safe bet that people who want to see a 1/24 bulldozer aren't jumping for joy over an armored version, in the wrong scale, with an MSRP of $90.

iI Nope. That's not what he said. He said he thinks I speak for the vast majority of modelers. AMT made a model of a big dump truck. How many other companies have made a model of that same dump truck, or any dump truck? Now, how many different models have been released, any body style/variant, any scale, any manufacturer of, the 1932 Ford, Bf-109, FW-190, P-51, Tiger tank, King Tiger tank, Sherman tank, 1957 Chevy, 1969 Camaro?

A 1/24 scale D11? Are you joking? That thing would cost a hundred bucks or more. You think Revell should roll the dice on that? Plenty of people who want to see it as a kit wouldn't buy, just because of cost. (I'd love to have a 1/32 B-17G, but there are too many other things I'd rather spend $300 on)

Eh. I kinda like the idea of telling a model company what I wouldn't buy. I'll write letters saying I hope they never make a bulldozer because it would be a huge turd.

OK, from a modeler who is into cars, tanks, and planes...hell no I wouldn't buy some snooze fest model of construction/farm equipment. That stuff is BORING. '32 Fords, King Tiger tanks, P-51 Mustangs...NOT boring. Numbers back up that claim. There are no such numbers for construction equipment models.

Walk away. Too easy for a mom/brother/store employee to report you for harassing a kid.

Here's one of two. On the left side is the cleanout. The right side is glued to the aquarium wall. The entryway has tiny gravel glued in place, in case they can't walk on smooth PVC at an incline. It is also cut to be flush with "ground level". I think it will make an interesting aquarium.

Tom- your idea is what I meant to say, I just didn't convey it properly. They're going up against the ends of the aquarium. One is already in place, held to the glass with silicone. I'm having to file a bit off the end of the fittings, just at the bottom, because of the silicone holding the aquarium together. I also smeared silicone into the PVC entryway and used it to hold tiny gravel in place, in case they can't walk on smooth PVC at an incline.

I was talking with my mom a couple of hours ago and she has a great idea; rather than cap off one end, I'm going to attach it to the end of the tank with silicone. The "open" end will have a dark flap so we can observe the crawdads inside their habitat once in a while. Nifty.

Looks like my sarcasm was uncalled for. Monogram's Duesenberg kits have been reissued several times, therefore a 1/8 scale full detail kit would sell like hotcakes. As a side note, I have begun manufacturing rose-colored glasses. I'll have a website up soon, where they can be purchased.

I'm getting a 55gallon tank ready. I've had it a long time but it has been in the garage, empty, for ages. I wanted something different this time, so I'm preparing a couple of under-gravel habitats for crayfish. They're made of PVC pipe and fittings. There's an entryway and a "cleanout"; a 90degree bend going up at the end so I can push water in or vacuum water out of the habitat. I think they will feel much more secure, having a replica of their natural type of habitat. They may even reproduce. Hmmm...gotta get some kind of fish to keep the crayfish population in check. Oh yeah, I'm planning to get Australian Blue Crayfish. I'll get photos of the habitats later on. I'm not at home right now.

Yeah, but the Mudd coupe could be reissued with any number of bodies. A concrete pipe is just a concrete pipe.

Get a piece of PVC pipe and a spray can of Mr Surfacer. Spray it down from 15 inches or so, to give it some texture. Spray light grey over that. Presto, concrete culvert. You're welcome.

Now I see it. I need to form an online club of Duesenberg model builders who are into large scale. We'll get all worked up over the idea of a new tool 1/8 scale full-detail Mudd coupe. Revell will have no choice but tool it up, just because it makes so much sense. It can even include extras, like a bag of groceries that includes potato ice cream. There is no full-detail Duesenberg Mudd coupe in 1/8 scale available at the moment, therefore all your "market data" is irrelevant.

...And having shown it to my model car club, even taking it to a couple of regional shows, it pretty much drew a collective yawn. Art Oh, so it's not just me?

There's a world of difference between selling 50 or so model tractors for $300 apiece and selling 100,000 at $40 apiece. The market is just not there. If someone REALLY wants a 1/24 bulldozer, there's always Evergreen Scale Models. ;-)