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Not 1000 feet. I thought the record for 1320 was 342 mph. I’ve done an internet search and I keep getting results for Funny Car and 1000 foot records. This is related to the new record for Brittany Force. She ran 341.59 mph in her Top Fuel Dragster. This is amazing, considering the record for a longer track was 338 or 342 mph. Also amazing: Bob Tasca went 341.68 in a Nitro Funny Car. A long time ago, John Force said he thinks Funny Cars can go faster than dragsters. No one took him seriously.

Very nice build of a really cool plane.

The 1/16 scale Henderson road bike “civil” version is €82.90. It sounds steep, but this thing is a little gem. There are lots of amateurs making and selling 3D parts. Andrea Cingolani is not one of them. https://cixmodels.com/2024/05/31/new-excelsior-four-cylinder-civil-version-scale-1-16/

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If you have Facebook, you can send him a message there. If not, I’ll send you his e-mail address. https://m.facebook.com/search_results/?q=cixmodels+miniatures

I had not heard that term before. I had to look it up. That is a cool idea.

And a 1/12 engine. Maybe make a “what if” model; someone found a Henderson engine in a crate and built a new bike around it. Old style, of course. No 300mm rear tire for it .

And a 1/6 scale engine to display by itself.

He also sells 3D printed animals. My mom has gotten into models. I got each of us a Whale Shark.

This is so cool. The print quality is beautiful. It even has a few photoetched parts and decals.

Got it here, too. Thanks

The whole site gives a 404 Not Found. Kind of a bummer. I went there to check out a file for a Chevy LT5 engine.

No, but there are couple of kits that might be that way if I bought them (or just one of them. They’re expensive). There’s a guy in Facebook who offers a Porsche 935 K3 and a 956 or 962 in 1/8 scale, 3D printed. I would want to make it into a road car. That would be a lot of work. They are about $1000 each.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/aladdinmodel/permalink/441839632212613/ This post doesn’t mention scale or price

The old AMT ‘63 Corvette does have an open face helmet.

I found one that was close, and injection molded. It was a set of WWII ace pilots, including Johnny Johnson and his black lab. The lab was not included. Later issues mentioned on the box that the dog is not included. I guess they got a lot of complaints.

Yes, but no luck. Same with the old Indian inline-4. I know it’s on Cults somewhere, but I haven’t found it. Same with a 1/35 black Labrador retriever.

That’s cool, but I don’t know about the start of something like this. I don’t have a real CBX engine to measure or scan. I’m wondering if kit parts can be scanned as a start for making parts in another scale.

I’m asking because the 1/8 scale Honda CBX motorcycle kit arrived today. I would love to have the engine in 1/12 or even 1/6. It would be relatively easy to find existing kit or diecast parts in those scales for building a custom bike. Thanks, Lee

I love that Ambush camouflage.

I like Superfine White Milliput. It can be like Bondo or used for texture. I made the Zimmerit texture on the Tiger II tank by rolling it into thin sheets on a porcelain tile with a Teflon rod for a rolling pin. I used talcum powder to prevent from sticking to either. I scratched up the surface of the plastic with the back edge of a number 11 blade.

Here’s a photo of a built kit. It’s from a thread at Britmodeller. Mine just shipped yesterday. A link for the finished model https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235094050-18-yodel-honda-cbx-1000z/

Glad to hear it. I love that magazine. I made a crazy lowball offer on eBay for issues 1-77 a few years ago and won it. I had all but the first few that are so hard to find, but I got 77 issues for less than I would have spent buying the first few individually. (I don’t remember how many of the first few are so hard to find/expensive.)

Unreal. I just got a Yodel 1/8 scale Honda CBX motorcycle kit, open box, sealed in bags, for $23.99 plus shipping. I’ve seen these sell for close to $400. Four people had it on their watch list. I guess they snoozed through the end of the auction. I was there, heart racing, hoping my bid would be high enough…wondering if there would be a flurry of bids at the last moment. I was the only bidder. The auction didn’t say 1/8 scale, so maybe some people thought it was the 1/15 scale kit. I want to use that engine for a custom bike like I saw in a magazine years ago. It was long and low, no fairings that I remember. Ducati single-sided swingarm. Fuel was in a pair of tanks, one on either side of the frame, aluminum or stainless tubes with a diagonal cut at each end and a convex end. It’s been years since I saw that photo. I would love to see it again, but it’s ok if I don’t. I can just use my imagination. I’m so excited!