LDO

I did a search and found an old box art photo. I really like it. I'm going to have to find a box like this. $1.44! Yep, that's old, alright.

It's not gonna happen here. Well, maybe we could get a "good caster" section, but it's kind of pointless when complaint threads get locked. I'm not going to mention any names, but one caster's name KEEPS popping up around here and those threads always get locked.

Of course it should hold true for bigger items. I wouldn't feel better about getting ripped off for fifty bucks than I would getting ripped off for five. There's no reason they can't offer their products on an internet auction site when they have it in stock. I don't know why people think it's inherently better to have their own online business. Selling at swap meets and auction sites would still get product in modeler's hands. It would also let them avoid being the subject of threads like this.

45 years? Get outta town!

I thought it was new when issued in the "Rat Rod" box, but I was looking through some old Car Modeler magazines and saw one. When was the closed-cab model first made?

If they can't do it full-time, they should only sell at shows and on auction sites when they have completed parts. They can still take part in both hobbies, (building and casting) but avoid all the problems that could happen with accepting money in the mail when product is not in stock and ready to ship. Of course that only addresses the "getting swamped" part of the problem. As for double-hull Chryslers and molded-in masking tape...eh...caveat emptor I went to a model show once and saw a booth set up for a resin caster. It was a model builder who wanted to help out his fellow modeler. His products were mostly small accessories like car batteries, engines, etc. Everything was made in one-piece molds. As in open-faced. All the parts needed to be cut just about in half and sanded smooth.

They look really cool, and I'll buy some if they go into production, but that website is a nightmare. So many threads that are just impossible to follow because all sorts of relevant information is just not there. Ugh.

Why did the Poll dig two holes to bury his cat? The first one wasn't deep enough.

Wow. Thanks. I really expected a No.

Title pretty much says it all. I'd love to turn Revell's rat rod into a work truck.

That's a torch with about 0 pounds of thrust.

Spray cans? Heck yeah! Tamiya is the way to go. (To be fair, I have not tried Testors lacquers) Like the other guys said, warm up the can first. For a base coat, your imagination is the only limit. I tried to make a candy burgundy by spraying Tamiya red over Tamiya dark grey (a military shade, also in a can). That was before I found out that burgundy is really purple with very little blue in it. It turned out nice, though. If you do a two-tone paint job, use Tamiya masking tape. It is very thin and holds a really clean line.

Airbrushing candies takes a wide spray pattern and practice. I decanted a couple of Tamiya candies for a custom mix on my Aston Martic DBS. I ended up with a tiger-striped paint job. Not cool.

Well that narrows it down. But seriouly- if you tell us exactly what engine you want, I'm sure someone could point you to the parts pack engine or a newer engine from a complete kit. Those parts pack molds are 40+years old...not very detailed.

Send them here. They won't get too cold, I promise

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-ROVm31Mvs

IMHO, paint gives the most "bang for the buck". No one will notice plug wires from across the room. Just be methodical about the prep, lay down your paint and clear, then polish it out. Hard to go wrong with pearl white, BTW. If you do go with a second color, I recommend using Tamiya masking tape to mask it off. That stuff makes a super clean line.

I only recently subscribed. I guess I didn't see that issue.

Wow. I wish I could have gone. I nominate John Teresi for a builder's gallery in the magazine. I saw his name on radical motorcycles and pre-war classics...and a great job on all of it.

Spirit of America in action: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZO12xkvU2M

You'll never get these 4minutes and 17 seconds back, but it's better than a commercial. My dream bike; a Triumph cafe racer with a Rickman Metisse fairing.

I really like the lines of your frame. A lot. It works great with the shape of that tank, too. Nice work.

Yes, it was hard to make...well...I had some problems to solve, anyway. Brass tube in .1875" diameter (4.76mm) is hard to bend. I ended up making relief cuts to make bending easier, then soldered the bend in place. It's also not easy getting both bottom tubes to be mirror images of each other. What I did there was solder two tubes together, then bent the front downtube and rear kickup. That way they were both identical. To get the downtubes to angle in toward each other, I cut the frame in the middle and added a smaller piece of brass inside to hold them together. When I was happy with the angle, I soldered them back together. After solving these problems, it was not so bad. The next one will certainly be easier.

In 1/6 scale The hard part of the frame is done. That's Tamiya's engine, of course. It's getting narrow tires. It has 50deg of rake. This is my first attempt at a big scale frame. I built one years ago in 1/12 scale from copper, but this was a lot more work. Copper that's half this size is a lot easier to bend.

Like others have said; get builtups or "junk yards" from ebay or swap meets. Also don't be afraid to buy a kit for parts. I bought a Porsche 911 kit to get wheels, tires, and seats for another project. If I had bought all those parts from the aftermarket, I would have spent as much, but now I have the rest of the 911 to raid in the future.