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Thanks, Andy. It was indeed a pain to turn between centers. I had to turn very slowly and take shallow cuts. I just made one end round so I could put that end in the 3-jaw chuck. Here it is so far: It's only the half-round sides of the case. There's still lots of work to do. It's sitting beside the engine that will get supercharged; TDR's 1/8 scale Offenhauser 270.

Gerald Wingrove's looked somewhat like an arbor press. It had an X/Y table to move the part in precise increments. I'm not sure his machine could handle your '29 trunk lid. He did flat or mostly flat panels.

I haven't machined anything for several years. I had forgotten that I once tried making a Ferrari V-12 engine block out of laminated Evergreen. Not the best choice but it worked as far as machining was concerned. (I never finished that one. I found out my reference material was all wrong). This project is a 1/8 scale blower. This one will be generic, but have a case like a S.CO.T. or Bendix; half-round on each side with strengthening ribs. I glued up some .100" with Weld-On 3 last night; two big chunks of 4 layers each. The plan is to turn them to a cylinder shape and cut ribs into it, then pop it apart and put a spacer in between them. I don't have a 4-jaw chuck so I have to turn between centers. I used a triangular file to make a little hole for inserting the centers. Then I joined those with a few drops of CA. Crude but close enough for something that will not have any moving parts. It's a blower similar to this:

Not so hare-brained. Gerald Wingrove built one and shows details of it in one of his books. He even made an attachment for cutting arc-shaped louvers like on the hood of Greta Garbo's Duesenberg.

Plastic is ideal for a project I have in mind. Can Evergreen be turned and milled? Thanks, Laurence Jamison.

Oscar- Swapping parts between kits is called "kitbashing". Another English poster on this site built a drag car with a Jaguar 6cyl engine, 1930s BMW body, many other kit parts, and lots of scratchbuilt components. The only limit is your imagination. That 250 GTO you got is a nice kit. The engine looks really good in it. If you display it with the bonnet closed, you might consider keeping the engine for some street rod without a bonnet. I know of 2 full-size 1932 Ford roadsters with Ferrari V-12s, and I once saw a T-bucket with a Lamborghini V-12.

Does it do more than make noise?

Well I know where next week's allowance is going. Nnnnnnnnnice.

King's Hobby nearly went out of business. They canceled all their magazines and still don't have MCM. They have no plans to carry it again. I know of two Hobbytowns, neither of which carries MCM Village Hobby went out of business at least 2 years ago, maybe more.

One hobby shop carried it but have now discontinued it, is it available anywhere in Austin?

Yeah. That's kinda what I was thinking.

That would be wild.

After a 3 1/2 year resto, this can be yours for only $395,000. http://www.fantasyjunction.com/cars/806-La...0%20Litre%20V12

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Your first picture looks like resin parts. If that's what you're referring to as $20 + $10 shipping, it may be the best deal around. I doubt two resin companies make the same thing, and if so, the prices will not be too far apart. Your only other option is to scratchbuild the manifold ("pyramid") and get the rest from a kit or two. You will easily spend $30 or more doing that, plus the time and money spent learning to scratchbuild. Thirty bucks is not such a bad deal.

I'm not sure you do. You and Cosmic seem to think that your opinions are absolutely right. "Why would anybody do something if I think it's a bad idea?". There are many opinions. None are wrong. If you want a Mustang instead of a Volt, more power to you. I really don't think that the Volt will roll out the door for $40k. There will likely be rebates offered by dealers and government, both state and local. The whole idea that a Hummer make less pollution than a Prius is debatable, at best. Remember, that notion relies on people putting 300,000 miles on that Hummer (if you take everything else in that hokey report at face value). Right now there are 387 Hummers on eBay. The highest mileage on any of the civilian models is 177,000. Only 11 have 100,000 miles or more.

Different strokes for different folks. Why would a multi-millionaire drive a Prius? The one I know does it because he wants to. Perception is reality. Your perception...and reality...may be different than someone else's. I know, hard to believe. Just take my word for it. Some people...who may not be you...will want to buy a vehicle that goes 40 miles without using gasoline.

Here's the thing: everyone on the planet does not share your point of view. Not everybody believed the "Hybrids pollute more than Hummers" story. Who would want a Chevy Volt? Someone who drives less than 40 miles a day and wants to do it without burning any gasoline. Is it the same person who would buy a Prius? Maybe, maybe not. I'd like to have a car that gets great mileage, but I'd choose a VW turbodiesel. Great mileage and no battery pack to wear out. No one is going to force a microcar down your throat. The CAFE standard is going up. That means the big three can still build gas guzzlers, but they'll have to build smaller, fuel-efficient cars as well. With the price of fuel climbing again, high-mpg cars may be just what Detroit needs.

When will I get my money back from the Iraq war? I don't like the way that money was spent. The loans to GM and Chrysler didn't cost any lives or send anyone home without arms and legs. It ###### sure didn't "protect" us from someone who was never a threat.

I can't wait to see a political forum on this board, so we don't have to read this on a modeling forum.

I have one, but I don't remember who cast it. I'll bet I've had it for 15 years or more. You thinking of doing Dean Skuza's privateer car? It was a really nice-looking race car.

There is nothing noble in saying that you don't do it for the money. It doesn't matter if you want profit or not. Using other people's money to finance your learning curve is a bad idea.

I'm going to play Devil's Advocate here, sometimes known as "Big Dumb Jerk". If you're asking for tips on how to cast resin, should you really be planning to sell resin parts? Q: How do you make a small fortune in resin casting? A: Start with a large fortune.

For those who haven't been to Germany, K-Town is Kaiserslautern

US Army 1996-2000 in Germany. I built airplanes in garrison and when I got deployed to Macedonia. Texas National Guard 2000-2008. Deployed twice and built models on both deployments. I find it relaxing and it may have been the only reason I didn't lose my mind in Afghanistan. I got out because of burnout.