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    Neat color,,and stance is cool,,Nice!
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    Why thank you sir,,,,,ooh yea,, I try to snatch up ANY large scale bikes ,,any era really. whenever I can. This whole bike{Drag-o-Matic} is basically 3 different large scale Revell kits,,bits+ pcs. This blue one is a Tamiya 427 Yamaha Virago. Thanks for looking,,,,
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    Nice bike!,,neat vid also,,I thought about opening a YT model building page,,maybe someday. Looks fun.
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    Thanks,,and yea your right,,its like a constant 'best of" of modelers from everywhere!
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    AWSOME!
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    Thanks Cobraman,,,got a bit more done,,wired alt,+,plugs+added linkages+ fuel feeds,,and a bit of interior work done. Getting there,,bit at a time. Got some belt material,,black ribbon from wallmnky. The kit comes w/plastic molded lap belts,,which Ill use,,I just have to make upper portion shoulder belts. Thanks for looking,,,cheers!
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    lol,,nice
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    Such is the big question these days,,I play gtr in a band{10K-DB music} on the web,,but I love model building as well. And drive a semi truck around SE Mich for a day job so I can have a place to build models,,play + record music and market it to publishing co's on Nashville+ LA ect. Theres a radio talk show guy named Dennis Prager whos says " you always will have to do what you dont want to do,,in order to do what you really do want to do!" And it makes perfect sense when you think about it. Model building will always be one of my top 1-2 hobbies,,they key I think is to find something your really good at and enjoy,,AND be able to make a living from it,,now thats true success,,,IMO
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    The 1st thing I do with any kit I get is seperate all the parts so they dont make any contact with anything else w/layers of napkins or tissue paper to help eliminate any probs like this. I did a get a "Monroe Handler" mustang 2 from the late 70's awhile back and it had "goodyear" melted across the front windshield! man was I bummed,,so I just wet sanded it forever w/different grits paper,,then polished it out and it was fine,,but it took forever.
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    So sad to hear,,he was always fair w/me and was a fantastic builder,,RIP Harry.
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    Thanks Beluga,,yea,,they maybe a bit large,,but they look ok actually in person,,the pics are " squeezed" a bit . I thought about just doing "straight tubes" w/no flares at top,,but the step spacer things from the hardware store work ok. When its done,,the black injector tips will make sense w/the paint layout+ highlights. Tan 2 tone interior,,and 3 different paint highlights on rims. Right now Im scratch building the injector linkages+ feul feed lines,,,that will be interesting,,lol. Thanks for looking,,and keep up the great work you all do!!
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    Thanks KWT,,yours are looking great also. S
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    Hey thanks DD,,it had a kit supplied roll bar,,which I ended up scratch building mine I like radius style corners for the upper roll bar,,the kit had this square looking deal,,And the motor wiring/plumbing was added by me. I also Sbuilt some headrests for the seats. And the front lower bumper air splitter. Most everything was pretty decent in detail,,I did have to clean quite a bit of flash off alot of the parts,,not a big deal though. The front steering set up works well,,a bit fragile,,but decent. I havent built the 1/20th gremlin,,but that would be a fun one also. It also comes w/2 sets of rims,,,slot mags or the rallys,,which are the ones I used. If you built the 1/20 Gremlin,,post a pic here,,Id like to see it. And if I dont get back right away in response,,its because Im limited on web time these days. Thanks again,,,S
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    Thanks so much,,you guys do great work also. Its a decent kit overall,,did have to clean flashing on many parts,,but it turned out ok.,,not a contest level,,but still fun,,cheers!
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    Hi all,,got this at a recent DAMM swap meet show,,10$-- 1/2 started glue blob. I ez-offed every thing,,and went for this burnt orange/root beer color ,,testors quik dry spray,,,and decided to change the intake of the big 427. as well. Hardware store nylon step washers/spacers {8 cents a piece} for the injector tips,,scratch built injector tubes,,gonna do a few other "non-normal" things to this one. Well see what happens,,keep up the great woks! S
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    Thanks sir,,,yes its a bit different,,but I get bored w/too much chrome,I like to accent off the main body colors,,keep up the great works! S
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    Thats amazing,,,Great reference pics to learn how to make proper working steering set up,,and much more. This is gonna be a nice 57"
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    Hi Jim,,the accent painting on bumpers,,rims,,sidepipes,,was painted with Testors transparent green metalflake. I like chrome and all,,but sometimes its fun to mix it up w/the paint layouts,,thanks for looking,,Cheers!
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    Hey all,,enjoy all the great builds here,,gotta be the best builders on the web today,,IMO. A recent build of MPC's 1970 AMX. I built it as a replica of my Dads 69' 1:1 AMX,,same color+ stripes,,changed the rim highlights a bit,,did some accent painting on the bumpers + sidepipes,added the blower{ my Dads was a 390 4 -speed w/carbs ,},w/ dealer factory "Go Package",,I remember always having to climb around the rollbar to get in back when dad and me and my older brother would jump in for what my Dad called " a sunday drive" lol. And off to MIS speedway to watch the early 70's Trans-Am cars race,,,All the ol" Stangs,,Cudas,,Javlins,Camaros, were there,,fun stuff. That car was a ground pounder,,As far as the kit goes,,it was a bit of x-tra work to clean flashing on alot of the parts,,but it was worth it. The working steering setup works well,,and most of it went together well. Keep up the great works out there,,,S
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    never knew this exsisted! wow,,nice trike there.
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    I almost picked this up recently,,looks like a fun build,,enjoy!
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    Thats a scary bike to ride,,wow. Great job on this one John,,cool build.
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    sweet!
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    Greetings,,wishing all is well for all of you,,having raced MX for many years,,20+ or so,,when I saw this on tamiyas website,,,,HAD TO HAVE IT! Never ridden one of these,,but its a 2 stroke screamer ,,probably tough to handle around any track,,but what fun it still would be to ride. Similar to the Suzuki TM Cyclone 400 bikes of the day. {approx 1972-1975 era} No changes to the stock kit or mods,,just beautiful Tamiya engineering,,made the kit easy to build.,,and they supplied all the cables ,,metal axles+nuts. Both front + rear suspension work via kit supplied springs+ hardware. The kit sat on my shelfs unbuilt for 2 years,,so had to "get 'er done" ,,I would recommend this kit for anybody who enjoys bikes of this type from the day,,thanks for looking,,and keep the rubber side down. S
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    amazing!
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