mr moto

I would SERIOUSLY want something besides that little bitty windshield between me and all the junk that propeller would send in my direction!!

Don't like the brush that came attached to the top of your bottle of Ambroid or whatever? You know, the one you could paint your house with. Here's a solution. One picture pretty much says it all. I just pulled out the old brush, cut a microbrush to length and epoxied it into the cap. Done!

Who'da thunk it?? A cool Gremlin! That's great work.

Geez!! I'm not sure that thing meets all the mandatory safety regs for a 1915 model. But it sure is KOOL!

Cool! There have been various attempts to revive the Morgan 3 wheeler concept in the past but this is the first American one that I'm aware of. It looks like a blast! Oh my! I just looked at the link and discovered that this one is a real Morgan with a Harley twin. All the others were copycats. I wonder what the cost will be? Too much I suspect.

Maybe this should go in "Tips and Tricks" but this seems like where it's needed at the moment. You don't need to use up a whole sheet to print a few decals. What you can do is first print on plain paper as a test shot. If it looks okay, cut some small pieces of decal paper a little bigger than the image. Tape them directly over the images that you just printed with removable double sided tape. Now run it back through again and you have individual decals. I'll try to dig up some pictures of the process and post them either here or in the Tips section.

These guys are still a bit upset about Studebaker: http://www.studebakerdriversclub.com/ They have more than 12,500 members! The largest single make car club in the world.

Actually, the wrinkles are backwards on one side and frontwards on the other! He's doing tight donuts!

What about the Marcos GT? It was a 1960's British sports/race car with a plywood monocoque chassis. http://www.britishracecar.com/AndySeward-Marcos-GT.htm

If three people got it right I don't think it's too hard. The fun is digging into automotive history and looking for clues and this one caused a lot of digging even though I never figured it out. Keep 'em coming!

I just received some Dunlop SP3 radials from Ma's and the fine detail in the tread is amazing. I think "a star is born" in the resin business!! Great service, too.

Very cool idea! Looks much better than the original!

VERY , VERY COOL! You really found a great look for that car!

Truly SWEET!!!!

And now for something completely different, here's a Studebaker Coupe Delivery:

I'm thinking about mastering and casting a few resin bodies of subjects that especially interest me in the future. I've done a few small parts in resin before but I know this will be jumping in at the deep end! For right now, I'll probably just try to cast some replicas of kit bodies for practice to see if I can do it. I'm not interested in turning this into a business. Anyway, I'm just looking for any advice, sources of good information or whatever about mold making, materials or anything else from those who have done it before. What would you tell somebody just starting out (other than "DON'T DO IT!!!")? I'll probably buy a pressure pot since I think that's the best way to prevent bubbles in the castings but if there's anything better, let me know. I've tried Alumilite and Micro-Mark (much better!) resin and rubber but I've also heard a lot of good comment about Smooth On - is it really a lot better? Pros and cons? Any help will be appreciated!

Excellent choices!! And how did I forget to mention the '37 Coupe Express?

Great job!! I love a slant six (aka Leaning Tower of Power). My first car had one, my family had cars with them, my friends had cars with them - I've laid hands on quite a few. Is that the Ross Gibson engine kit or from one of the recent Lindbergs or ??

Don't get me started! I want Studebakers and more Studebakers. Right now I'm working on an R&R 1956 Golden Hawk. That hunk of resin is a pig but it's the only game in town if you want a Hawk! Wish there was a real kit. Not only is the R&R a poorly cast and somewhat inaccurate lump of resin, I'll have to make my own 352 Packard powerplant. Almost any post-war Stude is a subject I'd like to see kitted but if I had to pick three it would be the GT Hawk (prefer '63 supercharged but any of them will do), 1955 Speedster and the '54 Connie. Honorable mention to a bullet-nosed 1950 Champion business coupe.

Check out Modelhaus. I think they might have what you're looking for. http://www.modelhaus.com/

This a tough one. It looks kinda like a real car on a fake background. Maybe it's a 1:1 diorama! It's a good thing that this isn't an Auto ID. We'd never pin down the year on that thing!

Welcome!! That's a great way to start out. Getting kids interested in a positive activity that they can keep doing for the rest of their lives. Dads like it, too!

In 1961 most participants in the model building hobby were living on their allowance and couldn't even afford spray cans, let alone airbrushes! That's for painting the bodies - if you can afford to own more than one paintbrush!

Resin Realm has a '58 two door hardtop by R&R. Take a look and see if it's what you need. http://www.resinrealm.net/Star/RRGalleries/Ford/index.html

As several others have said, Alumilite is just too fast. There is not enough working time for careful work - strictly blow and go! There's no time to work out any bubbles or to pour slowly enough to avoid bubbles. I've done a lot better with the resin and silicone from Micro Mark and I recommend it. Never tried the TAP brand that was mentioned by another poster but his results looks real good so I'd be inclined to listen to his advice!