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Jaw-dropping...

I've modified tens of DC models so far and they're no boogie-man-type-of-thing-you-should-be-scared-of Yeah, they're different to work on tn plastic models, but they also offer some benefits, such as a harder body, most of the panels open and so on. Don't get me wrong - I prefer plastic models, but I'll never say no to a DC if it has potential

A nu-style EU rat-rod this time. Bburago 1:24 BMW M3 E36 was used as a base, mods are scratch-built. Enjoy Get at me, bro!

I'm not married (any more...) and have no kids, but I do have a lot of hobbies (model cars, playing drums, photography, drawing, ..) and car modeling is one of the most-fav, if not THE most-fav. Also, I live in a house, have a dog and you know how that is - always lots to be done around the crib and my lil monster puppy deserves all the time I can give him I work from 8 am till 4 pm, leave house at 7 am and come back at about 5 pm or even later (bowling on modays and/or tuesdays, german language lesons on thursdays). The weekends are usualy dedicated to photo sessions and photo editing, concerts, parties with my friends, dates... So when do I build models? Well, mostly only from 5 am till 7 am. Yes, I get up an hour and a half earlier than I actually should and "invest" that time into model cars. A cup of hot tea, news on the radio or some fiiiiiine jazz and that wondeful smell of plastic, fillers, paint and glue It's my meditation in some way, otherwise I'd snap from the kazillion of things I have to do every single day...

Luv it The way I did it once: I made a plastic frame, painted it black, glued some soldering wire in it, made a frame out of an old 1.44 MB disk and inserted a piece of some fine mesh I got from who-knows-where-from: I scratch-built a fan and added it to the cooler: The final result after some wires and some "dirt":

Well, if I can help at least one modelling buddy anywhere in the universe, I'm happy to do so You're welcome, guys I have plenty more of these tricks in my head and I'll try to find time to post them

In 2010: The same day, a few hours later: Nowdays:

Thanx, fellas Doc: Nope, I haven't psoted Valter (the Z-hunter ) in that topic yet, but I think I will. Appart from that you can see the WIP over here: http://www.makete.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=138&t=19744 Harry: Yes, I screwed-up the turbo set-up... Don't ask, I have no idea what I was thinking...

I agree, Mike, but that Merc is already finished and since the engnie bay is realy tight and there are turbo pipes all over the place, there's no way I could still "reach in" and add what needs to be added... :/ I'll do it on my next engine wireing trip

Just a couple of ways: http://www.briansmodelcars.com/tutorials/tutorial/116

It varies from model to model. Inspect your model's suspension, make a dry-fit of it, check the parts that could be cut, trimmed, sanded, ... to make the axis of the car sit more towards the bottom of it - thereby lowering it's height. I've used different techniques on different cars. I could say each model is a world of it's owna and you should approach it in that way. Don't worry - if you use your head and think well, before you cut, it should end up just fine

Check this out: http://www.briansmodelcars.com/tutorials/tutorial/16 I've used thet method a few times and it rocks

Thanx for the feedback Rob: Not sure... I have plenty of different wires back in my workshop and they go from 0.2 mm up to a few mm in diameter. I usually use whatever seems right at the moment. If I had to guess, I'd say I used about 0.7 mm or so for this project

I'm glad you do

I thank thee Chuck: I screwed up the set-up, but didn't feel like correcting it

Thanx, guys! Nathan: Those are road-kill-marks

Thanx Mission accomplished

Ok, so this is one of the things I've always hated doing... Fitting 8 wires into a distributor in 1:24... So I had to come up with something... Before we go any further: I take NO REPONSIBILITY for any kind of damage, injuries or any other bad thing that might occure while trying to do any of the things and actions mentioned in this post! Ok, safe from the courthouses LOL let us continue... This method is very simple and, honestly, doesn't look too good, but for my case (1949 Merc rat) it was good enough Ok, so you're gon' need 8 spark plug wires with a correct diameter, a small piece of metal rod (a stretched paper clip will do just fine) and some heat-shrinking tube. The lower image pretty much sums it up as in a cross-section drawing or something like that: So... - Step 1: Take a metal rod that suits the positioning hole for the distributor on your model. In my case it was slightly over 1 mm in diameter, but I used a piece of a paper clip with a 1 mm diameter and it turned out just fine. - Step 2: Glue 8 (long enough) wires around the metal rod using a super-glue-kind-of-glue - anything that seals the wire to the rod in a very short time. Making a rat rod? Use different colors of wires now and here - Step 3: Get a cup of coffee. Kidding... Take a piece of heat-shrinking tube. In my case it was about 5 mm long. Adjust it to your needs and plans. Put it aroud the wires and heat it up. I use a lighter, but a hot-air-fan or any other similiar kind of tool can be used. BE CAREFUL NOT TO BURN YOURSELF!!! - Step 4: This is what your distributor should look like in the end. If not, blame the tooth-fairy and start over. I nailed it (not the tooth-fairy, but the distributor) in the first attempt and if I could do so, I see no reason(s) why an of you guys shouldn't/couldn't/wouldn't/whatevern't. Btw: I droped a small drop of superglue between the wires from the top after the distributor was finished. Why? Just to bond-up all the wires, the heat-shrinking tube, the metal rod... One pic of how the distributor looks like on the engine in the end: Yeah, I know, ugly as a drunk zombie, but hey - solved my problem with these nasty nerve-curling distributors for good Have a nice day! Damir

Thanx, guys! rustymodeler: I have another thing coming up for zombie hunting This: Jantrix: Not a bad idea...

Just to make it short: A 1949 Merc by Revell opened, modified, slammed, hiperventilated and weathered by me I know I have the turbo setup all wrong, but by the time I figured it out t was already too late... So it is what it is... The process of modifying can be seen on this link: http://www.makete.ne...php?f=4&t=20230 It's in Slovene so feel free to ask pretty much anything Here are a few shots of Lucy: Spit it out...

A few years ago I turned this Bburago 1:24 Mini: Into this:

Beautiful Merc's - each and every one of them, guys! Keep them coming Mine's still in thw WIP stage, but at the moment this is where she is: Did some paint chipping on her and she might be heavilly weathered by the weekend. Should be a rat/salt-lake-racer/moar-rat in the end Oh, btw, the turbo on her is going to be out of this world One more pic of a dry-fit before the painting took place: And the turbo (in the making, a few weeks ago):

One of many ways: http://www.briansmodelcars.com/tutorials/tutorial/116 And more tips: http://www.briansmodelcars.com/tutorials/index.asp HTH

I have the kit in my stash and looking at the parts it's obvious it's an older tooling. The parts are kinda ok, but I've seen (much) better Overall it's worth getting and putting together for two reasons: - It's a legendary car - It's a simple kit you can finish (OOB-style) within a few days and she'll probably make your display cabinet look sexier

Sorry for a VERY late reply, Virgil, but I've been away for a while... Anyhow, here's a link to the WIP on a Slovenian forum: http://www.makete.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=138&t=19744 It's in Slovenian language so in case you need any details, just ask Understood I have way too much going on in my private life and my workbench, so I'll just watch and drool