Kit Basher
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Be vewwy, vewwy quiet, I'm hunting wabbits. (He said in his best Elmer Fudd voice.)
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15 hours ago, StevenGuthmiller said:
The thickness is just a hair thicker than what M.A.D. uses for their pre-wired distributors.
It's 30 AWG "wrapping wire" that I got on Amazon.
If anyone can tell me where I can get large amounts of thinner insulated wire, I would be interested.
I'm guessing maybe 32 or 34 AWG?
Haven't been able to find any yet.
Steve
Check out these folks: https://www.micronmeters.com/category/miniature-wire-and-cable
They have both single conductor and stranded insulated wire. I like the single conductor because it holds its shape better. The 32 AWG fits perfectly in R&M of MD drilled distributor caps.
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I also had that problem with the 1/144 version. If I was to do it again, I would mask for the black, then spray a couple of coats of white to seal the tape before I sprayed the black. I don't know if that would work, but I would try it. The black decals sound like a good option too.
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A nest of Vipers! They all look great. I especially like the snakeskin one.
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It's fun to see you working on this. I have no doubt you will find a way to make this very basic kit into a masterpiece.
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I am also no expert! I routinely brush paint transmissions, exhaust manifolds, and intake manifolds with MM Metalizers. I think the Titanium looks good on iron transmissions. I have also brush painted gas tanks, and I think exhaust pipes would work too. On smooth surfaces like gas tanks and exhaust pipes, you won't get a perfectly consistent color and finish, but those parts are not perfectly consistent on 1:1 cars either. I tend to flow the paint on pretty wet. I mostly use Metalizer "Steel", "Magnesium", and "Titanium". Since those paints are going away, I don't know what I will do when they are gone.
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8 hours ago, Deathgoblin said:
Just had to "park" one. Heller Porsche 917K. There's no positive ways to locate and attach some of the parts, especially the spindly little components of the frame and suspension.
I hear ya, man. I did the same thing with the Heller Ferrari 512s. Same reason, and more.
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I must be in total agreement with everything that has been mentioned so far, since I have finished models or kits of almost all of them.? I would add:
P-40
Concorde
B-52
F-104
X-15
....and many others.
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Can you print your own decals? If so, you could copy one of the images from here:
https://certainlywood.com/woodmenu2.php?category=Burls, Stumps and Crotches
Resize it to the scale you like, and print.
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Looks great!
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Very impressive work on the roof, the finished product looks great!
For future reference on that Wicked paint, that's what it looks like if you put it on too wet. It's a peculiar paint, in that it has to be applied in multiple light coats until you get full coverage.
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Thanks, Mike!
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Thanks, Bruce!
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Thanks, Gareth!
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1 hour ago, #1 model citizen said:
Faux fur! How PC! LOL
Sssshhh, not so loud! She thinks it's real.?
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Thanks, Larry!
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1 hour ago, Tom Geiger said:
I know the feeling.. I’ve had this image in my head forever...
Barefoot girl sitting on the hood of a Dodge drinking warm beer in the soft summer rainI had to look that up to see what you were referring to. I have a hard time understanding what Springsteen is saying when listening to the songs.
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4 minutes ago, Tom Geiger said:
Looks great, and in a color you don’t see on this car!
Thanks, Tom! I've wanted to do this for years. The song made a picture in my mind, and this is my attempt to represent it. I had a hard time figuring out what kit to use for a "54 convertible", and finding a suitable girl was a real challenge. This is as close as I could get.
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slip a sable under the tree, for me.......Santa Baby, a '54 convertible too, light blue....
C'mon, sing along, you know the words!
AMT kit, paint is Testors "Turquoise". She comes from the Revell '59 Galaxie. The sable is just a piece of velvet.
MERRY CHRISTMAS, EVERYONE!
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12 hours ago, HomerS said:
Brian (Griffin) is not a fan of cold, let alone snow! I see the irony in it as he is part Husky, but he is usually the first of the foursome to 'recycle' and he is back at the deck door.
We got a light dusting of snow a couple days ago but when i let them out this afternoon, he was rolling on the deck like a kid making snow angels!
It's a dog's life! I never understood why that phrase implies something bad. We should all be so lucky. Brian is obviously enjoying himself.
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10 hours ago, stinkybritches said:
Yeah, we used to get at least 1 snowfall a year of a foot or more when I was growing up. Seems like sometime around the year 2000 it just stopped doing much of anything. Lucky to get 4 inches now.
Ah, the good ol' days. Seems like we used to get at least a few "snow days" off from school every year. We'd be outside most of the day, sledding, building snow forts, having snow ball wars. We'd be cold, wet, and tired, and loved every minute of it.
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1 minute ago, stinkybritches said:
I love snow also. You must live in the snowy part of VA. I live along the rain/snow line, about 20 minutes south of Richmond. We hardly ever see snow anymore.
I'm not in the "snowiest" part of VA. I'm about 8 miles from the WV line, about the same to Maryland. We don't get near the snow we used to get, so I enjoy it even more.
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SNOW! I saw some complaints on the subject over in the "Irks" department, so just to be contrary, I'm posting this. We got 6 inches or so yesterday and last night. It's beautiful!
I plowed the driveway this morning. I already had the plow on the F250, so I just drove down to the end of the driveway, turned around and came back.
Yes, I know I'm spoiled!
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5 hours ago, Venom said:
Whoops, forgot to add the photo...
Nice windows!
Anyone ever paint a model body with Model Masters Turn Signal Amber?
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If I remember right, this is over white. You're right, the paint is very translucent, so the base makes a big difference. I think I tried six different bases, and liked white the best for this car.