Kit Basher

Looks like you're off to a good start, Nick. Great job lettering those tires. One good part about building a replica of your 1:1 is you just have to walk outside for references. I'll be watching.

KOO-WULL! Everything about it came out great. The flattie looks good. Paint and interior really nice. Great job, Bill.

Thanks for the kind words, Alan. I was really surprised to see someone had dug this up.

I think the problem is going to be that you will want to put it over paint. It doesn't take that much heat to activate it, and it would probably work on bare plastic. There is also a liquid "Monokote Trim Solvent" that will make it stick without heat. I suspect that either the heat or the solvent would ruin a paint job, tho. Looking forward to the results of your experiments, I have a bunch of scraps of it too!

Thanks, Jim. That tank in the bed is gonna be full of diesel. Hopefully I'll even have a little bit to share!

I'm just getting started on the crane. After I get that done, it's hose reels, welder, tool boxes, etc. And then some arms and armor!

While we're on the subject of tanks (of various kinds), the brackets are done, and the tank just needs some bodywork.

I don't think so. I've never heard of it. CA glue works OK, epoxy is stronger. If you must solder, use brass tubing, or copper wire.

To add to the confusion, some acrylic enamels (like Duplicolor) are not water based, but are more like lacquers in that they have a relatively "hot" solvent. Definitely worth a test before shooting your model.

I'm gettin' close, Doc. All my springtime chores are cutting into my modeling time, but I hope to have a "Tenderizer" update fairly soon.

Hopefully not a CAT-astrophe!

Hey Rob, nice job on the outpost. It is obviously post-apocalyptic since you included the giant, mutant, guard/attack cat!

Craft/ popsicle sticks (and tongue depressers) are usually made of birch, a good choice for a hobby wood, but quite a bit harder and heavier than basswood. If you need any 4" x 4"s, wooden match sticks (yes, they still make them) are made of poplar and are almost exactly to scale.

Just gorgeous!

Oh yeah! Now that thing is starting to come together! Keep it going, Ken!

Lookin' good, Bill! I knew you'd make good use of that stuff. Can't wait to see body paint and that 427!

Black and green will make dark green. Try small quantities in different ratios and see what you get.

Hey, what happened to Dec. 31? That's what it says at the beginning of the thread.

This is an extreme example of what you're talking about. It is the "Mother Ship" from "Close Encounters". It is in the Air and Space Museum and is made almost entirely of little bits and pieces. It is about six feet across.

Bumper sticker: "I'll give up my gun when they pry it from my cold, dead, fingers". Back window stickers: Peeing Calvin (of Calvin and Hobbes), big number 3 and Dale Earnhart signature.

Way to go, Tony. Galaxium is totally cool!

Thanks for the support, guys!

I'm finally making some slow progress on the utility body for the "Tenderizer". Lots more to do.

I have used embossing powder over both white glue and over paint. Both worked fine.

I made these in Photoshop. The inspection sticker is just numbers on a colored square. The tax sticker has the logo of the local county on it. I copied that from the county website, and put it on a blue background.