Kit Basher
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While we're on the subject of food packaging, there was a thread a while back about "Everybody eats bread". Mysterion suggested using the plastic clips that hold bread bags closed for putty spreaders. I tried it, works great.
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Thanks, James.
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Go for it, Bill!
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Nate, the tires come from the "Off Road 4x4 F150" Lindberg kit. If it helps, there's a picture of the box at the beginning of the thread.
Thanks, Bill, looking forward to seeing that truck when you get it going!
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If you're going to be building in 1/24 scale, get yourself an architects scale. It's one of those 3 sided rulers, sold in office supply and some craft stores. It has a scale on it marked 1/2. You can use that to directly measure in feet and inches. It's not as cool as an iphone, but it won't drive you crazy, and it never needs recharging! (Also, no math required!
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I use a tiny drop of Micro Krystal Kleer.
This one I am not familiar with. It is white glue? Any problems with glue failure over time? Am I correct that the Testors purple is also white glue?
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I've got an F250 kit that needs the rear view mirror glued to the inside of the windshield, any suggestions how to do that? I'm thinking about dipping the windshield in Future anyway, will a dot of Future hold the mirror on? Better alternatives? Thanks.
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Thanks, Roger. Yeah, the tires are from the Lindberg, the wheels are from the F250. I spent the last couple of days working on another little detail, but I think I'm about ready for paint. Hope to put that up soon.
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Good job with the spoons, John. I'm looking forward to your results with sanding and polishing. IIRC, that stuff is really hard, and should polish up real nice, even without clear. Let us know.
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Could you apply the aluminum directly to the piece, then BMF over it? I think that's the way I'd go, unless the aluminum piece is excessively thick.
I'm using two tiny pieces of aluminum to make low mount side mirrors for a pickup. The part that attaches to the cab is supposed to look like chrome, the mirror arm like polished aluminum. Plan A. was to glue the mounts to the cab, paint the cab, BMF the mounts, and glue the mirror arm to that. These are the most bump prone items possible. I think Plan B. will be: glue the mounts to the cab, paint the cab, assemble the complete mirror, and brush a little Alclad on the mount. I'm trying to avoid gluing these things to the painted cab. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
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It will, but if you bump or jar whatever is glued to the BMF, it'll peel off and take a pretty good chunk of the foil with it, no matter how well it's applied. Trust me on that...
Sounds like the voice of experience. Hadn't thought of that. May have to go to Plan B. (I have no idea what Plan B. is.)
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Can I glue aluminum to BMF with CA glue?
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Thanks, Rodney
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Pro Weld does have a brush in the bottle, although it's kinda stiff and big for some places. I use a little brush a lot of the time. I can't wait to try the tube/liquid mix. The tube stuff is necessary but it can be a pain in the shorts sometimes.
Soy sauce and brown sugar, yum, yum! Throw some of those little red peppers in mine!
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I don't know about Tenax, but ProWeld and Testors liquid are two different chemicals. ProWeld is methylene chloride, the only thing I know of that will remove marine varnish. A really strong solvent, in other words. Testors is MEK, a solvent frequently used in lacquer and lacquer thinner, not as strong a solvent, and less volatile. Like Smokey says, only you can prevent forest fires. Oops! I mean Smokey says Tenax/ ProWeld is too fast, Testors too slow. I really like the idea of mixing the liquids, and mixing the liquid and the tube.
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It is lacquer, but really "hot". It will attack styrene unless you have a good primer under it. However, if you have good primer, you can get really nice results with it. I have only used it thru an airbrush, so I can't say for sure about the rattle cans, but I'd say use light coats and give it plenty of time for the solvent to evaporate between coats. This is a perfect candidate for the "spoon test".
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Wow! That thing is gorgeous! I'm glad you left it clean, it really is too pretty to mess with. I'd love to see some more pics, especially details. I really like the blued stacks.
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I once shot Pactra Pearl White over white primer, and then shot Pactra Candy Red over that with no problem. I used the bottles and an airbrush. It definitely is some hot stuff, but I guess the primer protected the styrene. I don't know about with the MM lacquer, but it seems like it should be OK. Only potential problem I can see is if the Pactra melts the MM and lets it bleed thru. How bout doing a test and letting us know?
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I always thought those soft rubber tires were cool. I had a '66 Galaxie (I think that's what it was) that came with NASCAR parts, tear drop hood, roll cage and soft rubber tires. That thing was the bomb! I also had a Piranha with those tires. They seemed more realistic than the vinyl ones to me.
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We got us a rolling chassis!
Added a few last minute details, one of the air pump hoses, starter wire.
Dipstick and clutch tubing.
Exhaust and drive train installed.
Advice and comments always welcome.
nuff for now, more later.
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Now... people who 'quote' pics...
When I quote I highlight and erase the parts I don't want to quote. Is that the right way to do it or can you "select" what you want to keep in some way?
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Wow, Rob! Those look great. I've never cared for "chrome headlights", you've obviously solved that problem. Nice tip!
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I started this thread to express some interest about where the world will be when there is no oil left, and whether you believe it or not, that day will come. It probably won't happen in our lifetime, and my interest in this issue is to wonder what will replace it. And in turn, what kind of vehicles and transportation methods we will use and what will that mean to society?
Tony, I think the only honest answer anyone can give is "I don't know". Even tho this subject came up way back in the '60s, the alternatives are still in their infancy. Some may work out, some may not, and some new ones may appear. I certainly couldn't function without a car, I'm five miles from anywhere. How about people that are 30,40,50 miles etc.? So buses, trains, subways, etc. may be a part of the picture, but I don't see how we could eliminate the personal vehicle. What form of energy that vehicle would run on is the question.
Your point about plastics is interesting. Oil is used as a feedstock for lots of industries. Whenever it does become scarce, does it make sense to use it as fuel, when it's needed for other things? How good will your hydrogen engine run if there's no oil in the crankcase? Would you like to have tires?
So I have lots of questions, and zero answers. That doesn't mean we don't have to work on it. As the saying goes: "Nothing would get done if it weren't for the last minute", but people were talking about this 50 years ago, and not much has happened. Wouldn't hurt to get a little bit ahead of the curve. My 2 cents.
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Hazzard County
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I hear that! The problem is that most of the people that live here come from places where it doesn't snow, and haven't been here long enough to get used to the idea. Three inches and they FREAK OUT! And then there's the attitude that if you have a four wheel drive Escalade with street tires you can still drive 65 mph on ice. It would be funny if it wasn't real.