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According to the info in the kit, it's a "1914 in-line 6 cylinder fuel injected overhead cam Mercedes Benz aircraft engine". I've searched quite a few variations of that wording and could not come up with any decent pictures of the engine. I would like to add some detailing to the kit's engine, basic things like distributor/mag and plug wires, fuel lines, oil lines (if it has any external ones)and any other obvious details. I know the engine is undersized, but I don't care about that. If anyone knows where I could find some good pics, has any, or knows a better phrase to put in a search engine, I would sure appreciate it.
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AMT's 55 Corvette Gasser Done pictures
Psychographic replied to Johnt671's topic in WIP: Drag Racing Models
Sorry, I just wanted to point it out so you could fix it before you got to far along with it. I didn't want you to stop working on it. -
I really like how the new car looks. It is weird not hearing an engine, but I raced RC cars for a few years, so the noise they make is familiar to me which helps. The best thing for the series, no more car swapping. I do think having to use two power levels is gimmicky, but no more than the Push to Pass in Indy. https://jalopnik.com/formula-e-wont-have-to-swap-cars-mid-race-next-season-1824228506
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Airplane modelers, I need advise
Psychographic replied to Psychographic's topic in The Off-Topic Lounge
I got the gluebomb plane and it didn't look good on the C cab. I went to see if I had a Red Baron kit and it does look pretty good on that. -
Siphon paint bottle stoppers.
Psychographic replied to Ro3bert's topic in Tips, Tricks, and Tutorials
I got mine from a friend who is a motorcycle mechanic. -
Siphon paint bottle stoppers.
Psychographic replied to Ro3bert's topic in Tips, Tricks, and Tutorials
I use caps for automotive vacuum lines and stick a round toothpick in the in the vent hole. -
Lumpy's 40 Ford
Psychographic replied to cobraman's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
I remember it being said by one of the characters on the show that is was purple. I just did a quick search and two sites reference it as purple. -
General question on a WIP
Psychographic replied to Kmb0319's topic in Model Building Questions and Answers
You probably trapped solvents under the wax causing it to lift the paint. You're going to have to get new decals. -
AMT's 55 Corvette Gasser Done pictures
Psychographic replied to Johnt671's topic in WIP: Drag Racing Models
Those pics are very deceiving. If you look at the spears on the side of the body and compare them to the seam at the back for the rear pan, it looks level on the passenger side but drops on the driver side in the pics. -
Side feed airbrush - Questions (with images)
Psychographic replied to Ro3bert's topic in Model Building Questions and Answers
You can buy packs of 100 pipettes on ebay very cheap, they work great for transferring paint from bottle/can to the airbrush. -
AMT's 55 Corvette Gasser Done pictures
Psychographic replied to Johnt671's topic in WIP: Drag Racing Models
Is it the pictures, or is the driver side of the body warped? You might want to look to see if it is before you get to far into the build. -
Airplane modelers, I need advise
Psychographic replied to Psychographic's topic in The Off-Topic Lounge
Thank you everyone. I just bought a 1/48 P-40 gluebomb on ebay. I'll know very soon if my idea will work. -
Airplane modelers, I need advise
Psychographic replied to Psychographic's topic in The Off-Topic Lounge
I cut up a Paddy Wagon glue bomb to make a clone of an old Aurora kit. I realized the cab is way too long the way I cut it. As I've tried different wheelbases and wheels for mock and to give me a direction to go in, I saw an airplane nose as a possibility. This is a quick sketch using a generic nose. After drawing it I realize the scoop at the bottom of the P-40 would have to go and that is what I thought made that nose cool looking. This nose does have a small scoop on the top like the P-40 along with two large scoops on the side for the radiator. I think power would be a 4 banger. The rear wheels should be moon discs, or steelies with trim rings and small caps. The Steelies look much better -
I'm toying the the idea if grafting the front of a P-40 to a model T kit. By looking at pictures of the plane, I would be cutting the plane about at the end of exhaust. What scale kit would be as close to 1" wide at this part of the fuselage?
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While doing a little research for another project, a member here suggested I go to Ollie's to see if they had a Fruit Wagon kit. No luck, but they did have a PT Cruiser. The next day we were basically snowed in, so I cut the fenders off and spaced them out .120" on each side. I cut the recessed part on the back of the body where bumper goes, added about .060 and reglued it flush to make the back smooth. I filled the front bumper recess and cut the grille opening and added some sheet the sink the grille.
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I used to use the Power Tools Photo Resizer from Microsoft, It won't load on my laptop. It was a great tool as with one click you could resize multiple pics and it was free. Does anyone know of a bulk resizer that will work with Win10?
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It's too bad you lost the Pacer. The AMX is a cooler looking body, but not as much as an oddball.
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IMC model car promo poster!
Psychographic replied to 82coupe's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
Was the Mod Rod a reworked Ala Kart? -
While that might make an interesting model, as a real vehicle that is about as ugly as it gets. To purposely make a car look like it was cobbled together by a no talent hack, using parts found behind the barn does nothing for me. Had the builder of that actually tried to finish it with any sign of craftsmanship, it could actually be pretty cool looking.
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Another Quick Poll
Psychographic replied to Greg Myers's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
I wish I knew Modelhaus made a Cheetah. Was it available at the time they closed? I found one on ebay, but it was so rough I wouldn't build it stock, but that's Okay because I never build anything stock. -
Most Used Paint Color?
Psychographic replied to martinfan5's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
Flat grey, because most of my projects are still in primer.