Harry P.

The more I look around on his web site, the crazier he seems to be. For example... My T-Shirt Store is CLOSED Until Further Notice After all the work, time and money I spent setting up to be able to make Uncertain Tee Shirts myself, and even offering a free 8-1/2” x 11” autographed photo with every shirt ordered…I have only received 1… that’s right… ONE order…Okay… I get it… hot rodders just don’t do much buying on the Internet, and money is tight everywhere. So, until I find a replacement custom T-shirt shop on the mainland to do this for me again, or until I’m finally able to afford to move back to the mainland and can be going to car shows and other hot rodding events to meet new and old friends in person, and sell and autograph stuff in person, this Uncertain Tee Shirt store is closed.

Yet sometimes a production car winds up looking very close to the concept car. Like the Corvette, for example. Yeah, that doesn't happen often... but it happens. This 1965 AMC concept by Vignale looks a lot like the Javelin of a few years later...

If your problem is identifying a 2mm, 3mm, and 5mm needle, that's easy. You don't need calipers or a micrometer or anything. Just hold the three needles together in a bunch and look at the ends. It's very easy to see which is the smallest and which is the biggest, just by looking. No need to measure, as long as you already know the three sizes.

Just saw this topic for the first time and read through it all. This Steve Scott seems to be living in some sort of fantasy world, where he assumes people will send him money so he can move to the mainland? And then he wants to do an exact recreation of the original car, and simultaneously film a documentary of the process, and come up with the tooling to manufacture new kits of the car... and do all of this using money he expects complete strangers to just give to him? And his website... geez, the stuff he posts there about everything is someone else's fault and he's some sort of pathetic innocent victim? I can't believe anyone has sent this guy money. I guess P. T. Barnum was right...

Once you get the sizes figured out, paint the end of each needle (or color it with a Sharpie)... and write down your "code'... red is 2mm, blue is 3mm, green is 5mm, etc.

You can always find it in stock at the world's largest hobby shop... the internet. And if you're willing to try a different brand... this is pretty much the same as Tenax, works the same. And FREE shipping if you order by Monday. http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXDJ94&P=0

http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/irwin-mainway/n8641

Was the vinyl top texture molded into the roof? If not, how did you create it?

50th anniversary???

How did it turn from a Sedan into a Coupe?

Nicely done in general, the only downer being the way too dark panel lines, which just scream "model."

A lot of those vintage Japanese "tin toys" bring some impressive prices today.

Neither do I. It's hideous.

Here's a funny story... more ironic than funny, but true... Years ago I had a Dodge Stealth. Best car I had ever owned up to that point. A lady in a minivan made a left turn as I was approaching at about 45-50 mph. She made her left turn when I was so close that I had no chance in the world to stop or swerve... I literally plowed right into her. Naturally her excuse was she didn't see me coming. Right. Obviously she was the driver at fault and she got the ticket, etc... but my car was totaled. And here's the ironic part. Several days later I went to the yard where the remains of my car was being stored, in order to remove some personal items (CDs, etc.) before the car was scrapped. But before I went to the yard I stopped in at McDonald's to get a cup of coffee. And as I was driving in the parking lot heading for the exit, a guy backs out his parked car and slams right into my rental car! He tore the whole rear bumper off the car. What are the odds?

Puking came to my mind...

Yep, that's the feeling of building a Pocher. Like working on the real thing, only smaller.

Ok, I am not a truck guy... so I'm not too embarrassed to ask this question... but what exactly does this model represent? I mean, what is that black tubular framework about? Is this truck supposed to be able to smash through brush and get to a fire?

Very cool. Not 100% absolutely sure, but I believe the door handles need to be foiled.

Bill... not sure how much of a stickler for detail you are, but the fender mounting braces on the model are completely inaccurate. They are made of flat, 2-dimensional steel, whereas the real car had round (tubular) braces, and the mounting method is completely different on the real car vs. the kit. So maybe building it sans fenders is a good idea.

Pocher actually released a version of this kit without the fenders... http://www.scalemotorcars.com/forum/images/imported/2012/04/287.jpg

Bent spokes can easily be bent back to shape by hand. And yes, the nipples are a tight fit into the rims. I used a small screwdriver to push them down flush into the plastic rims, no heat needed. The wheel rims are actually a fairly soft plastic, and nestle down right into place with just a little push with the screwdriver blade. And besides, if the wheel had already been assembled as the photo suggests, the nipples will already be in place, and any that have fallen off can easily be put back into their places.

Sorry, no. Once the model was built I had no reason to keep the jig, so it was tossed along with all the sprues and the box. You can download the manual for free here... http://www.modelmotorcars.com/manuels/Alfa_K71.pdf and you will see that the jig is nothing more than a plastic ring that the wheel rims sit in, and a center post to hold the wheel hub in place as you string the spokes. I think the illustrations in the manual will be all you need to make your own jig.

All clear coated with Future... Different strokes for different folks, I guess....

Geez, Bill... that's in pretty rough shape. You definitely have a lot of work ahead of you.

For me it was dance recitals...