Harry P.

If you weren't going to use the stock fender ornaments you really should have filled those holes...

The problem with threads like this is that anyone can say anything, and nobody really knows the true story. Just in this thread alone we have people accusing the seller of selling "counterfeit" decals and we people saying that they have bought from the seller many times with no problem. So what have we determined or resolved? Absolutely nothing.

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The self-checkout lanes all accept cash.

I was told that there would be no math involved!

Actually it belonged to the people who were native to the land. But that's a whole nother story...

I think you just need to add the cables that are obviously missing... clutch cable, brake cable, throttle cable. You know, the ones that run along the handlebars and are very visible. Those alone will go a long way toward making the model look more realistic. You can wire the engine (spark plug wires) and run oil lines, too, but those aren't as visible or obvious. As far as where to get the material... usually the best thing to use for motorcycle cables is hollow vinyl tubing, because it bends and forms realistic, smooth curves. The bikes I build are 1/9 scale, and that tubing is included in the kit. Not sure where you would find it otherwise, though... maybe if you found some insulated wire and pulled out the wire inside, leaving just the vinyl insulation? Old telephone wire, maybe?

Yeah, crazy world, huh?

A chunk of the car industry in Britain that belongs to India...

That would be cool in 1/25, but it would be huge! Not many people would have the space to display a diorama that big.

It looks a bit "toy-like" without any wiring or control cables, etc... and the chrome-plated chain needs to be toned down with some appropriately-colored metalizer paint and a black wash to emphasize the chain links. Also... you might want to check the angle of the headlight. No sense lighting up the sky at night...

It's always a good idea, if you have a problem, to contact the seller first. 99% of the time the seller will be happy to work something out and make you a satisfied customer. Give the seller the first chance to make good on the deal. They almost always will.

Hey! A Volkswinnebagowagen! Very nice! And I love the breakfast!

Don't know about those body colored wipers...

That's looking pretty cool. The graphics really liven up the scene.

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You might want to whip out the old calculator... you are waaaaay off! 1/25th of 3400 pounds is 136 pounds.

It's not a kit car, it's a real car that was in production.

Wouldn't it be moldy and sort of yucky by now?

Do you realize that you're answering a comment that was posted four years ago? Definitely the winner of the "Oldest Resurrected Thread from the Crypt" Award this week...

1/87 is HO scale, a common model RR scale.

Simple. Manufacturers are in business to make money, the more, the better... like all businesses. So they don't produce things here if they're cheaper to produce somewhere else. It's not just model kits, it's all sorts of things. Have you tried to buy a made-in-the-USA TV set lately?

Many of the magazine features we run are exactly that... threads we first saw posted here on the forum and liked them enough that we put them into print.

There is an easier way. Post your topic where it's supposed to go and it won't be moved and you won't have to go hunting for it.

I agree with Bill. Nobody is saying that a 1/25 model should have body panels in scale thickness. Nobody is demanding that a 1/25 model should include all the parts and components that are on a real car. Nobody is suggesting anything of the sort. Obviously, certain compromises have to be made. But maintaining the correct wheelbase in scale? Maintaining the correct shape of the body (within reason, not within fractions of a millimeter)? Maintaining the correct size of the engine as compared to the rest of the model? There is really no legitimate reason not to accomplish those things in a modern-day tooled kit.