j_nigrelli

suicide knob - nice touch!

whereza gokart?

just like weathering, sometimes a "wash" doesn't appear to have done anything until you see the dried result. i think you could use a blow dryer to speed things up but i just move on to something else for awhile. also, if there are going to be subsequent washes, you might consider a barrier coat in between so the second or third wash doesn't act as a solvent to the previous coats and turn everything to mud. like everything, practice is the key

sixes rule! good job

perhaps, but 'pathos' lingers on!

http://www.rbadesign.net/TERRAPIN/MR_Tiger.htm about 1/3rd down is a pretty good way to simulate unground welds - for all the early rodders who want the chop undressed.

bummer... i always had good luck ordering from there.

didn't this evolve to the stick-built 'telephone booth' cab with working doors?

always a favorite subject; very nicely engineered!

does anyone know if Clint Curtis will be there? i've lost rack of him over the years.

my suggestion is to cut the walls out of thin plywood and then apply brick surfacing over the prtion required. the plywood will provide structural rigidity. the bricks can be from sheet products, cut individually from either sealed wood strips (NO balsawood!!! - too soft & to coarse grained) or styrene. or go to the doll house shop & buy ceramic "bricks" & the proprietary mortar and lay them up individually. http://www.craft-products.com/dolls-house-...tone-tiles.html once the walls are up and doors & windows are cut, your time, patience, & budget are the only limiting factors. the ability to paint & weather the brick portions will make using "non-masonry" materials to represent the brick a possibility.

i've never taken the trouble to roughen any mating surfaces but always make sure the parts fit as best as possible before glueing. with styrene cement, really a solvent, a little gentle pressure will help the softened parts make a nice tight fit. ACC (generic "superglue") is anerobic and cures in the absence of air, so again, a tight fit is a good joint. also, and this is fairly important, don't use More than absolutely necessary. that's a sure way to have styrene solvent fail and ACC run down your arm. i will sometimes tack cement in a couple of spots to hold pieces in correct orientation and then come back and run a bead (after the tacks set up). with ACC, i hold the parts up to my hobby light (100 watt bulb) for a bit to help get things going. at least in my mind it works! just keep at it - everything will fall into place. literally.

but the crank up was SO cool!!! reminded me of a Dave Shuklis articl in Car Modeler about 196....2??? i think he used a coping saw blade for a rack & watch gear for a, uh, gear. anyway, AMT has been molding in exhausts since a long time ago and should have seen the err of their ways by now. shame.

but the crank up was SO cool!!! reminded me of a Dave Shuklis articl in Car Modeler about 196....2??? i think he used a coping saw blade for a rack & watch gear for a, uh, gear. anyway, AMT has been molding in exhausts since a long time ago and should have seen the err of their ways by now. shame.

oh, Bill....!!!

nice fitting panel work

or just give it a rest for awhile. go to the beach with your children, fly a kite, read a book. you could be burning out on life and this is just a place where it is being noticed. we all accept to much because we are "super-persons" and try to excell at everything. take a break, and when your interest returns, jump in.

Arin Cee - i looked forward to his adventures every issue!

nice looking ride!

now that's a workshop!

how do you get paint to dry that fast? i thought even laquer took a while before it was hard and able to be sanded. thanks

only because i did a "google"! any pictures?

i think model building for youth is a pretty sedintary passtime- something for a rainy day. at 10-12-15 kids should be out using their bodies while they are still able. for adults, who always have the wisdow what kids should be doing!, building hobbies [planes, cars, rockets, ships, railroading-whatever the theme] takes on a more cerebral note. we research & debate and that in itself is part of the hobby in addition to actually building something. and we may have more disposable income for these things than a 14 year old with a summer or afterschool job. what's the average age here? and in the hobby in general? it's up to us to determine where we spend our hobby $$$ - a subject that has been debated ad nauseum. personally, i thank the cosmos for the internet; your opinion may vary. it is too bad that every personal business venture does not florish, but i say "keep the kids running" until they are too tired and stop on their own.

"bye duckie..."

wicked nice two-tone!