Ace-Garageguy

Big Tub, brand new, unmolested, $179 buy-it-now. I honestly don't think that's too much. These things are huge, and the cheapest you'll ever get an entry-level Pocher is in the $500 range. The Big Drag has been expensive for years, but I've seen the Big Deuce kits sell for less than $100 fairly recently, and I've bought perfectly restorable gluebombs for less than $50. How much do you all THINK these things should sell for?

Who's "we" ? Chavant markets at least 20 different grades of clay. Which ones are you using? Hot? Do you have a full set of steels and wires and rakes? What procedure do you use to enlarge your work from scale to 1:1? Do you have a set of sweeps? What are you using for your armatures? Are you pulling your molds directly from the clay? Many clays contain sulfur, and this will play merry hell with most silicone mold-making materials. Plaster or latex can work directly against sulfur-bearing clays, but you really need to figure out what you're doing...thoroughly...and what works with what. Clays marketed as "industrial design clay" very often DON'T have sulfur in them, so molds can be made directly from the clay model without inter-steps.

Yeah, I remember that. That's about where I lost interest too. Of course, probably 90% of the audience doesn't know any better anyway.

'K fellers...the ones on the 'bay went for $64.50 and $53. Not terrible considering the free shipping...if you just HAVE to have one NOW NOW NOW.

Just 'cause you're old, you don't have to be slow.

Having done kinda a lot of design work, I'd respectfully suggest you work in a scale where you can already get mechanical components and wheels / tires. 1/10 is the easiest one to do the math in, but all you can get is RC tires and wheels (which is what's on my clay above). If your intent is to make things that could actually WORK in the real world of full-scale, you need to have scale guts already made to keep your fitting honest. There's a fair amount of stuff in 1/8. It'll save you a LOT of time to not have to measure every component you might want to use. I'd probably not go with a "big-block" in a "Lotus 7 type" chassis either. My Series 2 Lotus 7 only weighed 850 pounds, and the current production versions are under 2000. They're tiny, delicate, nimble cars, and a "big-block" would be counter to the entire idea...and ruin the handling. This knockoff from Donkervoort maintains it's light weight, has 380HP (with a turbo 5-cylinder engine) and does 0-60 in 2.8 seconds.

I'm waiting for the final episode, when they're all old guys...The Fat and the Flatulent.

Revell of Germany has had it available for some time. https://www.amazon.com/Revell-07390-Jaguar-Type-XK/dp/B0002HZ1V4

Yup. Anyone who bids before the last 7 seconds doesn't understand the game.

Yeah. For years. Many years. This full scale body kit began life as a clay styling exercise on a Revell 1/25 Porsche 914. And this full-scale mockup was also originally developed as a clay in 1/10 scale... <<< You can see the projector in the background I used to blow the 1/10 scale stations ("templates") up to 1:1 .

? As of Sunday at 12:45 PM, one's up to $41 and one's up to $51.

Most of the liquid plastic glues are based on methylene chloride and/or methyl ethyl ketone. Hardware and home improvement stores used to sell them as solvents, but I haven't seen either on the shelves in quite some time. A hot methylene chloride concoction that (to me) is similar to Tenax (my old favorite) is available in bulk from plastic-sign fabrication shops or supply houses...and even Amazon... https://www.amazon.com/Weld-Acrylic-Adhesive-Applicator-Bottle/dp/B0096TWKCW Faster... https://www.amazon.com/Acrylic-Plastic-Cement-Applicator-Bottle/dp/B0149IG548

That really sucks. It may be a lot easier to just bypass it...IF you can get to the ends where it enters the slab. The idiots who built my last house ran the hot-water pipe from the water heater to the kitchen and laundry room in the slab, a distance of about 30 feet, so before you got any hot water there, you had to let it run long enough to heat up the concrete all the way too. Morons.

I wonder if it's a Chinese knockoff.

Yes, thanks for the heads-up. Years ago I used to make the annual pilgrimage, either as a spectator or a working race mechanic. The first year I went was the year the Steve McQueen / Peter Revson Porsche finished second with McQueen's broken foot in a cast. Pretty impressive. I think that was the year I discovered the mystical town of Two Egg, Florida on the way home too, but that's another story entirely. It's one of the races I usually forget to follow these days, but I'll be sure to have a look tomorrow. Thanks again.

Must be the futuristic custom car that started the steamroller wheel trend...

Here's a couple for reasonable money (so far), and both have free shipping... http://www.ebay.com/itm/Revell-1930-Model-A-Coupe-Open-Unbuilt-Free-Shipping/252810278969?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D20131003132420%26meid%3D389dd9f0c97f4f4fa807387b57168e95%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D3%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D322450178314 http://www.ebay.com/itm/Revell-1930-Model-A-Coupe-sealed-and-hard-to-find-Free-Shipping/252810266056?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D20131003132420%26meid%3D8e24b6753b2f414fbb1479045d4d391a%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D252810278969

Definitely cool...but one question. How did you do such remarkably accurate models of me and my last ex?

Good call. One thing I forgot to mention is that I'm pretty sure the photo was shot in Australia.

Cool little truck, nice conversion, perfect colors for it.

I'm always surprised by the Ebay horror stories. In now well over 2000 transactions, I have never lost a cent, and have had only a handful turn unpleasant. Paying through PayPal gives you a money-back protection scheme, and using the "pay after delivery" option allows you to inspect the merchandise PRIOR to forking out any money. PayPal fronts the bucks for the purchase, and then if everything is satisfactory, they deduct the money from YOU after 2 full weeks.

I don't know anything about this rig, other than the trailer appears to possibly have been made from an old bus. I like the looks anyway. Anybody here know what the tractor is?

In this case, it was a single item with shipping listed as one price, and the invoice asking an additional $12+. As stated, an email to the seller got resolution.

Looks good. I'm probably going to need one at some point, had a 1:1 with a 428. Made a great race-car tow vehicle.

Nice