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Fat Brian

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  1. This worked for me, I think I did three coats and the color evened out really well. I painted these on the inside of the lens then painted the bezel with Molotow.
  2. For jdm Tamiya's MkIV Supra kit has an engine. Their R32 has a most of an engine. Some versions of the Fujimi AE86 kits have engines. You really have to do your research and try to find a parts layout for Japanese kits.
  3. The Revell 07, 08 KR, and 10 Shelby Mustang kits have that style supercharger. This is the 07 kit.
  4. This is a question I was going to ask, I may keep the Jag for something else and build a Mustang something since my previous two finished builds were Mustangs.
  5. There were some comments in the truck section about the Luv kit having strange plastic. That kit was molded in the US though so weird Chinese plastic isn't an issue with that one. As for the tearing, I've noticed that with a few kits and it doesn't seem to be brand specific.
  6. I was 100% American muscle until I saw this car. This car started my interest is import cars and I've owned two since then. It's the 92-00 Lexus SC300/SC400. I've owned a 95 and still have a 98.
  7. Since you're new to automotive subjects I would strongly suggest researching your purchases here before making a decision. There is a wealth of information available about almost every kit ever produced so you can make educated purchases. I think this is as much a misalignment of expectations as it is anything else. As to the Kenworth kit in question, as others have stated it's quite old. But some of your criticisms are features rather than flaws. The cab and other mounting holes aren't drilled so you can choose how you want those items to be located. This gives you options, maybe you only want two lights on the cab corners and a single center mounted horn. If all the holes were open you'd have a ton of filling and sanding to do. As for the tires, I don't think they fit particularly well either. Maybe you can find someone who can trade you a set of Goodyear or Uniroyal tires that fit better.
  8. In 1/16 the measurement would be 5/8" to 11/16" wide and around 1 1/2" to 2" tall.
  9. Thats great to hear, his stuff is really good.
  10. What is the OD of the rim in millimeters? This will give is a ballpark of which tires might fit. Are the outside of the barrels smooth or do they have a lip?
  11. I'm not either, that was just the often repeated reason why the W925 couldn't be brought back.
  12. They may or may not be able to do their T600 depending on exactly how they fixed the W925 molds which were reportedly altered into the T600.
  13. If it's a modern truck and not a 379/389 or a W900L I'm going to lose my mind. I'm tired of kit companies choosing poor subjects and then blaming us when they don't sell.
  14. The best you can do now is try to hold the rear end stable while gently forcing the front end to the right a bit. Just work slowly and keep checking the straightness and flatness in the other directions so you don't introduce any new misalignment.
  15. This begs the question, is it a new tool of a modern truck or of a classic truck? Either way I hope it's a subject that will move a lot of units.
  16. I bought the Flintstone body for someone here and they said it was pretty good.
  17. Congratulations! That's a very imaginative build and you put it together so quickly too. We're coming for you next year.
  18. I think the 68 Coronet should be fairly easy to do. They could always just put the body and interior over the 68 Roadrunner chassis like they did with the 70 Coronet.
  19. Without knowing your plans for the build it's impossible to make a recommendation. Are going classic custom? Modern custom? Kind of a day two muscle vibe?
  20. Maybe that's what's in the bottom of that pit.
  21. If you send him your file I'm sure he can recreate it in vector. The decals I posted were around $30 for design and print. The main issue is that any pixel based graphics format won't print cleanly, for crisp lines you have to have a vector file. The color really doesn't make a difference in this respect.
  22. Try Firebird Designs, he's done good work for me. Mr. Muma disappeared on me after I paid him $120 and sent him a body to take measurements of, he can go kick rocks personally. These decals were done by Firebird.
  23. Thanks for posting this, I have been trying to decide what to do about that seemingly cartoonishly large rear end. Now that I know it was a real part I've got some ideas for them.
  24. Combining a Monogram Buick stock car kit and their GNX kit would make for an interesting Mary Kay themed entry.
  25. Interesting, I saw the hemi heads and figured it was Mopar based.
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