Jon Cole Posted July 21, 2019 Posted July 21, 2019 Some builders, especially on the social media pages, have no idea of the level of the hobby as it is today. They are still content with using thread for plug wires, or worse, oversize junk found in electronics, etc. Not to shame them, I just want to show them what "oversized" wiring looks like. Have you seen this as well? Do you have photos of that from way back before you advanced? I also hope to steer them to pages such as here.
Jon Cole Posted July 22, 2019 Author Posted July 22, 2019 Perfect example of "garden hose" plumbing. Thanks, Bill.
Tom Geiger Posted July 22, 2019 Posted July 22, 2019 Facebook modelers drive me nutz so I don't try to help them anymore. It makes you appreciate the folks on this board! Worse is guys like this video who people believe because they come off as experts doing videos. Videos where a guy shows you how to paint all the parts still on the tree by spraying the entire tree with Krylon. Forget any prep work, never heard of primer! And people watch this stuff, then post questions on Facebook about their failed paint jobs and they don't have a clue why. They did follow the video! It's like if you want to build substandard models go do it, but don't teach others how to be as bad as you!
StevenGuthmiller Posted July 22, 2019 Posted July 22, 2019 (edited) I have to congratulate someone who can wire a V-8 engine with this size wire! It takes a talented individual to be able to stuff 8 wires of that size into a 1/25th scale distributor!!! Seriously, the wire he used is too large to be used even for heater hose! Steve Edited July 22, 2019 by StevenGuthmiller
StevenGuthmiller Posted July 22, 2019 Posted July 22, 2019 3 minutes ago, Tom Geiger said: And people watch this stuff, then post questions on Facebook about their failed paint jobs and they don't have a clue why. Unfortunately, it's not limited to just Facebook. I have run across individuals on the boards who have issues with a particular operations in building and cry for help. Upon offering them help, they disregard your advice and think that they have had the answer all along. Then why did you ask for help? A little off topic I know, but this is the sort of thing that really burns my backside! Steve
peteski Posted July 22, 2019 Posted July 22, 2019 I see that there is a difference between just modeling and scale modeling, and those people seem to be just modelers. Their efforts are not in scale.
Plowboy Posted July 22, 2019 Posted July 22, 2019 I don't know which is worse on the Hemi in the video. The oversized wires or the distributor in the rear?
Force Posted July 22, 2019 Posted July 22, 2019 (edited) Yeah, he didn't route the wires to the right place and didn't even put in a distributor, if he had the oversized wires wouldn't have room on it anyway. Edited July 22, 2019 by Force
Can-Con Posted July 22, 2019 Posted July 22, 2019 If you think the video is bad, go find it on youtube and read the comments. LOL
Oldschool4x4 Posted July 22, 2019 Posted July 22, 2019 21 hours ago, Jon Cole said: They are still content with using thread for plug wires, So, what would you recommend for cloth covered plug wires? and what dia. do you recommend for 10.5mm plug wires?
jas1957 Posted July 22, 2019 Posted July 22, 2019 21 hours ago, Tom Geiger said: Facebook modelers drive me nutz so I don't try to help them anymore. It makes you appreciate the folks on this board! Worse is guys like this video who people believe because they come off as experts doing videos. Videos where a guy shows you how to paint all the parts still on the tree by spraying the entire tree with Krylon. Forget any prep work, never heard of primer! And people watch this stuff, then post questions on Facebook about their failed paint jobs and they don't have a clue why. They did follow the video! It's like if you want to build substandard models go do it, but don't teach others how to be as bad as you! Amen Tom, I have about given up with constructive criticism on FB. You ether get ripped for being a rotten MFer or told you don’t know what you are talking about. A no win ether way & I’m just trying to help a fellow modeler improve.
Jon Cole Posted July 23, 2019 Author Posted July 23, 2019 3 hours ago, Oldschool4x4 said: So, what would you recommend for cloth covered plug wires? and what dia. do you recommend for 10.5mm plug wires? I would say either-or. It's more about avoiding obvious oversize in 1/25 scale, than accuracy. I personally feel that even in early 20th century automobiles, hobby plug wires are fine. I suppose that thread could be used for that era auto, tho I have heard that running thread through wax is the method used back in the early days of model building.
StevenGuthmiller Posted July 23, 2019 Posted July 23, 2019 4 hours ago, Can-Con said: If you think the video is bad, go find it on youtube and read the comments. LOL Yeah, it's a little sad to see how many "likes" and positive comments this got! It's good to see that there are so many people interested in modeling, but quite disheartening to see that a rookie like this is trying to teach them something. It's a little like taking cooking lessons from Chef Boyardee!! Steve
Tom Geiger Posted July 23, 2019 Posted July 23, 2019 One FB thread that had me pulling out what little hair I have left was on foil. Clowns were saying that aluminum foil from the dollar store was better than BMF! And the examples shown were awful. I responded that BMF was cheap since you can foil several cars with one $8 sheet. A guy responded that he didn’t have money to spend on model cars. I clicked on his profile and he had a nice house, a speed boat and a racing motor cycle... priorities I guess!
StevenGuthmiller Posted July 23, 2019 Posted July 23, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Tom Geiger said: One FB thread that had me pulling out what little hair I have left was on foil. Clowns were saying that aluminum foil from the dollar store was better than BMF! And the examples shown were awful. I responded that BMF was cheap since you can foil several cars with one $8 sheet. A guy responded that he didn’t have money to spend on model cars. I clicked on his profile and he had a nice house, a speed boat and a racing motor cycle... priorities I guess! If an endeavor is not worth spending a few dollars on to do it right, then you're obviously not that interested in it. I build possibly 3 to 4 models per year on average. One sheet of foil will do that number of builds. If I can''t scrounge up 8 bucks for a sheet of BMF in a years time, ...........well, I'll just go race my motor cycle! Steve Edited July 23, 2019 by StevenGuthmiller
Jantrix Posted July 23, 2019 Posted July 23, 2019 16 hours ago, StevenGuthmiller said: It's a little like taking cooking lessons from Chef Boyardee!!
StevenGuthmiller Posted July 23, 2019 Posted July 23, 2019 3 minutes ago, Jantrix said: That doesn't look terrible, but it's not quite what I remember. Steve
ChrisBcritter Posted July 23, 2019 Posted July 23, 2019 3 hours ago, Ace-Garageguy said: ^^^ Look...Plug wires !!!
dodgefever Posted July 24, 2019 Posted July 24, 2019 On 22/07/2019 at 9:09 PM, Can-Con said: If you think the video is bad, go find it on youtube and read the comments. LOL "what can you use other than a drill thing to make holes?" Good grief.
Straightliner59 Posted July 24, 2019 Posted July 24, 2019 On 7/21/2019 at 5:58 PM, Ace-Garageguy said: That guy took the power from a room in his house, to fetch those plug wires!
StevenGuthmiller Posted July 24, 2019 Posted July 24, 2019 5 hours ago, dodgefever said: "what can you use other than a drill thing to make holes?" Good grief. Dynamite makes holes. Steve
dodgefever Posted July 24, 2019 Posted July 24, 2019 5 hours ago, StevenGuthmiller said: Dynamite makes holes. Steve About the right size for those wires!
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