Mattilacken Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 Managed to tidy up my paint station with re routing cables and installing new lights, feels huge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamsuperdan Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 In an effort to get out of a building slump, I started something completely different the other day. I'm building a plane. Haven't done that since junior high. Something like 35 years ago. Yikes! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straightliner59 Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 15 hours ago, iamsuperdan said: In an effort to get out of a building slump, I started something completely different the other day. I'm building a plane. Haven't done that since junior high. Something like 35 years ago. Yikes! You could do a tank. They're really freaking easy! Glue, paint, weather, done!😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairlane1320 Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 Working on the "North Carolina Drag Combo" 😎🏁 o 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catpack68 Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 On 1/27/2024 at 9:11 AM, Modlbldr said: Nice looking interior and I love that shade of blue. Later- Thanks Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modlbldr Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 Every once in a while it's fun just to build like I'm a 12 yr old again. I recently got a box full of broken up builds. Tonight I pulled out the main parts of one and started putting it back together, adding a few parts box pieces and minor scratch building. After 4 hours of building here is where I'm at. After one or two more sessions at the bench I should have a completed build for my shelf. Later- 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straightliner59 Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 I milled the face of this timing cover. The openings are lined with tubing, and the flange is flashing. I'm trying to decide if I am going to start a WIP thread, on this. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOBLNG Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 I have a little jeep project that I want to use these Unidirectional tires from a diecast on, and the rims from the Mount’N Goat Jeepster. The tires are way to big for the rims though. So I drilled and filed out the diecast rims to fit the Jeepster rims. Then I filled the crevice between the tire and what’s left of the diecast rim with medium CA and sanded it smooth. I will paint them yet with Tamiya rubber black. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atomicholiday Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 I’m pretty excited about this. I just finished making my first ever resin parts! No clean up has been done. These are just test pieces because I honestly thought the first attempt would be a fail. But success! I only had one small bubble on each piece. I’ll take that as a win.👍 Now I have an old set of five slot rims I want to make copies of. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modlbldr Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 (edited) Did a bit more work on this. Spent some time digging through my tire and wheel stash for the right set. I don't think I found it but these will do for now. Had to lower the rear suspension and put together a front suspension from the parts box. Going with a 70's style so I'm alright with it sitting a bit high but thiss may be too much. The tires and wheels are just mocked up for now. Still need to get some headlights and taillights together. Later- Edited February 13 by Modlbldr 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atomicholiday Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 3 minutes ago, Modlbldr said: Did a bit more work on this. Spent some time digging through my tire and wheel stash for the right set. I don't think I found it but these will do for now. Had to lower the rear suspension and put together a front suspension from the parts box. Going with a 70's style so I'm alright with it sitting a bit high but thiss may be too much. The tires and wheels are just mocked up for now. Still need to get some headlights and taillights together. Later- That is seriously cool…😎 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modlbldr Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 4 hours ago, atomicholiday said: That is seriously cool…😎 Thank you. Later- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrenchr Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 Looking for a fun project and I'm building the revell pulled pork Chevy truck. With headers poking out of the hood I was not thrilled with the molded in exhaust so out that came and rebuilt the cross member with styrene and the suspension is very limited in detail and I just bought some of the Meng bolt sets and I wanted to give them a try and I'm having some fun and I'm going to keep this a simple build. For the axle covers I just ordered some magnifier lenses as those bolts were a little to small for my nearing 50 year old eyes. I did get one on there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Eh? Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 Drilled out some lightening holes in the wheels from my Tamiya GT-R 32 NISMO kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Eh? Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 (edited) I understand the logic behind the lip that Tamiya includes on the back-edge of their one piece wheels. The appearance to me is overly thick. The wheel on the right is original and the wheel on the left has been sanded down to eliminate the lip. Here are all four wheels with the lips removed. I really appreciate the detail and appearance of Tamiya tires right out of the box. The material Tamiya uses has a realistic "rubber-like" appearance. And of course the Pirelli detail is a bonus. This is an older boxing, so I'm not sure if this is still the case with more recent issues. Edited February 19 by Bill Eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete J. Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 29 minutes ago, Bill Eh? said: I understand the logic behind the lip that Tamiya includes on the back-edge of their one piece wheels. The appearance to me is overly thick. The wheel on the right is original and the wheel on the left has been sanded down to eliminate the lip. Here are all four wheels with the lips removed. I really appreciate the detail and appearance of Tamiya tires right out of the box. The material Tamiya uses has a realistic "rubber-like" appearance. And of course the Pirelli detail is a bonus. This is an older boxing, so I'm not sure if this is still the case with more recent issues. I agree with you. One other thing that I discovered several years ago is that the rims are slightly conical. I discovered this when I chucked one up in my lathe to trim the lip. That slight cone shape can make the tires not fit flat on the ground. The tires are snug enough fit to work well with the rims squared up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catpack68 Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 (edited) Getting ready to start wrapping up my 71 Rally Nova project.Going to lower it some more and hopefully finish it up by the weekend. Edited February 19 by catpack68 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOBLNG Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 (edited) I lost a tiny part on my bench yesterday, so I started tidying up. I had a bunch of shallow round containers and lids that I was keeping BLAH_BLAH_BLAH_BLAH in and just stuff everywhere. I went to Dollarama and bought a bunch of these square plastic trays. They stack and have either 2, 3, or 4 sections each. I was on a roll so I made this divider board to hold these round containers that BSI glue bottles come in. Edited February 21 by NOBLNG 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redscampi Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 On 2/19/2024 at 1:19 PM, catpack68 said: Getting ready to start wrapping up my 71 Rally Nova project.Going to lower it some more and hopefully finish it up by the weekend. Stupendous! I love this model. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catpack68 Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 (edited) Started working on my next project.A Revell 29 Model A roadster. Other than plug wires and a Drag City resin uptop,it will be box stock Edited March 3 by catpack68 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slotto Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 I squirted out some new wheels. I only had one of the chrome ones bottom right so I drew up and printed a set 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JollySipper Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 On 3/3/2024 at 6:45 PM, catpack68 said: Started working on my next project.A Revell 29 Model A roadster. Other than plug wires and a Drag City resin uptop,it will be box stock That's gonna be Pretty! I like that color.......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOBLNG Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 On 3/3/2024 at 5:45 PM, catpack68 said: Started working on my next project.A Revell 29 Model A roadster. Other than plug wires and a Drag City resin uptop,it will be box stock Ooooh….I love that color!😍 What is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catpack68 Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 12 hours ago, NOBLNG said: Ooooh….I love that color!😍 What is it? Thanks man! It’s Duplicolor red pearl. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 Nada flippin' thing...which is pretty consistent with every day for months...but I'm going to clean up the bench this AM, just in case... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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