Goose1957 Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 Every kit is in a different scale, just like diecast cars. Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYLIBUD Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 Promos are the only available models that you can work on,😦,without painting any of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOBLNG Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 (edited) There is only one 60 watt bulb for light directly behind you at the model bench.😈 Edited January 28 by NOBLNG 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 Ghosts of all your evil exes would take turns hammering spikes into your head and nails into your hands while you try to work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classicgas Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 All kits have Palmer Corvette instructions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 1 hour ago, Classicgas said: All kits have Palmer Corvette instructions. Or all kits are Palmer Corvettes. Of course, the minor proportion and line errors wouldn't bother some folks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classicgas Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 Absolutely nothing wrong with that body!😂😂😂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYLIBUD Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 There’s no longer any quality model glue,and all you can use is Elmers.😬Yikes!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYLIBUD Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 No kit bashing of ANY kind!😬And you are not allowed to have any extra parts left over,upon finishing.👹 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 No matter how stunningly perfect your builds were, some orange-peeled, glue-smeared, poor fitting, rocking-on-three-wheels model that had every conceivable PE and 3D part stuck to it crookedly would win every contest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Timmy Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 (edited) Plastic injection molding machines were never invented. Model manufacturers give you a box ( with incredible artwork on the top ) but inside is a block of wood. The instructions say " take block of wood, ...make look like car". Edited January 29 by Little Timmy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keef Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 6 hours ago, NYLIBUD said: There’s no longer any quality model glue,and all you can use is Elmers.😬Yikes!! Or Testors blue tube 😳 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 1 hour ago, Little Timmy said: Plastic injection molding machines were never invented. Model manufacturers give you a box ( with incredible artwork on the top ) but inside is a block of wood. The instructions say " take block of wood, ...make look like car". That's the way it really was when I was a kid, back in the days we had to walk to school barefoot in the snow, uphill both ways... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Timmy Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 I do remember a model railroad company actually doing the block of wood kits. Just a picture of what you were supposed to build, no instructions whatsoever. I attempted one once, but as a 10 year old using Grandpa's band saw to rip individual planks from the block, I gave up on the passenger car it was "supposed" to be and managed just a flatcar.... and it wasn't pretty either. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 (edited) 59 minutes ago, Little Timmy said: I do remember a model railroad company actually doing the block of wood kits. Just a picture of what you were supposed to build, no instructions whatsoever. I attempted one once, but as a 10 year old using Grandpa's band saw to rip individual planks from the block, I gave up on the passenger car it was "supposed" to be and managed just a flatcar.... and it wasn't pretty either. IIRC, this Ford kit was similar, but not quite that bad. circa 1949 Pretty much just a block of wood, profile-cut with a bandsaw, some wire for axles, maybe a molded part or 5, and minimal instructions. This is a WW II 6X6 CCKW. Model railroad kits were often similar too, with the clerestory part of passenger cars, for example, requiring carving, shaping, sanding, and sealing prior to painting. Most of 'em came out pretty awful. I've been collecting wooden RR "craftsman" kits from the '50s through the '70s. They're essentially just a box of sticks and blocks of wood, usually cut to length but not always accurately, sometimes with a few cast metal or plastic detail parts, and it really takes some effort to make a nice model...but it IS possible, and it's very satisfying if you have patience and enjoy a challenge. Below is a 70 foot Missouri Pacific refrigerator car. Modelers today really do have it pretty good. Edited January 30 by Ace-Garageguy ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Timmy Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 (edited) Got a few of those myself. Edited January 30 by Little Timmy Stupid fingers don't mix with technology 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classicgas Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 14 hours ago, Ace-Garageguy said: That's the way it really was when I was a kid, back in the days we had to walk to school barefoot in the snow, uphill both ways... You forgot walking into the wind 😁 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stitchdup Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 the front glass is missing from every kit 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 13 hours ago, Little Timmy said: Got a few of those myself. Love those diecast kits, and the ones with the printed and/or embossed sides too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYLIBUD Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 Not only must you read all the instructions,you have to memorize them too.😈And after you have to take a 100 multiple choice questions exam. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 2 hours ago, stitchdup said: the front glass is missing from every kit And of course, what with it being Hades, you don't have any plastic pop bottles to make them from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 1 minute ago, NYLIBUD said: Not only must you read all the instructions,you have to memorize them too.😈And after you have to take a 100 multiple choice questions exam. You must also write a 2000 word essay on the real-world function of every part you model. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Timmy Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 All part numbers are the same.. " take B-34, and attach to B-34." " put sub assembly aside ". " now take part B-34 and attach to B-34. Attach assembly beneath part B-34 and with a twisting motion break part B-34 free of subassembly." "You should now have a spare part B-34 " 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classicgas Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 All instructions for factory stock are for the drag variant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodent Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 Look on the bright side: You won't need a dehydrator. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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