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Yes, because most people don't own a vacuform machine. I have bought used ones before, but the vacuum pump is their Achilles heel. It's almost always dead on arrival. It's not terribly difficult to build your own vacuform platform, but most of us never get around to it thinking it's a bridge too far for one measly little project (but then there's a 2nd, a 3rd, or even more times when it could have been used). -
One way to accomplish the task of creating a canopy for the rear gunner is a technique called heat plunging. As shown in the illustration, carve a wooden plug to fit the inside of your tail gunner position, then clamp a thin piece of clear plastic sheet in a frame as per the illustration. Heat up the plastic with a heat gun until it's soft and pliable, then quickly plunge your wooden mold into the plastic sheet and you will have created a window that will fit perfectly into your tail gunner's position. Aircraft modelers have been using this technique for many years to create plastic canopies for their models.
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That's because the tractor is intended to move the rocket transporter and not the trailer I had posed it with. Seems to perfectly fit the width of the rocket transport.
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Enzo Ferrari by CDW - Tamiya - 1:12 Scale - PLASTIC
CDW replied to CDW's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
When these kits came out, they were selling for $600. I kept watching (for a few years actually) until I found one on Ebay that was auctioned, and I snagged this kit for a measly $227. I offered the seller a best offer of $250 which he turned down and ended up getting it for even less. Would have never bought one for the full retail price although it's very hard to find one for the discount I got. -
Enzo Ferrari by CDW - Tamiya - 1:12 Scale - PLASTIC
CDW replied to CDW's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
Check this out: http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/63074-112-tamiya-enzo-full-build-kit-with-upcoming-scalemotorsport-cf-decals/4 -
Enzo Ferrari by CDW - Tamiya - 1:12 Scale - PLASTIC
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I have decided to finish the Enzo Ferrari in a carbon fiber body finish. I've seen another one finished this way and it looks quite remarkable. Am hoping I can manage to duplicate the finish I saw, but it's a first, new attempt at this and it doesn't look easy by any means. Before laying down the decals, the body must first be painted in a satin black as the decals are clear and the black must show through. The carbon fiber decal set is by Scale Motorsports. Each of the nine sheets are template printed on the back and must be cut out before application. I found out after receiving this set, it calls for Scale Motorsports Decal Magic setting solution so I just placed an order for the solution. Wouldn't want to chance using some other make of setting solution and ruin these expensive decals.
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Welcome Elroy. I sure do love your part of our country. Recently visited the White Mountains and fell in love with the beauty there.
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Thanks Clare. It's a stroll down memory lane for sure. Those strolls are fun for a guy my age, and sometimes memories of happier, more innocent times when everything seemed like a grand adventure. Just think, today, many people wouldn't give an astronaut orbiting around the Earth a second thought. probably wouldn't even make the "news".
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Enzo Ferrari by CDW - Tamiya - 1:12 Scale - PLASTIC
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My kids and grand kids rented a house in the mountains of Tennessee this summer. They were surprised when a big black bear jumped into the back of one of their pickup trucks. -
😅 Oh yeah, Lindberg is proof that Revell has no monopoly on flash. I remember having one heck of a hard time cleaning up flash when I was a kid. Now, I have tools that make the job easier to do, but it's still a royal pain in the butt to have to do it. Back then, all I had were kitchen knives to work with. What other Atlantis kits did you see? What was the size/scale of the Dumas PT 109? I wonder if they still have cast metal hardware or if now they have plastic hardware?
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With my 1961 vintage Revell Kearsarge kit, will definitely save and frame the art as the box is already in shambles, but the art is fine.
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I love the gorgeous vintage box art of the 2nd, more expensive kit. Revell used to have the most outstanding box art on their kits. I'm sure it did lots to enhance their sales as I would like to think I was not the only one enticed to buy kits from their box art. 😄
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If you need some practice cleaning up flash, this is the kit for you. Lots and lots of flash, stray ejector pins, etc., but it's a vintage kit so that's to be expected.
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DeAgostini Model Space Sovereign of the Seas 1:84
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So far, I have bought the HMS Victory, the IJN Akagi, and the IJN Yamato, all from Model Space. I started the HMS Victory, but never started the Akagi or Yamato. -
In the 70's, a neighbor and I built a pair of Estes rockets, I built the star ship Enterprise and he built the Klingon ship. When we finished them, we both did our first launch together and his engine exploded just after it lifted off the ground, blowing it into confetti size pieces. Yeah, a real disappointment after all that work. The Saturn V was a very impressive rocket for sure. I never built one but always wanted to build one. I launched my rockets from the pasture at our home and even that was not nearly large enough to ensure the rocket would come back down where it could be found.
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Enzo Ferrari by CDW - Tamiya - 1:12 Scale - PLASTIC
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I had this visitor to my house this afternoon, a big hawk. This darned thing is almost the size of a turkey. I believe he is keeping an eye on the neighbor's Yorkie...wants to eat him. He's big enough to fly away with that little Yorkie.
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Enzo Ferrari by CDW - Tamiya - 1:12 Scale - PLASTIC
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The engineering and fit of Tamiya products is superb. Their dedication to superior products means fewer new releases than other companies, but when they do release a new item, it's right on the money every time. -
That turned out spectacular. Somebody will be getting a helluva good deal for $375, that's for sure.
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For the time being, this will be a place holder for my build thread for the 1:12 scale Tamiya Enzo Ferrari. A photo preview of the kit box, cursory view of kit contents, and some details. From every indication, this is a very faithful, highly detailed reproduction of the well known Enzo Ferrari. I am very much looking forward to this build, but must finish a couple of projects first before starting this one.
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I too was totally wrapped up in following the space program during that era. Like others (Canute) have said, vividly recall the television sets being rolled into our classrooms so we could watch the historic launches....so much fun. Did anyone else get issues of the Weekly Reader newspapers in school? They always had fascinating reports on the space program. As a kid, I built every space model I could get my hands on, including Estes rockets, Jetex powered aircraft, and even some baking soda/vinegar rockets! Those baking soda rockets would spray that vinegar all over me when I launched them and mom hated when I came inside the house smelling like vinegar. She would make me hose myself down outside before coming in the house. 😅 Lost a lot of my Estes rockets as wind would carry them WAY far away from the launch site and would never find them.
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Sorry to hear about your cold...did you get a flu shot by any chance? I heard on the news today the flu is sending lots of folk to the hospital. 🤥 As for adding a base, see my above reply to Lou.
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No plans to modify anything with this kit. Completely stock. When I finish it, will sell it on Ebay and many buyers just aren't interested in paying for added extras.
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Looking at the videos, it's interesting the model captures a lot of the basic launch structure correctly. At first I thought it was more imaginary than scale, but now that I look at it, it's much closer to scale than I thought it was with a few exceptions. Look at the second video to see how the launch pad had a thrust deflector built onto the launch platform...this is reproduced on the model launch platform.
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