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CDW
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Have you seen a fellow by the name of Stewart post his MFH builds on Facebook? It is amazing to me the quality of his work and the speed at which he works to finish his models. If you are inclined to do so, I highly recommend joining the "Model Factory Hiro Builds" group on FB. There is so much to learn there and so many great MFH builds to be seen. A place where you can meet and ask questions when needed. -
Great looking engine compartment, Rob. Very realistic in this scale.
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The fairings around the head rests are what I’m missing, waiting for Tamiya to provide.
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Thanks Yves. I am very pleased with the yellow paint and it’s the first time I have tried this particular brand. Scale Finishes. It’s the first time for me when yellow covered so well without many coats. Scale Finishes uses DuPont Xalta enamel in their line of paint colors. Pick any car make and year model and they can color match every color used. In theory, this yellow is an exact match for the 2010 Porsche Carrera GT in Signal Yellow.
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Over the past days, primed and painted these yellow body parts. Will allow an additional 7 days cure time despite the fact the parts spent 8 hours in the dehydrator. I’d rather be safe than sorry. Sadly I learned I either misplaced or lost three body parts. Tamiya USA came to my rescue and will be sending me the missing parts gratis. Darned great company,Tamiya. Outstanding customer service and products.
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Ding-ding-ding - Winner Gary got it right, it's a Barred Owl. More commonly known around here as a Hoot Owl.
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I'll try to look it up but at this time I have no idea. I can hear them a lot, but this was the first time to get a clear photo of one.
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Back yard visitor
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With warm weather returning ( for the time being) and a local IPMS Regional show coming up in April, I am bringing my Porsche Carrera GT project out of mothballs for some paint and body work this week. I hope to finish the model for the upcoming show.
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Totally agree. Stunning body work.
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On this most loverly day, a special tune for all my pals
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I've become spoiled with the iPhone. It's a much more simplified process to photograph and post updates to MSW with iPhone.
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You were spot on Jack. That is exactly what is happening. I'll need to change/revert back to the old format of jpeg and then all should work as it did in the recent past. iPhone is constantly sending out software updates. It must have changed in a recent update. Thanks for your help, much appreciated.
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Thanks for your suggestions. I’ll be sure to check them out.
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If I save that file after renaming it, it will then upload. However, I don't know how to rename the file on iPhone. I am forced to send the photo file to my email, open it in my computer where i can then rename the file. Adds lots of extra steps and hassle to uploading photos. There is probably a simple way to fix this issue, but I don't know what it is.
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Does anyone else use iPhone to post on MSW? All of a sudden, MSW gives an error 200 code when I try to upload photos taken on iPhone. This never happened in the past. What changed? I cannot figure it out.
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Excellent project and will love to follow along. EG You have piqued my interest with the Bambu printer. Will definitely be looking that up. I gave my older printers away.
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A beautiful color, the paint looks super!
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uploading pictures
CDW replied to David56's topic in How to use the MSW forum - **NO MODELING CONTENT**
A problem that recently started: The file server chokes when trying to upload images from iPhone. I get an "unkown error" message showing a code 200. In the past, I uploaded photos many times from my iPhone without ever having issues but now something has changed and I don't know what changed. Even if I send the images to my email and download the images to my computer, the MSW file server won't upload them unless I do a "save as" and rename the files first. Any idea what settings I might change on my phone that would save the photos to a format that works without renaming and resaving every photo? I've been using iPhone to upload photos to MSW for years, so I assume it may be something that changed in a recent iPhone software update. -
The soft white metal body parts will require a lot of prep work for a proper fit and finish. The chassis rests inside the body parts with no major issues. Soon I will need to temporarily fasten the chassis to a flat surface spaced at the proper height so the suspension components can be built in a way that keeps everything square, in alignment, and ride height is correct while all four tires/wheels touch the surface. 
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Something to keep in mind…the melting temperature of the MFH white metal is lower than 300 degrees. Something closer to 200 degrees but I cannot recall exactly. The soldering iron cannot be left in one place too long or it WILL melt the white metal. I found out the hard way but was able to repair the damage. Working with these tiny parts makes the task lots tougher to do.
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Spending a week to take care of chores around the home, just got back to work on the model. Getting the chassis parts prepped and soldered together, test fitting the engine to the chassis. It’s that crazy looking cocked angle the engine sits inside the chassis. I’ve only ever seen that design on the Lancia and the Ferrari D50’s.
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Test fit everything and drill out all attachment points as necessary. Watch a lot of MFH build videos. This modeler in particular has some very good tutorial videos that are helpful for beginners to MFH. (1124) Motorsport in Scale - YouTube
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Generally I solder at 400 degrees C. I was warned that MFH white metal has a low melting temp. As such, there is a 70 degree C solder that’s specially made for white metal. What I found when testing the solder and flux on scrap pieces of MFH white metal, it would indeed melt with the iron set at 400 degrees C, however, I had trouble getting the 70 degree C solder to melt at anything less that 300 degrees on my iron. I found that as long as I don’t leave the iron in place too long, that 300 degrees setting works fine on these delicate parts. I feel certain that if the iron was left in place too long, it would likely melt the white metal. For parts this small, CA glue did not work out adequate to the task of cementing the parts together and that is why I resorted to solder. So far, so good.
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