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I think this is what they did in the picture i posted above . I just remade a longer rear leg for the tripod and moved the holes in the dash as far forward as i could without dropping down the curve. More importantly i have got that vac form screen to fit and its now riveted in position...

Cheese head is as you say like a cheese its a metric thing. Metric dont use round head, they have a pan head which is like a squashed round head.

Its odd because if i click on the pic icons in his posts the pictures are there in a gallery but not in the posts.

Some of these are easily obtainable on ebay Dont know if this wiull work as its ebau UK https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01N3MITPZ?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title I just bought these and several other sizes but a good source is model railway engineering sites. Trouble is in the UK they will...

Welcome too todays daily conundrum quiz :) The Abarth has a rear view mirror mounted on a stand as i doubt the plexiglass screen was up to it....:) However the stand is considerably taller than the screen and you can see the mounting holes are way back from this position The conundrum is...

One of the problems i have had with these kits is the soft metal., I already mentioned this in relation to the stands on the motorcycles which cant actually support the weight of the bike, but a bigger problem with the cars is there are a lot more threaded/tapped holes. For example the doors on...

Those discs are superb, great finish. Nothing build is modern enough to need carbon ceramic :-) but you never know, one day..

I think its interesting that even at the end of the war its estimated that up to 80% of German military transport was still by horse and yet the war machine was turning out what was effectively a tank restricted by rail tracks. Less than 20% of the German army was mechanised . A recent program...

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Just caught up here , great choice of car and a really good start, i dont think you are going to have any problem building this , you have the knack already :) I had difficulties getting the black to key to the white metal, even with an etch primer it chips really easy, what did you use ?

Fortunately you can buy some MFH rivets separately so i just bought 2 packs of 75 ,half mm rivets :-) anticipating about a 30% tweezer launch loss rate :-) ( this is based on experience so far) My theory is eventually they will be so many on the floor they will become crunchy under foot and...

While i wait for the body paint to harden i have started fitting the glass :-) did i mention i dont like vacform :) Its held in place by 0.05mm rivets. strangely the decals on this car are different each side so while the right has a square number board the left has a round one. I got the...

Fantastic subject. I notice more and more now that many kits now are released with upgrade parts and upgrade sets like this one from Kotaire ? What does it say about a kit that come with a free , better moulded exhaust ? Why couldn't we just have a better moulded exhaust anyway, its not like...

Thanks paul I tried to polish out the damage but it goes right through the paint. i hope a gloss coat will level it a bit. I posted the same problem on face book and several people suggested they had the same problem , one guy sugested he sticks the tape to his jeans first to reduce the tac but...

I spoke too soon Bob :) I am very aware i have might have a reputation for moaning, i moan about after market, things that dont fit, in particular, glaring mistakes in old kits like windscreens smaller than their apertures that after 50 years are re released and not corrected :-) And now Tamiya...

I think its just drying time Bob The front was about 24-36 hours the sides are a week or so :-) who knows, i seem to find problems no one else seems to find :cool:

The front panel that reacted to the masking tape was not a disaster after all because once i got the decals on there was hardly and red paint visible anyway so that was a bonus :-) I have had a couple more practice builds. As i mentioned the body shell is made up of quite a few parts with...

Looking forward to seeing it boogie :-)

Hi Boogie Its a learning curve , no doubt about that :-) I have built a couple of their motorcycles so i sort of knew what to expect but the resin body work is a new oner on me and its really testing my patience. It will be fine when i work out how to do it for future builds. I just wrecked the...