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I painted mine By hand using tamiya pc paints. I had no idea i followed the wrong body line until i went to put the gold and red striped decals on the car. it sat like that incorrect for 30 years until i couldn't take it anymore and i scratched off the paint as best i could to retouch it so i could...

I did see this absolute bargain ad. in Number 26, though.... P1180400.JPG Soooooo happy things have changed! Only $3.75 for a Tamiya 1150..... at that cost, it takes $90 to ballrace a TL01!!!! :shock: Ad is 1993, that's about the going rate for BBs. TL01 is much later :twisted: 1988 was paying $7.9...

Meh... closet Francophile here, always had dream that if ever I managed to land my touristy lardass in France I'd wanna go drive thru the capital's roundabouts :lol: in something like a 2CV, Light15 or DS :oops: some might say it's suicidal but hey I've driven in Asia, it can't be anywhere worse, eh...

haha good to know! Thought one didn't need a bike licence to ride a moped in France if one already had a car licence? Regardless, I grew up with a bunch of Mobylettes in the shed dating back to 1950/60/70s ... but they're in Asia not France!! Don't think I've ever seen our 50V's speedo go over 30 or...

That's the easy part I suppose...I do have an old flatbed scanner I can dig out. Do you have any recommendations for someone to takes it to the next step and actually comes out with some good looking decals? (heh! :twisted: nah won't mention the B&W furball from 10y ago :wink: ) In an ideal wor...

Merde! Pre1997... jeez that'll preclude every Mobylette in my fleet including the 50V!

comme des fous...

I was watching a DIY show the other day, where there was a guy whose only job was to mix tiny amounts of paint to match granite countertops in order to hide the seams. How is that a viable job and why can't I find something like that in the classifieds?? :lol: Mobile pointless dint repair & air...

Got a flatbed scanner? Do a hires 600-1200dpi colour scan, as straight as you can. In the old daze we'd add in a ruler or 2 for dimensions reference and maybe some spot colour dots; nowadays scanners are pretty accurate first shot. But just in case, scan it one way then turn 90deg and scan that too ...

I usually use an angled stone dremel bit but I've been wanting a quality reamer. Got a link to the Ofna reamer? don't skimp go Hudy if u can find it Jim mine's easily 15yrs if not 20 and it's still going strong, and I use it on a lot more than just lexan jobs. Sometimes I even chuck the tip into th...

off the shock tower like an Egress?

Common injury from marshalling were burns from hot motors & pipes. Gloves are a must - Daddy's rule originally, habit has continued since. ... Your good enough, your not on your lid. :lol: meh my offroad racers usually have "THANKYOU MARSHALL" or "PLEASE FLIP ME BACK 1ST" ste...

Do you only do shelfers or have you got runners as well?

That chassis trough looks familiar, think there's 1 undamaged here & am pretty sure there's some of those white wheels used in the boneyard... will take stock next time I'm up there digging for bits.

Do you have a good one? :P "DO YOU KNOW HOW BAD YOUR SIGNAL IS AT THIS JOINT??! ITS SO WEAK THE STREAM IS FOREVER BREAKING UP AND BUFFERING, ITS SO FREAKING BAD IT TAKES TWO DAYS TO UPDATE THE EPG!! SO WHY DA HECK DO I WANT 300 MORE CHANNELS WHEN I CANT EVEN WATCH ONE!!!" :roll: dammit do...

So was it one of those apply and scrape off brands? just about all the rubbery/white/stinky liquid masks become "scrape off" when not applied thick enough. Which is 99% of first time users, they'll never spray 3-8 coats when each coat takes to long to dry. Hobby & art shops sell in ti...

Wowza!! Amazing work, you're my edol.