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Old May 5, 2010 | 10:12 PM
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Originally Posted by RAPID 3DR
you need to trim the excess resin off mate & the will make it look loads better for starters,cut some off the air pipe down aswel then you can get the engine to sit in the middle,these little things make it 100% better

cheers fella i've only just noticed that mate, now im goin to pull it back out and redo it all,

i've got red leads from the bm engine im thinking of usin on it too
Old May 5, 2010 | 10:17 PM
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Originally Posted by J1mbo
well that is all that matters, was only saying it would look real that way
yeah i know thanks mate im pulling it back out now any way so i can get rid of the excess resin as steve and rapid suggested how they are now was just a dummy run so i could see how they looked in the colors and which would look best in the car
Old May 5, 2010 | 10:26 PM
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just painted the shelves in my garage and touched up the paint where it was needed and startin to look good just need to get some garage equipment for it noa and its done, also put a name on it to for a laugh lol

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Old May 5, 2010 | 11:04 PM
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it's quiet tonight
Old May 5, 2010 | 11:44 PM
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most people have to get up early lol not me 10am start for me
garage looks good have you put it on the garage thread
Old May 6, 2010 | 12:41 AM
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Originally Posted by PHAT C
most people have to get up early lol not me 10am start for me
garage looks good have you put it on the garage thread
oh yeh lol

oh right lol

cheers mate it just needs some garage equipment now and its finished

no i havn't mate how do i do that?
Old May 6, 2010 | 07:30 AM
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Originally Posted by speedy2010
oh yeh lol

oh right lol

cheers mate it just needs some garage equipment now and its finished

no i havn't mate how do i do that?
put it up in here show us your garage equipment
Old May 6, 2010 | 09:40 AM
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Originally Posted by RAPID 3DR
nice 1 pete,i remember when i first seen this model in a shop & i thought wtf is that lol,
now i kno it a beast ,
i fancy another skyline to mod im always on the look out for them too
i seen a real r35 near mine the other day was fucking nice & seen a r34 afew weeks back,it seemed very small car than wot i thought it would be,the r35 sounded mint
yeah the R34s are tiny compared to most cars, wait till you see one next to an R35 they get dwarfed lol
if you fancy another skyline mate id be willing to part with my white R32 or maybe my black R34 so gimme a shout if theyre what youre after
Old May 6, 2010 | 09:53 AM
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Originally Posted by PHAT C

ok fella will do
Old May 6, 2010 | 12:39 PM
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tidied the engine on my mk3 as best as i could it now has the blue sierra cossie yb block as the gold 1 went funny when i was putting wires on it
Old May 6, 2010 | 06:00 PM
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Originally Posted by RAPID 3DR
this engine in my pick up is of steve,still to be finished but if cut excess resin of & stuff
you cant tell the difference from steve's to minichamps 1 once cleaned up

Was this a cabrio or a saloon before? & any more pics?

Im looking for idea's.
Old May 6, 2010 | 06:15 PM
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i've tidied up the cossie lump in my escort as steve and roy suggested and it now looks much better and i've switched to the blue block rather than the gold as after i'd tidied that 1 up the paint started going funny when i was sticking wires on to it
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havn't done anymore to my viper yet as im trying to track down a viper donor car for interior parts which the mrs has misplaced when she tidied the bedroom the other day but its getting there and as for the lambo i've had to repaint it as the orange paint started turnin a funny color so now it is black
Old May 6, 2010 | 06:21 PM
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I should never go shopping ever again. Told myself I wouldnt buy any more projects till ive done what ive got in stock.

I did need some clear plasticard and tubing for my Mk3 Escort pick up but came back with



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The wheels are spinners and will be on eBay soon unless anybody wants to buy or swap them.

What sort of price are the Escorts ive bought going for. This is for me and not to sell but they did have another one but the box wasnt quite as good but still ok.
Old May 6, 2010 | 06:23 PM
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Originally Posted by thebigmacmoomin
I should never go shopping ever again. Told myself I wouldnt buy any more projects till ive done what ive got in stock.

I did need some clear plasticard and tubing for my Mk3 Escort pick up but came back with



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The wheels are spinners and will be on eBay soon unless anybody wants to buy or swap them.

What sort of price are the Escorts ive bought going for. This is for me and not to sell but they did have another one but the box wasnt quite as good but still ok.

how much woul;d you want for a set of them wheels fella?

pm me a price
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Originally Posted by speedy2010
havn't done anymore to my viper yet as im trying to track down a viper donor car for interior parts which the mrs has misplaced when she tidied the bedroom the other day but its getting there and as for the lambo i've had to repaint it as the orange paint started turnin a funny color so now it is black
what parts do you need mate?
i havent got a viper but ive got half a dozen other cars i just use for parts, might be something of use


my datsun binliner turned up today, its an awesome model and i swear its heavier than the moon



suspensions all on springs so i might slam it at some point
Old May 6, 2010 | 06:25 PM
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andy how big are those spinners mate? i need some cheapies to repair some old homemade deep dish ones
Old May 6, 2010 | 06:26 PM
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Originally Posted by petey.
what parts do you need mate?
i havent got a viper but ive got half a dozen other cars i just use for parts, might be something of use


my datsun binliner turned up today, its an awesome model and i swear its heavier than the moon



suspensions all on springs so i might slam it at some point
im after some decent seats for it as the originals were snapped and a gearstick
Old May 6, 2010 | 06:28 PM
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Originally Posted by petey.
what parts do you need mate?
i havent got a viper but ive got half a dozen other cars i just use for parts, might be something of use


my datsun binliner turned up today, its an awesome model and i swear its heavier than the moon



suspensions all on springs so i might slam it at some point
i'd put some slightly bigger minilight wheels on and slam it
Old May 6, 2010 | 06:43 PM
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Originally Posted by petey.
yeah the R34s are tiny compared to most cars, wait till you see one next to an R35 they get dwarfed lol
if you fancy another skyline mate id be willing to part with my white R32 or maybe my black R34 so gimme a shout if theyre what youre after
ill ave a think mate as i mite be getting somet else,
cheers tho
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Originally Posted by thebigmacmoomin
Was this a cabrio or a saloon before? & any more pics?

Im looking for idea's.

was a cab mate,there is some pics on here somewere,keep meaning to start a wip thread but dont have many picks of it.
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Originally Posted by thebigmacmoomin
I should never go shopping ever again. Told myself I wouldnt buy any more projects till ive done what ive got in stock.

I did need some clear plasticard and tubing for my Mk3 Escort pick up but came back with



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The wheels are spinners and will be on eBay soon unless anybody wants to buy or swap them.

What sort of price are the Escorts ive bought going for. This is for me and not to sell but they did have another one but the box wasnt quite as good but still ok.

how much was the other escort mate??
were did you get the wheels from as ive never seen any in shops b4?
Old May 6, 2010 | 06:47 PM
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Originally Posted by petey.
what parts do you need mate?
i havent got a viper but ive got half a dozen other cars i just use for parts, might be something of use


my datsun binliner turned up today, its an awesome model and i swear its heavier than the moon



suspensions all on springs so i might slam it at some point

very nice mate,my rs3100 capri is heavy aswel
i was goin to try win 1 of these today but road version,did'nt bid on it tho
i wished i did as only went for Ł37
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Originally Posted by RAPID 3DR
very nice mate,my rs3100 capri is heavy aswel
i was goin to try win 1 of these today but road version,did'nt bid on it tho
i wished i did as only went for Ł37
i was unsure about it at first but i got it a fair bit cheaper than it was meant to be, and im glad i did i love it lol
shoulda got the road version mate im after one next, white one hopefully.
Old May 6, 2010 | 06:56 PM
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Originally Posted by speedy2010
havn't done anymore to my viper yet as im trying to track down a viper donor car for interior parts which the mrs has misplaced when she tidied the bedroom the other day but its getting there and as for the lambo i've had to repaint it as the orange paint started turnin a funny color so now it is black
what do u need for ur viper as i have 1 in my room let me know
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Originally Posted by fiestamad
what do u need for ur viper as i have 1 in my room let me know
oh right

i need door panels, seats and gearstick
Old May 6, 2010 | 07:00 PM
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i aint got door panels as i have no doors on mine mate
Old May 6, 2010 | 07:02 PM
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Originally Posted by fiestamad
i aint got door panels as i have no doors on mine mate

oh right, have you got the otherbits though?
Old May 6, 2010 | 07:11 PM
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Will put list of all of my models shortly as decide to keep some but sell some as well, pm me if interested
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yes mate its out of a convertable 1 mate
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Originally Posted by BlackFocus20
Will put list of all of my models shortly as decide to keep some but sell some as well, pm me if interested
ok fella will do
Old May 6, 2010 | 07:16 PM
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Originally Posted by fiestamad
yes mate its out of a convertable 1 mate
thats the same as mine mate
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just lowered the lambo' as it looked too high on the original wheels
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What Viper have you got. The RT/10 or the SRT/10?
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Originally Posted by vinnyvangough
What Viper have you got. The RT/10 or the SRT/10?
i've got the older shape rt/10
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Ahh, i got the Burago SRT/10, was a metal kit i think
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soory just got my model out my cupboard i have the gearstick bit and the bottom of the seats mate
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Originally Posted by vinnyvangough
Ahh, i got the Burago SRT/10, was a metal kit i think
oh right

mine's burago but not kit pre-made
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Originally Posted by fiestamad
soory just got my model out my cupboard i have the gearstick bit and the bottom of the seats mate
its cool fella

do you want anything for the gearstick?
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what u got mate



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