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by Malcolm
Mon Mar 11, 2024 9:43 am
Forum: Questions
Topic: Tamiya LP-9 (clear)
Replies: 2
Views: 412
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Tamiya LP-9 (clear)

I'm not sure if this is a question or a warning. My default choice of paints at present is the Tamiya LP range (like the spray cans but in a small Tamiya jar). I find the paints reliable and easy to spray. However, a few days ago I sprayed the part shown (inner cockpit of Meng MP4/4) with gloss blac...
by Malcolm
Thu Feb 15, 2024 12:52 pm
Forum: News
Topic: Look for Meng McLaren MP4/4 in the wild
Replies: 177
Views: 94740
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Re: Look for Meng McLaren MP4/4 in the wild

Thank you for those who have come back with information about the end plate thickness - I measured the Meng parts and they are around 1mm - so waaay too thick. The Hobby Design pe set comes with two parts for each end plate - so that may be about ok, but I'm not sure whether to just go with the kit ...
by Malcolm
Fri Feb 02, 2024 5:07 am
Forum: News
Topic: Look for Meng McLaren MP4/4 in the wild
Replies: 177
Views: 94740
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Re: Look for Meng McLaren MP4/4 in the wild

I watched this video last night about the MP4/4 - which has a load of helpful close up shots and interesting narrative by three of the original design team: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7uZu_Wsdis&t=116s There are some great close up shots and a lot of insight into the design process. A ques...
by Malcolm
Mon Jan 29, 2024 6:15 am
Forum: Simulation
Topic: Mclaren M19, Annie Nightingale, Peter Gethin, 1971 GB GP
Replies: 2
Views: 1085
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Re: Mclaren M19, Annie Nightingale, Peter Gethin, 1971 GB GP

Thank you so much for posting that. I sigh along with you. One of my favourite YT videos is of Annie Nightingale hosting the Damned playing Smash it Up on the Old Grey Whistle Test back in 1979. I appreciate that non-UK viewers (or indeed anyone less that around 50) may never have heard of the Old G...
by Malcolm
Sat Jan 27, 2024 10:08 am
Forum: Completed Projects
Topic: Brabham BT 34 1971 - kit Iritani 1/20
Replies: 4
Views: 736
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Re: Brabham BT 34 1971 - kit Iritani 1/20

Please don't think I am in any way insulting your great workmanship. But I can remember looking at pictures of the car back in 1971 and thinking how cool it was (mind you, I'm not sure if we used the word 'cool' back then). Anyway, I was into slot-car racing at the time and I raced one with the BT34...
by Malcolm
Sat Jan 27, 2024 6:01 am
Forum: Questions
Topic: Soldering PE to white metal
Replies: 10
Views: 1336
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Re: Soldering PE to white metal

I think you need to be very careful. In my (admittedly limited) experience of soldering white metal (about 50% of a MFH kit so far), you only need to have the soldering iron a bit too hot or hold it on the part a few moments too long and you end up with the whole part reduced to a shiny, unrecognisa...
by Malcolm
Fri Jan 19, 2024 5:37 pm
Forum: Questions
Topic: Thunder Valley still in business?
Replies: 38
Views: 3853
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Re: Thunder Valley still in business?

I thought there was some prohibition here about criticising Thunder Valley, but since it's not being enforced at the moment, I'll give my experience.... And I admit I had read and yet ignored all the warnings I had read about him but 3 - 4 years ago, I desperately wanted his FW-14b set. And so I con...
by Malcolm
Thu Jan 04, 2024 2:12 pm
Forum: Questions
Topic: Thick photoetch
Replies: 1
Views: 305
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Thick photoetch

Odd question, but I've just opened the Scale Motorsport photoetch parts for the Tamiya Williams FW-34. One of the 'frets' is the 'normal' thickness for PE (around 0.2mm) but the second is much thicker (around 0.6mm). I just wondered if anyone has any experience of dealing with PE of this thickness -...
by Malcolm
Sat Nov 25, 2023 3:53 pm
Forum: News
Topic: Look for Meng McLaren MP4/4 in the wild
Replies: 177
Views: 94740
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Re: Look for Meng McLaren MP4/4 in the wild

You can definitely build the Meng GT40 without glue if you wish. I used glue on mine but only because it felt too much like a Lego car if I just pushed it all together. I also swapped out most of the Meng screws for proper threaded nuts and bolts.
by Malcolm
Tue Nov 14, 2023 10:28 am
Forum: 2023 Race Predictions
Topic: Who will win the 2023 Las Vegas Grand Prix?
Replies: 1
Views: 1140
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Re: Who will win the 2023 Las Vegas Grand Prix?

As of this moment, Lando has 100% of the vote - I think that means he's guaranteed the win.