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Post by okumarts on Aug 6, 2017 20:43:25 GMT -9
Sweet!
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Post by shadowmane on Aug 22, 2017 14:28:10 GMT -9
 Eggs. Eggs. Eggs. Eggs-ter-min-ate. Exterminate! Coming soon to a Koolwheelz collection near you Daleks. Daleks would be good. Where can I find this set? |
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Post by Vermin King on Aug 22, 2017 14:33:51 GMT -9
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Post by shadowmane on Aug 22, 2017 15:12:52 GMT -9
Thanks. Now I have something massive to build. A Dalek army!!!
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Post by okumarts on Aug 28, 2017 19:12:27 GMT -9
I love the Batwing, but it was so hard to build. Urk!  |
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Post by Vermin King on Sept 5, 2017 14:18:03 GMT -9
Some of Dave's Advanced models are difficult, unless you look at a build thread. That's one reason why I post build picks when I build a model of his. I have yet to get Deckard's car to look right, which is why I haven't posted photos of it... All of the August models have been released now  Since Paul Newman's Porsche, the Johnny Cab, the Red Baron, and the Aston Martin were all models that I either suggested or enthusiastically supported when people suggested them, I'm needing to build a few. The plan is to do one project, then a Koolwheelz, another project, another Koolwheelz, etc When I get the simplified Royal Mail Coach built, I plan on doing the Aston Martin, then if I don't hear anything on the Victorian Buildings, I'm doing a repaint of the Salamander, then Newman's Porsche, and somewhere in there, I hope to get back to the Anheuser-Busch Brew House before Christmas But, you know the Sid Mead Sentinel limo is also calling my name... |
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Post by okumarts on Sept 5, 2017 14:55:36 GMT -9
SO WORTH the work though...
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Post by Vermin King on Sept 5, 2017 16:35:15 GMT -9
Don't tell Dave, but I generally lop off the banners and enlarge them by 10 to 15%. Makes them much easier to build and much closer to rpg scale. I'm not sure what he is working on, but he enlarged the Supernatural Impala because it didn't look right next to this other model. He found out that the Man from UNCLE TV car was designed by Winfield, so he's starting on it, too. He's not happy with it, but ...  |
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Post by okumarts on Sept 5, 2017 18:29:40 GMT -9
I do the same thing... shh
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Post by Vermin King on Sept 5, 2017 18:34:04 GMT -9
Well, for rpg, I shoot for 1/56, and his vehicles are roughly 1/64, so enlarging only makes sense
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Post by Vermin King on Sept 23, 2017 15:55:41 GMT -9
 Yes, I rearranged the DB5 to work on after the Mail Coach, enlarging it by 12%. I wanted to have Sir Thomas Sean Connery as a standee next to the car. So I cropped him from the above photo and shrank him down to 30mm to eye level. When I put him on my page, he looked like one of the little people, not a Scottish Lord. This is the first model of Dave's that I was shooting for rpg scale that had to be reduced. I had to reduce my rearranged enlarged version to 76% to get things close, which I believe is reduced from the original model. I knew the DB5 was small, but I didn't realize it was this small. I guess I'm still learning even at this advanced age. |
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Post by coreyhaim8mydog on Sept 27, 2017 8:35:33 GMT -9
I got a 404 error on the spinners. Anyone else?
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Post by Vermin King on Sept 27, 2017 10:08:26 GMT -9
Seem to be working fine for me
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Post by Punkrabbitt on Sept 27, 2017 11:22:09 GMT -9
I enlarged the Sentinel limo by 15%, but it still looks a little small on the page. I'll stick it next to some minis once it's built and see how it scales.
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Post by Punkrabbitt on Sept 28, 2017 9:02:35 GMT -9
I'm not an idiot, really. But how does Dave do his wheels? There are no tabs?
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Post by Vermin King on Sept 28, 2017 9:25:31 GMT -9
The treads for each tire are two pieces. There is a tread piece and a glue tab piece. Glue the edge of the tread along the line on the white piece. Loop it together and glue the other end of the tread up against the other tread edge. It helps to pre-shape the pieces into loops first. The tread then gets glued to the back of the tire.
I plan on building the Noodle Truck tonight. It has this style of tire treads. I'll take a photo or two.
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Post by Punkrabbitt on Sept 28, 2017 10:11:38 GMT -9
I plan on building the Noodle Truck tonight. It has this style of tire treads. I'll take a photo or two. Thank you! |
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Post by Vermin King on Sept 28, 2017 10:11:46 GMT -9
The 1972 Capri in Specialz, has a diagram of the tire assembly
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Post by Vermin King on Sept 28, 2017 14:36:23 GMT -9
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Post by Punkrabbitt on Sept 28, 2017 19:19:40 GMT -9
Thank you! I have it figured out now  |
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Post by Vermin King on Oct 3, 2017 9:43:58 GMT -9
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Post by coreyhaim8mydog on Oct 5, 2017 11:51:00 GMT -9
I love the Batwing, but it was so hard to build. Urk! Yeah, but you can shoot it down wth a toy gun. |
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Post by Vermin King on Oct 8, 2017 14:59:25 GMT -9
 Dave just released the Man from U.N.C.L.E. Spy Car, a small curvy model. It's in the Star Carz section |
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Post by Vermin King on Oct 9, 2017 10:38:23 GMT -9
Okay, I knew it was small, but ...  In any of the views with people standing next to it, it is only belt high. This really could drive under a semi trailer. |
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Post by Vermin King on Oct 10, 2017 15:20:54 GMT -9
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Post by okumarts on Oct 10, 2017 15:33:30 GMT -9
Bond doesn't look impressed by the shenanigans of the yank and the ruskie... not one bit. |
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Post by Vermin King on Oct 11, 2017 7:00:44 GMT -9
Being on a spy car roll, I'm half tempted to recolor the Jaguar, cardboard-warriors.proboards.com/thread/7901/decompressing, as the Austin Powers Shaguar  Yeah, not the same model Jag, different headlights, etc., but could be close enough  Change out the wheels, make the interior dark gray (black wouldn't show up well), hmmm |
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Post by cowboyleland on Oct 11, 2017 11:28:28 GMT -9
Looks like fun.
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Post by Vermin King on Oct 11, 2017 13:26:06 GMT -9
I think Dave's next model is a bit nostalgic. Cardstock is great. Legos are great. But who doesn't like wooden blocks?
Find it in the 'Specialz' section I think it would look great next to a gingerbread house |
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Post by Vermin King on Oct 17, 2017 12:04:00 GMT -9
If anyone is doing a gangster-era game ...  |
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