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Post by clm1545 on Mar 20, 2011 21:43:58 GMT -5
so you only made $25,00.00 this time? ;D duane No, actually he is doing better. This time he is doing $51,000 per hour. |
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Post by drdave on Mar 20, 2011 22:01:29 GMT -5
Gee! How's a guy suposed to get one?
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Post by Calvin on Mar 20, 2011 22:05:05 GMT -5
Gee! How's a guy suposed to get one? Dont know? ;D I cant build them fast enough.  Dont worry, like I've said before as long as people buy them, I'll keep making them. The only problem right now is I cant keep up with the demand. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2011 15:51:25 GMT -5
Calvin,
I voted in for two. As usual I'm late for a good party.
Add me to the reminder.
Thanks & nice work,
Jim
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Post by macsparty on Mar 24, 2011 8:23:00 GMT -5
Got mine yesterday. It looks fantastic. I'll be putting in an order to Indycals in the next couple of weeks!
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Post by Calvin on Mar 27, 2011 21:58:49 GMT -5
FYI
Im currently working on redoing some of my molds. I hope to have some ready to go by next Sunday - same time - same place. But I'll let you guys know for sure at least 24 hrs before hand.
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Post by Michael Chriss on Mar 27, 2011 22:40:59 GMT -5
I should be back home for this one. I will persevere..
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Post by Calvin on Mar 27, 2011 22:49:50 GMT -5
I should be back home for this one. I will persevere.. After I get my new molds worked out to make things easier on myself I'm going to really crank them out. |
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Post by indycals on Mar 27, 2011 23:22:11 GMT -5
I thought this thread needed some new pics  The wing supports were a real aggravation. It took several tries experimenting with styrene and sheet brass. Eventually what I did was I took some styrene, cut out four identical rectangles slightly larger than the wing supports. I then glued the four pieces together, applying glue only in areas where the support would not be - ie the four corners of the plastic sheets. I then took the template - available on my Wildcat decal page - and glued the template to the top sheet of styrene - again applying glue in the areas that would not be the finished support - including the holes that would be drilled out. I then started drilling the holes, starting with my one of my smallest drill bits, and gradually increasing the size of the holes until I reached the finished size. Once the holes were drilled I took an exacto with a brand new blade (that is VERY important) and started trimming the supports through four sheets of plastic. The farther down I went the less accurate the cuts became, so pay close attention. As you keep making more cuts the sheets start to come apart, so make the most difficult cuts first, save the easy ones for last. Once I had my four supports I sanded them down and painted them with Testors Metalizer Brass. The radiator vents were wing pieces from a 1/20 Tamiya F189 - some of the finer wing elements worked fine for the smaller vent pieces. The center piece is a larger piece (see my detailed pic earlier in this thread) - for that I used a larger piece of wing (but still small by wing standards). I painted those with Testors Metalizer Burnt Metal. The dayglo on the Andretti car is decal, the dayglo on the Johncock car is Tamiya TS 36. The Andretti car was painted with Tamiya TS51 and it is a PERFECT match for the actual car. The Johncock car was painte TS23 which is maybe a hair dark, but not to any detriment. The rear wingplates are sheet aluminum, painted on the outside only (the inside was bare aluminum, as was the underside of the wing). |
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Post by Calvin on Mar 27, 2011 23:44:52 GMT -5
Outstanding!!!!!!!! I knew you would do a nice good clean build up. Looks like your doing everything just right.
This made my day!!!!
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Post by Calvin on Mar 28, 2011 0:08:10 GMT -5
Something that comes to my mind right now was back around 2004 I watched the ESPN Classic 1982 Indy 500 for the first time but afterwards I actually got on ebay (before I knew anything about indy history or indycar models) and looked for a Wildcat Model (believe it or not) and found nothing!  I couldn't believe that nothing was out there....just a few monogram indy kits and a few pace cars. So I never would of thought that I would of been the one to get that problem solved. |
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Post by indycals on Mar 28, 2011 0:17:48 GMT -5
We're all grateful that you were the one, Calvin!
I've waited so long to build these cars that even as I look at them sitting 18" from me as I type this, I still can't believe it.
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Post by 2lapsdown on Mar 28, 2011 6:38:15 GMT -5
Lance, thanks for the beautiful photos and advice. I've been pondering the wing supports so this really helps with that. Also thanks for the paint colors, again very helpful. Did you prime first? Since the resin is so white (Thanks Calvin) I was wondering if this is necessary.
John
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Post by harveythedog2 on Mar 28, 2011 6:52:15 GMT -5
Holy crap Michael. Both of those cars look way beyond awesome.
Stu
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2011 19:34:14 GMT -5
You guys are killing me!
CALVIN!!!!
I can't wait.
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Post by Chris on Mar 28, 2011 19:35:24 GMT -5
Michael, I got my decals for my Wildcat today, Man those two you are doing really ROCK!!! Those will look so nice on your display shelf. The colors really PoP!!! I am almost afraid to build mine after seeing yours, wondering if I can do it justice like yours.. Chris
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Post by Chris on Mar 28, 2011 19:35:52 GMT -5
Michael, I got my decals for my Wildcat today, Man those two you are doing really ROCK!!! Those will look so nice on your display shelf. The colors really PoP!!! I am almost afraid to build mine after seeing yours, wondering if I can do it justice like yours.. Chris
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Post by Art Laski on Mar 28, 2011 21:18:21 GMT -5
Those are truly awesome!
-Art
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Post by Calvin on Mar 29, 2011 21:17:00 GMT -5
Did you prime first? Since the resin is so white (Thanks Calvin) I was wondering if this is necessary. John Always prime resins. Even though I dont use mold release, still clean with soap and water and use white primer. I didn't prime my test car because I dont have any Tamiya white primer. |
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Post by indycals on Mar 29, 2011 21:28:02 GMT -5
And always prime under Tamiya colors unless you like transparency on the corners.
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Post by Calvin on Mar 30, 2011 2:13:40 GMT -5
Well, since this is a record breaking thread I thought I would make my 2,000 post here!
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to thank everyone for all the fun and support!!!!
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Post by harveythedog2 on Mar 30, 2011 9:40:55 GMT -5
Thank you again Calvin!
I mean it but really trying to get us to 20 pages!
Stu
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Post by stonecold44 on Mar 30, 2011 12:34:57 GMT -5
Thank you again Calvin! I mean it but really trying to get us to 20 pages!Stu Hope this helps! |
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Post by stonecold44 on Mar 30, 2011 12:38:12 GMT -5
Well, since this is a record breaking thread I thought I would make my 2,000 post here!and to thank everyone for all the fun and support!!!! That's a lot of posts, but then again, you've done a lot of work. |
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Post by indycals on Mar 30, 2011 14:16:02 GMT -5
And I thought I posted here a lot! LOL!
*damn* still 19 pages.
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Post by Calvin on Mar 30, 2011 14:44:38 GMT -5
Post # 569 will be the last for pg 19!!!!
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Post by Calvin on Mar 31, 2011 20:39:48 GMT -5
I had some major trouble with some of my new molds and I really doubt I'll be able to get any Wildcats done by Sunday as scheduled Once again another delay. Sorry |
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Post by Michael Chriss on Apr 1, 2011 0:12:57 GMT -5
I will get one some day. It's not like I am going to build it next week anyway. # 567, three more !!
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Post by indycals on Apr 2, 2011 0:49:33 GMT -5
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Post by Calvin on Apr 2, 2011 0:56:28 GMT -5
Holy crap, I think you're going to have to teach me how to build my own kit! LOL
Wow, I mean Wow!
It looks like Tamiya build up.
But seriously you did an excellent clean up job on all the small parts.
The cockpit looks outstanding!
actually everything looks outstanding.
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I couldn't believe that nothing was out there....just a few monogram indy kits and a few pace cars. So I never would of thought that I would of been the one to get that problem solved.
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