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Thank you so much Flashman! It sounds as if you dont bother with Accelerator fluid. (I am not sure what the point of it is as CA glue cures pretty quickly anyway.) Cheers, Hugo PS Have you read any of the Flashman books?! Very funny and strangely informative if you like History. Actually, I pretty ...

How can I stop the spout of a CA glue bottle/tube from gradually (or in some cases, quickly) clogging up? I often go weeks or months between modeling sessions, and I have been able to make a bottle of the CA glue I use last for a year or more without clogging. Here's what i do: 1. I only have the b...

Interesting that the announced versions all feature the early 49B nose without the top radiator air outlets. So looks like they will be having another release for those late 1968/early 1969 versions of the works cars with the high wings and top outlet nose, and then an additional release of the low ...

I'm thinking with all of the 1/12th releases from Italeri that are nothing more than Protar repops that the 956B is nothing more than Protar's 956B in a new box and with new decals. And you are 100% right!! :D That is a real disappointment. I bought the Protar kit when it first came out because it ...

I think the easiest way is to buy the new Italeri kit. That a 956B I agree that upcoming kit looks to be best way to do the 956 short-tail, provided it is accurate. Also has the spoked wheels that nichenson (the original poster of this thread) says he prefers. https://www.italeri.com/en/prodotto/28...

As for the rear BBS wheels, they pop up on eBay from time to time. Calvin Sallee (his forum name is " chaparral2k " on F1M and other race car modeling forums) has resin BBS wheels for Porsche 962's, available for purchase from his HobbiTime web shop at https://hobbitime.myshopify.com/prod...

If I remember correctly, the shape of the tires were also different, as the Goodyears were still bias ply construction, and the Michelins were radials. The radials had a straighter profile across the width of the tread, and the sidewalls did not bulge as much as the much as the bias-ply tires. Maybe...

...it seemed more of a matter of box ticking. I'm glad that it's shown that you can't just turn up at the speedway and win. I totally agree. I have been very appreciative of the worldwide attention Alonso has brought to IndyCar, so that the world can see how much better the racing often is compared...

Great tip. Thanks much for sharing it, Rob!

Cameron

Terrific job Stephen, and the award looks to be well deserved. I've never been fortunate enough to attend the GSL, but from what I have heard, any model that wins there must be very special indeed!

Cameron