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I have always wanted a Mini Cooper and this discussion/build has encouraged me to have a little one. So, I captured all the instructions for the rally version and the other version AND included the rally plans as well as the regular (red) version plus roof rack In one PDF. I can upload it if...

Good luck. I am not sure if this will help, but there is a similar model on the site and the instructions seem to be there. oops, we were posting at the same time, same link. http://www5b.biglobe.ne.jp/~kamaboko/1_30model/pg20.html

All this house building has worn me out. The trusses are completed and installed. Tomorrow, I will break out the little power tool I bought and notch the front and rear header beams for the rafter tails to sit in. I’ll show the tool, it is a neat, and inexpensive little thing, like a tiny...

Heat wave here today. It has made it up to 4 degrees F. About 20 degrees warmer than last night. Tired of cold. I decided I need 5 trusses. One will be attached to each end wall and 3 to the roof itself. 3 are made now and the one end is glued in place. There is a header beam across the...

The main house roof is now lined with a light colored veneer. While doing that, I was looking for a weight to keep it flat while the glue dried, and found my ream of legal size 110 pound card stock! And my sizing/printing program allows for that size paper too. Good news. So, we have a lined...

I have a box of wood veneer that I think I will line the roof with, then install the ‘trusses’ or whatever appears there. The walls will get lined and I will probably print that on card stock too. I’m working on the interior layout… kitchen, bath, bedroom, living room now. I do have a huge pile...

I‘m glad this is moving again. Someone will certainly enjoy this model one day.

What a bunch of FUN models! Nice work, congratulations on those.

A major change order came in, just in time. Since this is an old railroad warehouse, it is being moved to a more suitable location. That means that the loading dock and raised floor aren’t needed. So, the entire building is now on one level, much more accessible. Now it can be attached to...

Thanks! After looking at this in the partly assembled form, I think I will cut the main building down… that is, lower it. We don’t need the loading dock, and it can be a porch at ground level. Makes more sense.

Looks like it will work fine. Now I think I will glue the basic structure together. Only the corners of the garage are glued at this point. I want to put it on a cardboard footprint so I can handle it better while putting in the windows and interior decoration. Once it is on the base, I...

Thanks! I printed 9 pages of parts this morning and started working on them. As usual, with my attempts to scale individual parts and pages, I had to reprint 2 of them. No worries, there is always need for more building materials. I use an app on my iPad called ‘Print to Size’ and it allows...

Prayers for you and your family. Caregiving can be really difficult. Be strong.

I hope I can get it done in time. My son is a disabled Iraq War veteran. He has lived with my wife and I since he came home in 2006. We are full time caregivers for him. So, when he was in high school, his ‘car’ was my Dad’s ‘69 Bronco. He loved it. We still have it, although it isn’t in running...

Watching! I’ve always liked this boat too.

Big guns, artillery. I was actually in the Army Artillery, so… gotta have big guns. (Even though I was in a missile outfit) I bought a set of ‘army men’ to play with the grandkids (and my grown sons…) so we must have artillery to wipe out the enemy. The guns will shoot… something. The first one...

So, a couple of pics. Note the little plastic ‘barrel’. It came from a pill bottle with instructions that it shouldn’t be eaten. So, I will make a barrel out of it. The buildings will be mounted on a base for use as a diorama or part of a larger one. Still need lots of details, weathering, etc...

This isn’t finished yet, but it will be. I’ve done some more work on it, but WINTER has interfered. LOTS of snow to deal with along with the normal keeping warm when you heat with alternate fuels. So, I am also working to get my real hobby area back in useable shape. I have a 6’ x 3’ wooden...

Salute from the two Veterans here.

Wow, what a neat model. Somewhere in my hoard collection there are a couple of these kits. They are quite configurable and work well. I had started building a steam powered Holt tractor. Hmmmm… wonder where those parts are? I should build this model.