Wasabi-san
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...Kinda like the box art from the 80's, with GBP schemes such as Milia's red, Max's blue, or the fodder brown colored armors. I painted my 1/48 GBP-clad fodder 1A like the prototype woodland pictures that had the shoulder and arm covers in a mint green, and the chest and arm covers in flat red. I might paint the fodder like the armor...someday.
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HLJ.com is now shipping the Cavaliers and one of the repeat VF-1's.
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The factory kits are shipping from HLJ.com now. The other Bandai releases are "July Restock."
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West of the Detroit combat zones...at least we have Robocop.
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I took my fiancee' and her girlfriend to go see it Tuesday. Walking into the theater, we were met by the new security guards doing a visual check as we walked through the new, bottle-necked opening. Going into the theater, I looked over the wall to see who was already there, picking some obscure place to sit. We ended up all the way in the back towards the middle. All of us admitted to looking at the exits. As people came in (and during the movie), everybody in the seats looked their way in unison as if on cue. During the movie, I had to use the restroom. As I was walking down the stairs, gunfire erupted on-screen just as I walked by a guy on his cellphone in the end seat. It freaked him out and he jumped, fumbling his phone (which I wanted to throw anyway). I stifled a laugh, but understood his reaction. I was wearing black pants and a maroon shirt, so everything was dark-colored. Walking out into the hall, there was a Pittsfield Township police officer roaming the hall. Coming back, I was met by a security guard at the entrance to the theater, asking for my ticket stub to re-enter. After the movie, everyone was really quiet when leaving. It was a bizarre situation to say the least, but the movie itself was pretty good. Gotta love Cat Woman...Mee-ow!
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Doug McQ said that all of the front suspension, outside of the center link and pitman arm (LHD vs RHD) was out of the 71-73 Mustangs. With that being said, can I get the Ford Motorsport or Wilwood bolt-on set of disc brakes? I'm running the typical 15" US wagon wheel/Apache/Nomad (Sunraysia-ish) 8-spoke wheels, so my clearance isn't going to be much bigger than stock...maybe 13's on the front and 11" on the typical 9" rear axle, at the most? Sound about right? I haven't looked too much into it yet. "You ALWAYS have to have more WHOA than Go." - Unknown.
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Bosch starter...yes, on the 250 I-6 that's coming out of it. The bendix is slipping in it anyway. The 460 has a simple, US-made one, so parts will be easier to find. However, do you know what year Lincoln car I'd have use the parts from, to switch the oilpan, sump and timing cover, to convert it from the truck's rear setup to a front setup, so it clears the crossmember? I know a High Energy pan will work, but can't find the sump for it. As far as the rad, I'm putting it in front of the crossmember, but the fans behind it...the big block takes up more room (duh), and the March pulley system sticks out a bit as well. One of the switches on the radio delete panel will be an override to flip the fans on in traffic. Doug's started overheating during the 90+ degree Woodward Dream Cruise a couple of years ago...not fun. He added a switch and no worries.
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Mine has the 39 year old Bosch -relay HEAVY- system with the connectors giving out, mouse-aided, so time to switch it all out anyway. So instead of Painless, is there another harness out there? I talked to Zed, and Ford GT Performance in Melbourne doesn't carry them. A couple of stateside XABC Falcon owners put custom rads in their cars and found the fan shroud size about right for the opening, and the Ford and Chevy fans worked really well for the 302C, 351C, and the 429/460 engines. One of the guys opened the casing and flipped the fans around and wired it backwards as a pusher fan, given the extra space when adding a Concorde nosecone. It didn't work quite as well as pulling it through though. Sorry, I don't have the specs on it.
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The 18 circuit Painless set is what I'm using as well. I'll need a couple of the extra circuits for the Aussie police siren and the blue, instrument panel rotating light. being a MFP interceptor. The fan is a dual, electric setup, out of a '95 Ford Windstar minivan. Those, and the Chevy Lumina have the highest flow, and are easily found. The radio space is filled with six "aircraft" rocker switches for the MACK headlights, 3-speed wipers (off, low, high), siren/light and a couple of others. Other than that, it's one step above Henry's Model T in complexity...after all, I don't need to be fussing with the radio after the "poxyclypse", when the Marauder's are on me arse...wait... I live in Detroit...it's already here. "And he wandered out into this blighted place..."
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Maybe a quick question...Does anyone know what (presumably) 70's/80's Japanese bike was used for the sound effects of the Genesis Climbers? A buddy is considering building a 1:1 scale replica after seeing the "Protomospeada" in the artbook. If possible, he'd like to use the same mufflers as the animation. Just curious. Thanks.
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The only "power" options in my XB Falcon, are power steering, and the 12-volt cigarette lighter port. Everything else, like the window winders, locks, and seats are manual. The A/C, interior lights, and radio are non-existent. The security system is a Grant, removable steering wheel kit, and a 40amp battery cut-off switch in the interior. There's more wiring in the tail lights, than under the bonnet and instrument panel. GPS is in my head.
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MSLZ22: Yep! Never have seen one since collecting Macross/RT stuff starting back in the mid 80's. "They DOOO exist!" -Santa Claus/M+M's. KELSAIN: I'll scan the pics this weekend.
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Yeah...You might be a fan of Macross if; your sitting at home watching an episode of Freaks and Geeks, and the character Sam, walks in wearing a dark blue shirt with two red stripes on it, and you immediately think "Cavaliers." You then look over at your fiancee' with a cheesy grin, she says; "what?" and you say "Cavalier valkyrie", and she closes her eyes and laughs because she knows what your on about.
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GHOST TRAIN: Nice! Made my morning...Thanks. In Colo Springs CO., on Academy Blvd. at Austin Bluffs Pkwy., there was a "Dunkin Dognuts" that would have at least three to six cop cars out front at almost any time of day...going "Code Seven."
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90's...Hell...that'd go like gangbusters in downtown DEEE-troit today. It's got bling, bright colors and being a Chrysler, easy-to-steal potential...especially with their "pimp-daddy's" driving around old 80's "DONK's" with cereal and candy stickers all over them, riding on 28" rented DU(m)B's. "Sheee-t maaan...dat's fly. Popo be stylin'." Wonder if it was originally a drug-seized car?