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John Shamblin
John Shamblin
@shambles
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Joined: Dec 10, 2020
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RE: Daily Dose of Diecast... Sunday 8/08/21

@jcarnutz I thought it looked familiar. Love me some WCPDs!

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RE: Here’s my newest build

I'm flattered that you're interested, John. In some ways, wrecking is more difficult than building them but it's more forgiving too. To make realistic...

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RE: Friday Fun for Chav

@pete-rovero Me too. Enlighten us, Galen. What brand of models are those?

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RE: Maisto 2003 SSR

I think the 1:1 SSR is destined to be collectable. I hear they're pretty quick too. I tried to get one to mess with me at a stop light one night, but ...

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RE: My fix for the Charger 500 dog dish delimma.

Hollis got his money's worth outa that series. I would have liked to have seen more of his modification process. I kept asking him to make the charact...

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RE: This just in... LOTUS FORD 72D MIB

@david-green Tamia makes some really nice kits. I built a couple of them over the decades.

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RE: My fix for the Charger 500 dog dish delimma.

@marlowe-or-marty I totally agree. I couldn't afford any cool rims for my first cars, so I'd just take the wheel covers off. I even made my own red...

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RE: My fix for the Charger 500 dog dish delimma.

@pete-rovero Yes, I believe I bought it from him on eBay a while back, and he did a great job! Here's a couple more pics :

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RE: Here’s my newest build

@carsman1958 Making a realistic-looking wreck ain't easy. Getting plastic to bend at sharp angles without warping or shrinking is difficult, as ...

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RE: Here’s my newest build

@carsman1958 I hear ya John. I finally got glasses around age 45 that helped. Now, not so much, even with a LOT of lighting. I've got arthritis in ...

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RE: Here’s my newest build

Very nice build. I'm closing in on 70 and have built hundreds so I appreciate your work!

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RE: Besides my diecast I also like to build plastic. Here are 3 I just finished.

Nice work, and an impressive collection. I've built hundreds of kits over the decades, but not so much anymore.d

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