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Tim HofstetterI give up. I've tried many times to upload instructions for the kits that I own that are missing instructions here... and every time, eventually the ScaleMates server closes the connection midstream, leaving those instructions unuploaded.
I can only conclude that it's due to the low speed of my Internet connection, although it shouldn't really take any huge time to upload 8 meg of PDF. Must be the server is performing gyrations during the upload and can only tolerate uploads at some very, very, very low speed.
Maybe I'll try with FireFox... although that's built on a Chromium core, too. I think even Brave is built on that core. And Opera.
Sigh. I'm beaten. I want very badly to contribute but I cannot.
I can only conclude that it's due to the low speed of my Internet connection, although it shouldn't really take any huge time to upload 8 meg of PDF. Must be the server is performing gyrations during the upload and can only tolerate uploads at some very, very, very low speed.
Maybe I'll try with FireFox... although that's built on a Chromium core, too. I think even Brave is built on that core. And Opera.
Sigh. I'm beaten. I want very badly to contribute but I cannot.
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Tim HofstetterI'm really sorta' struggling to reconcile an ambulance APC with an anti-aircraft machine gun on the roof.
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Tim Hofstettermarked this item as on order
1967 Dodge A100 Panel Van Body
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Tim HofstetterHow the heck do I get one? That was my first real vehicle, and I'd like to build a model of it.
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Tim Hofstetterowns this item
IDF 1/4 ton 4x4 M38A1 / CJ-5 Siyur Reconnaissance Vehicle + Tolar Recoilless Rifle Vehicle
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Tim HofstetterI actually owned two of those (full-size, driveable, fast) cars in the late 1970s through the latter 1980s. The second one was only a parts car with no drivetrain and no interior; the PO put that glorious engine into a Ford pickup. Now they're selling for an insane price - both the cars and the models of them.
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Tim HofstetterAnyone: be mindful if you build this one and want to weather it. Never add rust to the hull; it was aluminum, not steel.
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Quad Gun Tractor British Commonwealth Forces Quad Gun Tractor Canadian Ford F.G.T.
Tamiya 1:35
MM145 (45) 1974 New tool 27 February, 04:24
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Tim Hofstetteradded a new project.
25 February, 20:55
Tim Hofstetter AuthorThe Three Caballeros project, near completion. I have other photos but the focus is trash.
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Tim Hofstetterowns this item
U.S. Army
1/4 Ton Utility Truck with 1/4 Ton Utility Trailer & MP Figure Takom 1:35
2126 2019 New tool 19 February, 18:49
Tim HofstetterMine just arrived, so of course I peeked into the box.
I have three words: "oh", "emm", and "gee". These are the kits that make even Tamiya look like a ham-fisted hobnail-wearing buffoon. Takom and MiniArt are "pinnacle" brands; it's impossible to imagine anything better. Many of the parts in the kit are intricate beyond belief... like human-hair delicate.
I hope I can do this one justice. I'll hate, even, to paint it for fear of accidentally hiding or even dulling some tiny detail behind the paint layer.
U.S. Army
1/4 Ton Utility Truck with 1/4 Ton Utility Trailer & MP Figure Takom 1:35
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Tim HofstetterIf you buy one of these, then you'll need a saw to remove the parts from the (gigantic) sprues.
24 January, 15:39
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Tim Hofstetterwants this item
'70 Mustang Grande 1970 Build the "Better Idea" Car Six Ways Better!
Revell 1:25
H-1212 1969 New parts 23 January, 18:39
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Tim Hofstetterwants this item
U.S. Army
1/4 Ton Utility Truck with 1/4 Ton Utility Trailer & MP Figure Takom 1:35
2126 2019 New tool 22 January, 05:17
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Tim HofstetterThis was a miserable model. It was full of heavy flash and mold mismatches. Fit was poor and detail was muddy throughout. The kit couldn't figure out what it is, really... some parts were clearly M38A1, some were Willys (Pre-1972) CJ5, some were post-1971. The roll bar was a pure fantasy, so I made my own accurized roll bar, besides replacing the Hurricane engine with a post-1971 AMC V8 and adding a snowplow and a front crossmember. The plastic appears to be polyethylene or polypropylene or ABS; it was super-flexible and wanted very badly to remain unpainted. Even Vallejo primer didn't want to stick to it. Fortunately, it accepted Tamiya cement well.
One sprue was even clearly marked "ERTL". 😎
This would make a good practice kit for a beginner or for someone who hasn't built anything for fifty years, just to get the crud out of your knuckles. It might also make a good heavily rusted junkyard diorama piece.
Round 2 doesn't seem to have much pride in their MPC line. I believe I'm going to generally avoid any newer MPC-branded models in the future.
1 17 January, 04:36
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Tim Hofstetterwants this item
HO Scale
Diamond Plate Patterned Sheet (175x300x0.5mm) 2 x Sheets of Vacuformed Tan 0.5mm Styrene Plastruct 1:100
91687 (PS-155) 30 December 2024, 17:04
May 5, 2024
Tim HofstetterScaleMates seems to keep forgetting that I'm logged in when I use the Chrome browser. For example... I log in. I immediately go to "Contribute". Sometimes I'm told that I'm not permitted to because I'm not logged in. Sometimes it permits me to proceed, so I scroll down to "Missing Instruction Sheets (NEED YOUR HELP) and select the top model in that list. That takes me to that model's page, where I scroll down to "Instructions" and click "Upload". This time, every time, I'm told that I'm not permitted to do that because I'm not logged in. Except that I clearly AM logged in; my name is at the top right of the page as of the instant that I click "Upload".
Is this a known bug in the PHP?
Is this a known bug in the PHP?
5 May 2024, 18:17
Martin OostromLogin, immediately logout. Close browser. Start browser and login again. Sometimes the closing browser part can be skipped.
This pops up every now and then and isn't your fault
5 May 2024, 21:35
Tim Hofstetter AuthorUnfortunately, now ScaleMates just "unexpectedly disconnects" every time I try to upload (PDF) instructions for kits that lack them.
5 May 2024, 22:32
Tim HofstetterInstructions for this model can be found here:
modelkitreviews.prob..sierra-grande-pickup
All comments (15) » 3 May 2024, 13:12
Tim Hofstetter AuthorThe GSX' PDF is ... lessee. It was a good-sized bunch of instructions. It came to 33 meg.
The AMT '29 Model A (also failed) came to 24 meg.
The Revell '30 Model A Couple (failed) was 38 meg. Also a really hefty bunch of instructions.
The Revell '37 Ford Panel Delivery (failed) was 16 meg.
The AMT '32 Ford Roadster (failed) was only 7.7 meg.
At some point, if I wait long enough after trying an upload, ScaleMates always "unexpectedly closes the connection".
5 May 2024, 19:12
May 2, 2024
Tim HofstetterBad ERTL. That's a CJ5, but ERTL labeled it a CJ7.
2 May 2024, 22:32
Tim Hofstetter AuthorEven stranger... the model, and the instructions, are CJ7. Only the box art is CJ5.
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