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Tim Hofstetteradicionou um novo projeto.
1 15 March, 14:32
Tim Hofstetter AutorUpdate. I just bought a Belvedere, which ships with a 413 (might be a 426 Hemi) V8... and a 225 Slant Six, which is what my van had. So... my van will have its 225.
17 March, 02:15
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March 15, 2025
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.
1 15 March, 02:16
March 14, 2025
Tim HofstetterI'm really sorta' struggling to reconcile an ambulance APC with an anti-aircraft machine gun on the roof.
14 March, 21:46
March 13, 2025
Tim Hofstetterpossui este item
U.S. ¼ Ton 4x4 Army & Marine
M38A1C w/ M40A1 106mm Recoilless Rifle Skybow 1:35
TP3505 2001 Peças novas 13 March, 14:44
March 9, 2025
Tim Hofstettermarcou este item como encomendado
1967 Dodge A100 Panel Van Body
Jimmy Flintstone 1:25
NB24 9 March, 14:35
ICM 1:35
March 8, 2025
Tim HofstetterHow the heck do I get one? That was my first real vehicle, and I'd like to build a model of it.
8 March, 03:38
March 7, 2025
Tim Hofstettermarcou este item como encomendado
U.S. ¼ Ton 4x4 Army & Marine
M38A1C w/ M40A1 106mm Recoilless Rifle Skybow 1:35
TP3505 2001 Peças novas 7 March, 19:43
Tim Hofstetterpossui este item
U.S. ¼ Ton 4x4 Army & Marine
M38A1C w/ M40A1 106mm Recoilless Rifle Skybow 1:35
TP3505 2001 Peças novas 7 March, 19:43
Tim Hofstettermarcou este item como encomendado
U.S. ¼ Ton 4x4 Army & Marine
M38A1C w/ M40A1 106mm Recoilless Rifle Skybow 1:35
TP3505 2001 Peças novas 7 March, 19:42
Tim Hofstetterpossui este item
U.S. ¼ Ton 4x4 Army & Marine
M38A1C w/ M40A1 106mm Recoilless Rifle Skybow 1:35
TP3505 2001 Peças novas 7 March, 19:42
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IDF 1/4 ton 4x4 M38A1 / CJ-5 Siyur Reconnaissance Vehicle + Tolar Recoilless Rifle Vehicle
AFV Club 1:35
AF35S99 2020 Peças novas 7 March, 19:41
Tim Hofstetterquer este item
U.S. ¼ Ton 4x4 Army & Marine
M38A1C w/ M40A1 106mm Recoilless Rifle Skybow 1:35
TP3505 2001 Peças novas 7 March, 19:36
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March 5, 2025
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.
5 March, 20:34
March 3, 2025
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.
1 3 March, 00:43
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February 27, 2025
Tim Hofstetterpossui este item
Quad Gun Tractor British Commonwealth Forces Quad Gun Tractor Canadian Ford F.G.T.
Tamiya 1:35
MM145 (45) 1974 Produto novo 27 February, 04:24
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Tim Hofstetteradicionou um novo projeto.
25 February, 20:55
Tim Hofstetter AutorThe Three Caballeros project, near completion. I have other photos but the focus is trash.
25 February, 21:21
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Tim Hofstetterpossui este item
U.S. Army
1/4 Ton Utility Truck with 1/4 Ton Utility Trailer & MP Figure Takom 1:35
2126 2019 Produto novo 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
2126 2019 Produto novo 2 19 February, 18:48
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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
January 23, 2025
Tim Hofstetterquer este item
'70 Mustang Grande 1970 Build the "Better Idea" Car Six Ways Better!
Revell 1:25
H-1212 1969 Peças novas 23 January, 18:39
January 22, 2025
Tim Hofstetterquer este item
U.S. Army
1/4 Ton Utility Truck with 1/4 Ton Utility Trailer & MP Figure Takom 1:35
2126 2019 Produto novo 22 January, 05:17
January 17, 2025
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
December 30, 2024
Tim Hofstetterquer este 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 AutorUnfortunately, now ScaleMates just "unexpectedly disconnects" every time I try to upload (PDF) instructions for kits that lack them.
5 May 2024, 22:32
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