dodge durango

Anonymous

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November 2005

dodge durango

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, September 22, 2003 2:53 AM

hey, any insiders out there know if any of the kit makers are planning on releasing a kit of the dodge durangos any time soon? they seem to be a popular vehicle, would probably sell well? Smile [:)]

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dubix88

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March 2003
From: Maine,USA

Posted by dubix88 on Monday, September 22, 2003 10:47 AM

HEY,
I think i may have seen one on megahobby.com. Not sure though. Sorry i couldnt help more.

Randy

THATS MY VOTE "If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there is a man on base." -Dave Barry In the words of the great Larry the Cable Guy, "GIT-R-DONE!!!"

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, September 23, 2003 2:56 AM

good enough i'll check that out. thanks for the reply.

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, September 23, 2003 2:59 AM

no luck on mega hobby, i 'm not sure if it is even being kitted yet?

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lizardqing

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July 2003
From: Dahlonega, Georgia

Posted by lizardqing on Tuesday, September 23, 2003 11:40 AM

Actually I saw one at Micheal's the last time I was in there. Next time I go by I'll look again and see who makes it for you. Probally be able to stop in after work tommorow.

Chris The Scale Firehouse The Lizard's Workshop

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, September 23, 2003 9:40 PM

thanks cris, ive been wanting one of them for a couple of years. i bought one in 2001, and then traded it in in an '03, really nice vehicle. thanks for checking.any luck yet trying to get those pics posted?

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lizardqing

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July 2003
From: Dahlonega, Georgia

Posted by lizardqing on Tuesday, September 23, 2003 9:50 PM

My buddy that has the scanner is on Chicago for work right now so I've not been able to get with im yet. He should be back in the next 2 weeks sometime so I can get up with him then.

Chris The Scale Firehouse The Lizard's Workshop

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, September 23, 2003 10:10 PM

thats cool, when ever you get the chance, all your help on this is very welcome.just post what you want, it really dont matter that much to me, just try to get my dodge on if you can.

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, September 23, 2003 10:46 PM

hey cris, read the rest of our thread under heading pic on the way, i posted a question for you on dios, you could probably do a nice dio on this subject since you see it first hand, just an idea since you done such a nice job on your jeep dio.

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lizardqing

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July 2003
From: Dahlonega, Georgia

Posted by lizardqing on Wednesday, September 24, 2003 4:55 PM

Yea i have thought of the same thing. The house fire would be the hardest I think. Don't know hoy fire could be done unless it was a " smoke showing " only situation. The car wreck could be cool. I've always wanted to try to do a wrecked car. Have some guys popping a door with the jaws would be a nice touch. As far as 9/11 goes for me it would have to be someting very good that would really honor the brothers we lost that day.

Chris The Scale Firehouse The Lizard's Workshop

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, September 24, 2003 9:24 PM

yea your right about the house fire, maybe one could be done that was just put out and maybe the cleanup was just getting under way?

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lizardqing

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July 2003
From: Dahlonega, Georgia

Posted by lizardqing on Wednesday, September 24, 2003 9:32 PM

nah I would'nt want to do that, no excitement at that point. By the time clean up comes around all the adrenaline is gone and it's not a nice sight. Having heavy smoke coming from the roof line or a window or two could work. Not saying thats what we always see, by the time we get there it's burned through the roof and blazeing good. Maybe have a crosslay or two running in the front door. Of coarse if you do it there is one thing that is the most important part, got to have the white helmet standing and pointing at something, don't have to be anything important just something.

Chris The Scale Firehouse The Lizard's Workshop

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, September 24, 2003 9:41 PM

yea thats what im talking about, always got to have that white helmet pointing that finger. the smoke would be a great idea, any thoughts on how to achive this effect? ive seen people fake tire smoke before and thats what it looks like fake.

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lizardqing

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July 2003
From: Dahlonega, Georgia

Posted by lizardqing on Wednesday, September 24, 2003 10:02 PM

I would imagine it would be easier than tire smoke. Tire smoke is thin and semi transparent. Smoke from a burning house is so thick the sun barely shines through it if it is a hot enough fire. Cotton balls fluffed up and painted may work or something along that lines. I think it would be a trial and error deal though. Code 3 collectables has a house scene for thier models that you might take a look at and get some ideas. code3.com

Chris The Scale Firehouse The Lizard's Workshop

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, September 24, 2003 10:16 PM

the accident scene would be cool to do. ive tried to do a wrecked car but it ended up looking like crap, i didnt achive the look of a wrecked car, so it ended up in the trash.

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lizardqing

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July 2003
From: Dahlonega, Georgia

Posted by lizardqing on Thursday, September 25, 2003 6:01 PM

I stopped by MIcheals to look for that durange today but did'nt see one. Don't know if they might have sold it or if I saw something else and just remembered it wrong.

Chris The Scale Firehouse The Lizard's Workshop

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, September 25, 2003 9:37 PM

ok thanks for stoping and looking though. ive seen that code 3 house i was going to get it to go with my code 3 stuff, but never got it. i have 15 of there trucks, do you have any(stupid question , huh) i also collect the corgi trucks in the 1/50 scale, i've got 10 or so of those. thanks again for checking that durango out for me.

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lizardqing

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July 2003
From: Dahlonega, Georgia

Posted by lizardqing on Friday, September 26, 2003 4:44 PM

I've got a whopping one code 3. It's one of the small ones I found at a toy store at the local outlet mall. They had one of the big ladders but I just don't really like the green paint job it has. Of coarse nothing beats the 1:1 that I get to drive and play with frequently.

Chris The Scale Firehouse The Lizard's Workshop

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, September 26, 2003 5:48 PM

Go to a town fair and get some cotton candy keep it cold so it wont melt(get diarama outside even better, then spray the cotton candy with a laquer coat to stop rotting and seal it or look up nasa's web site and they have this new insulation that is lighter than air, looks just like smoke you could attach this but i think it is brittle sao you cant bent it and shape like cottn candy I will try this experiment over the weekend and see how it goes, but the nasa insulation looks exactly like real smoke frozen in time

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lizardqing

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July 2003
From: Dahlonega, Georgia

Posted by lizardqing on Friday, September 26, 2003 6:22 PM

Sounds pretty cool george, and welcome to the forum. First post and already giving advice. So how does someone come by nasa's insulation? Is it something available to the public?

Chris The Scale Firehouse The Lizard's Workshop

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, September 28, 2003 5:06 PM

hello and thanks!!! yes the insulation is/was part of nasa's division to put new technologies and create markets for them and make them mainstream I will have to call my buddy up and find where you can get it, its really cool stuff no pun intended, but it has the same density as air the fibers are so small that they look fluid, hey did you like the cotton candyt idea??lol

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lizardqing

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From: Dahlonega, Georgia

Posted by lizardqing on Sunday, September 28, 2003 7:10 PM

Yea I would have never thought of cotton candy, of coarse my kids would be trying to eat my project though.

Chris The Scale Firehouse The Lizard's Workshop

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, September 28, 2003 9:50 PM

hello george, and welcome. the cotton candy idea is great. i will give that a try if idecide to do the burning house dio. i think im committed right now on doing an accident scene, we've got expandable foam here at work and i think im going to try and create some type of curved road with a gully and try to put a car over the embankment? i was going back to play around with it tonight and see how easy or hard this is going to be to work with. ill keep you guys posted.

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, September 29, 2003 9:03 PM

hey with that expanding foam , make a trough on the side of the road or what ever that has dirt a female blank mold set up the curve in the dirt and sand et al and just oh also the angle of said bank and presto you got rocks and sand sticks(large logs stuck into the foam already set just paint and i think the foam will be correct in showing scale "nuggets of the roads gravel?? what you think besides the fact i might be tripping, lol hahahaha hey just bought a aeromaster kit the multi media kit p/e resin and damn a heller kits damn damn!!! well i will go bak to the tamiya meerc 560sl got new 3/0 paint brush for the small letters hey any ideas about painting those 1/128" high letters on the air cleaner?????I have no air brush but found out bout MM buffing metalizer what differentail with alclad??

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lizardqing

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From: Dahlonega, Georgia

Posted by lizardqing on Monday, September 29, 2003 11:19 PM

I can give alot of details of cars over embankments, I have spent countless nights down them getting people out of cars and back up. What we call an embankment though some may call a mountain. One thing to remember is think of the angle and how you would go about getting someone up it. Over a ceertain angle and ropes are used. Plus be sure to leave car pieces from the top down mainly bumpers and such. Could even have the front end wrapped around a tree with beer cans falling out of the car, be a good visual aid and pretty real to.

Chris The Scale Firehouse The Lizard's Workshop

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, September 29, 2003 11:57 PM

i made the foam 'scene' last night. i've got it so as the road curves kind of sharp, then i trenched out a gully that i will put in some sort of creek, and then i have what i hope will look like a steep upgrade behind the creek? that expanding foam is pretty neat stuff, i've used it alot for my mountains on my old h o railroad layouts and it looks really good if its painted right , place a few trees and some brush in the nooks and crannys. dont know how it will turn out but i will send you some pics lizardqing2 after i get it done.

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lizardqing

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From: Dahlonega, Georgia

Posted by lizardqing on Tuesday, September 30, 2003 8:07 PM

Sounds like it is coming along good. Look forward to seeing it.

Chris The Scale Firehouse The Lizard's Workshop

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, September 30, 2003 11:40 PM

Chris,

You wouldn't by chance be from Louisiana origionally would you? I have a nephew in Ga that is into models that I haven't seen in some time now. It would be pretty strange if you were wouldn't it?

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, October 1, 2003 3:10 AM

lizardqing2, i scraped my first foam peice. i made it monday night, got it home and it was to small for the models i wanted to put on it, so i just made another tonight(tuesday) so i will try that one out when i get home. i want to have my elmira eng. 2 , my support service truck and an ambulance on scene. would like to have a cop car and maybe one onlooker if possible. i dont want this thing to get to large. i'll keep you posted.

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lizardqing

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From: Dahlonega, Georgia

Posted by lizardqing on Wednesday, October 1, 2003 2:53 PM

Hammerfly- Can't say that I am from LA. Don't even think I have any family from there. About the closest I come to that is I like cajun food and used to live with one.

Dave- Sounds like with all those apparatus on scene it would be hard not to get large with it. Just remember to put the onlooker in the way of everything going on and the cop trying to get the victims wallet while rescuers are trying to get him packaged ( not to offend any cops or onlookers we may have here, just my experience in the matter).

Chris The Scale Firehouse The Lizard's Workshop

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