ScaleAutoMag.com Newsletter - January 8, 2019

01/08/2019 VIEW ONLINE SUBSCRIBE HOW-TO FORUMS GALLERY SHOP February 2019 Scale Auto On Sale Now Welcome to our February issue! In this issue Editor Mark Savage and Assistant Editor Robby DeGraff head across the country to cover two great model shows: NNL Nationals in Toledo, Ohio and the IPMS/USA Nationals in Phoenix, Arizona – bringing you 8 pages of inspiration-filled, fantastic models. Step back in time with Tim Boyd to the 1960s and early 70s cruising the personal luxury kits in 1/24 and 1/25 scale. That's not all! Clay Kemp takes us to the 1980 Daytona 500 with a build of The Gray Ghost! NASCAR anybody?   DO NOT MISS THE FEBRUARY 2019 ISSUE OF SCALE AUTO!   It's not too late to SUBSCRIBE and get this fantastic issue and all the other great issues delivered right to your door!     Subscribe Now » December/January 2019 Scale Auto DC Check out Scale Auto's free bi-monthly eMagazine about everything die-cast! Scale Auto DC is the authority in die-cast and yours to read via tablet, laptop, or smartphone. The latest issue of Scale Auto DC features SEVEN new die-cast reviews including Auto World's 1970 Mercury Cougar Eliminator, Replicarz Cheetah: Team Dixon Cadillac, Riverside, CMC's 1952 Jaguar C-type and so much more!   Don't know where to find Scale Auto DC?  It's easy and it's free!     Get Scale Auto DC »   MODELER'S TIP DOOR FRAME REINFORCEMENT   HERE'S THE PROBLEM: windshield posts are weakened when a model car's doors are cut open. Let's focus on door frames, and strengthening the framework – a logical progression, since opening doors are usually subjected to frequent handling.   Use .015" and .020" music wire from the hobby shop to reinforce those areas. Caution: Don't use spruce cutters on music wire; the hardened wire will destroy your cutters.   Open the doors with a hobby blade as you normally would, but don't remove them completely from the car body. Leave the corners to hold the doors in their original position. I find that keeping the doors attached make them less flimsy and easier to work with.   Clean up the inside edges, so you can see how much room you have on the posts. Scribe a tiny groove all the way around the door posts for the thin music wire.   Bend the wire so it fits in the groove all the way around, then go back and cut the corners to completely remove the doors from the car body.   A little sanding and putty will hide the wires. TRENDING TOPICS Reader Forum Checklist Check out some of the hot Forum discussions going on at ScaleAutoMag.com 1970 Chevelle 454 SS WIP - Finished! 1971 Duster 340, In FM3 Panther Pink! (WIP) AMT 53 F100 custom W.I.P VISIT FORUMS » FEATURED PRODUCTS Scale Auto: First 35 Years DVD-ROM Shop Now » 1950s Classic Cars Necktie Shop Now » Contest Cars 2018 Shop Now »  SHOP NOW »   NEED ASSISTANCE? CONTACT US SUBSCRIPTION CUSTOMER SERVICE VISIT OUR WEBSITE LIKE US ON FACEBOOK RENEW YOUR SUBSCRIPTION GIVE A GIFT Unsubscribe Change Email Customer Service Privacy Policy This message was sent to vasiliikoslof@gmail.com © 2018 Kalmbach Media Co. 21027 Crossroads Circle Waukesha, WI 53186