Wacol

Dave, Your mention of the body not quite sitting down reminded me that I also filed an angle into the tops of the clips for holding a speaker in place. I had noticed there were recesses molded into the inside of the roof for these and wondered if they were deep enough so only as a matter of course, I took a bit off the outer edges of the clips. No idea if this really did anything to help. Keith

Dave, 2 problems I found on my model with the fitting of the valences. First problem is the fixed valencing from the ends that runs back to the cab steps is a touch too long, pushing against the upright of the steps and causes the sides of the body to buckle outwards. Take a bit off the valencing or the cab step upright, just enough so there is no longer any pressure against the upright, the body side will be flatter. Second problem is the plastic framework of the chassis that the valencing attaches to. If you look along the side you may see it is buckled inwards in the middle - about where L3 & R3 attach. I solved this by removing the fuel tank molding and found there is a gap between the metal weight and the chassis frame that I was able to slip a couple of strips of styrene strip into to push the frame out. I think I used 40 thou. I then had to file flats onto the inside of the fuel pipes that run up from the fuel tank molding so that it would fit back over the slightly wider chassis frame. The valencing is now a much better fit with no sign of it wanting to fall off. Hope this helps, Keith

On a bitterly cold winter's morning a husband and wife in the snow-bound UK were listening to the radio during breakfast. They heard the announcer say, "We are going to have 16 to 20 cm of snow today. You must park your car on the even-numbered side of the street, so the Snow ploughs can get through." So the good wife went out and moved her car. A week later while they are eating breakfast again, the radio announcer said, "We are expecting 20 to 24 cm of snow today. you must park your car on the odd-numbered side of the street, so the snow ploughs can get through." The good wife went out and moved her car again. The next week they are again having breakfast, when the radio announcer says, "We are expecting 24 to 28 cm of snow today. You must park...." Then the electric power went out. The good wife was very upset, and with a worried look on her face she said, " I don't know what to do. Which side of the street do I need to park on so the snow ploughs can get through?" Then with the love and understanding in his voice that all men exhibit when they have been married for a while, the husband replied, "Why don't you just leave the ******* car in the garage this time."