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VOLUME 3 AUGUST14

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Howdy Folks

Welcome back to onetwentyfour, Volume 3.

Again, Ive had a heap of emails and pics from the guys and gals from all over the place. Thank you again for all your
support.
As you will see in the following pages, this month has been quite a busy one, with all sorts of stuff happening, but the
best and biggest most fantasticist news is that during this month, not one, but two new websites have started up.
Firstly, Peter Thomas down in Kimberley has started up Grumpys Garage. A really cool site to look at some of Peters
models, have a laugh and even buy kits!
Check out Peters page at http:/grumpygarage.wordpress.com/
The other website that has sprung up is mine I have moved Onetwentyfour into the electronic realm and eventually,
the site will supercede the minimag, but for now, lets carry on as normal.
Go check it out, register and start showing off your stuff at http://onetwentyfour.africamotion.net/

Its just a little over 2 months till the NNLs in Kimberley, so if you havent started building yet, I suggest you make a
start. Lets get some models built and all get down there and make this years the biggest yet.

Thanks
Steve
WELCOME TO
ONE TWENTY FOUR
Where to send stuff:
The email address to send pic and
interesting stuff:
Onetwentyfourth@yahoo.com
Steve Finch - 082 371 0953
If you have problems uploading on yahoo, drop me a
mail to sfinch@grinaker-lta.co.za
We have friends in...
NEW RELEASES
Big news from Moebuis is the up and coming release of the 1971 Ford
Ranger series,. Not just a single kit, but a range of vehicles
NEW RELEASES
Revell AG are re releasing the old Esci BMW M1,(woohoo), and also two
brand new molds of the Mk 1VW Golf, a GTI and the Cabrio.
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HEIN DE WAAL
ROB MIZEN
READERS MODELS
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READERS MODELS
SHAWN KISHUNA / DONOVAN THAVATHIA
PETER THOMAS
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READERS MODELS
ASGAR THOKAN
GERHARD VAN VUUREN

Hi, My name is Wayne Mark Gottsch and I am an accountant at Lindsay Saker VW Bloemfontein.
I grew up in a house where my dad used to build Monogram plastic kits, as well as the Hubley metal kits. My first model I built was
a 1:24 Jaguar it was not painted at all; that was about 1980. I then bought two Town Cars; a Monogram Duesenberg and Cadillac
V-16. All that remains of these two kits are the chassis, and a lot of stripped parts in a box; both bodies I gave away, when I did not
know any better! (The Duesenberg engine I plan to put into a future phantom build of a Cord) I then saved birthday money and
Christmas money and bought three Monogram kits of the following vehicles, which I still have: a Black Ford Bronco, a White
Dodge Ramcharger and a Purple Chevy Blazer. (Straight out the box builds not even painted left in the molded kit colour.)

When I finished High School in 1987, it was off to the
ARMY for two years, in Bloemfontein, where I said I
would never return. Here I am now, married with two
children, in Bloemfontein, since 1998.
In the interim I detailed a few of my die cast Matchbox
and Hotwheels models in scale 1:64. I built a Heller 1:43
Sauber C9 racer, and then in March 2010 I responded to
an advert in the CAR magazine by a guy of the name of
Roy Lawson. We are very good e-mail friends now, and I
ended up buying a lot of his die casts models, some
1:24/5 scale model kits, as well as the Scale Auto maga-
zines, and an airbrush kit, from Roy.
Then on BOB, I bought a few more kits, and Roy started
sending me e-mails from Gerhard. (At that stage I was
looking for a Porsche 917, to complete my kits of a Mark
2 GT40, and a P4 Ferrari.) Gerhard sent an e-mail out to
his connections, and I got a Fujimi Porsche 917, with PE
parts. I went to the SANNL last year, to check things out
and also meet Peter Thomas, as well. In the meantime I
have possibly collected more kits than what I might be
able to build ever, and that is what my wife keeps on
asking me, When will you build them all? (Lets not
forget, where I am trying to store them all, as well!)
Gerhard and Peter have showed me that the modelling fraternity, albeit small in the RSA, is alive. Great guys. They have both given me
invaluable advice press their buttons when you have a problem.
The 100 odd kits that I have are for me to build in the future, and I would also like to try and give my son who is now 7, the opportunity,
to build model kits; in this way, doing a small part of keeping this wonderful hobby alive.
I am currently building two Mustangs for the SANNL in October this year. I like muscle cars, hot rods, rat rods, as well as the stock cars
of the 60s, and the later NASCARS of the 80s and 90s. I am biased toward Ford, Mercedes Benz, Porsche and Chrysler. (During the
last few years, I have however managed to get more Chevys than the other 4 brands mentioned.)
Go out and build the kit in the way you would have liked it to be, and enjoy the hobby.
Build your toys you cannot take them with you!
MEET THE MODELLERS WAYNE GOTTSCH
VOLUME 2
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I would now just like to thank a few people, who have inspired me to build models (better known as partners in crime):-
My dad BV Gottsch
Roy Lawson the rebirth & yearning
Jeff Morrisson those cheap semi built & unmolested kits ex BOB & purchases from you
Gerhard v Vuuren getting me actively back in the hobby, great advice & nice kits bought from you
Peter Thomas some great advice and nice kits I bought from you
Denkit Hobbies in KZN & MDF Models in PE some elusive and nice kits I bought from you guys
Fred Sterns c/o Freds Models on line from the USA great priced and builders type kits from the USA
Fellow modellers from whom I have bought kits from, and sold to.
AND FINALLY LAST, BUT NOT THE LEAST
JMC Hobbies in Bfn even though I class them as totally useless, and I have bought a few kits from them in the past, without
them, and fate, I am sure we would never have met Peter Barnwell, from Bethulie. Some of you guys, myself included, have
met Peter B, and bought some of his kits he sold, earlier this year.
MEET THE MODELLERS WAYNE GOTTSCH
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RUDI KLEINSCHELDT
JAIME ROMANO
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Next month Hot rods!
QUICK TIP: SIMPLE TOOL FOR SMALL PARTS
RENIER ROETZ
I have built a few Formula 1 cars and struggle with the small parts like the mirrors etc.
Crocodile clips work but something it launches them into space.

One day I needed to replace an electrical plug and whilst stripping the wires, I thought of sticking the small parts
of my current F1 project into the wire casings then using the crocodile clips

I tried the idea out and ended up using a toothpick instead and it worked well for me.
I hope it is of some use to you.

Step 1
You will need the following.

Hobby knife
Wire cutters
Electric wire (size depends on the size of the part)
Toothpicks
Step 2
Strip a small peace of the casing from the electrical wire. About 10mm long.
Step 3

Cut the edges of the casing with the hobby knife for a nice edge.
QUICK TIP: SIMPLE TOOL FOR SMALL PARTS
RENIER ROETZ

Step 4

Push the wire casing over one of the toothpicks ends.

Step 5
Push the plastic part into the other end of the wire casing.

And Bobs your uncle !
KIT BASHING A CHEVY 56/7 IMPALA CORVETTE
RENIER ROETZ
This is an on-going project Ive had for years now and I found some new inspiration for it again.

The original idea was to combine a 56 and 57 Chevy. I liked the 56 nose and side trim but liked the 57 wings too.
So the project started by joining the bodies. The join went well, but the roof was an issue. It was breaking off at
the joints. Then I got a Chevy impala's roof from Gerhard van Vuuren. I married these three cars into this Chevy
Hybrid.
Now I am really kit bashing on the project .
The motor is from a Corvette C4 Revell kit. Now the problem is the motor doesnt fit the chassis. Oh well buy some
square brass tubing to fix this problem and this is where I am with this project at the moment
So if you ever wondered what a 56 Chevy looks like with 57 rear fins, an Impalas roof, and a Corvette
engine, there you go, question answered.
BARE METAL FOIL AND SPECIAL OFFER AT
THE SCALE MODELLER
Ruben and the gang over at The Scale Modeller are now stocking Bare Metal Foil. BMF and car modelling go hand in
hand, for all the acres of chrome all our favourite vehicles have.
It used to be quite widely available over here, but seems has dried up of late, but now, thankfully, one retailer has
listened and stepped up.
Ruben has Chrome, Ultra Chrome and Aluminium foil in stock right now, as well as Decal Film for laser and inkjets and
a whole host of other goodies on his site, and quite reasonably priced compared to some of the more established
hobby shops.
And now, as an added bonus, he is offering a 5% discount for all the Onetwentyfour gang, Bonaaaaaaaas!

So come on guys, lets all support Ruben and get some of those spendies out and send them to Bloem.

Heres how you claim your Discount:
Log onto The Scale Modellers website

1 Create an account
2 Do some spending
3 When you are ready to check out, dont click on check out, but click on Shopping Cart
4 At the bottom of the page youll see an icon that says apply coupon.
5 Enter the coupon number - 3cb0ac33
Then proceed to check out as per usual.

Lets give him our support guys.


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