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Awesome job! I'd love one of these in 1/48

We're going to have to agree to disagree on that one Ian. Using my truck as an example, a properly aired up tire will bulge when I connect my travel trailer to the hitch. The tire looks different when you put an extra 1000lbs on the hitch. That's the nature of rubber (or whatever synthetic/wonder plastic tires are made of these days), they flex under load.

Thanks Sebastien! That is awesome. I agree we are still missing a tool to accurately simulate this with tread but your technique will get me closer to a realistic part. Thanks again! You would think it would be easy to do but it's definitely non-trivial. I'd love to be able to simulate some physics on the mesh and just press the tire down onto a flat surface. Seems like an animating tool might be able to do this more easily?

I'd love to know how to model weight on wheels. I've got a basic understanding of Fusion360 but no idea how one would go about simulating a bulged tire.

Search scalemates for cobra company detail set 48004 and 48005. It's quicker than you waiting for me to dig out the camera and try to figure out how to post photos...I'm all thumbs in the photo posting department.

The Purple Foxes! Nice! I can't post their motto here, the forum would autocorrect it.

Still following along. I've got the antique Matchbox kit with some Cobra Company upgrades. Someday I'll make a start on it.

I'd reach out to Raymond on ARCForums (if you're a member over there). He's the bossman of Kinetic. I PM'ed him about some parts that were not molded correctly and he sent me a box of sprues pro gratis.

I've got one of these too. It's a game changer, and it's very much because I saw a post about it from @Casey.

Thanks for the info! Your model is a masterclass in rigging, it's super clean.

That looks awesome! I'm really curious how you terminated the rigging. The black ferrules (?). Not sure what you call them, but they look great!

Thanks psdavidson, that helps immensely. You guys are killing my conspiracy theories about rouge Chinese counterfeiters.

Thanks Malpaso! I needed someone to talk me off the ledge!

That's what I was expecting to see as well. The brush looks new, there was some slight paint residue on the needle that was installed in the gun but there aren't any handling marks on the body so I'm guessing it was only lightly used. Perhaps because it didn't perform as expected. So i doubt they replaced them due to wear but can't rule out they may have replaced them with knockoffs for nefarious purposes. I've looked as closely as I can on some of these Chinese ebay listings and on some photos you can just make out what looks like a notch, similar to the one I have, cut out of the spare needles, but it's really hard to tell...I might be seeing conspiracys everywhere.

Most of these stories start with, "I just bought this off of Ebay..." and this one is no different. I bought a used Harder Steenbeck Infinity CR+ from a US based seller. Upon inspection of the airbrush (which feels impressive and looks like the real deal) I noticed that the needles - both the one that was installed and the one that was in the legitimate looking needle clear tube did not look like the needles in the two other HS brushes I own, an Evolution CR+ (bought new from a reputable vendor) and an Ultra (bought used on Facebook Marketplace - hey, that's almost as legit). My two old brushes have needles with notches machined in the end just like you see on the HS website. These nozzles also have machined marks in them that match the needle size. The needles I received in this "new" Infinity brush look decidedly different. Namely, they look cheaper. One has no markings at all and the other needle has a single notch cut out of the end (the one with the blue background). I've seen Harder Steenbeck Infinity CR+ for sale on EBay direct from China and they are typically listed for about $100 or better cheaper than ones for sale from reputable dealers. I find it suspicious that a German made airbrush ends up for sale cheap from multiple vendors in China. Is there actually a market for knock-off high-end airbrushes? Do these needles look suspicious or could someone confirm that these needles are genuine? I'm leaning towards this being a knock-off that someone purchased direct from China and then decided to resell on the used market. I'm curious what the chaps on here have to offer up? Sherlock Holmes anyone? Or am I just being paranoid? The final picture shows my old Evolution and it's needle in comparison with the new "Infinity" needle.