Weigh ???

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keithg30
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Weigh ???

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Got a question about weight . Which one weighs the most ...Wood , bondo ??? I was wanting to add a more fancy look to the car and was wandering which to use wood or putty to make these changes . Thanks alot
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If you are planning add ons, eg fenders or full body, some have had luck with balsa wood. See posts by Bubba.
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Got it figured out !!!! Toilet paper roll !!!! LOL Seems to work well . Now just skim it with putty !!!



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keithg30 wrote:Got it figured out !!!! Toilet paper roll !!!!
BTDTGTTS. My Calvin and Hobbes car used cardboard tubes for the bodies. :-)
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I have actually found another method to make body shape that is lighter then wood and will require only a skin coat of putty !!! OLD Wal-mart gift Cards.!!!! they bend smooth and can be cut to make other shapes !!!!! LOL necessity is the mother of invention !!!!!
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Darin McGrew wrote: BTDTGTTS.
To finish the quotes... DNA!
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Great idea! We have found that birch veneer works great and is fairly sound structurally

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