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Lol, there is nothing else in that closet, but it does hold true “someone always knows someone that has something†it does not matter what hobby you are interested in. I really got into ultra lights a few years ago, and I was just about to sign for a new bird, when out of the blue I got a call from a friend who knew a friend that knew a friend, and again another long story short 12 hours later there was a mint 1982 amphibious buccaneer sitting in my hanger with several inches of dust on it.

My absolute favorite color combo white/black and it’s a Mopar. I love it! But if it was mine I could not resist putting 6 little green dots on those battery caps but that just me. It’s perfect, thanks for sharing Enough said……………..

My son went to visit my mom last night. He took his general lee kit that he has been building and the neighbor came over to visit while he was sitting at the kitchen table building away. Long story short he came home with an AMT #6957 Special Edition U.S.S. Enterprise with lights and sound effects brand new in the box. Apparently one of the neighbors kids recieved it as a christmas present 10-12 years ago and it had just been collecting dust in the closet, so she sent him home with it.

I think I enjoyed the progression probably even more then you……… I love it!!!!!! It’s a work of art Jonathan. Thanks for the detailed photos, it really helps us novices the chance to live the build.

Clay, you ROCK!!!!!!!! I think I got it, Thanks for the help

I absolutely love it!!!! It’s truly inspirational.

You guys are inspiring my 10 year old, He spent Sunday afternoon coming up with this

Really nice!!!! Thanks for sharing it. Where did you get the swampers?

I think I've got it. Thanks for the great forum Gregg, and happy belated Birthday

Doug Here 37 single, I have a 10 year old son that lives with me full time. I’m an estimator/project manager for a medium sized commercial millwork facility in Southern Maine. I have more hobbies then time and money warrants. RC Planes, Helicopters, cars. 1:1 Jeeps, dirt bikes, 4 wheelers and ultra light planes to name a few. I also have a good friend with an open class Rally car that runs the Rally America circuit, I crew and we do road trips throughout the year. This winter has been extremely harsh in our region and my son received a few snap kits for Christmas, he is into Muscle car era Mopar and we have been spending the winter bunkered down in front of the fire place exploring 1:24th / 1/25th cars. I have a stash of older stuff from my dads youth that I hope to tackle once I have the talent. So where is my white chip?

Chris What are you using for paint? I enjoyed all of them especially the trucks. They are all very nice. If your 15 like your profile states, I can only imagine how great your builds are going to be as the years pass.

Well I’m not sure it is as good as mine but……………….. Seriously it is gorgeous. Set in the right diorama, I think it could easily pass for a 1:1 truly amazing. Thanks for sharing

Working door locks???? Are you serious? I’m pretty sure no matter how many builds I have under my belt there is no way I’ll ever pull that one off. Thanks to all who replied, you guys really are a wealth of information and inspiration. My goal is to have fun building with my son and get good enough to redo some old kits my Dad gave me from his youth. I really like the suggestion of several kits going at once, during this build there was times I was not really into the next step at the moment, starting a few would defiantly allow continuous progress doing what I’m in the mood to do at the moment. A bit off topic but does anyone have a trick to remove the mold lines from the center of rubber tires? I have tried to get them close with a knife and sanding them but they still look poor compared to what I see on here.

Well it is under glass. What it is Revell 69 Z-28 Camaro RS Rust Oleum Red rattle can exterior Testers tan brushed interior All other colors are Testers brushed. My experience This little thing was a pleasure to build and detail, but assembly was nothing short of total frustration. I could not get the glass set properly, the body did not fit in the chassis without disassembling the radiator, the rear spoiler and mirror was almost impossible to get in place. The decals were very good but no matter how much I rubbed and arranged they ended up misaligned and wrinkly. I snapped one of the Z28 emblems while trimming it and it flew across the floor so tiny it will never be recovered, the exterior mirror, kicked my rear end trying to get it glued in place so badly I gave up. I held the model by the roof/side window area and wheel trim areas so often while assembling that I rubbed the trim paint off. What I learned The builders on this forum are artists. Actually the list is a mile long, but in summary my next victim is a Plymouth, I’m simply not a Chevy guy, I enjoy the painting the best, sanding and dry fitting is a must. Windshields require extra special attention. Take sub assembly pictures (the windshield glue globs are not visible to the naked eye but showed up in pictures). I have to master the 000 brushes or bare metal foil, Summary. It may look like an incomplete inaccurate bomb to some but for me it was one hour a night for three weeks where I did not think about work, bills, the economy, the snow, or anything else. Thanks for sharing all of your absolute incredible builds; you guys/girls are nothing short of amazing