Bugatti Fan

Cannot argue with any of your comments about dumbing down generally Bill. I read somewhere that someone went onto a US question and answer website and ask this question, 'Why do British people speak English, an American language?' I mean, you just couldn't make it up could you? Getting back to Kalmbach, I had no idea about their titles being being sold off until the responses came in to this thread.

There was a company named Pressed Steel Fisher located in Cowley, Oxford, England who made car bodies. I guess that it was part owned by the American Fisher Group. The Morris car plant was next door. Both companies became part of British Leyland back in the 70's. Since then BMW acquired both factories and started to build the new Mini there and still build some of the new mini models there today.

Nice model taking shape here. Those Monogram classics are nice kits. I have their Bugatti 35B to build that looks a nice accurate kit apart from the heavily chromed parts. They will need to be stripped and redone with Alclad or a similar product. Surprised to learn that Atlantis now have the moulds. Revell must have sold them on after the acquisition of Monogram.

So what is Kalmbach doing now? Anything or nothing? What publisher did their remaining titles go to? Was Fine Scale Modeler amongst them?

I heard some time ago about one being painted red. Must be the damaged one pictured in first post. The Beverly Hills motor club pictures will be a good reference for anyone going for the new Aoshima kit of a standard car soon to be released.

When Kalmbach pulled the plug on Scale Auto Magazine and deleted their forum, did they trash the picture gallery as we!l or was it saved on another picture hosting site somewhere? Just seems a pity that all those contributors pictures may have been lost forever if they simply deleted the gallery. I have a quick look at FSM occasionally in a bookstore, and see that just as I thought it would, the 'absorption' of Scale Auto into FSM has resulted in negligible auto content within that magazine. When SA was pulled, a point was made that former SA readers would find regular auto content in FSM. Not really convinced that it actually happened having glanced at some recent copies, that by the way seem to be getting thinner. Or is it my imagination?

Not tried it myself, but has anyone used thin vinyl pin striping tape for the edge and back masked with washi tape?

I find Washi masking tape OK to use. Works for me, and as Pete said pretty much identical to Tamiya's. The Tamiya tape of course comes conveniently on rolls of various narrow widths, whereas the Washi tape comes on wider rolls like normal masking tape. I use an old glass lens from a halogen security lamp to cut thin strips from the Washi tape quite successfully using a craft knife and a six inch steel engineers rule. With Tamiya you pay a bit more for the convenience of pre cut narrow widths, whereas Washi tape is relatively cheap by comparison. Many like myself will probably opt to have both to hand. Referring back to the Pearl White paint, I have never used it, but logically I would be inclined to go for white primer if I were to consider it.

Not a hang up Pete. Just an observation that waterslide transfers have now come to be described as decals over the years. Nothing more. Nothing less. Regardless, the bog standard De Lorean is a kit that has been on my wish list for years and pleased to see one issued at long last. To be fair, if it were not for the Back To The Future films it would have been just another car that would have faded into oblivion like many others, and never be kitted at all. It was to have been Northern Ireland's premier car manufacturer, but ran at a loss untiI the government eventually had enough and pulled the plug on subsidising it !l

An incredibly realistic model engine build. Not only for the added details, but all the subtle nuances in the paint job that really bring the model to life. Considering that it was the old Pocher engine kit used as a basis this model is outstanding !

Been having another more lengthy look at this thread since last time. So many brilliant paint paint jobs to admire, and the sheer variety is outstanding to view. The model that Keith Hudson built shown in the last post, was it a Renwall Revival Exner Duesenberg?

The last post reminded me that I have the cab section from the Outhouse kicking around in a spares box that I need to do something with. I have an old Model A Ford that has seen better days also kicking around in a box that I just might use to graft the two together in a kit bash of sorts.

I can sort of remember that body styling competition from way back. So what eventually happened to all the models that were entered? Do they still exist and on display somewhere?

Mainstream TV is set up to appeal to the masses who like soaps, rubbish reality shows, and cheaply produced contests. But sometimes produces good drama to watch to be fair. Want to watch popular sports and it now costs an arm and a leg to view. The English Premier League is a good example of extracting the maximum amount of cash from any one who wants to view complete games of football on TV. The pay per view sports channels are adept at emptying one's pocket to watch F1, Golf or whatever.

Terminology Pete.