oldcarfan

I still have a few models I built in the 90s and the only one that has tire melt is the Revell Acura NSX. The Monogram and MPC kits seem to have fared well.

I've used it twice and applied it with a 1 inch disposable foam brush. It worked really well, but don't make a second pass over the paint once it starts drying.

When I was a kid, Testor's made a non-sniffable glue that smelled like citrus. I remember it sort of worked, but not as well as the red tube. I've never tried the blue tube stuff, but could it be the same one?

Out in west Texas I was behind a late model BMW at about a half mile. We were both going around 105, and the road was straight and flat and had been for several miles. Anyway, I saw something ahead and then brakelights and a bunch of debris. As I pulled up behind the car the driver was a woman who seemed frozen in place. It seemed a buzzard had misjudged his takeoff abilities and hit the top of the windshield. It actually caved in the windshield in the middle and dented the metal edge of the roof. No one was hurt except the buzzard though the woman was so shaken her friend had to drive them into the next town.

Thanks! I built from scratch based on pictures of a UHaul truck. I used quarter round from Evergreen and plastic from a for sale sign and eyeballed the dimensions.

That looks really nice! What scale is it?

I like it!

I'm currently working on this same kit. Not sure what I want to do with it, maybe a street racer or something.

I don't usually dislike whatever I build, bus I do tend to find flaws and to second guess myself. I'm trying to cut myself some slack though. I figure I'm getting too old to argue with myself.

You reminded me of something I need to look for! A few years ago I bought some 'Cigar wrapping wood' from Amazon. It was 25 sheets about 3" X 6" and I think they were cedar but they might have been pear wood. Anyway, I packed them away for later and promptly forgot about it. I need to see what happened to them.

This guy buzzed by me this morning. It's a late model BMW 3 series with full boy racer Fast N Furious drag. Lowered, farty exhaust system, bigger wheels, spoiler and a black and white wrap possibly designed by Two-Face. Not bad workmanship, and definitely not common in small town Texas.

Someone with more knowledge might comment, but it seems to me that the companies are about as confused as us.

I have a couple of tempered glass panes from an old jalousie window. I mostly use them for old Esci kits that have separate frame rails these days but they also come in handy for cutting tape into strips.

Reliable information is our best tool for this situation, so I hope this helps. This one is from Model Hiro. If we come across an official announcement maybe we can post them?

They are good people. I've ordered from them several times and they have great products and service.

Love it!

I used to like the full detail kits but as I'm getting older I've lost patience for lack of a better word for that sort of detail. What's worse, I've also lost a lot of my ability to concentrate, even to finish a book, and I used to read 2-3 books a week. Now I like curbside kits because I can do one before I get distracted.

I saw this on a Facebook page, for what it's worth.

The local CVSs usually don't have much other than the Mopars and generic hot rods by every once in a while they surprise me. A while back they had the VW ID Buzz van and today I bought a Range Rover while picking up the wife's prescription.That's my routine, get the meds first and check the receipt for a coupon. Today's was 30% off any purchase.

The Dodge van, either a new tool or a backdated old tool has been my one consistent request from Round 2. I'd buy plenty of them if they did an early 70s version with panel or window options. I've also asked if they might consider a newer early 2000s version so I can finally do a proper Dajiban. The diecast version is way above my budget. Maybe Moebius will do one.

Whatever else, the AMT Rabbit kit makes the Revell kit look state of the art!

Cool start! Looking forward to how it shapes up.

I also buy Gundam decal sheets for some fine detail. Many of the sheets have tiny Warning markings that you can put in various places to add eye interest. They have many different sheets some with numbers and some in different colors. Some of the insignias look pretty cool as door art on pickup trucks, too. The Toyota Hiace I just finished has two Tamiya of the 1/35 US Army ALICE packs that I painted bright colors. In 1/24 scale they are about the size of a school book bag. The rolled tarps and bundles work well on offroad trucks.

I love SpotModel and have ordered a lot of stuff from them over the years. I'm guessing they are a small company and are overwhelmed with the new reality, the constant 'will they or won't they' of tariffs and the lack of solutions. I don't know what percentage of business the Asian and European companies get from US customers, but they may decide the sales aren't worth the trouble.

I was wondering if SpotModel was still shipping. I need some parts from them and emailed last night about shipping but haven't heard anything yet.