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Whoa Chris. That looks so fantastic. enlarged the pics of course to stare at the goodness and must say that your assembly skills are some of the best around. Not a dust bunny, glue thread, orange peel or (insert) to be found. Perfection. What paints are you using btw? That black on the roof is as deep as a pool of oil. Peugeot would be proud! Cheers, tim

Hi Ian, I must say that the corvette has some serious "swoop" to it. I like the subtle body mods too it as well. Nice! cheers, tim

Dave......thanks sir! Your mini charger is one I remember well as a kid......great subject and be sure to post more. cheers, tim Paul.., I'm well into the weeds now on the drawings for it. 3 different sets to get to 1. These 70's Don Hardy chassis involve a bit more than I thought but I'm getting there. Thanks too for the compliment! I'll have to share a pic of my first drawing just to give an idea. cheers, tim

Super-clean Dennis. Very nice. cheers, tim

Good morning everyone, Finally getting onto the chassis......did some proofing out of things yesterday based upon my drawings and the pics of the chassis I took earlier this year. Found a couple errors but now I can refine the final drawing and start to fab it. I'm going to use the same method I used to make the chassis as I did my Bantam for reasons of accuracy. Hope everyone else is doing well the sun is shining upon you! cheers, tim

Bruce, and that's on an SP3 Daytona correct? Sheesh is all I can say........the last time Ferrari were "right" was the last year Schumacher was still part of the F1 team. Boy am I dating myself now or what? (rhetorical) cheers, tim

Charlie, Now you're just showin' off.......... 😀 Cheers, Tim

Hi Charlie, Sorry it's been a while........quick thoughts........like the bottom of the chassis and what you're doing with the exhausts.......the re-sized cage looks much better and it was worth your efforts and lastly........a fractal vise...........I want one! We tool junkies just have to have tools like that now be sure to show us some pics of it in use too........... Cheers, Tim

Dirk, So nice to see you back here and posting. I've always enjoyed your creations and this will be no exception. Thanks too for the "nod".....cheers, tim

Some one is having some fun now! The bits you've chosen for your car progress to date are nice to see........nice job Steve....cheers, tim

I wasn't familiar with this car of Wally's until your thread but I'm glad you did start one and your car is looking great. Good luck as you make progress. cheers, tim

Joe, the tracks really bring the detail to life on the model. Can't wait to see them weathered as well but again, great choice and addition to your efforts here. cheers, tim

Great subject matter Bruce.......have you ever been to the National Air & Space museum at the Dulles airport? If not, well worth the trip. cheers, tim

I always enjoy these types of thought provoking threads. I have to say that Bills (Ace) views and Steve's as well are more in line with my own. I'm personally in awe of those that can create their own CAD files and print out master pieces AND detail them to the degree that someone such as Bill Cunningham can. An arrow in the quiver is what I've always said and if you have that skill set as part of your expertise, you're one talented individual. Ace's idea of maybe having an "expert" category at any model show is intriguing but I'm not sure who makes the determination as to who says it's "expert" or not.......is it the judges or is it the model entrant themselves? I'd personally make it the entrants option/decision as I think most that would enter such a category aren't concerned about winning but competing.....that way everyone else has a shot too at their given category of earning a place/trophy perhaps. I also like Steve's idea of a dedicated 3D category (90%+ ? 3D printed being the requirement perhaps?) I also wouldn't have an issue of any dedicated 3D crafted model being part of the "expert" category. So Bill Cunninghams models could be entered in the expert category as an example. My point, there are those at a certain level of capability that are just going to stand out no matter the medium......it would be fun, just my opinion, to compete against others of a similar skill set. It gives everyone something to possibly strive for and to one day compete against in such a category. In closing, I'm a realist too and there WILL be those that won't be satisfied regardless and I can see wherein it might open up a can of worms and the complaining will commence. More open discussion and thought might bring some future contest to consider the best of the ideas shared on this thread and give it a shot. Cheers everyone, tim

Bruce, first let me say that you have exquisite taste. I am no fan of the latest iterations of Ferrari's. There is only one in the current line-up that I consider as true to Ferrari's past designs / signature and that's the 296 GTB.........their least expensive model no less. The others all look contrived......."busy". The latest Testarossa design is atrocious to my way of thinking. I can see 512 elements in it, but there is so much wrong overall that I can't begin to like it. Design should be simple & purposeful and remain pleasing to the eye. Ferrari seems to have lost their way for a while now. The last great looking mid-engine cars were the 458 & 488 models IMO. I owned a 355 and then a 360 years ago and thought they were fantastic.......now, not so much. Cheers, Tim