peteski Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 9 hours ago, carl63_99 said: We should have done /reddit style and had a banana for size comparison! ha! Nice work! Thanks! But bananas are not really very good for size reference. They themselves vary from about 3'' (baby) to about 8". A quarter (or any coin) always has the same size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodnarus Posted April 20, 2021 Author Share Posted April 20, 2021 20 hours ago, peteski said: Since we are showing off our giant 25 cent coins, here is mine. I hope you don't mind. That's a pretty sweet colour. Nice detail on the side louvre too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteski Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 Thanks Bodnarus. One of these days I'll post more photos in a separate thread. I don't want to hijack your thread. The color is a nail polish. Those louvers were a pain and they didn't come out perfectly even, but it was my first attempt, and it is a small scale model too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy124 Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 (edited) These two kits from Monogram are real gems indeed. I built the Corvette when the kit was released around 30 years ago. I got to buy another one and the Cobra in a shop sale very cheap years ago. Will do them one day for certain. 1/43 has always been more of a collector's than a builder's scale. Back in the day, Monogram undertook the effort to appeal to collectors in "their" scale. Looks like it wasn't a great success... P.S..: Great builds shown here! Edited April 21, 2021 by Tommy124 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodnarus Posted April 21, 2021 Author Share Posted April 21, 2021 5 hours ago, Tommy124 said: These two kits from Monogram are real gems indeed. I built the Corvette when the kit was released around 30 years ago. I got to buy another one and the Cobra in a shop sale very cheap years ago. Will do them one day for certain. 1/43 has always been more of a collector's than a builder's scale. Back in the day, Monogram undertook the effort to appeal to collectors in "their" scale. Looks like it wasn't a great success... P.S..: Great builds shown here! I really like this scale because I find as an adult I'm somewhere between a collector and a builder. I don't have the time I used to for the hobby, but I love to "make", and not just "buy". I do have friends who are collectors and I often lend my services repairing their cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy124 Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 14 hours ago, Bodnarus said: I really like this scale because I find as an adult I'm somewhere between a collector and a builder. I don't have the time I used to for the hobby, but I love to "make", and not just "buy". I do have friends who are collectors and I often lend my services repairing their cars. Nice collection! I take it that the Jaguar XJ-R 9 is the Heller kit? I still have that in my stash... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodnarus Posted April 27, 2021 Author Share Posted April 27, 2021 On 4/22/2021 at 2:21 AM, Tommy124 said: Nice collection! I take it that the Jaguar XJ-R 9 is the Heller kit? I still have that in my stash... Yes it is. And a great kit, simple and goes together well. A few tips: the plastic axels are very weak, so you may want to substitute with metal. The headlights are just decals, so I substituted with cut circles of sheet styrene covered with Bare Metal Chrome (use a hole punch, it'll give you a round-over that simulates a sealed beam headlight). The decals are one piece and tricky, so chose where you want the breaks or they will choose for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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