Jim N

Wow, that looks really, really nice. Great job!

For what its worth, it is not available in my local market. I bought a bottle a few months ago and had to use Amazon.

Agreed.

Joe, with all due respect, please re-read my comment again as it is based on my observation. The military modelers that I have known over the years will build one of a kit and move on. The exceptions have been they were interested in a specific variant, they wanted to try a new modelling technique on a known subject or they wanted to correct mistakes on a previous build. Having written my comment, you are absolutely correct, there are military modellers who build the different variants of a tank, aircraft, etc. And they do it for a variety of reasons. It looks like you and I travel in a different universe of modeling and modellers.

Along with others have stated, government regulations add between $3K - $5K to the cost of each car or truck. The auto makers don't complain about this because it affects all of them and they pass the cost along. The other thing to consider is the market you are buying. When we bought our new car in December, the salesman told us that they cannot keep trucks and SUV's on the lot. These are the vehicles a lot of people want and are driving the market. I read an article recently that because of the shift in preferences to the trucks and SUV's that the number of car models that may be discontinued was rather staggering. Basically all of the full sized cars may be discontinued and a number of the mid sized cars as well. In our case, we bought my wife's 09 Impala new for about $25K. In December, we bought a new 17 Malibu for under $18K. Granted the Malibu is under the Impala as far as the Chevrolet hierarchy, but the dealer was in the mood to move cars. We bought the Impala (same dealer) in June of 09 and they were not as interested in moving cars.

Car modelers are price sensitive. They always have been, and likely always will be. However, there are some car modelers who will buy kits by the case, or at least will buy a few of the same kit because there may be multiple ways the builder wants to create the finished kit. The difference between car modelers and the military modelers from what I have seen is that the military modelers will build one of a kit and then move on. For example, they will build one Abrams tank, one F-15, and generally, they will not buy another of these kits. The "creative license" is not with military kits the way it is with cars. So their expectations are set higher because there is likely only one way to represent the kit. The military modeler who paints his tank Panther Pink or Candy Apple Orange would likely rue the day he showed the finished model to his fellow military modelling friends. There may very well be a serious debate as to whether we should once again permit public floggings. My dad has always built models in the military genre and he was (and still is) very fiddly with the details of these kits. When I was quite young, I made the wisecrack of painting one of his military kits a typical car color. The way he looked at me after I made that suggestion, I really thought I was going to be put up for adoption for a few seconds.

Looks great!

Great looking build!

Very nicely done.

Great looking Charger. Very nice weathering!

Al of them look very nice!

Very nice! I love the looks of the Chaparral cars.

Both of them look great! Super detailing on the off roader.

Very nice.

Looks great! The color combination is fantastic.

Really nice. The paint combination looks great.

Very nice!

For what it's worth, I had Rustoleum clear make one of my builds look like alligator skin and this was over a Rustoleum paint. Both enamels. I will never use a Rustoleum clear again.

Very nice work!

Really outstanding! The weathering is amazing.

Great job!

Looks great. The interior detail looks real nice as well.

Great looking model. That is a name I have not heard of in a long time.

Even if FDoT is held responsible, most if not all of the states have something called a Tort Claims Act (sometimes called sovereign immunity) that statutorily limits governmental liability. The purpose of these statutes is to shield the taxpayer from outlandish jury awards, but most of them have not been updated in years or decades. I did a quick internet search and it appears that $200,000.00 may be available to each person hurt of killed. There may be another $100,000.00 available if the person has dependents. Not much there.

Very cool.