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This scene turned out really well..As they all have. Keep up the great work..

Sharp looking. Peace

Just a thought.... use g scale model railroad roll up shop doors. Peace

Beautiful. Thanks for sharing some of your "tricks" Peace.

Good point Ace. I just picked up their Stutz Racer. Night and day difference compared to the Dodge L700's. While not much in the area of super detail or parts count, expecting the worst it is proving a pleasant surprise. Peace.

Excellent pictures there Ace. Peace...of turkey to you and all

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Nice job! A cheap and quick mod I've found for LED's to soften and warm them (and reduce light leaks) is simply to wrap them with masking tape. Outstanding work. Peace.

Nice job. Used to have one of these in 1:1 scale and restored it. Thanks for the enjoyable trip down amnesia alley. Well done. Peace

That looks REALLY nice. Until recently picking up a bunch of Lindberg ship and boat models dirt cheap, it had been mostly semi's for me. They are proving very enjoyable with the rigging and deck ropes, a heck of a challenge for a greenhorn such as myself. Painting "wood" as well. To see such a nice job coming out of these "bargain bin" kits is very inspiring. Keep it up! Peace.

While not familiar with this specific kit, my experience with Lindberg has been the quality is lacking. That does not mean they are junk. Just expect lots of time in clean up and in .addressing alignment/fitment. I for one consider them jewels in the rough...it takes work but the finished product (if done well) provides a great deal of personal satisfaction. Sweat equity. Know that going in and they can turn out very well. Peace

Nice to know I'm not the only one that has reached similar conclusions though you have worded it far better than I. Since there is a lack of justice in most instances, independent validation suffices. The entries posted provide that. Good comedy is based on truth and there is has been plenty of good comedy posted here in the past days. Commence chest pounding and getting serious for a moment: I for one have learned more tangible and intangible things when working with glue and styrene than any relationship ever correctly taught me and am becoming a better person as a result of it. Relationships make terrible mirrors and windows to the world in my opinion. Too many variables come into play which filter and distort...even if not the intent. I discovered a sense of peace with self and the world that otherwise never would have been discovered once I looked in the mirror and out the window myself instead of adding some "loved one's" feedback or interpretation of what they see into the equation that was at least just as bad as my own. A box of styrene and glue has yet to lead me astray or pollute my perception of reality any more than I already do. It's hard enough to sift through my own BS. Oh, there is still a mountain of it to move out of the way of my own creation, but at least it isn't getting any bigger. Words and emotions mean nothing so that eliminates my own BS pretty darn quick. It's all about the deeds. A model kit can't do anything but give an honest reflection of its "partner". Just my opinion...

Thank you for the kind words. To PettyKW43, I suppose my biggest gripe with all these old reissue kits is that it appears very little has been done to ensure the quality is at least that of when initially released. For the price, the volume they sell, and having the groundwork already donee (especially when compared to many newer/smaller companies churning out premium quality kits for very few $ more), and since these old kits are now made in China, I expect either higher quality or a lower price. Both would be nice but one or the other would suffice. Just my opinion and the proverbial catch 22 situation I suppose. No...its the classic case of supply and demand. Peace.

Thank you for the kind words of encouragement. Peace

Thank you for the suggestions. I will investigate. People are a must. As a fiction writer, IF I can pull this off, the goal is to recreate scenes. This great gatsby project is just to see if I can pull it off. While silly and self-imposed hardship, the goal is to avoid "digital" as much as possible in the creation stage at a minimum. Sort of like how old cartoons were hand drawn and movie sets were a marvel unto themselves. The goal is an old school, historically accurate fantasy world...by design and choice. Peace.

Errr....uuuuhhh.....yeah. To wit: Using a mirror to see the underside in public wont land you in the slammer.

Thoroughly enjoying working my way through this thread. With regards to the video production, consider this a "for what it is worth" kind of thing. Apologies if I have missed or not read yet and therefore spoken prematurely. An inexpensive way to "pull" vehicles can be found in model railroading. Motorizing kits for locomotive turntables and drawbridges are slow, smooth, and inexpensive. I don't know about on your side of the pond but in the US, Walthers is by far the big name distributor of this kind of stuff. Besides those, there are what are called "slow motion switch machines" used to operate track switches. They are incredibly smooth from start to stop. While designed for limited travel, a little engineering and modification might multiply that exponentially. People are going to be an issue for me on my project...at least the characters in the foreground. Thus far, nothing remotely close and of acceptable quality has been found. Painting people is NOT in my skillset but may have to take that plunge. Seeing some of works done on military figures by others (and sci fi), it CAN be done. I would welcome suggestions from any and all. Peace.

What was the name of the group Al Bundy had for men on Married With Children? Seems like this is a modern rendition now that I think about it...or right out of the classic Red Green show. I nominate Ace Garageguy for President! Back to the issue at hand. Rust and weathering is dished out....not the other way around. One more....an M80 going off underneath it always has the desired effect.

spraying them in the face with oven cleaner or soaking them for 2 days in brake fluid carries minimal legal ramifications.

Plastic surgery is cheap, done at my insistence, and my airbrush is being used for what it was created for. Oh, and it doesn't care if I leave the toilet seat up or re purpose kitchen utensils. Best of all, it is always the model, paint, or glue that are in the wrong. It's never my fault.

Just want to read some of the clever wit from this crew. Here is a starter 1. It is okay to openly gawk at other models.

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Thank you very much and I shall. Yes, your current project is amazing. What I may attempt in effort to keep the perspective correct is to use a scale ruler and build a 3d grid of sorts during construction and placement. It would be easily removable. String perhaps...or those cheap pocket lasers. Then, measure 10 foot cubes in 1/25 in front then 1/160 or so on the rear and erect string or beams accordingly. In short a way to chop the whole thing into correctly proportioned cubes. Nothing like making things more complex than necessary. Hip shooting might work too and be lots more fun. We shall see. Peace

For those old enough to remember...is it live or is it memorex. Nice Peace

Incredible job in so many ways. Peace