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What I got today, I actually got quite a while ago. Uhm, no, correction - What I got today was a new project. One that I have been pondering for a while. Here's the story; About five years ago I picked up a LS Honda Accord over the counter at Dave's Hobby Shop, Freeport NY. Presumably new old stock, possibly secondhand sealed inside. Rough box, no decals and I paid $15.50 for it (!) The body looks reasonably proportioned, but the rest is not much to speak of. There is opening doors, a very rudimentary representation of an engine and the typical of the era electrical motor is also there. While on my recent vacation to my native Norway, I dug into my storage unit and retrieved my built-up full-detail Tamiya Prelude. Those kits are getting hard to find nowadays, so I will sacrifice / re-use the one I have. The plan is, as you might have guessed, to try to use the Prelude engine and chassis underneath the Accord body. Yes, yes I know that although the Accord and prelude are related cars, mine two represent different generations. This is the closest thing I can reasonably get my hands on, so this is how it will be. When the time comes. I just need to finish off some other projects first..

This is Scandanavian 101Flight from Hawaii coming out of the sunKennedy, you should be in sightWe can't see a thing here in the nightNavigator says we're on the flight pathThere's no radio, no sign of lifeThis is Sandanavian 101For Gods sake get the ground lights on!

It took a while, but you are correct. Troll Hunter it is!

Thats great! I like Polos. I've yet to buy my first Belkits kit. I have been trudging circles trying to find a justification to spend the required amount for one of their Fiestas, the Polo is likely to come in the same category. When the Escort is released, that is when it will get really challenging!

That annoyed little EV is a THINK City. An ABS paneled aluminum structure that will set you back $25.000,- should you ever want one. http://thinkev.leftbankcompanies.com/ The name of the class of vehicle is reason enough to get annoyed, don't you think? As if it is not bad enough to be only half a car, being less than half as useful as a real car, they had to name the class of vehicle something that leads the mind to think EWWW. I'd be annoyed too.

So.. What is the situation, really? You were instructed by a friend to build a model of his new (used) car, or else what? Is it a commissioned build where you will get paid for all expenses and time used, or is it more like a strong encouragement for you to build yourself a model of his car? -For you to own and keep in your own collection of built models. To answer you title question, most anything could be done when it comes to plastic scale models. The tradeoff is in the field of accuracy vs time and money. The Modelhaus kit will get you close ($103.00). Paint it a pale green, and it will look mostly right to everybody except you and your friend. If that is not good enough, then I think you should sit down and consider pros and cons with the whole thing. At any rate it is a good opportunity for you to grow as a modeller. Whattdayamean you're not a pro? Maybe you don't build models for a living, but the built-ups in your Fotki suggest that you are no less talented than most others. You can do it! If he is paying, let him make the decision of the value of a set of correct bumpers. For reworking and fitting of wrong-scale pieces (like Garage-Bill said), it will take time and effort. I do not know of any resin casters offhand, but you could try yourself. I have tried to cast some pieces at work, and it is not terribly difficult to get an somewhat acceptable result. And your castings would have to be cut and shaped and adjusted anyway so it doesn't matter if they are a little rough. I guess sourcing the goods could be challenging for you, but look around. I seem to remember leisure boat supply shops sometimes carry RTV rubber and casting resins. For paint color, you could try to mix up some similar shade of green with model paints you have at hand. If you cannot get it close enough, check with your local body shop. I don't know if the service is widespread, but I remember back in the late nineties when I still lived in Norway, my friendly neighbourhood collision repair business was able to mix up the correct shade of blue for my Opel and put it in a spray can for me. If he is not paying, then make it as accurate as YOU feel like. If it is your hobby, then it shouldn't be about keeping other people happy. Either way, good luck and keep us posted.

I'll call it AWEFUL! - love it!

This one too then, is a cover that was covered before there was an original. Katrina and the waves wrote the song, then let the Bangles record and release it before doing so themselves a few years later. And yes, that is the late Leonard Nimoy in the Bangles video.

Doesn’t matter what you seeOr into it what you readYou can do it your own wayIf it’s done just how I say

Zarana-X (Jason) Judas Priest - Breaking the law. You are correct! I choose not to use the quote feature, it gets too messy.

The name Sileighty is an amalgamation of the names of two different cars. The Nissan Silvia which is a coupe bodystyle, and the Nissan 180 which is more of a a fastback bodystyle. Although these two cars look fairly different, they are closely related - to the point that all the sheetmetal and trim from a Silvia will bolt right onto the unibody structure of a 180. While still technically being a 180, a vehicle that has undergone this treatment will appear to be Silvia up front and 180 at the back. Thus, it will commonly be referred to as a "Sileighty". As I understand this conversion was kind of common among car enthusiasts in Japan at some time. And yes, one such car appears in the Manga (Japanese comic books) series Initial D. If you don't know it already, you might want to give it a look. It is rather silly and whatnot, but I enjoyed it enough to collect some 10-15 books of it.

jb, I'd say your black "something old" looks an awful lot like Galaxie LTD's new '47 Chevy coupe. No guess on the green pickup though..

I miss the ability to edit my own posts. And it would be good if the "recent post merging" could be optional.

I want a perfect body, I want a perfect soul, I want you to notice when I'm not around......... Radiohead - Creep Please don't ask no questions And I won't tell you lies Diggin' in the dirt Only gonna hurt

Once a long time ago, I saw a customized '59 Cadillac in a car magazine. It was not a featured car, but but pictured as a participant in an outdoor show. Never seen it before or since, but the image burned into my brain and stayed with me. (I believe it was in the Swedish "Wheels" magazine sometime in the '90s reporting on an american show) Yes it was lowered, and yes it was chopped, but what really got me was the roofline. It had a somewhat flatter roof, with a fairly flat rear window and proper sail panels (Is that what it is called? Thick C-pillars.). Try to imagine the roof of an '65 Impala grafted on. Keep the windshield though. It worked really well, and the flatter more angular roof did away with the "inflated" look of the greenhouse without being too foreign looking. Actually it looked more at home than the original roof. I've wanted to build one like that ever since. I don't think I would do too much with the rest of the body. The styling of a '59 Cad is outrageous enough in my book. If anything you could try to remove the Eldorado trim, that is - the large expanse of chrome going from the A-pillar and back along the body, and by the rear bumper doubles back and goes forward all the way to the front wheel - remove that. Then paint it in a nice Candy blue. For interior I could suggest using the button tuft interior from AMT's '62 Custom Catalina, only because I like that style. Keep the Caddy dash but use the transparent Pontiac steering wheel. I do not know what to do for rolling stock. It is a big car, and it needs big wheels. The stock ones look good though. You could always check out the ones provided with Revell's 48 Ford, or 49 Mercury customs, but I'm afraid they will be a little on the small side. I agree with you on not wanting to go modern big, but I don't think you should go smaller than stock either. Hope this helps.

So much for the golden future, I can't even startI've had every promise broken, there's anger in my heartyou don't know what it's like, you don't have a clueif you did you'd find yourselves doing the same thing too

Yes,Yes the Mustang is nice and all, but WHAT is that black one right next to it? A Holden flatbed Ute? Are those so common they don't register? Or just not flashy enough?

Sean (bandit1), Just go ahead and play, it is a free-for-all. If nobody know your song, nothing happens. Travis, You are right!

Who's gonna tell you whenit's too late.Who's gonna tell you thingsaren't so great.

No problem... we can keep playing as long as there's interest. BTW... Culture Club (Boy George), Karma Chameleon. Speaking of Boy George... if you can get past his outrageous looks and outfits and makeup, he's actually a pretty talented guy. I really like this relatively new song (2014) of his. Like I said... disregard the visuals, just listen. He's come a ways since Culture Club...

Sorry 'bout that. I didn't know, didn't remember. As far as I'm concerned it is fair to play the same song, as long as the clue given is different. Did I by chance copy your clue, Harry? Either way, that is not important to me, but the people seem to enjoy the game so I say let's keep it going until it fizzles out by itself. I'm a man without conviction I'm a man who doesn't know How to sell a contradiction You come and go You come and go

The Beat Goes On by Sonny and Cher